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Taken from THE GAS SAFETY (INSTALLATION AND USE) REGULATIONS 1998
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'Work'
21 'Disconnecting' and 're-connecting' have been added to the list of activities explicitly mentioned in the definition of 'work in relation to a gas fitting' to make it clear that checks required under reg 26(9) should follow any such work, as it could affect gas soundness, and possibly flueing matters.
22 However, the simple connection or disconnection of a bayonet fitting or other self-sealing coupling (such as used on a gas cooker hose), for instance by a private consumer, has been excluded from the definition. This is largely to avoid the need for anyone doing this, purely to move the appliance, to be subject to the requirements of reg 3, and other regulations referring to 'work', such as reg 26(9).
23 Anyone disconnecting or connecting these sorts of fittings and couplings as part of gas fitting work, eg the installation of a new cooker, is still subject to GSIUR '98, as it applies to 'work' , in particular regs 3 and 26.
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