Natural Gas: Engineers
Commons · Question 27911 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help protect gas engineers from customers who have had a past of being abusive to engineers.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 11 Sep 2026
Employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to manage the risk to employees from work-related violence, which includes: verbal abuse,threats and intimidation,physical assault,abuse by customers or members of the public. T...