gas safe inspection event

[kbs]

anyone been on a gas safe registration inspection event?

 

[Stu-B]

Yes I have, basically a power point presentation session with a small assessment at the end, all based around IGEM/G/11 unsafe situations procedures.
About 25 fairly local engineers for a 3 hour session with lots of questions and answers.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I had an actual inspection the other day. All went well so all good.

 

[bacon_sandwich]

I could not make the event as was away, so Gas safe re-organised an actual personal inspection with my usual contact.
Although i know it must have cost a bit more, i much much prefer it as the guy actually sees my installs and gives excellent feedback and help where the installs are a little unusual. (Non dom work).

 

[kbs]

Yes I have, basically a power point presentation session with a small assessment at the end, all based around IGEM/G/11 unsafe situations procedures.
About 25 fairly local engineers for a 3 hour session with lots of questions and answers.

thanks for the reply.. how many questions in the assesment? guessing its just basic stuff that no one would fail

 

[townfanjon]

thanks for the reply.. how many questions in the assesment? guessing its just basic stuff that no one would fail

Apparently if you get one of these invites you are a good lad , dont worry , very easy .

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Have to agree, I think in person inspections are better and should be carried out. There will be a disaster with this new system and HSE will come crashing down on them. Its a cost cutting exercise which will have bad consequences.

 

[Ricky]

i have total waste of time, powerpoint was out of focus, stupidly easy questions, tick box exercise

 

[Stu-B]

thanks for the reply.. how many questions in the assesment? guessing its just basic stuff that no one would fail

Can’t remember how many, maybe 40 or 50, it was open book you were asked to take a copy of unsafe situ. Dead easy pal, we’re told if you failed the test you’d get a site visit.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Apparently if you get one of these invites you are a good lad , dont worry , very easy .

Think that is all speculation mate to be honest.

 

[townfanjon]

Think that is all speculation mate to be honest.

Nope , the guy who took us said it within the first 5 mins.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I was just saying that it doesn’t mean it is true mate. That’s all.

 

[Stu-B]

Have to agree, I think in person inspections are better and should be carried out. There will be a disaster with this new system and HSE will come crashing down on them. Its a cost cutting exercise which will have bad consequences.

Haha, that’s a bit extreme! One thing they were pushing is for is engineers to report non gsr installations or even bad gsr installations we come across, I’ve seen plenty jobs not quite right when I go to do a service or landlords check, just bits and bobs like gas pipe slightly undersized or flue brackets missing, I’ll generally just speak to the customer/landlord and give them a price to do the remedial works to bring it up to scratch. GasSafe were encouraging engineers to report the job, I suppose it’s a way of doing site visits without wasting time on decent jobs, but I just guessing there.

 

[Darren Jackson]

Yes, I did mine same day as townfanjon, but mine was in the morning and town's was pm so we missed each other but basically only a real numpty would fail. Nowt to worry about, open book, tick box, multiple choice exercise.