HETAS News

Defra’s Clean Air Strategy

Defra’s Clean Air Strategy On the 22nd May the Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a Clean Air Strategy which aims to cut air pollution and save lives, backed up through new primary legislation. Here we demystify the strategy and look beyond the misleading headlines. The new strategy, which is now out for consultation, is a…

Fireplace Surrounds Update

Fireplace Surrounds Update Back in 2013 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a safety bulletin drawing attention to a number of deaths caused by incorrect ­ fitting of stone ­fireplace surrounds. Tragically there are still occasional incidents, and the HETAS Technical team is revisiting an article published in Technical Bulletin #1 in 2013 to…

Recent Trading Standards action

Recent Trading Standards Action HETAS continues to work with Trading Standards in bringing about enforcement action against installers who fail to comply with the standards expected. HETAS understands that reputable installers want to see action taken against bad installers and we are working hard to make this happen. In one case a wood burning stove…

Your Route to a CSCS card

Your Route to a CSCS card HETAS is pleased to be working with The Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry in England & Wales (JIB-PMES) in providing HETAS Registered Installers with an affordable and accessible route to achieving a CSCS card. The JIB-PMES is a not for profit organisation existing for the benefit of…

Do I need my chimney lined?

There is a regulation that says your installer must satisfy themselves that the chimney is free from defects and suitable for its intended use. When he or she checks your chimney they may find that the only way to provide you with a compliant and safe installation is to line the chimney.

Get Refreshed

Refresher Training New Year training opportunities and the ideal time to get refreshed. Heating combustion installers across industry are required to refresh their training, demonstrating competence as required by the government every 5 years. HETAS continues to facilitate this requirement through their network of HETAS accredited training centres, located strategically throughout the UK and Ireland.…

Tackling Rogues

Tackling Rogues 2018 As an organisation our purpose is to promote the safe and effective use of solid fuels, biomass and related technologies. We want to promote the use of professional installers and root out rogue tradesmen for our industry and we really want to hear from about bad installations that you come across. We…

HETAS Go Boating

HETAS attains Chairmanship of Recreational Craft Committee The team is pleased to announce that they have attained the Chairmanship position within the BSI mirror committee RHE/28, responsible for the development of technical standards and improvements in safety measures for solid fuel appliance installations on recreational craft. With over 30,000 licensed boats on the inland waterways,…

When should I get my chimney swept?

When should I get my chimney swept? Every year HETAS supports Chimney Fire Safety Week which takes place in September. Annually across the UK, we are seeing declines in instances of chimney fires, between April 2022 and March 2023 there were 2,540 chimney fires in England. Our team is often asked, "When should I get…

HETAS Committee & Standards Work

HETAS Committee & Standards Work In an ever-changing industry of legislation and regulatory requirements, HETAS remains at the forefront of solid fuel appliance and related technology standards development, to effectively promote and ensure continued improvement of the safe and efficient installation of solid fuel appliances, ancillary equipment and their maintenance. Achieving Objectives HETAS achieves these…