SAQCC Registered Gas Practitioner - Legislation
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he SAQCC Gas needs to ensure that its registered practitioners comply with the following Legislation.
Registration of a Pipeline Gas Practitioner
Under the requirements of the "Occupational
Health and Safety Act - No. 85 of 1993" - Sections 43 and 44, and "Pressure Equipment Regulations, R 734, 15 Jul 09" as follows:
- Regulation 1: (Def) "Authorised Person" means...
a person who is registered as competent within the scope of work for which an organisation [SAQCC Gas] approved by the chief inspector has registered that person
Regulation 17: Gas reticulation equipment and systems
- No person shall
- (a) handle, store or distribute any gas in any manner which includes the filling of a container, other than in accordance with the relevant health and safety standard incorporated into these Regulations under section 44 of the Act;
- (b) install or remove an appliance, pressure equipment or system for gas in any manner other than in accordance with the relevant safety standard incorporated into these Regulations under section 44 of the Act;
- c) install or remove a gas appliance, or a gas system or a gas reticulation system, unless such person is an authorised person; or
- (d) use pressure equipment or systems for gas in an manner other than in accordance with the relevant safety standard incorporated into these regulations under section 44 of the Act
- After installation or re-installation, and before commissioning a gas system, the user shall ensure that an external inspection and a leak test are performed by an authorised person or an approved inspection authority as applicable in terms of sub-regulation (1 )(c).
- An authorised person or an approved inspection authority shall issue a certificate of conformity after completion of a gas installation. modification. alteration or change of user or ownership in the form of Annexure 1.
Find a SAQCC Gas Registered Practitioner
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he following database search facilities are available to find a SAQCC Gas Registered Practitioners:
Please report any issues with the database or illegal claims of membership to SAQCC Gas by completing the Incident Report Form.
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