In article , Cod Roe wrote:
On 26/03/11 17:43, YAPH wrote:
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:52:16 +0000, GEDCOM wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
You can work on gas fittings in your own home if you're competent to do
so.
The regulations only apply to those charging for their work.

Does this include disconnecting a gas cooker which hasn't got a bayonet
fitting and capping off the gas supply pipe?

Here's my take on it:

http://yaph.co.uk/DIY_gas/#legal_DIY

and here is the Health and Safety Executive's take on it:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/change.pdf

Should DIY work be legally prohibited, e.g. by restricting the sale of
gas equipment to registered gas installers? Should retailers be legally
required to record sales of gas equipment and pass these to a central
body, perhaps CORGI? Should any central body selected for this purpose
be required to arrange the inspection of gas installation work in any
case where the record of sale suggests work will be carried out by an
unregistered installer? Should increased publicity on the dangers of DIY
gas work be given by (i) HSE campaigns, (ii) manufacturer?s warnings,
(iii) other means? (DD Page 50)

It'd be nice to see some statistics. When there are gas leaks and
explosions they quite often make the news, so probably not too hard to
track down, but did anyone record who installed/maintained the device
that leaked gas, and whether they were qualified?

I'd like to see how 'we' compare with 'them'. I mean, there are probably
a lot more of 'us' than there are of 'them' and consequently I'd expect
to find the majority of faulty/failed/fatal gas installations to be
'our' responsibility.

Obvious idiots are to be discounted from 'our' numbers, of course - but
cannot be ignored in 'their' numbers (should there be any).

Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.