Plugging in to safety at home Gas Safety Quiz Gas Safety Quiz 1. What will a Gas Safe engineer always carry? a) Toolkit b) Lunchbox c) An ID card Wrong! Try again.Correct! A Gas Safe engineer will always carry an ID card and you should always ask to see this when a gas engineer arrives at your home. 2. What kind of appliances can become a risk in the home? a) Any that aren’t checked safely b) New ones c) Small ones Wrong! Try again.Correct! Any appliance can be a hazard if not used properly but appliances that become risks are those that aren’t checked regularly to make sure they are safe. 3. How often should you get a gas boiler checked? Twice a year Once a year Every two years Wrong! Try again.Correct! Gas appliances need to be checked by a Gas Safe engineer once a year to make sure they are working safely. 4. What poisonous gas can be produced by a faulty boiler? a) Methane (CH4) b) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) c) Carbon Monoxide (CO) Wrong! Try again.Correct! Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that can be produced when a gas appliance is faulty. It is invisible and it has no smell so we don’t know it’s there.5. What kind of symptoms can be caused by a carbon monoxide leak? a) Headaches b) Feeling dizzy c) Feeling sick a, b and c – all of these are serious symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning and should not be ignored.6. What kind of alarm can you fit to detect a problem with gas appliances? a) Burglar alarm b) Carbon Monoxide alarm c) Fire alarm Wrong! Try again.Correct! a carbon monoxide alarm will make a noise if any carbon monoxide is detected in a room. 7. What kind of warning signs might tell you that your gas appliance, like a cooker or boiler, is faulty? a) Black marks on walls around the boiler or cooker b) A ‘lazy’ yellow flame burning instead of a blue one c) Water or condensation forming near the appliance Correct! all of these are signs that a gas appliance might be faulty. Get cookers, boilers and fires checked if you see these warning signs.8. Which of these is the Gas Safe logo? A B C Wrong! Try again.Correct! Always check that a gas engineer who comes to your home carries ID with the bright yellow Gas Safe logo. NEXT
