A lack of competence would equally be demonstrated by holding an ACS and having made a mess of gas work like an explosion, CO poisoning or a gas leak.
Just once, a couple of years ago, I went somewhere by tube and had rather more to drink that would be permissible for driving. However, I had taken my car and parked near the tube station and drove it home afterwards. As I drove extra carefully and had no accidents or incidents and arrived home safely so nothing happened.
And, although not an RGI, I still think that between the regs and HSE, it is not legal for anyone not "competent" to do so.I still think that gas is best only touched by trained people and thats its wrong to advise the publ ic to do it. I still think thats the majority view!
Tony
Ahem.............If someone can use a manometer, which I intend to give instructions on fully and where to buy one soon they can ensure that they have not left a gas leak coupled with the ability to spray leak detection fluid on any disturbed gas joints should make most people doing DIY gas work competent enough to know they have not left a leak. It`s ridiculously simple and makes most posts on here from Gas fitters screaming about competence laughable.
I am not advocating that anyone should undertake DIY gas work or any form of gas work, but if people are gonna do it, which they are, it makes more sense to advise them how to do simple gas jobs safely, instead of refusing outright someone who you know from their post is going to do it anyway. I`m not talking about installing full gas carcasses and suchlike but if posters on here realised how ridiculously simple it is to test for a gas leak, I think that there would be one or two red faces on here.
Watch this space.
Watch this space.
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