Compulsory Safety Checks
By law certain safety checks must be completed in your home to ensure it is safe for you and your family.
DIO’s maintenance contractors Amey or Vivo will carry these out. This includes an annual gas safety check. Sometimes there will be safety inspections and an engineer will run a few basic checks. Other times work may be required to ensure your home complies with legal standards and is safe.
Compulsory safety checks are vital, so if you receive an appointment from us you must allow DIO’s contractors access to carry out the work/inspection.
If for any reason you can’t make the scheduled appointment please let us know straight away using the National Service Centre and we will happily rearrange.
Compulsory safety checks include your:
• Annual gas safety inspection DIO’s maintenance contractors keep a record of what is required in each home and when compulsory safety checks are due in your home we will contact you 3 months in advance to let you know about it. This will typically be by email, unless you have stated that you would like us to contact you in a different way. You don’t, we do this for you. We will usually contact you around 3 months before a visit is needed. If for any reason you can’t make the scheduled appointment please let us know straight away using the National Service Centre and we will happily rearrange. If for any reason you can’t use this, please get in touch with our Compliance team. We know life is busy and have set in place a reminder system that will tell you about your appointment at 3 months, 1 month, 2 weeks and 24 hours prior. At each of these stages there is the option for you to rearrange if it isn’t an appointment you can make. However, please do everything you can to attend the scheduled appointment as by law these works must be completed within a certain timeframe. Yes. They are really important appointments, as the work is required by law. If you are serving you are authorised to take time off work for these checks. Just make sure you clear the appointment time with your Chain of Command. If you do need to rearrange your allocated time, let us know straight away.
• Annual oil-fired boiler inspection
• Periodic electrical inspection
How will I know when compulsory safety checks are due?
How do I book my compulsory safety check appointment?
Will you remind me about my appointment?
As a serving person am I entitled to time off for these appointments?