The Gas Safe Engineers Card

What is the Gas Safe Engineers card?

Let’s explain.

Whenever you have any form of gas work carried out, it is your responsibility as a gas user to ensure that whoever is caring out the work is gas safe qualified.

You may have booked to have your boiler serviced or even repaired.

It’s paramount you check they are qualified to carry out your work.

It’s simple to check, every gas engineer should carry a card with them that has details of all his or her gas appliances that they are qualified to work on. 

This card is just like a driving licence.

Before any work is started, ask the engineer if they could show you their gas card.

Should the engineer say, Sorry I seem to have forgotten my card?

You should not let them start any work until they can show you the card.

Go online to the gas safe registered and check their registration details.

You will see all their qualifications as well as their picture.

As you are the gas user, it is your responsibility to always ensure

Whoever works on your gas appliances are registered and qualified.

Some claim to be gas safe registered but are not.

You should always check your gas engineer. Safety is the main reason.

It is the law in the United Kingdom that anybody who works on any gas appliance is qualified and gas safe registered.

Always check the card. 

Checking the back of the card, you will see the gas engineers qualifications 

Take your time when checking the gas card.

Some engineers can be registered to work just on cookers and hobs (Kitchen Fitters) but nothing else.

This means that if they fit your new boiler they are breaking the law. 

Boiler manufacturers will invalidate the warranty of the boiler if installed by an unqualified person.

Something else to consider is most insurance companies will void your policy should something happen.

We have been too many boilers throughout the years for the annual service and had to shut them down due safety issues. 

All new boilers installed must be commissioned and the details registered into the benchmark book supplied with the new boiler, 

This book is a legal document and must stay with the boiler throughout its life.

The benchmark book must be signed and dated and the installers details entered by UK law.

At the back of this book is a section for the engineer to enter details of each service carried out.

An up to date service record will keep the boiler warranty valid.

The UK gas safe register is there for your safety.

Always be safe and use gas safe.

All gas engineers have to renew their gas safe registration  every 12 months.

They also have to have regular inspections to ensure they are working to regulation standards.

So you can see why it’s important to always check your Gas Safe Engineers Card.

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