Have you thought about changing careers? – A recent report from Gas Safe has found that the median age of registered gas engineers is 55 in the next 10 years there is going to be a severe shortage of gas engineers. – Have you thought about a possible change in careers? – Why not enter …
Updates included in BS7671:2018 – 18th Edition As some of you maybe aware the new BS7671:2018 was published on 2nd July 2018 and is intended to come into effect on 1st January 2019. Therefore and installations designed after 31st December 2018 will have to comply with BS7671:2018 The Regulations apply to the design, erection and …
IGEM takes ownership of the GIUSP The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) has taken over ownership of the Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure (GIUSP). Previously, it was owned by a working group made up of representatives across the gas industry, and supported by Gas Safe Register. The GIUSP provides guidance to Gas Safe …
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Regulation 26 (9) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulation 26 (7) – (10) of the gas safety regulations states (some of you may know this as FAGS); “After performing work on a installed appliance, engineers should carry out the necessary checks and tests to ensure that the appliance, and any associated flue, is …
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Technical Bulletin 118 – Safe Electrical Isolation of Gas Appliances This technical bulletin describes the best method to prove that an appliance is disconnected from the electricity supply before working on it. It starts out by stating the dangers and implications on the human body if it receives a passage of current through it better known …
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Gas Safe Technical Bulletin 152 – Securing and Sealing horizontal chimney terminations Gas Safe have released the above technical bulletin to provide guidance to engineers to ensure that horizontal chimneys and their terminations are correctly secured and sealed. Note – The manufacturer’s instructions should always be consulted first Within it explains that there are 2 different …
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