Gas safety legislation

Hierarchical responsibilities for the gas industry in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Guernsey

Government 

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations

Health and Safety Executive 

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

Registered gas engineers (under the Gas Safe Register,) must provide details of any gas appliances or fittings that they consider to be dangerous, to such an extent that people could die, lose consciousness or require hospital treatment. The danger could be due to the design, construction, installation, modification or servicing of that appliance or fitting, which could cause:

An accidental leakage of gas;

Incomplete combustion of gas or;

Inadequate removal of products of the combustion of gas.

Gas Safe Register 

Accreditation and Registration

Gas Supplier 

Pressure and Leakage

Employer, Landlords, Consumers 

Competency Using a Class of Person authorised to carry out such work)

Gas operative 

Responsibility to all of above.