Registered Gas Engineer | A Scottish local authority was fined over £13,000 after a carbon monoxide leak at a Bishopbriggs primary school.
In February 2020, staff and pupils at Balmuildy Primary School suffered headaches and nausea. HSE and Gas Safe Register found a leaking auxiliary boiler due to lack of maintenance. No immediate danger classification or disconnection occurred.
East Dunbartonshire Council pleaded guilty to breaching Gas Safety Regulation 35 and was fined £13,333 plus £999.98 surcharge. Inspector Stuart Easson said this prosecution shows HSE will act against unacceptable failures.
