Rookie gasfitting blunder during meth decontamination prompts caution alert to homeowners
Unauthorised gasfitting work by a tradesman undertaking a methamphetamine decontamination, which could have caused an explosion, has led to a caution alert to homeowners from the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.
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The caution follows a conviction in the Rotorua District Court this week. Adrian Cunningham pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a $2250 fine for carrying out restricted gasfitting work without authorisation. He was ordered to pay $130 in court costs, $113 solicitor fees and to pay reparation to the complainant of $763.55. The PGDB said in the course of undertaking methamphetamine decontamination work, Cunningham did work that constitutes restricted gasfitting work, which included disconnecting and removing from the property a gas cooker in the kitchen and a gas heater in the lounge. |
