Gas safety in Great Britain is changing from April 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has appointed a new body to provide the gas safety register in Great Britain – replacing the one operated by CORGI. The new register is called the Gas Safe Register.
Andy Stoll, Head of Strategy and Policy for the new Register told Worcester: “Gas Safe Register will be responsible for registration services, consumer education, tackling illegal installers and providing support to registered businesses and engineers.”
“We will spend a considerable amount of effort educating the public about the value of working with registered engineers. The public will get a better understanding of the protection offered by the gas register and the actions they can take to keep themselves and their family safe.
“These activities will be part of our national publicity campaign to raise awareness of the changeover from CORGI to Gas safe Register. A better informed public will begin to routinely demand the services of registered engineers (squeezing out illegal workers).
“We will reduce unnecessary burden on registered engineers, and will be tenacious in dealing with unsafe installers. We will provide comprehensive technical support, a new gas standards update and technical alerts service plus a new monthly magazine – big on technical content.
“Finally, it is very important to note that there will be no dual-running of old and new registers. The CORGI register will end on the 31 March 2009 in Great Britain. The new, Gas safe Register will start on 1 April 2009. To continue to carry out gas work legally from 1 April, businesses and engineers must be registered – there will be no period of grace.”
Gas Safe Register™ is the brand name for Capita Gas and Ancillary Services Limited, a division of the Capita Group Plc.
Find out more at the Gas Safe Register website
Date published: 16th December, 2008
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