25 Jul 2019

'Gas is a safe industry' - gasfitters recommend regular checks

From Morning Report, 8:22 am on 25 July 2019

The association which most professional gas technicians belong to is considering raising the minimum liability insurance after an explosion in Christchurch that destroyed a home, sent six people to hospital and rendered nine homes nearby potentially uninhabitable.

Members of Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Incorporated are required to have a minimum insurance policy $1 million, but are now considering raising it substantially.

The gasfitter who attended the home a day before it was levelled was not a member.

Greg Wallace from the group talks to Corin Dann.