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It is a legal requirement under the “Confined Spaces Regulation” 1997 that a risk assessment shall be conducted in all area’s where gases and piped, stored and used. A confined space is any pit, pipe, trench, sewer or space that can become enclosed and there arises a reasonable, foreseeable specified risk. GasCon can advise if you should fall into this requirement and conduct the risk assessment for you to meet compliance.
No. It is illegal to operate a gas system that falls into the scope of PSSR without a WSE. The WSE must be in date and detail any inspection, maintenance and replacement date of those parts defined in PSSR. GasCon can provide you with a WSE if required.
A competent person able to undertake any inspection, testing and or repair must be able to prove they have the necessary training, knowledge, skills, experience and ability to undertake the activity. GasCon can inspect your gas equipment if required.
The BCGA’s CP7 recommends a gas regulator should undergo a visual inspection and functional test annually, this inspection and test SHALL be undertaken by a competent person.
If a gas regulator is damaged it is recommended that, if it should be repaired, the gas regulator should be retested and issued with a new pressure test certificate by a competent person. This will NOT extend the replacement date defined by the manufacturer. However, if you are not able to undertake the retest and issue a new pressure test certificate then it is recommended to replace the regulator with a new one.
BCGA’s CP7 states that a gas regulator is recommended to be replaced every 5 yrs or in line with the manufacturer’s recommended replacement date. This is seen as best practice as the internal elements of the regulator do wear and to ensure the gas equipment remains in good working condition and accurate they should be replaced.
Yes, you are permitted to store oxygen, inert and flammable gases in the same storage area. Refer to BCGA’s CP44 on storage. Exception is with volumes of LPG greater than 50kg. Call us to provide consultancy on the safe storage of gases.
No. PTFE is not permitted, nor necessary to put on a high pressure gas cylinder fitting. If the fitting is leaking there may be an issue to the fitting on the regulator or hose or the actual gas cylinder valve may be damaged.
If you have a fixed installed gas system operating at 0.5BAR or more then it is highly likely you do fall into the scope of PSSR2000. Call us to confirm and we can help with meeting your legal requirements.
Gas-Con (Simon Fisher) is a member of the Brewing, Food and Beverage Industry
It is law that all UK Companys must comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act. It is the employer’s duty by law to carry out Risk Assessments and a Safe System of Work (Method Statements). Business premises, factories and work labs require risk assessmnets. The use of gas detectors to monitor oxygen and hazadous gas levels.
Working with Gases in the Industrial and Commercial businesses? Then you will be needing risk assessments and Gas Training Courses.
Are you planning on moving gases from different locations? If so then we recommend safety training and a risk asseessment.
Speciality Gases represent gases which are rare or ultra high purity (99.995% and above). Many industries, including analytical, pharmaceutical, electronics and petrochemical benefit from the unique properties of speciality gases that help to improve yields, optimise performance and lower costs. If you fall into this category then we highly recommend training for speciality gases.
If you are working with Gas and are not qualified then we always advise you to check Gas Safety Legislation and for personal safety.