Is your gas hob safe?

Dorset Council Trading Standards is helping the Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) by sharing their message about checking if your gas hob needs work to make it safe.

As a result of an investigation by OPSS it was found that 12 UK gas hob manufacturers may have a fault in their gas hob elbow joints that could lead to a serious risk of poisoning, burns or gas explosion and/or fire.

These 12 manufacturers have committed to undertake a corrective action programme to make certain hobs safe. OPSS has asked the public to check whether their gas hob requires corrective action.

The companies involved are Apelson Appliances UK Ltd, Buy It Direct Ltd, Glen Dimplex Home Appliances, Kingfisher International Products Ltd, Lancaster Holdings Ltd, Maurice Lay Distributors Ltd, Midea UK Ltd, Product Care Trading Ltd, Samsung Electronics, Shop Direct Home Shopping Ltd, Stax Trade Centres Ltd and The Wright Buy Ltd.

The companies will visit every home containing affected hobs and make them safe. Information about the brands and models are available via the companies’ websites.

Find out more about the faults and what to do next.