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6 4 PLUMBING CONNECTION SPRING 2016
∫ promoting gas safety in industry and
the community.
GAS REQUIREMENTS
All gas work in WA must be
carried out in accordance with the
requirements of the Gas Standards Act
1972 and the supporting regulations
of Gasfitting and Consumer Gas
Installation 1999.
The Gas Standards (Gasfitting
and Consumer Gas Installations)
Regulations 1999 covers the licensing
of gas fitters, standards for gasfitting
work on consumer gas installations,
including the approval of industrial gas
appliances and procedural matters.
The Gas Standards Act 1972 also
deals with a number of requirements
including the safety approval of
domestic and small commercial
gas appliances. The Gas Standards
Regulations 2007 deal with the
prescription of offences notified in
infringement notices.
GASFITTING LICENSING
Anyone carrying out gasfitting
installations in Western Australia
needs a current registration with
EnergySafety to do so. The registration
can come in the form of either a
permit, a certificate of competence
or in some cases a gasfitting
authorisation.
There are four classes of gasfitting
licenses determining what work the
gasfitter is authorised to do:
1. Class G - Covers all gasfitting work
except gasfitting work classified
as of Class I, E or P. This includes
general gasfitting - natural gas, LP
gas. It also includes installation and
servicing of domestic, commercial,
caravan and marine craft
installations.
2. Class I - Covers gasfitting work on
appliances that have an operating
pressure of more than 200 kPa, but
not gasfitting work classified as
Class E or P.
3. Class E - Covers gasfitting work
associated with mobile engines.
4. Class P - Covers gasfitting work on
gas installations associated with the
storage and dispensing of gas for
the refuelling of motor vehicles.
Apprentice plumbers/gas fitters
are required to have a permit to work
under supervision before undertaking
any gasfitting. Permits are usually
obtained in the second year of an
apprenticeship. Employers and training
organisations are required to request
to see the apprentice’s licence card to
verify they are appropriately licensed.
Western Australia has a Gas
Licensing Committee which was
formed by the director of EnergySafety
to consider matters with regard
to licenses issued under the Gas
Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer
Gas Installations) Regulations 1999.
The committee’s primary function is to
advise the director on the competence
of applicants for permits and holders
of permits and authorisations issued
under the regulations.
GASFITTING TRAINING
There are a number of TAFE colleges
and Registered Training Organisations
in Western Australia delivering
gasfitter training.
The Master Plumbers and Gasfitting
Association of Western Australia has
a training department which provides
training and assistance to anyone who
would like to learn more about the
gasfitting profession.
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