HomeGAS SAFE REGISTER REPLACES CORGI - 7th Jul 09
ALL TRADES HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR GAS SAFETY, ADVISES GAS SAFE REGISTER
Gas Safe Register urges building contractors and other trades to be fully aware of any duties they may have under gas safety regulations. Under Regulation 8 of the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998, those working in trades other than gas also have a legal duty not to compromise the safety of gas installations in the course of their work.
Peter Eldridge, chief executive, Gas Safe Register commented: "We all recognise that health and safety should always come first as part of any building project. But where gas installations are concerned, like gas engineers, all trades have a legal duty to make sure that the work carried out doesn't make an installation unsafe."
"For example, roofers must check that they are not adversely affecting a flue system; kitchen fitters must take care not to build a cupboard too close to a cooker; and double glazing fitters must not block essential ventilation when putting up new windows. It is also essential that any gas work undertaken on a building project is carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer."
Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI gas registration in Great Britain and the Isle of Man on April 1, 2009. It is a legal requirement for gas engineers to be registered, and only Gas Safe registered engineers should undertake gas work on building projects. Every registered engineer will be able to show you their Gas Safe Register ID card with their own unique licence number, showing the type of gas work they are qualified to do.
Information about gas safety can be found at www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk or call 0800 408 5500.
For more information or to request a feature article on this subject, please contact the Gas Safe Register Press Office at press@gassaferegister.co.uk or call 0844 412 9960More specific information on the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 can be found at www.hse.gov.uk/gas
ABOUT GAS SAFE REGISTER
Gas Safe Register is the new registration body appointed by the Health and Safety Executive to manage the gas safety register in Great Britain and the Isle of Man. It is a legal requirement for anyone carrying out domestic and commercial gas work to be registered, and comply with the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998.
The register of gas engineers held by Gas Safe Register is there to protect people from dangerous gas work. Gas Safe Register assesses the competence of individual engineers by inspecting the gas work they have carried out. They do this to make sure engineers are safe to work on gas. Gas Safe Register is focused on gas safety and campaigns to raise awareness of gas safety risks associated with using illegal gas
installers.