Licensed gasfitters must certify installation

NEWS STATEMENT

27 AUGUST 2009

Licensed craftsman gasfitters must always certify gas appliance installation and alteration work, says Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers NZ.

Chief executive, Fiona Gavriel, was commenting on an investigation in Auckland by the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board in which a number of gas certificates appear to have been issued invalidly. The PG&D Board is addressing that matter.

She says the ‘craftsman’ label identifies gasfitters who are trained and qualified to certify gas installations under the law.

“Members of the public should always have new gas installations, and any subsequent alterations and additions to gas installations, certified by a licensed ‘craftsman’ gasfitter to ensure high quality and safe work. Only craftsman gasfitters can approve gas certificates.”

She said if the craftsman gasfitter does not do the actual work, he or she must either see the work or supervise it to ensure it is up to standard before they can issue a gas certificate.

Copies of the gas certificate must go to the consumer, the PG&D Board and, when the appliance is first installed, to the gas supplier. The craftsman gasfitter also retains a copy.

“Anyone who has a gas appliance installed, or work done on a gas appliance, must have it certified by a craftsman gasfitter and should always ensure they receive a gas certificate,” Ms Gavriel said.

"If a member of the public has any concerns regarding their gas installation, they should contact a craftsman gasfitter."

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