Commercial and Domestic Gas Servicing and Inspections
Why do I need to carry it out?
The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 impose duties on users of gas systems to ensure they are safe and suitable for use. These duties include taking responsibility for the annual servicing and inspection of all in-service gas boilers, fires, heaters and any other type of gas burning equipment.
Who is responsible?
Realistically, everybody has a duty to ensure the safety of others whilst at work; however your employer or landlord has the ultimate responsibility for gas safety. If nobody at your place of work is clear on who that is, then the responsibility falls on the most senior person. It is important to know who has the responsibility for safety and welfare of staff in order to establish that compliance is achieved.
What does it involve?
A GASSAFE registered engineer will attend your premises and carry out a series of tests on each gas appliance including a thorough visual inspection, functionality, pressure and operation tests. Any appliance that uses an extract system to remove combustion gases will also undergo inspection to assess the extraction methods suitability.
Who should do the work?
By law, it is essential that any Engineer carrying out gas work must be registered with GASSAFE who operate the current national gas register and hold the relevant qualifications or modules for the type of work being carried out. When selecting your contractor you should ask to see evidence of their qualifications and experience in this type of work alternatively you can visit www.gassaferegister.co.uk and search for the company you are using. Details of all registered engineers, their qualifications and a photograph are displayed for your peace of mind.
Will it impact on my workplace?
There will be some impact such as short periods of downtime on gas appliances and the loss of heating and/or hot water services for a period; however, with careful planning and strong liaison between you and your contractor, this can be conducted at a time that best suits your business. Be wary of contractors that tell you this work can be fully carried out without isolating gas appliances – it is impossible.
What will I receive?
Upon completion of any gas servicing or inspection work you should receive a report that details the following:
- Installation details and characteristics
- Appliance(s) information and test results
- Schedule of items tested and inspected
- Recommendations for any essential repairs
If you are not a technical person, then your contractor should be pleased to talk through your report with you and advise you of any further action required.
How much will it cost?
Gas servicing and inspection work varies in cost and is dependant upon the type of equipment, location, accessibility and size. Your gas services provider should be able to quote you from a “menu” of prices without having to carry out a survey. However, if you are unsure what is required, your contractor should be pleased to attend site to advise you and provide a quotations – always ensure you are aware of costs up front as minor repairs can often be expensive.
What could happen if I don’t do it?
There are many reasons not to do gas appliance servicing and inspections such as cost, inconvenience, or lack of knowledge. However none of these reasons will be accepted as a defence in the event that an accident, fire or death occurs. Aside from the threat of prosecution in the event of injury or death, surely the safety of your colleagues, employees, patients or belongings are reason enough to test and inspect gas systems at work.
What makes PHS Compliance the best?
PHS Compliance is one of the UK’s leading compliance services companies. We are endorsed by all of the industry watchdogs and associations such as Gassafe, ECA and the NICEIC; however our accreditation goes much further. PHS Compliance are the only company in the UK accredited by UKAS (the United Kingdom Accreditation Service). This combined with our huge national resource, in-house training centre and 2 decades of experience places us head and shoulders above the competition in customer service, technical competence and innovation.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations include:
NICEIC, Rospa Gold, CHAS, CIEH
UKAS, Safecontractor, BIFM, ISO18001
ECA, City and Guilds, GASSAFE, ISO17001
For a full list of accreditations and their relevance, please see our accreditations page.
Do you have any testimonials?
We can provide testimonials and references from over 200 satisfied customers across all sectors and regions, please request these from our sales department.
Will I qualify for any discount?
PHS Compliance is a nominated supplier under many Public and Private sector framework agreements. These frameworks open up potential discounts for customers who are eligible to buy through them. To see if your organisation is eligible for any of the available discount packages, or to discuss your own potential volume discount, please contact one of our Sales Team on 01942290888.
