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Experts praise landlord after gas alert scare
SAFETY experts have praised a Glasgow housing association for its quick action after a carbon monoxide poison alert which affected nearly 400 homes.
But despite the Health and Safety Executive effectively giving Parkhead Housing Association the all-clear, three people are still pursuing insurance claims.
Health fears were first raised in August after a Parkhead tenant said she fell unwell and claimed to have been poisoned by her gas central heating system.
As reported in the Evening Times, a probe was launched by HSE officers.
Following a three month investigating the 385 properties thought to be affected with poor ventilation from "back boilers", they have ruled there is insufficient evidence' of a carbon monoxide incident.
And they have commended the housing association for acting swiftly by cutting off the gas supply to the homes and launching an internal review.
The HSE said: "Parkhead Housing Association was prompt to take action when it became aware it may have had a carbon monoxide problem.
"Parkhead appointed a new contractor and carried out checks of all appliances which might have been a cause for concern.
"HSE carried out a detailed investigation of the incident.
"There is insufficient evidence for HSE to substantiate that a carbon monoxide incident had taken place."
However, the housing association, with 1700 properties in the East End of Glasgow, says there are still three people pursuing insurance claims over possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
One is from the woman who first complained and two from "people associated" with the woman.
The claims have been passed on to the housing association's insurers.
The association carried out its own inquiry and cancelled a contract with a previous maintenance firm and appointed City Building (Glasgow) LLP to carry out a review and repairs.
Jim Strang, the housing association's chief executive, said 138 out of the 385 homes now had new gas central heating systems installed and of the remainder "only a dozen" had not had their old systems repaired.
Sent: 20/11/2007
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