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In this issue
Issue 148 July 2021
09 News
Jail for dangerous gas fitter who used fake IDs; Digital Benchmark added to Baxi Works Toolbelt app; Travis Perkins sells plumbing and heating divisions; Plea for more time to transition to UKCA mark
16 The good, the bad 04 Gas Safe News
and the ugly
Gas engineers give their feedback on the Register’s trial of virtual inspection events; Get ready for Gas Safety Week 2021
26 Your business
Changes are coming to the way you pay your tax under the government’s Making Tax Digital initiative. We look at how this will affect you and how to prepare
07 Dealing with
complaints and concerns
Following the recent Open Channel from Gas Safe Register discussion, we look at how the Register deals with concerns and at some recurring themes
750 concerns received per month from consumers
32 The Legislative, 20 Letters
Readers share their own experiences of living with dyslexia PLUS Why add chemical soup to clean heating systems?
22 Technical
Low pressure and under-sized pipework – what are the causes and what steps should you take?
30 Where next for heat networks?
Normative and Informative Documents List
41 Products
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FROM THE EDITOR
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here’s a distinct sense that people have been waiting with bated breath for the government to hurry up and publish its long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy. There’s already been a lot of speculation – some informed and some not so much – about what it might contain. But the government has already indicated that big changes are coming to the way we heat our homes in the future, and much of it does not involve gas. What’s not so clear right now is whether heat pumps will be mandated, and in what scenarios, and when; or whether the government has listened to those who have been championing the role that hydrogen could play in decarbonisation. And what part could hybrid heat pumps play? They look and feel to consumers like a familiar boiler, and can be fitted in a similar way. They can be seen as a natural stepping stone on the path to net-zero 2050, and could have a valuable role to play. It’s likely that the strategy will be published some time after we’ve gone to press on this issue, but we’ll be making sure we delve into the detail – and what it means for you – as soon as we can, online and in print. Nicki Shearer, editor The quickest way to reach the magazine team is via email. Gas Safe Register, PO Box 6804, Basingstoke, RG24 4NB. Email: enquiries@gassaferegister.co.uk, register@gassaferegister.co.uk or technical@gassaferegister.co.uk Managing editor: Scott Darroch scott.darroch@gassaferegister.co.uk Editor: Nicki Shearer editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk News: Jennie Ward news@registeredgasengineer.co.uk Publisher: Peter McCreary publisher@registeredgasengineer.co.uk Technical consultants: Gary Aymes, Carl Banister, David Smith, Jonathan Stirling Production: Mark Turpin Advertising enquiries only: Ian Carter ian@rgemagazine.co.uk The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Gas Safe Register. The publishers will accept an advertisement or other inserted material only on the condition that the advertiser warrants that such advertisement does not in any way infringe copyright or contravene the provisions of the Trade Descriptions Act. All copy is subject to the approval of the publisher, who reserves the right to refuse, amend, withdraw or otherwise deal with advertisements submitted to it at its absolute discretion and without explanation. All advertisements must comply with the British Code of Advertising Practice. ABC membership approved 19 March, 2009. Calls to phone numbers starting 084 and 087 cost up to 7p per minute plus your service provider’s charge.
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Engineers give their feedback on virtual inspection pilot A
round 50 gas engineers have taken part in a trial of virtual inspection events. From the comfort of their own homes, they joined an online classroom to undertake their inspection and gave their feedback on the process to Gas Safe Register afterwards. And an overwhelming majority – 97 per cent – said they would be happy to complete an inspection virtually in the future. As part of the pilot, they had carried out an e-learning module two weeks before the inspection. Then on the day they used their tablets or laptops with a webcam to log in securely via a link sent to them in advance by Gas Safe Register. Their ID cards were checked
and identity confirmed and then they started their knowledge check, a set of 30 multiplechoice open-book questions. Most gas engineers said they found the system easy to access: 68 per cent said they either had no challenges setting it up or had only minor issues that they could resolve themselves. Almost all (92 per cent) said they felt that the process went smoothly or worked well overall, from getting ID confirmed to undertaking the knowledge check. Just 13 per cent said they needed support during the knowledge check, all of whom were happy with the support they then received. The virtual classroom aimed
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Engineers’ feedback
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would be happy to complete an inspection virtually in the future
to mirror the experience of a group inspection event, in which gas engineers attend a half-day inspection session, often held at a hotel in their area. Gas Services Director Bob Kerr says: “We know that taking part in a virtual inspection event could save gas engineers time and money. There’s no travel to a venue, and it takes less than an hour to do, so they’ll lose less of their working day. “And best of all, they can have their inspection from the
comfort of their own home. After they’ve left the virtual classroom, they can go and carry on with their day.” The trial was a pilot to assess how a virtual inspection could work in the future and doesn’t replace routine inspection for some engineers. But in any future virtual inspection events, Bob says, “we’ll review the results of the knowledge check and assess whether gas engineers have passed or failed their inspection. If they have
92% said the process went smoothly
failed, we’ll get in touch with them and arrange a face-to-face inspection.” Gas Safe Register is now analysing the results of the pilot scheme and the feedback from the gas engineers who volunteered to take part.
“Seems a positive step for reviewing the knowledge of engineers but they would need to be computer literate.” “Very good. It’s great that you can print off and see every question afterwards to pinpoint knowledge gaps or misinterpretations.” “It was an overall good experience and enjoyable.” “Good as a supplementary resource, but not a substitute for real-life interaction.”
Get ready for Gas Safety Week It’s well and truly summer, and that means one thing – Gas Safety Week is just around the corner. Preparations for the industry’s biggest gas safety initiative are well under way, with an updated supporters’ toolkit to help you join in. As in previous years, the gas safety squad will be leading the campaign to make sure that people, their families and the communities in which they live and work stay safe from the dangers of gas. Gas Safe Register is busy working on its plans for the week and putting the final touches to the supporters’ toolkit. The toolkit helps you get involved and show your support online, through social media and
in print and contains logos, banners, images, leaflets and posters, pre-written social media updates and gas safety articles for your own website or that you can share with local news and community organisations. There’s also a quick kit, which contains some key materials to get you up and running quickly if you’re pressed for time. As always, gas engineers are at the very heart of Gas Safety Week, and when you pledge to support, you’ll be joining thousands of others to talk about gas safety with one unified voice, helping to keep your customers safe. And being a part of the
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campaign can help you raise the profile of your own business too. You can: • Show your social responsibility and help to protect your customers and save lives • Use the free materials in the toolkit in your customer communications, online and in your social media
• Improve awareness of you and your business – all supporters will appear on the Gas Safety Week website. You can pledge your support at www.GasSafetyWeek.co.uk but if you supported last year, there’s no need to do so again: you’ll automatically receive the 2021 toolkit when it’s available. www.gassaferegister.co.uk 05
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Dealing with complaints and concerns The most recent Open Channel by Gas Safe Register was a facilitated discussion about complaints and concerns – both those made by consumers and those from registered businesses about work they’ve found. Here we look at how the Register deals with concerns and at some recurring themes.
concerns received per month from consumers
to Gas Safe Register. If the inspector wants to follow up any individual matters with the registered business, they will arrange this separately. What are the most common concerns? Many concerns are about different aspects of boiler installation, says Alistair, including missing paperwork, non-completion of the Benchmark checklist, fault codes and noise. But the most common concern is from people who haven’t received their Building Regulations certificate because it’s been sent to the registered business and not to them directly. Some concerns can be avoided when there’s clear communication between the gas engineer and their customer, says Alistair. For example, when there’s a delay on a job or it’s not going as smoothly as expected, explaining what that means for your customer, and the anticipated timeframe, can help to avoid misunderstandings and concerns being raised. Gas Safe Register’s Technical Team also receive calls from consumers. It’s often about simple things such as queries over the installation of the condensing pipe or powerflushing, says Technical Support Manager Carl Bannister. But it can also be because they want to double-check what their gas engineer has told them – for example, if a gas hob can’t be
Raising a concern about competence Under recent changes to RIDDOR, gas engineers can raise a concern to Gas Safe Register over gas work they think is unsafe and has been carried out by another registered business but that doesn’t meet the criteria to report under RIDDOR. Just log into your online account, choose Raise a Competence Concern and fill in the form. The Technical Team will contact the business concerned, and arrange for an inspection of the work when required. It’s important to note that you will be asked for your own contact details and those of your customer when you raise a concern for competence about another business so that the system is not open to abuse. ■ www.gassaferegister.co.uk/ engineer/resource-hub/ raise-a-competence-concern
3 ways to help minimise complaints 1 Make sure you show your Gas Safe ID card to highlight your professionalism 2 Explain the work you’re going to carry out at the first opportunity, and keep your customer informed of progress 3 Make use of the industry documents and standards available to support your engineering judgement.
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fitted where they want it to be. Gas engineers know the reasons why they’re working in the way that they do – making sure that their work complies with the manufacturers’ instructions and regulations – and spending some time talking these factors through with your customer is a great way to help them have confidence in your expertise, says Carl.
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s a gas safety registration scheme, you might imagine that many of the complaints that the Register receives are about gas safety. But that’s not always the case. In fact, many are not about gas safety at all: they might be contractual disputes or sometimes they’re about related plumbing issues rather than gas work itself. And that’s just one of the reasons why the Register now refers to concerns rather than complaints. Whatever the concerns, the Register has a formal process for dealing with them. Because they’ve usually been reported online, the first step is to doublecheck the information that has already been provided – is there enough to start investigating? Customer First Lead Alistair Pearson says: “We may need to contact the consumer to get a bit more information: we might need more precise detail about the appliance or perhaps the registered business that they’ve referred to.” This is the information gathering stage, where the concern is assessed, and validated that it is about gas safety – not about an ancillary issue such as a problem with a radiator that was installed as part of a heating system. If an inspection is needed, this will be organised by the scheduling team, who arrange with the consumer for an inspector to visit. The gas engineer will also be invited to the inspection, if their customer agrees. Following the visit, Gas Safe Register completes a report detailing any defects that need to be corrected, along with a date by which the work should be completed. The report is sent to the customer, the registered business and, if appropriate, to the landlord. When the defects have been remedied, the registered business must fill in the defects completion form confirming this and return it
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Jail for dangerous gas fitter who used fake IDs A fake gas fitter whose dangerous work put lives at risk in the North-east of England has been sent to prison for three years. Dean Blues from County Durham advertised his services on various social media sites from September 2016 to December 2017, using false names, several telephone numbers and at least three bank accounts to evade detection, Newcastle Crown Court heard. HSE, prosecuting, said his poor and illegal workmanship had put lives at risk in seven homes, exposing residents to
the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, asphyxiation, fire and explosion. The homes, in Houghton le Spring, Washington, Blaydon on Tyne, South Shields, Hebburn, Spennymoor and Middlesbrough, contained a catalogue of problems. In one home, the pipework sleeve from the gas meter box was not sealed correctly, the flue assembly had not been sealed internally or externally to the structure of the building, the appliance’s combustion chamber was missing a retaining screw and another was partially tightened, which meant that a
Products of combustion were spilling into home A Newcastle construction company director has been given a suspended prison sentence after his work on a home extension left the gas boiler venting products of combustion inside. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard that a mother and her two children suffered from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning during building work in April 2018 at their home in Lichfield Avenue. HSE, prosecuting, said David Coulson, from Newcastle upon Tyne, had left the boiler in use during the building work even though the supporting wall to which it was secured had been removed and the extension built around it. The boiler was perched on top of a breeze block with the flue venting inside so that products of combustion were entering the home. The family and their dog all showed symptoms of CO poisoning, and the children were given oxygen at hospital. The homeowner raised her concerns with Mr Coulson as she could see fumes spilling into the property but he denied that this was the case. Mr Coulson, director of Coulson Constructions North East Ltd, arranged for the boiler
proper seal was not formed. In another, there was a gas escape and its flue fell apart when poked. Several other homes had experienced gas escapes and contained work that was Immediately Dangerous. Mr Blues had never been Gas Safe registered and was not competent to work on gas. HSE had been investigating him in Scotland previously. Dean Mulholland Blues of Annand Way, Newton Aycliffe, pleaded guilty to 24 breaches of the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998. He was sentenced to three years in
prison and was disqualified from being the director of a company for 12 years. Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Jonathan Wills said: “If anyone has had any gas work carried out by Mr Blues, I urge them to ensure that the work is now checked by a registered Gas Safe engineer as soon as possible.”
To report illegal gas work please call 0800 408 5577 or go to www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk/reportillegal
Fitter ignored Prohibition Notice not to work on gas
to be moved and the flue routed to outside but this was not carried out by a registered gas engineer. A Gas Safe Register investigations officer found that the installation was At Risk even after the boiler had been moved. David Coulson of Gofton Walk, Newcastle upon Tyne, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 37 and Section 20 (2)(j) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 24 months, told to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay costs of £5,200. Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Paul Wilson said: “Construction work can and must be planned properly to ensure the health and safety of those potentially affected throughout the building project.”
A Dorset gas fitter has been given a three-year community supervision order for carrying out gas work illegally, breaching a Prohibition Notice, and using expired Gas Safe Register credentials. Bournemouth Crown Court heard that Dean Coslett, trading as Dorset Boiler Company, fitted gas boilers in a number of properties in Dorset between December 2017 and April 2019 while he was not registered. Mr Coslett did not fit the boilers in line with the manufacturers’ instructions and left flues incorrectly fitted and unsupported. He used his expired Gas Safe registration details on paperwork, says HSE. In September 2018, HSE had served Mr Coslett with a Prohibition Notice banning him from undertaking gas work while he was not registered. However, he breached this Prohibition Notice and continued to work on gas. Dean Coslett of Sevenoaks
Drive, Bournemouth, had been registered in his own right previously and as an engineer for a registered business. Mr Coslett pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 3(3) and 3(7) of the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 and Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc 1974. He was sentenced to a three-year community supervision order, ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and 30 days of offender rehabilitation work. He was also ordered to pay £900 compensation to a number of homeowners for the sub-standard work he carried out in their homes. Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Simon Jones said: “Dean Coslett undertook gas work, which he knew he was not registered to do and flagrantly breached an order prohibiting him from undertaking gas work whilst he was not registered.” www.gassaferegister.co.uk 09
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Digital Benchmark added to Baxi Works Toolbelt app Baxi has integrated the new Benchmark app with its Toolbelt App, the digital platform that its customers use when on site. Baxi Works engineers can access the checklist digitally, along with Gas Safe notifications, warranty information and registration other on-site support features, all in one place. When Toolbelt users input information into the Benchmark feature, this acts as a boiler
passport, recording installation, servicing and commissioning data in one centralised platform. Using this app, they can keep track of installations completed to the Benchmark standard, as well as ones that still need to be done. Baxi’s Toolbelt App also includes a complete list of error codes, key contacts, plus direct access to Baxi Works for quick and easy boiler registration. The Benchmark app makes it
TB 055 updated Technical Bulletin 055 Duties of landlords – has been updated to include a new question and answer. No other material changes have been made. Q10. Is there any leeway in the renewal date of the safety check? The renewal date is the date by which the next safety check must be carried out. There can be no overrun of this date. However, Regulation 36 now allows for ‘MOT-style’ checks that can be carried out up to two months early, while retaining the renewal date. For instance, a landlord’s gas safety check that is due for renewal on 12 April 2021 can be carried out any time between that date and 12 February 2021, and the renewal date of this check would be 12 April 2022. The last two safety checks must be retained for this to come into effect. • To read Technical Bulletins, log into your online account at www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk/sign-in
Correction
Our June article Landlord’s gas safety checks and records, included information about what defects should be listed on the LGSR, and stated: “If the appliance is supplied with LPG, you should notify the supplier, and in any other cases you should notify the transporter.” We would like to clarify that this action should only be taken when an Immediately Dangerous situation is identified and the responsible person refuses permission to disconnect the appliance/installation, in accordance with Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure (GIUSP), known as IGEM/G/11. You can contact Gas Safe Register’s Technical Helpline for further information and support on on 0800 408 5577.
Competition winners Congratulations to the winners of our April competition, with training prizes provided by London Gas Training Centre. The winners were William Dowson from Brackley, Shailash Singh from Gravesend, and Richard Swan from Helston. They each won their choice of an unvented course, 18th Edition training, or a discount on their ACS re-assessment.
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easier and quicker to record all the commissioning and servicing data that currently needs to be filled in by hand. Baxi Residential sales director David Cook says: “With a large proportion of Baxi Works members already actively registering boilers using the Toolbelt App, the incorporation of the Benchmark Checklist will encourage our valued Baxi Works installers to prioritise safety and
quality by taking a whole-life approach to boiler care, with information such as installation and servicing history for engineers readily accessible through the Toolbelt App.” Users need to download the latest version of the Toolbelt app to be linked up to the Benchmark App. www.baxi.co.uk/trade/ technical-support/baxitoolbelt-app
Navien loyalty scheme offers points for purchases Navien has launched the Navien Choice loyalty scheme, where gas and oil boiler engineers can earn reward points for every NCB-CE combi, NCB-CE system and LCB700 Blue Flame oil boiler they register. Rewards available include Sony wireless speakers and pizza ovens, PlayStation 5 consoles, TVs, barbeques, iPhones and holiday vouchers. Points can either be banked or redeemed immediately for instant rewards, with participants able to claim a Sony wireless speaker after registering just one NCB combi gas boiler. Installing nine LCB700 oil boilers would bag enough points for a 43-inch 4K television or an iPad. Engineers can sign up to the
loyalty scheme and simply register their boiler installations using the Navien Installer App, by scanning the barcode on the product’s serial label. The app is free to download from Google Play and the App Store. Engineers can also register their installation by post or email. www.navienchoice.com
Refer a friend and earn vouchers with Graham Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has introduced Plumber’s Best Mate, a trade referral scheme that rewards customers for introducing a friend. The Plumber’s Best Mate scheme uses a three-tier system in which tradespeople can receive up to £500 to redeem against future orders in branch. Existing customers can refer Graham to a friend, who must then register via the Plumber’s Best Mate webpage and open an account. During their application, they must provide the details of
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James turns his garden into Covid memorial Lancashire gas engineer James Anderson has transformed his front garden into a public memorial to those who have died during the Coronavirus pandemic. James runs not-for-profit company DEPHER, which hit the headlines in 2019 after news spread about his work providing free plumbing and heating repairs to elderly and disabled people. The memorial garden
features a wishing well, benches, a dedication plaque, and pots so that people can come and plant flowers. James hopes it will give people a place to sit and remember their loved ones, or just to come together and reflect on the past year. “A lot of people have lost their lives,” he says. “As a community, we need to keep that sense of community spirit and never forget what has happened. The garden is there
Get hybrid-ready with free Daikin training Daikin is providing free training on hybrid heat pumps to help gas engineers tap into this market. Available until the end of 2021, the one-day training aims to give engineers the skills and knowledge to offer hybrid heat pumps to homeowners looking to start their decarbonisation journey. Hybrid heat pumps combine a gas boiler and heat pump, working together to provide heating and hot water, and Daikin says they’re the ideal replacement
for a combi boiler as a first step towards renewable heating. Iain Bevan, commercial manager, Heating & Renewables, says: “Hybrid heat pumps are an attractive solution for installers and homeowners who want to go green, combining the power of a heat pump with the familiarity of a boiler. Their installation, commissioning and service is similar to traditional boilers.” The manageable upfront cost of a hybrid system is one of its key selling points, as is the installation process, which minimises disruption to customers. The company says hybrid technology is best suited to smaller homes in urban areas that are likely to have a combi boiler, and where the building fabric is not energy efficient enough to be heated by a fully renewable system. www.daikin.co.uk/ hybridtraining
to say to everyone, ‘come in and take a moment to remember’.” Throughout the pandemic, DEPHER has supported its local community, spending more than £100,000 on food, PPE and utility bills for those in need, and even paying funeral bills. DEPHER is continuing its work but James says the donations on which it relies have fallen by 90 per cent due to the pandemic. www.depher.co.uk
Free support service from MCS A free scheme support service from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) is designed for gas engineers who want support to get their renewables work off the ground and who are thinking about becoming certified. The service offers one-to-one advisor support, workshops, masterclasses and sharing of technical information. The team offer online, telephone and face-to-face support for gas engineers who are working towards becoming MCS certified, as well as technical support and guidance on how to comply with MCS requirements. Julian Hodgson and Steve Webster cover the UK, meeting with gas engineers to offer free guidance and support. As a former trainer, technical
assessor and installer of renewable heating, Julian has experience of MCS from both sides of the fence, and is an apprentice-trained heating engineer. Steve is a heating and renewables engineer, a member of the CIPHE and EngTech with the UK Engineering Council. He has run his own MCScertified heating and renewable energy business installing PV, heat pump and solar thermal technologies. MCS CEO Ian Rippin says: “We are working hard to remove barriers to entry for installers, having recognised the challenges faced when attempting to make the pivot into the renewables sector. “The launch of this free scheme support offering from MCS signals the start of this.”
Travis Perkins sells plumbing arm for £325 million Travis Perkins has sold its plumbing and heating divisions to HIG Capital, an alternative investment firm, for £325 million, with the sale expected to be completed shortly. City Plumbing Supplies (CPS) and Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS) have more than 350 branches across the UK and Ireland, alongside specialist online
outlets including the Underfloor Heating Store, Direct Heating Spares, PlumbNation, and National Shower Spares. HIG says it will support the company in its transition to an independent company and accelerate expansion in the UK and Ireland. P&H CEO Dave Evans says: “The sale to HIG is great news for
P&H and its stakeholders. We are recognised as a market leader across many of our businesses and the categories they operate in, and I am very excited to work with the team at HIG to capitalise on the enormous potential for growth. “We are well positioned to push forward with our plans for growth by developing more
customer-focused propositions delivered by over 3,000 dedicated team members.” Tobias Borkowski, principal at HIG Europe, says: “We believe that the company, as a freestanding enterprise, can better serve the individual needs of its customers, and rapidly expand its trusted relationships with suppliers.” www.gassaferegister.co.uk 13
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Plea for more time to transition to UKCA mark More time is needed to transition construction products to the new UKCA mark from the EU’s CE mark, say industry organisations. Without it, they warn that the industry could come to a standstill. The UKCA mark is intended to replace the CE mark by the end of this year but Actuate UK, the engineering services sector body, wants an extension of the transition time to avoid delays and allow all products to be tested and accredited. The problem with the limited transition period is being exacerbated by the lack of UKCA-approved bodies and available capacity in current
certification bodies, as well as product-testing facilities. If any UK-made or imported products that need to show these essential features cannot display a UKCA mark by the end of 2021, this will leave manufacturers and gas engineers, clients and the public dealing with serious quality and contractual issues. In some product categories, 64 years’ worth of retesting will be required, according to some industry estimates. For example, most radiators will not be able to be sold legally in the UK from 2022 without a new test certificate. Isaac Occhipinti, head of External
Affairs at the Manufacturers Association of Radiators and Convectors (MARC), says: “There is only one test laboratory in the UK, which has a limited capacity for testing. Even with a heroic effort, they will only ever be able to test a very small percentage of radiators currently legally on sale in the UK. “It will be impossible for all products to be tested by the 2022 deadline. The industry now faces the reality that the majority of radiators on sale in the UK will be without a ‘valid’ test certificate, in a few months’ time, and therefore unable to be sold legally.” Organisations across the
Current rads could be banned by 2022, says MARC
construction and services industries want the government to continue to recognise the CE mark until at least the end of 2022. During this time, products used in Great Britain should be allowed to bear either or both marks, says Actuate UK. The new UKCA rules do not apply to Northern Ireland where the CE mark will continue.
NICEIC tightens entry and assessment criteria
CO Research Trust: the new name for the Gas Safety Trust
NICEIC and ELECSA are changing their existing assessment processes and future enrolment criteria. One of the most significant changes is in the new applicant process, from 1 September 2021, which will effectively close the short-course entry route for new applicants. “The 2020 Electrotechnical Assessment Specification update is a significant step forward for the entire industry,” says John O’Neill, NICEIC and ELECSA’s director of Technical Excellence. “For many years now, there have been calls from
contractors and industry to tighten entry criteria, and [this] announcement does just that.” Existing NICEIC and ELECSA registrants will also see changes resulting from the EAS update. In line with more stringent requirements, assessors will need to see more detailed evidence in areas such as ongoing CPD, adequate supervision of employed persons and appropriate levels of insurance, depending on the work undertaken. Full details at: www.niceic.com/contractor/ essentials/eas
The Gas Safety Trust is now known as The CO Research Trust, to provide a more accurate reflection of the work it carries out. Baroness Finlay has become the charity’s new chair of the Board of Trustees. “We fight CO exposure through funding scientific research as we believe that this will make the greatest difference. The new name more accurately conveys the focus of our work,” says Baroness Finlay. ”The CO Research Trust is entering an exciting new phase, where the focus of attention is firmly upon understanding the mechanics of CO poisoning,
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Renewable energy training provider GTEC has created a new battery storage training course, offering renewables installers the chance to upskill to fit electrical energy storage systems (EESS). GTEC says it is one of the first companies to provide training in this technology, which could make a substantial contribution to a low-carbon future. Battery storage technology
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has greatly improved in recent years, leading to wider use in homes, and the course is designed to cater for this growing market. It provides experienced installers with an RQF Level 3 qualification in the Design, Installation and Commissioning of Electrical Energy Storage Systems, from LCL Awards. It covers all the essential requirements for the installation of EESS, including identification of
thereby improving the diagnosis and treatment. I am confident that the Trust’s work will have a great impact and significantly contribute to our understanding and prevention of carbon monoxide exposure.” Since the Trust was established in 2005, the UK’s gas industry has taken significant steps forward to prevent CO exposure, thanks in part to better regulation and improved technologies. However, the picture is less clear in other fuel sectors. The new name reflects the broader focus of CO concern, beyond gas safety, says the charity.
equipment, arrangements and operating modes, design, installation, initial verification and handover, in conjunction with the latest IET Code of Practice. “The new training course is an ideal upskill for experienced installers who want to tap into this emerging market,” says the company’s Griff Thomas. The course is recognised by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
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Thegoodthebad+theugly We want your pictures Registered Gas Engineer wants to see your pictures – whether you’ve come across some horrors or instances of really good work. And there’s a prize for the best one: so go on, get writing and email your stories and pictures to editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk or via Twitter @RGEMag
This balanced-flue water heater chimney termination was found by Graeme Harley, who has since replaced it with a correctly located combi boiler.
Ed Metcalfe made sure he followed guidance from the Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure when he came across this boiler chimney not installed correctly in the roof space. The installation was made safe.
Rob Atkins says can you spot the balanced-flue chimney termination among all the foliage?
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Phil Wray found the chimney from the boiler had been built around to accommodate a new extension. He made safe and a new boiler has now been installed.
Alan Ferris was asked to service a fire that apparently had not been removed for 35 years. Apart from the catchment area not being to current standards, the opening into the chimney itself was 2 inches wide. Alan made the installation safe.
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When Daniel Simmons was called to a boiler breakdown, he thought the boiler was looking a bit crabby. Seagulls had been ‘shell-fishly’ dropping crab leftovers down the chimney, blocking the flueways.
This month winne ’s r This natural gas cooker was fitted on flexible plumbing connectors with a rubber sleeve fitted over the pipework and connected to a propane gas cylinder inside the property. Luckily Steven Molyneux was there to make safe.
Andrew Challenor’s apprentice Hayden noticed staining on the ceiling because the chimney had come apart due to inadequate support – aided by collisions with forklift trucks, apparently. The installation was made safe and the problems have been rectified.
Here’s a drill bit completely gone through the meter regulator, as sent in by Dan Mitchell. The installation was made safe and the Emergency Service Provider rectified the problem. A gas engineer from Davies Heating found this horizontal chimney in a poor state of repair after it had been used as a vertical termination. A new chimney has now been fitted.
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Thegoodthebad+theugly This bird was partially blocking the flueway of the boiler’s chimney, as discovered by David Allison on a routine service visit.
Geoff Paxton found this closable ventilator installed to serve a gas appliance. Geoff installed a new vent kit incorporating a sleeve through the wall and with no flyscreens or closable parts.
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Leonard Santos found that products of combustion from a gas fire had been discharging into the roof space for 14 years, since the house was built. He says knows this because the chimney had never been completed. Leonard made safe.
The silicon sealant that Mark Middleton found on this positive-pressure boiler casing was a poor and wrong substitute for a manufacturerapproved case seal. Mark has now fitted a new boiler.
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There’s a prize for the best photos sent in (in our opinion). Please remember to take pictures at high resolution and email them to editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk This month, Anton by Crowcon is giving away a Clip CO personal carbon monoxide alarm – a tough, lightweight, reliable and durable fixed-life, maintenance-free personal CO protection alarm with pocket clip. The Clip has audible, visual and vibrate alarms at 30ppm and 100ppm, plus a sensor range of 0-300ppm. It has a two-year, maintenance-free fixed life PLUS on-screen life duration countdown, self-test and ingress protection to IP66 and IP67. Details of the Clip CO alarm and many more products – as well as fast two-day turnaround on FGA servicing – can be found at www.shop.crowcon.com This month’s winner is Daniel Simmons from Hellingly, East Sussex. Congratulations!
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Intouch From the editor: Our May feature about dyslexia and how it may be more common among gas engineers certainly struck a note with readers. We had deliberately mis-spelled dyslexia on our cover, to illustrate the real-life experience
Please send your letters, which may be edited, to editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk.
of some people who live with the condition – and we acknowledge that this treatment did not go down well with some readers. Some people found it in poor taste, which certainly was not our intention.
But we know that the article has really got people talking openly about dyslexia and encouraged them to share their own experiences with others. Just some of the responses we received are below.
I couldn’t do what I do without dyslexia I have just read the article, Working when you have dyslexia. I fully endorse what was written. I, too, find that the difference that dyslexia makes for me in how I think is a real advantage to me and enables me to trace faults almost instantaneously. This ‘gift’ enables me to see in my mind the whole assembly in its entirety and how each part interacts with other components. I can see how these symptoms would be related to each part in the working assembly. As a result, I can often see maybe four possible failures that would cause these symptoms and a quick test can eliminate maybe two or three possibilities. This whole thought process is almost instantaneous and it’s intuitive, so even I can’t
often explain how I have made the determination. Because of how my mind works, I do have an appetite to understand any mechanism completely but there are many devices or components where it is not possible to dismantle so that I can discover how it works, and I find that a bit frustrating. Very often manufacturers do not provide sufficient details and the fault-tracing flow charts in the manual are often incomplete, poorly thought through or non-existent. Instruction books are often full of many words but lack logic and the information needed is fragmented. I think dyslexia is a gift and I could not do what I do anything like as well without it. I do sometimes tell my
customers that I am dyslexic and I get a variety of responses: some seem disturbed and concerned that somehow this makes me ‘disabled’ and look worried that they have let a disabled person loose on their precious equipment. This is usually short-lived, though, when I then explain how it enables me to be much more capable. It often also uncovers their own hidden dyslexia or that of a family member, and sharing the differences of each other’s dyslexia can be quite refreshing and liberating. My school experience was similar to Paul’s and is a sad and painful memory for me, but my Precision Engineering apprenticeship was quite different – my school exam
I’ve dealt with it in secret Having a form of dyslexia has created a number of challenges for me in my life from my school days in the 60s and 70s. This article was brilliant and heartwarming to read. I have had to deal with this in secret most of my adult life, but when mandatory assessments
were introduced, it created obstacles for me with regard to reading sentences or phrases and determining what was asked or said – but if someone read it to me aloud I could fully understand. I made my local assessment centre aware ‘privately’ of my situation a number of years ago,
and they have been very professional in assisting me with the additional challenges. I’m now in my 60s with my career coming to an end and the article was uplifting for me. I am very pleased that this is being brought to people’s attention. Walter Montgomery
results were 2 per cent in physics at school compared with my apprenticeship exam of 98 per cent in engineering science. Cleary the problem with physics at school was not the subject matter but the exam. Running my own business for the past 19 years has been great but also has its own challenges relating to the dyslexia. Many of the organisational aspects are made more difficult because my mind is not organised in a sequential manner and so using a non-sequential mind to organise my work sequentially is almost impossible. But my wife does have a sequential mind and so I rely upon her heavily with her book-keeping and organisational skills to complement mine. Christopher Dolley
Disappointed with wall of text I was really excited to see an article about dyslexia, a really important and interesting topic! Very disappointed to turn to a wall of text, which obviously hadn’t been written or presented with dyslexic people in mind. Amy Hemmings
Coverline was in bad taste and insulting I am concerned about the intent of the publisher, and the point they are trying to make. Dyslexia is a common condition and has, in the past, created a social stigma from childhood all the
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way through a person’s life. In the UK, gas engineering is a heavily regulated trade, with the tradespeople having to undertake apprenticeships and regular training, the difficulty of
which is only increased by dyslexia. Was [your cover line] a deliberate play on the spelling to reflect the subject matter or simply poor proof-reading on
your part? If it was the former, then it was in very bad taste and, as someone who suffers from this condition, I find it insulting and degrading. Details withheld
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Why add chemical soup to clean heating systems? I refer to the article in the May issue of Registered Gas Engineer about the new Part L revisions regarding water treatment. Once again, the chemical manufacturer lobby has got its way and the regulations totally ignore the
most effective way of protecting heating systems. Can any of these peddlars of snake oil tell me why system water that has the correct pH value, low oxygen content and low conductivity needs a chemical soup added to it which,
Time to review EU language
Water treatment turmoil
Your answer to Frank Chandler’s question [Letters, What’s up with Chimneys?] goes a long way towards explaining why this country needed to leave the EU. Surely we should review all the rubbish that was introduced just for the sake of doing so. Then a flue can remain a flue and a chimney remain a chimney. It’s time to accept that the majority of technicians know what they are talking about and will not being changing. And it’s time those in charge reviewed their inane ideas and moved on, leaving the language and understanding of things alone. Jonathan Davies
Having gone through the requirements for the water treatment that must be carried out when installing a new boiler, servicing or carrying out maintenance to a boiler or heating system, I find myself very disappointed. I say this because I believe this will be the fastest way to lose work from new customers, plus cause long-term damage to small servicing and maintenance providers. My experience when entering the homes of new customers tells me this is never going to work for the majority of them. I have already tested it out on a couple about this unexpected cost and it did not go down well. Turning up on the doorstep for the first time to service or carry
in many cases, will adversely affect these figures? They also mandate the fitting of a system filter. This is treating the symptoms rather than the disease: a clean system does not need a filter. Money would be far better spent on fitting
out maintenance is one thing, but it’s another to then test the heating water and tell them that it is not to the standard required (about 70 per cent of jobs) and that I will need to flush it out (probably via a powerflush) before I can put more inhibitor into the system. This will cost the customer significantly more money than just a service. While some customers will tolerate this huge cost increase above the service or breakdown cost, most will just ask me to leave and there will be no way to enforce the powerflush. We all know Building Control cannot enforce these regulations. The only person who is going to lose out is the registered gas engineer. Furthermore, this may
de-aerators to keep the oxygen out of the system. As usual, it seems that those who shout the loudest get their way and the science is totally ignored in favour of selling unnecessary products. Mike Walton
deter people from having their boiler serviced for fear of having to have a powerflush. Then once the public realise they can stop you from taking a water sample as they own the property, there will be nothing you can do. I am disappointed as this has nothing to do with gas safety: it only benefits the water treatment manufacturers. We won’t see any improvement to the carbon footprint that can be attributed to system cleaning. We won’t be able to enforce it and lots of installers will just say the water was OK on the day. Derek Clark Clarks Gas Heating Service
Is 100% biogas the way to reach net zero? I’ve been Gas Safe registered for about six months and I read the Gas Safe magazine and see different viewpoints on a greener Britain. I am very concerned how little people understand what is eco-friendly – mostly electric boilers and cars. Our gas boilers run off the grid, to which we do add biogas, which is a carbon-neutral fuel source. Wouldn’t it be more economical for the government to create a
100 per cent biogas grid so that most of Britain won’t have to get a new alternative-fuel boiler? The problem we have is that currently we only have two alternatives – electric and hydrogen. Electric does discriminate against the poor and working class. How are they supposed to afford a new, greener boiler when they cost a lot to install and run? It’s the same with electric cars.
The problem we have is that it’s expensive to run off the grid. Wealthy people can invest in air source heat pumps and electric cars. But the electricity grid runs two-thirds on fossil fuels: how is this zero-emissions? I think a 100 per cent biogas grid should be used. Using government and some rich businesses, we could have more bioplants and more maize farms. What would be a good idea to
help the gas grid is more accessible grants for anyone who has a less efficient boiler to upgrade to a modern condensing gas boiler. I want a greener world. I see the reality of this isn’t easy as every country is different, and it has to be profitable in order to work. But if my generation doesn’t act, then the earth will be uninhabitable by the 22nd century. Harri Mathews
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Low pressure and under-sized pipework Low gas pressure at gas appliances due to undersized pipework is the topic of many contacts to Gas Safe Register, both from registered businesses and members of the public. Here, Technical Officer Gary Aymes looks at some of the causes and what steps to take.
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ressure loss is an inevitable occurrence when designing an installation and needs to be considered. Pressure is lost because of the frictional resistance of the components used in the installation pipework that are exposed to gas. The amount and size of pipework and fittings used in the installation all contribute to a certain amount of drop in pressure across the system. When designing an installation, the size of installation pipework required should be determined from the maximum gas rate of the appliance(s) to be connected, and an allowance may need to be considered for any future developments or extensions in the property. To meet requirements and minimise pressure loss, an understanding of what can affect this can help gas engineers when they are designing the system. This includes the gas consumption of the appliance(s), the length of pipework required, the number and type of fittings, and the type and bore of pipework. All these factors increase the frictional resistance to the flow of gas, which, in turn, increases the pressure loss. BS 68911 states that, for natural gas installations, the design pressure loss between the outlet of the primary meter installation and the point to be connected to any appliance inlet shall not exceed 1mbar at the design installation maximum flow rate: for LPG installations this figure is 2mbar.
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How to calculate gas pipework size in a domestic property When you’re quoting for a new gas boiler, you must survey the property before you start work to decide the most suitable boiler position, taking into account the layout of the property and your customer’s needs. With the position of the boiler established, you must work out the route that the gas pipework will take from the meter to the appliance position. Once the route has been decided, you must calculate the pipe sizing to serve the gas
the nearest measurement above what is needed. You should then follow the table across, where the pressure loss per metre for each pipe size is listed. By multiplying this number by the equivalent length, you can see which pipe size will ensure that there is no more than a 1mbar drop in pressure across the pipework installation. The example shown opposite is an installation with a gas meter and a single appliance and the figures used in the calculation are taken from Tables A.1 & A.5 of BS 6891. The appliance is a boiler of 29kW net.
“Once the pipework route has been decided, you must calculate the pipe sizing to serve the appliance with an adequate supply of gas.” appliance with an adequate supply of gas. To do this calculation, you need to carry out a pipe-sizing exercise using either the tables provided in BS 6891, or appropriate training materials. First, measure the route of the pipework, allowing the appropriate additional lengths for fittings. This will give you what is called the ‘equivalent length’. This is the total length of pipe that you should use in your final calculation. Once you have your equivalent length, use Table A.1 from BS 6981 (or equivalent) to work out the required pipe diameter. To do this, you need either the heat input or gas rate of the appliance(s) in the property. If the total heat input is not listed, use
If there is a cause for concern Existing installations
If you find potential problems with pipework or pressure issues, then further investigation is required. It could be that the pipework has been sized correctly but there is now a blockage, or there may be upstream network issues affecting the supply pressure to the property. In this instance, contact the manufacturer of the appliance(s) affected for guidance of the safe levels to which their appliance will work. Using this, your engineering judgement and guidance from the Gas Industry Unsafe Situation Procedure2, you must assess whether the readings are affecting the safe operation of the appliance.
Why can’t the design pressure loss exceed 1mbar? As an example, the gas engineer installs an appliance on existing pipework but does not ensure that the pipework has a maximum 1mbar pressure loss, in accordance with BS 6891. This installation pipework is losing 5mbar, with the working pressure at the meter outlet at 20mbar, and therefore the appliance would seem to be receiving 15mbar, which is within the manufacturer’s specifications. The engineer assumes that because the manufacturer’s instructions state that the appliance will work safely with a minimum of 14mbar, then this is acceptable. However, the pressure in the network at peak demand reduces to 20mbar and the meter absorbs 4mbar, leaving 16mbar at the meter outlet. The 5mbar loss across the pipework now leaves only 11mbar at the appliance – below the manufacturer’s minimum. This means the appliance may not work in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The engineer in attendance must risk assess the installation and follow IGEM/G/11, the Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure, if the appliance is working unsafely. ■
Bibliography 1 BS 6891: 2015 – Specification for the installation and maintenance of low-pressure gas installation pipework up to 35mm (R1 ¼) on premises 2 Gas Industry Unsafe Situation Procedure (IGEM/G/11 Edition 2)
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Example of a 29kW boiler single-appliance installation
Exerpt from BS 6891 Table A.1, showing the pressure drop in mbar per metre of pipework. The arrow shows the correct pipe size for this installation (calculation below)
Flow Rate
Heat input Heat input 8mm (gross) (net)
10mm
12mm
15mm
22mm
28mm
35mm
2.50
27.01
24.56
-
-
-
0.3353
0.0565
0.0156
0.0049
2.75
29.72
27.01
-
-
-
0.3945
0.0663
0.0183
0.0058
3.00
32.42
29.47
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-
-
0.4577
0.0769
0.0212
0.0067
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Exerpt from BS 6891 Table A.5, showing the additional lengths to be added per fitting
Pipe size
45° bend
90° bend
90° elbow
Tee (flow entering the tee from branch)
Tee (flow exiting the tee into branch)
15mm
0.15m
0.20m
0.40m
0.75m
1.20m
22mm
0.20m
0.30m
0.60m
1.20m
1.80m
(1) Using Table A.1 from BS 6891, read across from equivalent heat input the section of pipework is feeding (or next figure up if yours is not listed). If you look at 15mm pipe in the 29.47 kW Net column (the correct column for this installation), you can see that you get a loss of nearly 0.5mbar per metre, and if you go to 28mm pipe then you could run nearly 50 metres of pipe. Therefore, 22m pipework is most appropriate, giving you a drop per metre of 0.0769 mbar. (2) Using Table A.5 from BS 6891 work out equivalent pipe length, which is the pipe length plus an additional allowance for the fittings
used. In this installation there are 4 elbows (7m of pipe + 2.4m for fittings (4 x 22mm 90 elbows) = 9.4m). Therefore, the equivalent length of this installation is 9.4m. (3) Multiply the equivalent pipe length (9.4m) with the pressure drop per metre of the appropriate pipe size (0.0769 mbar), which gives you the pressure loss across the installation. The pressure loss across the system using 22mm pipework will be 0.72286 mbar (9.4m equivalent length x 0.0769 mbar drop per metre).
Total pressure loss calculation. The end result should be less than 1mbar
Heat input
Total equivalent pipe length
Estimated pipe size
Pressure loss per m
Total pressure loss across pipework
29kW net
9.4m
22mm
0.0769 mbar
0.73 mbar
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Are you ready to pay Registered Gas Engineer looks at how the government’s Making Tax Digital initiative will affect you and how to prepare.
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very business and all selfemployed traders must submit records of their sales, profits and expenses to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) each year, so they can calculate and pay the correct taxes. This process is now changing with the introduction of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative. HMRC has set out its ambition to be one of the most digitally advanced tax administrations in the world, modernising the tax system to make it “more effective, more efficient, and easier for customers to comply”. First introduced through the Finance (No.2) Act 2017, MTD is a key part of this goal, which HMRC says will make it easier for individuals and businesses to keep on top of their tax affairs. Under MTD, businesses and
records will reduce the amount of tax being lost. MTD is being rolled out in stages. VAT-registered businesses with a turnover above £85,000 have had to comply with this legislation since April 2019, and 2022 will see the scheme expanded to cover all VATregistered businesses. Sole traders and self-employed people will have to comply from April 2023. What records do I need to keep? The government says it’s not asking VAT-registered businesses to keep any additional records, but rather that everything must now be kept in a digital format to reduce the risk of manual typing or transposing errors. The VAT records you must
“Every trade business shoud be considering their plans for MTD: don’t get caught out at the last minute and plan early so that your finances are in check.” sole traders will need to keep their VAT and income tax records digitally, then use compatible software to send information to HMRC. Submissions must be made every three months, although any taxes due will need to be paid yearly. After each quarterly update, you’ll be able to see a year-todate calculation of how much tax you owe. The government says this will help to reduce errors, cost, uncertainty and worry, so that you can be confident you’ve got your taxes right. It will also help HMRC to reduce what it calls avoidable mistakes – simple errors that affect the amount of tax collected. The latest statistics1 show that these mistakes cost the Exchequer £8.5 billion in unpaid taxes during 2018-19, and the government hopes the improved accuracy of new digital tax 26 July 2021
keep and submit digitally through MTD-compatible software include: •Y our business name, address and VAT registration number •A ny VAT accounting schemes you use •T he VAT on goods and services you supply, for example everything you sell, lease, transfer or hire out (supplies made) •T he VAT on goods and services you receive, for example everything you buy, lease, rent or hire (supplies received) •A ny adjustments you make to a return •T he ‘time of supply’ and ‘value of supply’ (value excluding VAT) for everything you buy and sell •T he rate of VAT charged on goods and services you supply •R everse charge transactions – where you record the VAT on both the sale price and the
purchase price of goods and services you buy • Your total daily gross takings, if you use a retail scheme • Items you can reclaim VAT on if you use the Flat Rate Scheme. You also need to keep digital copies of documents that cover multiple transactions made on behalf of your business by: • Volunteers for charity fundraising • A third-party business • Employees for expenses in petty cash. If you’re a sole trader or already self-assess your income tax, you must keep digital records of all your business income and expenses, to be submitted through MTD-compatible software every three months. All your transactions must be added to your digital records. Invoices must be kept for a minimum of six years, but these can still be stored in paper format if preferred. At the end of each financial year, you will also be able to submit any personal income and reliefs before you make a final declaration. This includes bank and building society interest, student loan repayments, dividends, and pension contributions. This system will replace the current self-assessment tax return. Any tax owed will then need to be paid by 31 January the following year. What software do I need? Many people already use software to keep their business records, but you should check whether the software you use is MTDcompatible. If it is not, or if you currently rely on paper records, you should upgrade your systems and processes. MTD-compatible software integrates with HMRC systems to send your financial data directly using an Application Programming Interface (API).
Making Tax Digital: a timeline 1 April 2019: MTD initiative was introduced for all VAT-registered businesses with a taxable turnover above £85,000 (the VAT threshold). A six-month exception was made for ‘more complex’ businesses such as trusts and not-for-profit organisations October 2019 More complex VATregistered businesses are required to comply with MTD April 2022 MTD will apply to all VAT-registered businesses, regardless of taxable turnover April 2023 MTD will apply to all self-assessment income taxpayers, unincorporated businesses, and landlords with a total income above £10,000 a year. HMRC doesn’t have its own software, or endorse or recommend any products, but it does provide a list of MTD-compatible software at www.tax.service.gov.uk/ making-tax-digital-software. Most of the 500+ programmes listed require a paid subscription, although there are some free options.
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your tax digitally? There are two different types of compatible software. Record-keeping software enables you to enter and store your financial data digitally all in one place, then links to HMRC to be filed directly. If your existing software is not compatible, such as a spreadsheet or in-house book-keeping system, you may be able to continue using it by linking it to additional bridging software. Bridging software can take information from other software, then convert it into a format that can be submitted digitally to HMRC, effectively acting as a bridge between you and HMRC. It must be able to extract or receive the information digitally – the key is that information must not be re-typed manually anywhere, to reduce the risk of data entry errors. Instead, it must only be exchanged digitally by, for example, linking cells in spreadsheets, emailing records to your accountant, or downloading and uploading files.
all your financial information digitally and ask your accountant to send it to HMRC, or you can send copies of all your physical paperwork to your accountant, who can then prepare your digital books and submit them to HMRC. This this will require more book-keeping work by your accountant, and will likely incur higher costs. Ben Dyer, CEO of Powered Now, which provides field service management software for the trades, says: “Many businesses need to start giving some thought to MTD, but may not have done so. As a result, they are probably in for a bumpy ride. Every trade business should be considering their plans for MTD. My strongest advice would be simply this: don’t get caught out at the last minute, and plan early so that your finances are in check throughout the year.”
How much will it cost? Any sole trader or small business that currently relies on paper accounts or simple book-keeping programmes is likely to face increased costs. The government has said implementing MTD-compatible software could cost businesses around £175 upfront, with HMRC estimating that they will then incur continuing costs of about £20 a year, although the amount will vary from business to business. However, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has estimated that potential costs could be much higher, nearer £1,250. A poll by the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) showed that 45 per cent of businesses that have already signed up to MTD have paid anywhere from £109 and £500 to switch to the new system, while 12 per cent said it has cost them more than £5,000.
Although the core aim of MTD is to make the tax returns process easier and more efficient, almost 90 per cent of respondents to that survey said the new process had not reduced the number of errors, while many reported an increase. What about Corporation Tax? We don’t yet know when MTD will be introduced for Corporation Tax payers. A formal consultation was held on the future design of MTD for corporation tax at the beginning of 2021, and the government is now considering the next steps. It is expected that a pilot of the MTD initiative for Corporation Tax will take place in due course, but HMRC has said it will not become mandatory for Corporation Tax before 2026. ■ More information at: www.gov.uk/government/ publications/making-taxdigital
Can I sign up early? A pilot scheme is already up and running for self-employed people who want to begin working to the new rules early. You can sign up at www.gov.uk/guidance/ sign-up-your-business-formaking-tax-digital-forincome-tax HMRC says around 30 per cent of self-employed people and landlords are already taking part in the pilot scheme, and is encouraging people to try it to get used to the process before the initiative becomes compulsory. Can I use an accountant? Yes. If you don’t want to submit your own returns, you can employ an accountant to do it for you, but your sales figures, invoices and expenses must still all be recorded digitally – you can’t just add up your figures and submit the totals. If you want to use an accountant, you can either record www.gassaferegister.co.uk 27
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‘We need a single unifying voice’ A
single body or council should represent all buildings, products and services sectors to create a pragmatic and non-partisan pathway to achieve and promote the goal of net-zero carbon emissions, says Rinnai. The company is also calling for that body to be composed of all interested parties – residential and industrial consumers, contractors, installers, distributors, designers, consultants and manufacturers – to plan for a realistic and practical route to net zero. Rinnai managing director Tony Gittings says: “We need to look at this from the consumers’ viewpoint. We need to be putting accurate information in the public arena. There are a lot of interested bodies and companies showing understandable self-interest in wanting to know they have a future in the marketplace. We cannot be agnostic towards energy vectors of the future: the combination of hydrogen,
bioLPG and electricity combined will provide a robust decarbonisation pathway. “In our sector, we have manufacturers of similar or like-for-like products who are looking to what will replace natural gas as the fuel of mass consumption and how that will affect them. We also have the pragmatic logic of trying to find affordable fuels for the mass market. “Alternatives on their own are simply not an answer: we also need to look at the range of innovations and developments such as hydrogen and bioLPG that will come on stream. “No single product or system is the panacea to the issue of carbon emissions: individual products have a place. But what would be the net-zero answer, as an example, to a commercial or industrial building envelope that has the added complications of needing Legionella prevention
regimes and constant hightemperature hot water in large volumes? “How would electrification and heat pumps, for example, be attractive in terms of capital, installation and ongoing operational costs and performance? When we look towards notional building models within the new Future Homes Standard or the Scottish Energy in Buildings draft, these documents are clearly looking for a silver bullet
solution that doesn’t exist. “Everything has a role to play and everything non-carbon can have a future. And a collective, equable effort will give us the result we all want – the result we must have if we are to have a sustained quality of life. “Widespread unity and clear, responsible information exchange are required to avoid the partisan or the ‘silver bullet’ approach, avoiding technology dystopia in the future.”
Hydrogen: hype or gripe? W
e know there is no silver bullet to decarbonising heat in the UK, says Vaillant Technology and Training director Mark Wilkins. Ultimately, we need clarity from the government so that heating manufacturers, gas and network providers have a clear strategy to determine the journey to decarbonising heat. The past 16 months have been a huge challenge, especially for the government. The pandemic has pushed back the publication of numerous strategies such as the Future Homes Standard, the Heat and Buildings Strategy and the UK Hydrogen Strategy. As soon as these strategies are released, the industry can move forward in developing innovative new technologies and training programmes to support green jobs, ensuring we are prepared to reach the UK’s net-zero target and support a green economic recovery. 28 July 2021
While we are supportive of the long-term goal of green hydrogen, blue hydrogen has an important role to play as a stepping stone in the reduction of carbon emissions in the immediate future. It is true that blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, but the CO2 produced is not released into the atmosphere. Up to 90 per cent of the CO2 can be stored in tanks or underground caverns, preventing emissions. Creating blue hydrogen can achieve lifecycle carbon emission savings of up to 85 per cent when compared with natural gas boilers being used today*. Vaillant is a strong advocate of both heat pumps and hydrogen boilers, but arguably hydrogen is easier to store than electricity. In the peak heating season, energy demand is approximately four times the average demand for the rest of the year. Historically, this has been met via the storage of
gas for use at these peak times. But a move to pure electrification of heat will pose significant challenges for the electricity grid to cope with seasonal demand. With little means of storage and the variability of wind and solar energy generation, there are challenges for green electricity generation. Hydrogen, as a replacement gas, can be stored, overcoming the challenge of variability in electricity demand and generation throughout the year. Of course, other options such as hybrid heat pumps can provide an on-site flexible solution to cope with the seasonality of demand and provide a cost-effective, lowercarbon solution for those more hard-to-treat homes. Heat pumps are a good alternative when homes are off the gas grid or for many retrofit properties that have a suitable
level of insulation. However, some existing UK homes need insulation upgrades before the installation of a heat pump is an effective measure. With the cost of a heat pump installation significantly more expensive than a boiler installation, and with a lack of incentives currently available, many homeowners will opt for a less costly approach. Currently, many homeowners are unaware of the changes required to their heating systems, including how a heat pump works, how the system operates at lower temperatures, and the behaviours in the operation of the system compared with a traditional boiler. We urge the government to act quickly and provide much needed clarity so that we can move forward in the decarbonisation journey. *Source: The CCC
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Where next for heat networks? Support is needed to encourage the growth of heat networks, says Peter Mills, Commercial Technical Operations Manager for Bosch Commercial & Industrial.
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eat networks have been identified as a route to decarbonise heat at scale for some time. They have a unique ability to take all forms of heat generation, as well as waste heat, and have provided affordable heat across many European countries. In the UK though, the industry still has some way to go in providing consistent results for users. In the best examples from Europe, consumers have very little need to even think about their heating and hot water, as it is just a reliable, stable cost in which there’s no need to worry about a boiler replacement cost coming out of the blue. To get to this position in the UK, the heat network industry will need good regulation and standards that act as a foundation for consistency. A recent consultation, Heat
Networks: Building a Market Framework Regulation, was disappointingly not mentioned in the Queen’s Speech, which most likely means it will not come into being until around 2025. However, Ofgem has been announced as the regulator, which means that heat network customers will be on a similar footing to those using electricity or gas for their energy. The industry will have to attract skilled workers at all levels to realise the significant uplift in the number of connections that will be needed to hit the government’s target of 18 per cent of UK heat coming from heat networks by 2050. But it takes time to train people from scratch to work on complex heating systems. Studies so far have assumed that skilled workers from the
gas industry would naturally migrate across, but will that happen? The same question applies to the heat pump sector, which has its own demanding targets and skills shortages.
and maintaining the number of egistered gas engineers over the past decade or so, and there are some lessons here for the heat network industry to learn. Good, well-trained workers
“Studies so far have assumed that skilled workers from the gas industry would migrate to work on heat networks – but will that happen?” Gas engineers are still much in demand, maintaining and replacing existing gas appliances. We also know that a significant number are heading towards retirement, and others are reluctant to add significant new skills. The gas industry has broadly done a good job of building
enjoy a recognised status, which, in turn, leads to a professional pride in the work they do and consistent outcomes. This is where specific recognised qualifications come in and I think this is something the heat network industry really needs now to start propelling itself forwards. ■
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Legislative, Normative & Informative The Gas Safe Register Legislation & Standards Document List Date issued: 1 July 2021 Introduction This document defines all documents recognised by Gas Safe Register as being Legislative, Normative (gas standards) and Informative reference documents. Some documents may only be available as hard copy documents, but the majority are available to download, either via Gas Safe Register’s engineer website or from the organisation or body promoting the document. In some cases, the document is only available for purchase from the organisation or a recognised supplier.
Hierarchy of legislation and standards In this document list, the hierarchy of documents within the following tables is defined in order of significance. Detailed first are Statutory Acts, or regulations that are legally enforceable. These are followed by a recognised list of documents known as ‘Second Tier’ documents. This series of documents provides practical guidance on ways to comply with the functional requirements of regulations. This guidance is not law, but provides information that, if followed correctly, will ensure that legal obligations have been met. Where someone chooses to depart from this guidance, they will need to ensure that the method chosen provides equivalent or better standards of safety than the relevant published guidance. The guidance provided within appropriate second-tier documents will be used to assess compliance. The next tier of documents is gas industry standards that are aimed specifically at the installation, commissioning or maintenance of gas equipment (pipework, appliances, etc). These are known as Normative Documents and are referred to as ‘Gas Industry Standards’. These documents, in conjunction with any available manufacturer’s instructions, will be used by Gas Safe Register to assess compliance. Finally, the remaining listings provide details of links to other available information, which is considered useful to help
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registered businesses comply with their obligations and assist them in carrying out their day-to-day activities. These are referred to as Informative Documents.
1. Hierarchy of documents Legislation In this section, the listed documents are those brought to the Statute Book by an Act of Parliament and are referenced as Statutory Instruments (SI) or equivalent. These are the law in the respective countries as stated and must be followed. The SI Reference number (or equivalent) is preceded by the year of it being added to the Statute Book, ie, the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 has an SI Number of 1998:2451. Regulations are in general written in a format that provides high-level requirements. Documents supporting legislation These documents provide practical guidance on ways to comply with the functional requirements of the regulations. For the Building Regulations, these are outlined in a series of Approved Documents (AD) published by the appropriate government department responsible for the regulations. The ADs that currently apply to gas work are: • A Structure • B Fire safety • F Ventilation • G3 Hot water storage • J Heat producing appliances • L Conservation of fuel and power • M Access to and use of buildings • P Electrical safety in dwellings. Each document contains general guidance on the performance expected of materials and building work in order to comply with each of the requirements of the Building Regulations; and practical examples and solutions on how to achieve compliance for some of the more common building situations.
2. Gas Industry Standards In this section are all the Gas
Industry Standards published by the three current Standard Setting Bodies, which are: • British and European Standards (BSI) • Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) • Liquid Gas UK (formerly known as UKLPG) One standard is published by National Caravan Council (NCC).
3. Documents under review If it is known that the three-month validity period coincides with a period of time in which a standard being revised is out for public comment, the final date for comment will be included. Gas Safe Register will use best endeavours to keep the documents under review as up to date as possible, but the Register is NOT responsible for reviewing, revising or updating industry standards. Where a registered business or industry stakeholder has an enquiry about revisions to guidance documents, this should be directed to the relevant Standard Setting Body. Comments on draft standards can be submitted to: • British and European Standards (BSI) https:// standardsdevelopment. bsigroup.com (registration required) • Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) www.igem. org.uk/technical-services/ comment-on-draft-standards/
4. Links to online documents When viewing this document online, hyperlinks are active, so that you can open the document and read it or save it for later use. However, all saved documents will be considered as uncontrolled versions and you should check that you are referencing the current version.
5. Inspections undertaken by Gas Safe Register When Gas Safe Register inspects work undertaken by registered gas businesses in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Guernsey, in the first instance, it will assess against the
manufacturer’s installation instructions. Where these are not available or relevant, it will inspect against the criteria as specified within legislative documents and relevant gas industry standards. However, it is recognised that, due to the differences of individual legislation used in different geographical areas, there will be some differences in application. While conducting inspections, due regard will be taken of the requirements of all appropriate guidance.
6. General This Gas Safe Register document will be updated and republished on, or about, the following dates each year: • 1 January • 1 April • 1 July • 1 October. If you identify an error in this document, or you are aware of reference documents that may be useful that you think should be added to future editions, please email: technical@ gassaferegister.co.uk BSI, IGEM and Liquid Gas UK develop and publish guidance with the help of industry in the form of committees. Gas Safe Register does not have any responsibility for the development and publication of this type of guidance document. Where registered businesses and stakeholders have questions regarding these guidance documents, they should be directed to the relevant Standard Setting Body.
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LEGISLATION Health & Safety Legislation Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (GB) The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (GB) The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (GB) Health & Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (of Parliament) (As applied to Isle of Man) The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2003 (As applied to Isle of Man) The Health & Safety at Work (General) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 1987 As Amended – Version May 2016 Gas Safety Legislation The Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 (England, Scotland & Wales) The Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1994 as amended & applied by the Gas Safety (Application) Order 1996 (As applied to Isle of Man) The Health & Safety (Gas) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006 As Amended Version – May 2016 The Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995 (As applied in the United Kingdom) The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 The Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 (As applied in Great Britain) The Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1997 (As applied in Northern Ireland) Gas Safety (Rights of Entry) Regulations 1996 as applied to Great Britain Schedule 5 (Powers of Entry, etc) of The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 Gas Safety (Rights of Entry) Regulations 1983 as applied by the Gas Safety (Application) Order 1996 (Isle of Man) Part 7 of The Health & Safety (Gas) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006 As Amended Version May 2016 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) (GB) Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1999 (RIDDOR) (Isle of Man)
The Health & Safety at Work (General) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 1987 (includes RIDDOR-type reporting) Building Legislation Building Regulations (England and Wales) 2010 Building and Buildings, England & Wales, The Building Regulations & C (Amendment) Regulations 2015 Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2004 Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 The Building (Guernsey) Regulations 2012 Building Bylaws (Jersey) 2007 Building Regulations 2014 Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (Great Britain) The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2003 (As applied to Isle of Man) Building Control (Approved Documents) Order 2014 (As applied to Isle of Man) Other Legislation The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 The Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) (GB) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) (GB) The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 The Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (UK) The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (GB) Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 (GB) Control of Asbestos at Work (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003 The Control of Asbestos Regulations (GB) 2012 The Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 Managing asbestos (Isle of Man) HSE Guernsey – Management of Exposure to Asbestos in Workplace Buildings and Structures – ACOP HSE Guernsey – Control of Asbestos – ACOP 2017 The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (GB) Electricity At Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
Note 1: Further information on ordinances in Guernsey at: www.gov.gg/hseguidance Note 2: Further information on legislation in the Isle of Man at: www.gov.im/about-the-government/ departments/environment-foodand-agriculture/environment-safetyand-health-directorate/healthand-safety-at-work-inspectorate/ legislation/ SECTION 8:
DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING LEGISLATION Key Approved Documents to the Building Regulations (England) Approved Document 7: Materials and workmanship B: Fire Safety – Volume 1: Dwelling houses B: Fire Safety – Volume 2: Buildings other than dwelling houses F: Ventilation G: Sanitation, hot water safety & water efficiency (2016 edition) J: Combustion Appliances & Fuel Storage Systems L1A: Conservation of fuel & power (New dwellings) L1B: Conservation of fuel & power (Existing dwellings) L2A: Conservation of fuel & power (New buildings other than dwellings) L2B: Conservation of fuel & power (Existing buildings other than dwellings) Second tier documents to the Building Regulations – England Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide 2013 edition incorporating 2018 amendments – England Non-Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide 2013 edition – England Domestic Ventilation Compliance Guide Guide to the Condensing Boiler Installation Assessment Procedure for Dwellings Code for Sustainable Homes & Technical Guide December 2014 Building Energy Performance Assessment Key approved documents to the Building Regulations (Wales) B: Fire Safety – Volume 1: Dwelling houses B: Fire Safety – Volume 2: Buildings other than dwelling houses F: Ventilation G: Sanitation, hot water safety & water efficiency (2016 edition) J: Combustion Appliances & Fuel Storage Systems L1A: Conservation of fuel & power (New dwellings) L1B: Conservation of fuel & power (Existing dwellings)
L2A: Conservation of fuel & power (New buildings other than dwellings) L2B: Conservation of fuel & power (Existing buildings other than dwellings) Second tier documents to the Building Regulations – Wales Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide Non-Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide Domestic Ventilation Compliance Guide Guide to the Condensing Boiler Installation Assessment Procedure for Dwellings Code for Sustainable Homes & Technical Guide December 2014 Building Energy Performance Assessment Key Approved Documents to the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations (Domestic) Scottish Technical Handbook (Domestic) Section 2 – Domestic Fire Section 3 – Domestic Environment Section 6 – Domestic Energy Building Energy Performance Assessment Key Approved Documents to the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations (Non-domestic) Scottish Technical Handbook (Non-Domestic) Section 2 – Non-Domestic Fire Section 3 – Non-Domestic Environment Section 6 – Non-Domestic Energy Second tier documents to the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations Scottish Government Guide to the Condensing Boiler Installation Assessment Building Energy Performance Assessment Key Approved Documents to the Building Standards (Regulations) Northern Ireland DFP Technical Booklet C: 2012 – Site preparation & resistance to moisture DFP Technical Booklet E: 2012 – Fire Safety DFP Technical Booklet F1: 2012 – Conservation of fuel & power in dwellings DFP Technical Booklet F2: 2012 – Conservation of fuel & power in buildings other than dwellings DFP Technical Booklet K: 2012 – Ventilation DFP Technical Booklet L: 2012 – Combustion appliances & fuel storage systems
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DFP Technical Booklet P: 2012 – Sanitary appliances, unvented hot water storage systems and reducing the risk of scalding Building Energy Performance Assessment Key Approved Documents to the Building Regulations Isle of Man (IoM) B – Fire Safety – Fire safety (2000 Edition consolidated with 2000 & 2002 amendments) F – Ventilation (Second impression 1995) J – Combustion Appliances & Fuel Storage Systems (2002 Edition) L1 – Conservation of Fuel & Power in Dwellings (2002 Edition) L2 – Conservation of Fuel & Power in Buildings other than Dwellings (2002 Edition) Building Energy Performance Assessment Key Approved Documents to the Building Bylaws (Guernsey) – Channel Islands B – Fire Safety – Volume 1: Dwelling houses B – Fire Safety – Volume 2: Buildings other than dwelling houses F – Ventilation J – Heat producing appliances & Fuel Storage Systems L1 – Conservation of Fuel & Power in Dwellings L2 – Conservation of Fuel & Power – Buildings other than Dwellings Building Energy Performance Assessment Key Approved Documents to the Building Bylaws (Jersey) – Channel Islands Part 3A – Energy Performance of Dwellings Part 2 – Fire Safety Part 3 – Combustion appliances and Fuel Storage Systems Part 5 – Ventilation Part 11 – Conservation of Fuel and Power HSE Publications and other Approved Codes of Practice (Great Britain) L21 – Management of Health & Safety at Work Withdrawn. See HSG65 below L24 – Workplace health, safety & welfare (ACoP & Guidance) 2nd Edition L25 – Personal Protective Equipment at Work L56 – Safety in the Installation & use of Gas Systems & Appliances – Approved Code of Practice L80 – A guide to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 L108 – Controlling noise at work – The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 – Guidance on Regulations
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L122 – Safety of pressure systems – Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 – Approved Code of Practice (Second Edition) L138 – Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres. Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002. Approved Code of Practice & Guidance L143 – Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (ACoP) – The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises, and Work with materials containing asbestos (Second Edition) Incorporating previous L127 L144 – Managing health & safety in construction – Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 Approved Code of Practice HSG47 – Avoiding danger from underground services – Third edition 2014 HSG48 – Reducing error & influencing behaviour HSG65 – Managing for Health & Safety Management – Third Edition – 2013 HSG85 – Electricity at Work – Safe working practices – Third Edition 2013 HSG97 – A step by step guide to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) assessment (see also COSHH Essential Guidance publications) HSG137 – Health Risk Management – A practical guide for managers in small & medium-sized enterprises HSG176 – The storage of flammable liquids in tanks HSG210 – Asbestos Essentials – A task manual for building, maintenance & allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work (Free task sheets) HSG213 – Introduction to Asbestos Essentials HSG250 – Guidance on permit-towork systems: A guide for the petroleum, chemical & allied industries HSG253 – The safe isolation of plant and equipment (Second edition) HSG261 – Health & safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries EH40 – Occupational Exposure Limits (2020) INDG163 (rev4) – Risk assessment (A brief guide to controlling risks in the workplace) INDG223 (rev5) – Managing asbestos in buildings (A brief guide) INDG231 (rev1) – Electrical safety and you (A brief guide) INDG258 (rev1) – Confined spaces (A brief guide to working safely) INDG428 (08/09) – Inspecting and maintaining or replacing buried metallic pipework carrying LPG vapour
INDG223 – Manage buildings? You must manage asbestos INDG370 (rev1) – Controlling Fire and explosion risks in the workplace – A brief guide to the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regs INDG453 (rev1) – Reporting accidents and incidents at work. A brief guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) HSE aO – Advice on non-licensed work with Asbestos. Introduction to ‘Asbestos essentials’ task sheets Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Essentials guidance publications Building Bulletin 101 – Ventilation of school buildings (Called up in IGEM/ UP/11 Edition 2) LAQM.TG(09) Local Air Quality Management – Technical Guidance CAIS10 (Revision 2) – Ventilation of kitchens in catering establishments (7.12) CAIS23 (Revision 2) – Gas safety in catering and hospitality (July 2013 version aimed at those operating catering and hospitality businesses) Note 3: Further asbestos-related guidance is at: www.hse.gov.uk/ asbestos/essentials/index.htm Note 4: Further Health and Safety Guidance (HSG) publications is at: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/ index-hsg-ref.htm HSENI Publications and other Approved Codes of Practice (Northern Ireland) A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 L56 Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances – GB ACOP approved for use in NI Memorandum of guidance on the Electricity at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 Note 5: Further information on Northern Ireland Approved Codes of Practice and guidance notes can be found at: www.hseni.gov.uk/ publications HSE Publications and other Approved Codes of Practice (Guernsey) Safety in the Installation & Use of Gas Systems & Appliances. The Health & Safety (Gas) (Guernsey) Ordinance 2006 The Organisation & Management of Health & Safety in Construction (Guernsey) Reporting an Injury, Disease or Dangerous Occurrence (Guernsey) Note 6: Further information on Approved Codes of Practice and guidance notes for gas safety and other important issues at: www.gov. gg/hseguidance
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GAS INDUSTRY STANDARDS British & European Standards BS 4163: 2014 Health and safety for design and technology in schools and similar establishments – Code of practice BS 5440-1: 2008 Flueing & ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70kW net (1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases) Specification for installation of gas appliances to chimneys & for maintenance of chimneys BS 5440-2: 2009 Installation & maintenance of flues & ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70kW net (1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases). Specification for installation & maintenance of ventilation provision for gas appliances BS 5546: 2010 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas-fired water-heating appliances of rated input not exceeding 70kW net PD 54823: 2016 Code of practice for domestic butane & propane gas-burning installations. Installations in boats, yachts & other vessels BS 5864: 2019 Installation & maintenance of gas-fired ducted air heaters of rated input not exceeding 70kW net (2nd & 3rd family gases). Specification BS 5871-1: 2005 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel-effect gas appliances – Gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & heating stoves (1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 5871-2: 2005 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel-effect gas appliances – Inset live fuel-effect gas fires of heat input not exceeding 15kW & fire/back boilers (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 5871-3: 2005 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel effect gas appliances – Decorative fuel-effect gas appliances of heat input not exceeding 20kW (net) (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 5871-4: 2007 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel effect gas appliances – Independent gas-fired flueless fires, convector heaters & heating stoves of nominal heat input not exceeding 6kW (net) (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 6172: 2010 + A1 2017
Specification for installation, servicing and maintenance of domestic gas cooking appliances (2nd & 3rd family gases)
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BS 6173: 2020 Specification for
installation of gas-fired catering appliances for use in all types of catering establishments (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 6230: 2011 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas-fired forced convection air heaters for commercial & industrial space heating (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 6400-1: 2016 Specification for installation, exchange, relocation, maintenance and removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m3/h – Part 1 – Low pressure (2nd family gases) BS 6400-2: 2018 Specification for installation, exchange, relocation & removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m3/h (2nd & 3rd family gases) – Medium pressure (2nd family gases) BS 6400-3: 2007 Specification for installation, exchange, relocation & removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m3/h – Low & medium pressure (3rd family gases) BS 6644: 2011 Specification for Installation of gas-fired hot water boilers of rated inputs between 70kW (net) & 1.8MW (net) (2nd & 3rd family gases) – Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 BS 6798: 2014 Specification for selection, installation, inspection, commissioning, servicing and maintenance of gas-fired boilers of rated input not exceeding 70kW net BS 6891: 2015 + A1 2019
Specification for the installation and maintenance of low-pressure gas installation pipework of up to 35mm (R1¼) on premises BS 6896: 2011 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas-fired overhead radiant heaters for industrial & commercial heating (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 7624: 2004 Specification for installation & maintenance of domestic direct gas-fired tumble dryers of up to 6kW heat input (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 7671: 2018 Requirements for electrical installations. Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Wiring Regulations (formally IEE Wiring Regulations) – Eighteenth edition BS 7967: 2015 Guide for the use of electronic portable combustion gas analysers for the measurement of carbon monoxide in dwellings and the combustion performance of domestic gas-fired appliances BS 7967-5: 2010 Carbon monoxide in dwellings & other premises & the combustion performance of gas-fired appliances – Guide for using electronic portable combustion gas analysers in non-domestic premises for the measurement of carbon monoxide & carbon dioxide levels & the determination of combustion performance
BS 8313: 1997 Code of practice for
accommodation of building services in ducts BS 8446: 2020 Specification for the installation & maintenance of open-flued, non-domestic gas-fired laundry appliances. BS 8660-1: 2011 Gas-fired micro-cogeneration appliances of rated thermal input not exceeding 70kW net Part 1: Specification for selection, installation, inspection, commissioning, servicing and maintenance of Stirling engine micro-cogeneration appliances BS EN 721: 2019 Leisure accommodation vehicles – Safety ventilation requirements BS EN 751-1:1997 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases & hot water. Anaerobic jointing compounds BS EN 751-2:1997 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases & hot water. Non-hardening jointing compounds BS EN 751-3:1997 Sealing materials for metallic threaded joints in contact with 1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases & hot water. Unsintered PTFE tapes BS EN 1775: 2007 Gas supply pipework for buildings – Maximum operating pressure loss ≤5bar – Functional requirements BS EN 12327: 2012 Gas infrastructure – Pressure testing, commissioning and decommissioning procedures – Functional requirements BS EN 50292: 2013 Electrical apparatus for the detection of carbon monoxide in domestic premises – Guide on the selection, installation, use & maintenance BS EN 15001-1: 2009 Gas installation pipework with an operating pressure greater than 0.5bar for industrial installations & greater than 5bar for industrial & non industrial installations – Detailed functional requirements for design, materials, construction, inspection & testing BS EN 15001-2: 2008 Gas installation pipework with an operating pressure greater than 0.5bar for industrial installations & greater than 5bar for industrial & non industrial installations – Detailed functional requirements for commissioning, operation & maintenance BS EN 1949: 2011 +A1 2013
Specification for the installation of LPG systems for habitation purposes in leisure accommodation vehicles & accommodation purposes in other vehicles. Under review BS EN ISO 10239: 2017 Small craft – Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems. Under review
BS EN 13410: 2001 Gas-fired
overhead radiant heaters – Ventilation requirements for non-domestic premises (Amd Jan 03) BS EN 1749: 2020 European scheme for the classification of gas appliances according to the method of evacuation of the products of combustion Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers Documents (IGEM) IGE/UP/1 Strength & tightness testing & purging of industrial & commercial gas installations (inc Amd published March 05). Under review IGE/UP/1A Strength testing, tightness testing & direct purging of small low pressure industrial & commercial Natural gas installations (inc amendments published March 2005). Under review IGEM/UP/1B Tightness testing and direct purging of small Liquefied Petroleum Gas/Air, Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas installations (with Amendments October 2012) Due for review IGEM/UP/1C Strength testing, tightness testing & direct purging of natural gas and LPG meter installations IGEM/UP/2 Installation pipework on industrial and commercial premises. Under review IGEM/UP/3 Gas fuelled spark ignition and dual-fuel engines. Due for review IGEM/UP/4 Commissioning of gas fired plant on industrial & commercial premises IGEM/UP/6 Application of compressors to Natural Gas fuel systems. IGE/UP/7 Gas installations in timber framed & light steel framed buildings (inc amendments published October 2008) Note 7: IGE/UP/7 – Edition 2 is available free at: www.igem.org. uk/technical-services/technicalgas-standards/utilisation/ ige-up-7-edition-2-a-2008-gasinstallations-in-timber-framed-andlight-steel-framed-buildings/ IGE/UP/9 Application of Natural Gas and fuel oil systems to Gas turbines and supplementary and auxiliary fired burners. Under review IGEM/UP/10 – Edition 4 with amendments – March 2016 Installation of flued gas appliances in industrial and commercial premises IGEM/UP/11 Gas installations in educational establishments IGEM/UP/12 Application of burners and controls to gas fired process plant. Under review IGEM/UP/16 Design for Natural Gas installations on industrial and commercial premises with respect to hazardous area classification and preparation of risk assessments
IGEM/UP/17 Shared chimney and
flue systems for domestic gas appliances IGEM/UP/18 Gas installations for vehicle repair and bodyshops (Replaced British Gas Technical Publication IM/28: 1993) IGEM/UP/19 Design and application of interlock devices and associated systems used with gas appliance installations in commercial catering establishments IGEM/GL/8 Reporting and investigation of gas related incidents. Under review IGE/GL/9 Guidance for large gas consumers in dealing with Natural Gas supply emergencies. Available free at: www.igem.org.uk/technicalservices/technical-gas-standards/ legislation/igem-gl-9/ IGE/TD/4 Gas Services. Revision expected IGEM/G/1 Defining the end of the Network, a meter installation and installation pipework. Under review IGEM/G/4 Definitions in the Gas Industry. Under review IGEM/G/5 Gas in multi-occupancy buildings. Under review IGEM/G/6 Gas supplies to mobile dwellings. Under review IGEM/G/7 Risk Assessment Techniques IGEM/G/10 Non-return valves IGEM/G/11 The Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure (GSIUP) Note 8: IGEM/G/11 is available free at: www.igem.org.uk/technicalservices/technical-gas-standards/ general/igem-g-11-edition-2gas-industry-unsafe-situationsprocedure/ IGE/GM/4 Flow metering practice for pressures between 38 & 100bar IGE/GM/5 Selection, installation & use of electronic gas meter volume conversion systems. Under review IGEM/GM/6 Non-domestic meter installations – Standard designs. Under review IGEM/GM/7A Electrical connections for gas metering equipment IGEM/GM/7B Hazardous area classification for gas metering equipment IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 1 Non-domestic meter installations. Flow rate exceeding 6m3/h-1 & inlet pressure not exceeding 38bar Design IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 2 Non-domestic meter installations. Location, housings and compounds IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 3 Non-domestic meter installations. Installation and commissioning IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 4 Non-domestic meter installations. Operation and maintenance IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 5 Non-domestic meter installations. Notices and labels
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Gas Work Note 9: IGEM/IG/1 is available free at: www.igem.org.uk/technicalservices/technical-gas-standards/ industry-guidance/igem-ig-1standards-of-training-in-gas-work/ IGEM/IG/1 Supplement 1 Standards of Training in Gas Work, Nondomestic training specification Note 10: IGEM/IG/1 Supplement 1 is available free at: www.igem.org. uk/technical-services/technical-gasstandards/industry-guidance/igemig-1-supplement-1-non-domestictraining-specification/ IGEM/IG/2 Engineer’s Guide to relevant sections of IGEM/UP/19 in catering establishments Note 11: IGEM/IG/2 is available free at: www.igem.org.uk/technicalservices/technical-gas-standards/ industry-guidance/igem-ig-2guidance-for-gas-engineers/ IGEM/G/7 Risk assessment techniques IGEM/SR/25 Hazardous area classification of natural gas installations (with amendments July 2013). Under review IGEM/SR/29 Dealing with gas escapes Liquid Gas UK Codes of Practice (CoP) UKLPG – LPG Technical Fundamentals CoP 1 Part 1 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed Installations – Design, installation & Operation of Vessels Located Above Ground CoP 1 Part 2 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed Installations – Small bulk installations for domestic purposes. Revised guidance document CoP 1 Part 3 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed installations – Examination & Inspection CoP 1 Part 4 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed Installations – Buried/Mounded LPG Storage Vessels. Revised guidance document CoP 7 Storage of full & empty LPG cylinders & cartridges. Under review CoP 17 Purging LPG vessels & systems CoP 21 Guidelines for Safety Checks on LPG appliances in Caravans (Including Amendment Aug 2000) CoP 22 Design Installation and Testing of LPG Piping Systems CoP 24 Part 1 Use of LPG Cylinders – At residential & similar premises CoP 24 Part 3 Use of LPG for Commercial Catering Events, Street Food and Mobile Catering CoP 24 Part 5 Use of LPG Cylinders – Storage & use of LPG on construction sites CoP 24 Part 6 Use of Propane in cylinders at commercial & industrial premises
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distribution systems for multiple consumers (Including Amendment 1 2008) CoP 32 Liquid Gas UK CoP 32 LPG systems in Leisure Accommodation Vehicles and Road Vehicles with Habitation – Post Delivery Inspection, Commissioning and Maintenance GN 2 A guide to servicing cabinet heaters National Caravan Council (NCC) Codes of Practice (CoP) CoP 306 Motorhomes: Fixed LPG tanks for habitation purposes V2.0 SECTION 10:
OTHER INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTS AND USEFUL REFERENCES Liquid Gas UK Consumer Guidance Sheets (CGS) CGS O1 Mobile Bottled Gas Heaters and Condensation CGS 03 The Use of LPG Cylinders Indoors CGS 04 LPG Patio Heaters – Safe Use CGS 05 LPG Hose and Tubing for use with Vapour Offtake Cylinders CGS 20 Camping Safely CGS 22 Owning Your Own LPG Storage Vessel CGS 25 LPG Installation Record & Documentation CGS 28 Safe Use of Propane and Butane Cylinders and Cartridges CGS 37 Guidance for Private Ownership and Filling of LPG Cylinders CGS 39 Regulators – Safe Use Note 12: Liquid Gas UK Consumer Guidance Sheets (CGS) are available at: www.liquidgasuk.org/ domestic/consumer-guidancesheets Other Industry Procedures/ Documents DW/172 Standard for kitchen ventilation systems IGEM/G/11 The Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure (GIUSP) This can be viewed by logging into your online account at: www. gassaferegister.co.uk/sign-in or the IGEM website at: www.igem.org.uk/ technical-services/technical-gasstandards/general/igem-g-11edition-2-gas-industry-unsafesituations-procedure/ All Technical Bulletins For further information see TB 1000. These can be viewed by logging into your online account at: www. gassaferegister.co.uk/sign-in All Gas Safe Register Safety Alerts These can be viewed by logging into your online account at: www. gassaferegister.co.uk/sign-in
All Gas Safe Register Industry Standard Updates These can be viewed by logging into your online account at: www. gassaferegister.co.uk/sign-in Note 13: Gas Safe registered businesses can find up-to-date manufacturer’s instructions/ information for a wide range of heating appliances, notably boilers and warm air heating appliances, on HHIC’s website. For further information go to: https://installersfirst.co.uk/register
fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel effect gas appliances – Decorative fuel-effect gas appliances of heat input not exceeding 20kW (net) (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 5871-4: 2007 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel effect gas appliances – Independent gas-fired flueless fires, convector heaters & heating stoves of nominal heat input not exceeding 6kW (net) (2nd & 3rd family gases)
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ACCESS TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS FROM GAS SAFE REGISTER The Industry Standards below are those included in the list of current Industry Standards available on a subscription basis to the majority of Gas Safe registered businesses. To subscribe, log into your online account at: www.gassaferegister.co. uk/sign-in and choose Standards Subscriptions. Choose and pay for a one or three-year subscription and then you will be able to access the normative documents. BS 5440-1: 2008 Flueing & ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70kW net (1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases) Specification for installation of gas appliances to chimneys & for maintenance of chimneys BS 5440-2: 2009 Installation & maintenance of flues & ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70kW net (1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases). Specification for installation & maintenance of ventilation provision for gas appliances BS 5546: 2010 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas-fired water-heating appliances of rated input not exceeding 70kW net PD 54823: 2016 Code of practice for domestic butane & propane gas-burning installations. Installations in boats, yachts & other vessels BS 5864: 2019 Installation & maintenance of gas-fired ducted air heaters of rated input not exceeding 70kW net (2nd & 3rd family gases). Specification BS 5871-1: 2005 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel-effect gas appliances – Gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & heating stoves (1st, 2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 5871-2: 2005 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers & decorative fuel-effect gas appliances – Inset live fuel-effect gas fires of heat input not exceeding 15kW & fire/back boilers (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 5871-3: 2005 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas
Specification for installation, servicing and maintenance of domestic gas cooking appliances (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 6173: 2020 Specification for installation of gas-fired catering appliances for use in all types of catering establishments (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 6230: 2011 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas-fired forced convection air heaters for commercial & industrial space heating (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 6400-1: 2016 Specification for installation, exchange, relocation, maintenance and removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m3/h – Part 1 – Low pressure (2nd family gases) BS 6400-2: 2006 Specification for installation, exchange, relocation & removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m3/h (2nd & 3rd family gases) – Medium pressure (2nd family gases) BS 6400-3: 2007 Specification for installation, exchange, relocation & removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m3/h – Low & medium pressure (3rd family gases) BS 6644: 2011 Specification for Installation of gas-fired hot water boilers of rated inputs between 70kW (net) & 1.8MW (net) (2nd & 3rd family gases) – Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 BS 6798: 2014 Specification for selection, installation, inspection, commissioning, servicing and maintenance of gas-fired boilers of rated input not exceeding 70kW net BS 6891: 2015 + A1 2019
Specification for the installation and maintenance of low-pressure gas installation pipework of up to 35mm (R1¼) on premises BS 6896: 2011 Specification for installation & maintenance of gas-fired overhead radiant heaters for industrial & commercial heating (2nd & 3rd family gases) BS 7624: 2004 Specification for installation & maintenance of domestic direct gas-fired tumble dryers of up to 6kW heat input (2nd & 3rd family gases)
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BS 7967: 2015 Guide for the use of
electronic portable combustion gas analysers for the measurement of carbon monoxide in dwellings and the combustion performance of domestic gas-fired appliances BS 7967-5: 2010 Carbon monoxide in dwellings & other premises & the combustion performance of gas-fired appliances – Guide for using electronic portable combustion gas analysers in non-domestic premises for the measurement of carbon monoxide & carbon dioxide levels & the determination of combustion performance BS 8446: 2005 Specification for the installation & maintenance of open-flued, non-domestic gas-fired laundry appliances BS EN 721: 2019 Leisure accommodation vehicles – Safety ventilation requirements BS EN 12327: 2012
Gas infrastructure – Pressure testing, commissioning and decommissioning procedures – Functional requirements BS EN 15001-1: 2009 Gas installation pipework with an operating pressure greater than 0.5bar for industrial installations & greater than 5bar for industrial & non industrial installations – Detailed functional requirements for design, materials, construction, inspection & testing BS EN 15001-2: 2008 Gas installation pipework with an operating pressure greater than 0.5bar for industrial installations & greater than 5bar for industrial & non industrial installations – Detailed functional requirements for commissioning, operation & maintenance BS EN 1949: 2011 +A1 2013
Specification for the installation of LPG systems for habitation purposes in leisure accommodation vehicles & accommodation purposes in other vehicles BS EN ISO 10239: 2017 Small craft – Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems BS EN 13410: 2001 Gas-fired overhead radiant heaters – Ventilation requirements for non-domestic premises (Amd Jan 03) Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers Documents (IGEM) IGE/UP/1 Strength & tightness testing & purging of industrial & commercial gas installations (inc Amd published March 05) IGE/UP/1A Strength testing, tightness testing & direct purging of small low pressure industrial & commercial Natural gas installations (inc amendments published March 2005)
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direct purging of small Liquefied Petroleum Gas/Air, Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas installations (with Amendments October 2012) IGEM/UP/1C Strength testing, tightness testing & direct purging of natural gas and LPG meter installations IGEM/UP/2 Installation pipework on industrial and commercial premises IGEM/UP/3 Gas fuelled spark ignition and dual-fuel engines IGEM/UP/4 Commissioning of gas fired plant on industrial & commercial premises IGEM/UP/6 Application of compressors to Natural Gas fuel systems IGE/UP/7 Gas installations in timber framed & light steel framed buildings (inc amendments published October 2008). See Note 7 IGE/UP/9 Application of Natural Gas and fuel oil systems to Gas turbines and supplementary and auxiliary fired burners IGEM/UP/10 Installation of flued gas appliances in industrial and commercial premises IGEM/UP/11 Gas installations in educational establishments IGEM/UP/12 Application of burners and controls to gas fired process plant IGEM/UP/16 Design for Natural Gas installations on industrial and commercial premises with respect to hazardous area classification and preparation of risk assessments IGEM/UP/17 Shared chimney and flue systems for domestic gas appliances IGEM/UP/18 Gas installations for vehicle repair and bodyshops (Replaced British Gas Technical Publication IM/28: 1993) IGEM/UP/19 Design and application of interlock devices and associated systems used with gas appliance installations in commercial catering establishments IGEM/GL/8 Reporting and investigation of gas related incidents IGE/GL/9 Guidance for large gas consumers in dealing with Natural Gas supply emergencies. Available free at: www.igem.org.uk/technicalservices/technical-gas-standards/ legislation/igem-gl-9/ IGE/TD/4 Gas Services IGEM/G/1 Defining the end of the Network, a meter installation and installation pipework IGEM/G/4 Definitions in the Gas Industry IGEM/G/5 Gas in multi-occupancy buildings IGEM/G/6 Gas supplies to mobile dwellings
IGEM/G/11 The Gas Industry Unsafe
Situations Procedure (GIUSP) IGE/GM/4 Flow metering practice for pressures between 38 & 100bar IGE/GM/5 Selection, installation & use of electronic gas meter volume conversion systems IGEM/GM/6 Non-domestic meter installations – Standard designs IGEM/GM/7A Electrical connections for gas metering equipment IGEM/GM/7B Hazardous area classification for gas metering equipment IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 1 Non-domestic meter installations. Flow rate exceeding 6m3/h & inlet pressure not exceeding 38bar Design IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 2 Non-domestic meter installations. Location, housings and compounds IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 3 Non-domestic meter installations. Installation and commissioning IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 4 Non-domestic meter installations. Operation and maintenance IGEM/GM/8 – Pt 5 Non-domestic meter installations. Notices and labels Liquid Gas UK Codes of Practice (CoP) CoP 1 Part 1 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed Installations – Design, installation & Operation of Vessels Located Above Ground CoP 1 Part 2 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed Installations – Small bulk installations for domestic purposes CoP 1 Part 3 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed installations – Examination & Inspection CoP 1 Part 4 Bulk LPG Storage at Fixed Installations – Buried/Mounded LPG Storage Vessels (Inc Amendment March 2013) CoP 7 Storage of full & empty LPG cylinders & cartridges CoP 17 Purging LPG vessels & systems CoP 21 Guidelines for Safety Checks on LPG appliances in Caravans (Including Amendment Aug 2000) CoP 22 Design Installation and Testing of LPG Piping Systems CoP 24 Part 1 Use of LPG Cylinders – At residential & similar premises CoP 24 Part 3 Use of LPG for Commercial Catering Events, Street Food and Mobile Catering CoP 24 Part 5 Use of LPG Cylinders – Storage & use of LPG on construction sites CoP 24 Part 6 Use of Propane in cylinders at commercial & industrial premises CoP 25 LPG Central storage & distribution systems for multiple consumers (Including Amendment 1 2008)
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Why do you need a thermal imaging camera? A thermal imaging camera is a useful addition to the gas engineer’s toolbox, saving time when diagnosing faults and problems, as well as increasing earnings potential, writes Kane marketing executive Scott Holliday.
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hermal imaging cameras convert thermal energy (heat) into visible light that can be seen on screen. Most objects emit heat that makes them visible to thermal devices, even when it’s dark, and this includes mechanical equipment. Thermal imaging cameras are precise and they only require a small amount of heat to work – which makes them useful for fault-finding. They use infrared thermal radiation to capture and evaluate heat being absorbed, transmitted or reflected. The hotter the object, the more radiation it will emit. A thermal imaging camera can differentiate between heat sources and minuscule differences in thermal radiation, translating the
information into a heat map that shows the different heat levels. Using thermal imaging means the days of guesswork are gone: the simple point-and-shoot technology helps you to find heating system and plumbing faults quickly and efficiently. Leaks It can detect problems that the human eye can’t: for example, if your customer has a leak coming through the ceiling or under the floor, in the past you might have had to excavate the area to find the source, running the risk of getting it wrong. It can also pinpoint underfloor heating circuits. The camera enables you to see the gap in the
pipework pattern that suggests there could be a blockage or leak; or see a potential flaw in the surrounding insulation where the pipework is heating the earth rather than the room itself. They really come into their own in being able to see a blocked pipe or radiator, and you can show your customer a clear image of a blockage or inefficient radiator that highlights the need for a powerflush. They can also be used to confirm heating system cold spots, showing which parts don’t work correctly, and to highlight the inefficiencies of old heating systems, showing variable heat distribution in each room. A thermal imaging camera
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Productnews Spirotech adds whisper-quiet commercial vacuum degasser
Worcester Bosch Greenstar 4000 range upgrades Greenstar i
Spirotech has added to its range of powerful vacuum degassers with the SpiroVent Superior S250 for smaller commercial closed heating and cooling systems. The S250 is suitable for locations such as schools, restaurants and bigger homes and is designed to operate almost silently. It has been created in response to increased demand for low-temperature systems, such as in underfloor heating, where it is difficult to detect where air can be released. Air in the system leads to corrosion and a destructive
Worcester Bosch’s new Greenstar 4000 boiler range replaces the Greenstar i series, building on the tried and tested features of its predecessor while upgrading its appearance and performance. Key improvements include increased ease and speed of installation, commissioning and servicing, alongside better efficiency and control for the user. The new range includes features from the premium 8000 Style and provides greater siting flexibility. The Greenstar 4000 has been designed with a boiler switch in mind, to ensure that current Greenstar i owners can replace their i Junior, Si or i system boiler with a 4000, thanks to the same fixing points, pipe centres and flue to valve distance. This means the 4000 can be installed with minimum time and effort, says the company. The wall-frame also provides a pre-piping option for all connections before the boiler is hung. The Greenstar 4000 adopts the modern, sleek look and feel and practical design from the Greenstar 8000 Lifestyle range. The front and right-hand side panels are removable for easier access for maintenance and servicing. All polystyrene packaging has been replaced with recyclable honeycomb cardboard, and all plastic bags have been replaced with compostable bags. Martyn Bridges, director of Technical Communication and Product Management, says: “The Greenstar 4000 series builds upon everything people love about the Greenstar I, with improvements to make it more accessible and attractive to installers and homeowners alike. “From simplified servicing and high-tech control systems to quieter operation and increased efficiency, we hope that installers fall in love with this boiler just as much as the Greenstar i that it replaces.” www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/4000
sludge, also creating noise from components such as pumps, which can cease to work efficiently. Business director Rob Jacques adds: “Unlike with higher temperature systems, where you can predict where air will appear and then expel it with deaerators, in low-temperature systems it’s often impossible to determine where that would be. “With a vacuum degasser, this is no longer an issue, improving efficiency and extending years of service.” The S250 processes up to 74 litres of liquid per hour and operates at 41 decibels. Rob aadds: “With locations such as restaurants, hotels and people’s homes, it is important the unit operates as silently and smoothly as possible. For the S250, this is barely a whisper. “This is achieved by the unit’s patented Venturi loop, a speedcontrolled centrifugal pump with a Venturi tube that creates low pressure in the vacuum tank to degass the system water.” www.spirotech.co.uk/s250
Flush-mounted smart thermostat from Legrand Smarther with Netatmo is a new flush-mounted smart thermostat from Legrand. Compatible with Legrand’s smart radiator valves, the Smarther with Netatmo thermostat can be flush or wall mounted: flush mounting the wired system, using a versatile backbox, allows the thermostat to protrude just 12.6mm from the wall. The Home + Control app is compatible with Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit and Alexa so that users have voice control of their heating. They can set weekly schedules based on daily routines, and a new boost setting can turn the boiler on for 30, 60 or 90 minutes for immediate comfort. The smart thermostat is programmed to understand both how the home heats and the efficiency of the boiler. In essence, this means that it gathers an understanding of how long the boiler take to reach optimum temperatures and, therefore, knows when to switch on to achieve the required levels of heating. Richard Hopkins, lead marketing manager at Legrand UK & Ireland, says: “Smarther with Netatmo has been designed to offer the very best smart thermostat system. Replacing traditional thermostats, its compatibility with other smart home devices, such as smart radiator valves, means that end users can benefit from a number of energy saving settings.” www.legrand.co.uk/products/ user-interface/netatmo-pro/
Stelrad enhances coloured rad range from stock Stelrad has added to its range of coloured radiators held in stock that can be delivered within 24 hours. The new Silhouette Concept will be available in anthracite grey in both the Vita and Softline Series. “The addition of coloured options from stock has been well received,” says head of marketing Chris Harvey. “We have decided to meet the demand from customers by adding to the range available in both the Vita and Softline Series. “It’s clear that radiators are being seen by many as part of the décor in a home rather than simply as a heating appliance. We are seeing far higher sales of the decorative and designer radiators
we manufacture here in the UK and, alongside this, we’re seeing the trend for coloured radiators very much on the rise. We anticipate seeing significant increases in sales of coloured radiators in the months ahead.” www.stelrad.com
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Commercial Gas Heating Engineers Wanted Nazeing Heating are seeking Commercial Gas Engineer‘s to join our team in the commercial and domestic gas divisions. You will be joining a dynamic and friendly team providing on-hand technical support. We specialise in maintenance, repairs, servicing, and installation of commercial and domestic heating systems within the M25 and surrounding areas.
MAIN ROLES AND DUTIES: • To carry out fault finding on commercial plant rooms and heating systems
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repairs, servicing and maintenance to commercial and domestic gas appliances To carry out responsive repairs including pipework leaks, radiator and underfloor heating repairs and isolation valves To carry out repairs within a commercial plant room such as pumps, control valves, pipework and boiler spares To work confidentially replacing domestic components To ensure all paperwork is completed in a timely and accurate manner including, time sheets, job reports, certification and instructions To take part in out of hours emergency call out on a rota basis Any further duties as reasonably required
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: • Current Commercial Gas Safe Qualifications
• Full UK driving licence WORKING FOR US: • Competitive Salary £40,000k - £50,000 dependant on experience
• Unlimited Overtime available • Travel Time Included • Company van, mobile and uniform provided
• 20 days holiday increasing by 1 day
every 2 years’ service up to a maximum of 25 days, plus statutory days • Pension scheme – auto enrolment • Excellent training and technical support
If you would like to apply for this position, please send your covering letter and CV to jack@nazeingheating.co.uk
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Pre qualified Engineers considered. Reading and surrounding areas. Boiler installations, servicing and repairs. If you would like to work for a small growing business with a great reputation, striving to give our private customers an all round professional service, TSGas might be for you. Optional overtime, no out of hours work, good holidays, pension & private health care, as well as an annual fly away works do, amongst other benefits. Send all applications & enquiries about the role to: tom@tsgas.co.uk
energysuite.co.uk Energy Suite are looking for an experienced Gas Engineer to help us launch a brand new gas and smart meter training centre. With a fully functional facility, the ideal candidate will have experience in gas / training and have the desire to take the training centre to the market and develop a customer base along with establishing new links within the sector. The state of the art centre is in Nelson, Lancashire and just off J12, M65 motorway. Interested candidates can apply by emailing info@energysuite.co.uk or call 01282 612211
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