Module M01 · Track 1 Foundations
Gas safety legislation & the industry
The law, the registration scheme and the documents that define safe domestic gas work.
Start 1.1: The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998Learning outcomes
By the end of this module, learners can:
- M01.1Summarise the duties the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 place on engineers, landlords and gas users.
- M01.2Explain how competence is assessed and registered (ACS, Gas Safe Register).
- M01.3Identify the normative documents that apply to domestic work (BS, IGEM, manufacturers' instructions) and how they rank.
- M01.4Recognise when RIDDOR reporting and Building Regulations notification apply.
Topics
- 1.1
The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
What the Regulations require, who they apply to and the regulations you'll use most.
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Competence: ACS and registration
How competence is assessed through ACS and why registration matters.
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Normative documents and how to use them
British Standards, IGEM standards and manufacturers' instructions, and how they fit together.
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Wider legislation: HSWA, RIDDOR and Building Regulations
The general duties, incident reporting and notification rules that sit around gas work.
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Duty holders: landlords, users and engineers
Who is responsible for what, from the gas network to the appliance.
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