Gas safe inspection event

[Harvest Fields]

Ha ha that may be the case.. I can only go on what was said yesterday at my inspection morning.

They are not going to tell you that you have been selected to be checked on purpose are they?

 

[townfanjon]

We all have our opinions on “ open book “ tests/exams , but in reality our work is open book , you can refer to the a book in the van or go on the net , no difference IMO .

 

[firemant]

But

That is where the good guy's come in. It also up to us to report sub standard work & illegals. GS will I have been reassured yesterday by them that they WILL investigate every report.

That is interesting, Darren. It has, to date, always been the case, AFAIA, that GS will only investigate anything if it comes from the customer.

 

[Harvest Fields]

But


That is interesting, Darren. It has, to date, always been the case, AFAIAA, that GS will only investigate anything if it comes from the customer.

I would be interested to see the written proof of this mate. Do you have a copy to hand?

 

[firemant]

I would be interested to see the written proof of this mate. Do you have a copy to hand?

Not really, but there have been complaints of that nature over the years on forums (I KNOW! ) and in the magazine. However, from the GS site:

Report illegal Gas Work - Gas Safe Register

What will we do with the information you provide?
If you have provided us with your details, we will contact you to acknowledge receipt of the information and discuss your concerns

• We will attempt to contact the duty holder (e.g. householder/landlord/tenant) for the affected property to offer our assistance
• Where permitted by the duty holder, we will attend the site within 10 working days to undertake a complaint investigation
• Having completed an investigation on site, a comprehensive report will be provided to the duty holder and the Health & Safety Executive. Where appropriate the report may also be disclosed to other agencies (e.g. local authority Environmental Health, Trading Standards)
• Please note: we’re only able to carry out an investigation when we have details of a property at which illegal gas work has been carried out.

Although it does not explicitly say that it must be reported by the consumer, it is clear (at least to me) that they will not investigate without the SUPPORT of the customer. If the customer does not allow access to the site, then they cannot prepare a case. TBF, I should have worded my comment differently, in that a RGI can report it, but they will not act without customer agreement - so I apologise for that

 

[townfanjon]

The guy who took us on Tuesday, said all he wanted was a phone call , text , slip of paper etc etc .
I got the impression he would act on it .

 

[Harvest Fields]

Not really, but there have been complaints of that nature over the years on forums (I KNOW! ) and in the magazine. However, from the GS site:

Report illegal Gas Work - Gas Safe Register

What will we do with the information you provide?
If you have provided us with your details, we will contact you to acknowledge receipt of the information and discuss your concerns

• We will attempt to contact the duty holder (e.g. householder/landlord/tenant) for the affected property to offer our assistance
• Where permitted by the duty holder, we will attend the site within 10 working days to undertake a complaint investigation
• Having completed an investigation on site, a comprehensive report will be provided to the duty holder and the Health & Safety Executive. Where appropriate the report may also be disclosed to other agencies (e.g. local authority Environmental Health, Trading Standards)
• Please note: we’re only able to carry out an investigation when we have details of a property at which illegal gas work has been carried out.

Although it does not explicitly say that it must be reported by the consumer, it is clear (at least to me) that they will not investigate without the SUPPORT of the customer. If the customer does not allow access to the site, then they cannot prepare a case. TBF, I should have worded my comment differently, in that a RGI can report it, but they will not act without customer agreement - so I apologise for that

We are all human. You are forgiven. (This time at least )

 

[firemant]

The guy who took us on Tuesday, said all he wanted was a phone call , text , slip of paper etc etc .
I got the impression he would act on it .

It may be that they are planning to be more proactive or just a bit more assertive. Will be interesting to see if the discussion is repeated when I go.