Documents

• Gas Safe Register Technical Bulletin 001
• The Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure
  • the incident scene should not be disturbed other than to make safe
  • once safe no work should be carried out without first leasing with the HSE representative
• The Gas Safety Regulations:
  • Regulation 34 Use of Appliances
  • Regulation 26 Gas Appliances
• The Gas safety (Management) Regulations
• The Gas Safety (Rights of Entry) Regulations
  • gives the right to enter a property for all public gas transporters' officials to make the situation safe

Reportable Cases

• Situations that should be reported to RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations):
  • gas escape outside the tolerance of a tightness test
  • uncapped open ended pipes connected to the gas supply
  • appliances that are spilling products of combustion
  • defective flues or chimneys that are not clearing flue gases
  • appliances that should have a flue, but have not
  • appliances with inadequate permanent ventilation
  • appliances that are not suitable for use with the gas supplied
  • appliances with inoperative safety devices
  • appliances with connections made of unsatisfactory materials (garden hose)
  • all illegally installed open flued appliances in bathrooms and shower rooms after 24th November 1984
  • exposure to carbon monoxide or to unburned gas
  • fire
  • explosion
• 'Report of Dangerous Gas Fittings' form (2508/G2) should be send to the HSE office within 14 days of finding the dangerous gas fittings
  
• 'Report of Flammable Gas Incidents' form (F2508/G1)