Gas and Heating Policy

11.1 The Section Manager will hold the Level 4 VRQ in Gas Safety Management or Level 4 VRQ Diploma in Asset and Building Management (if they are not Gas Safe Registered), and full membership of the Association of Gas Safety Managers (AGSM). If they do not have these already, they will obtain them within 12 months of the approval of this policy.

11.2 All operatives/engineers (internal or external) will maintain Gas Safe accreditation for all areas of gas works that they undertake and will be members of the Nationally Accredited Certification Scheme for Individual Gas Fitting Operatives (ACS).

11.3 Only suitably competent Gas Safe accredited contractors will undertake works to gas fittings, appliances, and flues.

11.4 Only suitably competent HETAS accredited contractors will undertake works to solid fuel fittings, appliances, and flues.

11.5 Only suitably competent and qualified contractors will undertake works on air source heat pumps, solar thermal and biomass heating systems.

11.6 Only suitably competent NICEIC (or equivalent) electrical contractors and operatives will undertake servicing and repairs to electrical heating systems.

11.7 Only suitably competent Gas Safe Registered and NICEIC (or equivalent) third party technical auditors will undertake quality assurance checks.

11.8 We will check our contractors hold the relevant qualifications and accreditations when we procure them, and thereafter on an annual basis; we will evidence these checks and each contractor's certification appropriately.