Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) is supporting Gas Safety Week.

The service is sharing social media messages to raise awareness about the importance of gas safety.

Gas Safety Week, which runs from September 9 to 15, aims to remind the public about the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can lead to gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

The theme of this year's gas safety week is 'checking—every check counts'.

It focuses on the need for regular gas safety checks and the importance of checking all gas appliances.

Wayne Thomas, MAWWFRS home safety manager, said: "People often think that it’s just their boilers that need servicing once a year; however, we encourage that all appliances in your home are checked regularly by a gas safety engineer.

"This includes appliances such as your gas hob or oven and heaters, along with your central heating appliances."

Jonathan Samuel, chief executive officer for Gas Safe Register, said: "This is the 14th gas safety week and the theme for 2024 is checking—every check counts.

"The week will encourage checking, in many guises, and shine a light on the importance gas safety in keeping ourselves and our community safe.

"Throughout Gas Safety Week, our partners, stakeholders, and Gas Safe Register will share information to help everyone be gas safe, so I am very pleased to have the support of MAWWFRS to help share those messages, such as checking the Gas Safe Register to ensure your engineer is registered and qualified."

Gas Safe Register, the official register for legally qualified engineers, provides a guide for simple checks that can be done at home.

These include ensuring an annual gas safety check has been carried out, checking the engineer's Gas Safe registration, looking for warning signs of malfunctioning gas appliances, ensuring vents and flues are not blocked, being aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, regularly testing CO alarms, and being cautious before doing any DIY work to avoid damaging gas pipes.

For more information on home safety, people are encouraged to visit the MAWWFRS website.