Engineers who have helped to keep an individual, family or community gas safe have been invited to share their stories ahead of Gas Safety Week 2014, which takes place on 15 to 21 September.

“One of the things we want to do this Gas Safety Week is shine a light on the good work of registered engineers,” explained Russell Kramer, chief executive of the Register.

“If you have a story about how you’ve gone ‘above and beyond’ – whether it’s helping to evacuate a home before a serious gas incident, putting right dodgy gas work that could have led to carbon monoxide poisoning or a gas explosion, or held neighbourhood events to raise awareness about gas safety issues – then we want to hear from you.”

Engineers are encouraged to share their story by visiting www.gassaferegister.co.uk/hero to be in with a chance of becoming a ‘Gas Safe Hero’. Stories may subsequently appear on the Gas Safety Week website and could also be shared with the media.

In addition, the Register is looking for Heroes to join it in talking to the media about their experiences of unsafe gas work, in a bid to help spread safety advice. Engineers who are interested can nominate themselves to be a spokesperson once they have shared their story.

Mr Kramer added: “Gas Safety Week is about bringing gas safety to the forefront of people’s minds, so this year, I’m urging the nation’s engineers to join in – tell us your story, nominate yourself to be a spokesperson or pledge your support.

“It’s only through the whole industry uniting that we can hope to reach the 23 million UK gas consumers, encouraging them to always use registered engineers, get appliances checked regularly and sign up to our free annual gas safety check reminder service.”