The target groups for this Qualification are those learners who are;
1.Updating and continuing their professional development (CPD).
2.Developing knowledge and understanding relevant to a particular specialisation within an occupation or set of occupations.
3.Developing their knowledge
Objectives:
The qualification allows learners to continue to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment within the Gas sector. The objective of this qualification is for learners to demonstrate they know and understand;
How the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations impact upon the gas safety management role, how to appoint and manage competent external gas contractors, to ensure operational performance of gas operatives is monitored and how to deal with reports of gas escapes or fumes,
How the gas combustion process works, the effects that Carbon Monoxide (CO) has on the human body, how Carbon Monoxide detectors are used to reduce the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and the requirements for gas engineers responding to alarm activation or reports of fumes.
The requirements of the legislation and normative standards and codes of practice that are relevant to gas safety, application of the relevant legislation, normative standards and codes of practice (CoP) to gas safety situations, the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) within the gas industry, the Gas Industry
Unsafe Situation Procedure (GIUSP) and the legal requirements for businesses and individuals carrying out gas work,
The construction and operation of chimney systems serving Type B appliances, the construction and operation of chimney systems serving Type C appliances, the construction and operation of fan dilution systems and the ventilation requirements for non-domestic gas appliances
The types of non-domestic gas appliances used for heating water, their design, installation, commissioning & maintenance requirements, the installation requirements and operation of forced convection air heaters, the installation requirements and operation of overhead radiant heaters, the installation requirements for non-domestic plant and ancillary equipment, the requirements for non-domestic gas fired laundry appliances and equipment and the installation requirements for pipework in non-domestic premises.
