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WorksheetsGas Safety Quiz
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 2mins
A gas operative discovers a domestic gas fire fitted to a brick chimney with a manually operated damper installed within the throat of the flue, the operative shall in all instances:
Remove the damper or permanently fix it in the fully open position.
Conduct a spillage test and adjust the damper until the test is satisfactory.
Conduct a spillage test and install a lockable damper higher up the flue.
Remove the existing damper and install a separate lockable damper higher up the flue.
The Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations do not require which of the following checks to be made when a new gas appliance is commissioned?
The appliance efficiency is in excess of 50%.
All gas safety controls are in proper working order.
The operating pressure is as recommended by the manufacturer.
The appliance is suitable for the gas supply.
When a gas transporter first provides a gas supply to a premises in which there is a new gas appliance that the original gas installer is present when the gas is connected.
Inform the user that the appliance should not be used more than necessary prior to commissioning.
Disconnect the appliance or ensure the appliance is sealed off from the gas supply with a proprietary fitting.
Leave the appliance connected and live but attach a suitable label to the appliance that states 'Do Not Use: Uncommissioned Appliance'.
The Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations require that if the tenant (occupant) in premises is informed that a gas appliance installed in their home may be dangerous to use, they shall:
Not use or permit the gas appliance to be used.
Disconnect the gas appliance, cap pipework and fill in a warning notice.
Contact the Gas Emergency Service Provider (ESP) and arrange for the property to be made safe.
Take no action as sole responsibility lies with the Landlord as the owner of the premises.
