Gas Safe Engineer doing a foreigner - what should I ask?

[Harvest Fields]

While I don’t disagree with the essence of your post, how can you not be qualified some of the time

Because it’s the law.

 

[snowhead]

how can you not be qualified some of the time

Your level of Qualifications, Experience and Training doesn't change.
Liability for the work done is the issue.

 

[firemant]

Because it’s the law.

Your level of Qualifications, Experience and Training doesn't change.
Liability for the work done is the issue.

I am nit arguing the point of the post, in that there are inherent risks in employing someone doing PJ's, but I don't see how your QUALIFICATIONS vary day to day. As opposed to memberships of trade bodies etc.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I am nit arguing the point of the post, in that there are inherent risks in employing someone doing PJ's, but I don't see how your QUALIFICATIONS vary day to day. As opposed to memberships of trade bodies etc.

If it’s not your reg your not licensed to do gas work outside company time

 

[snowhead]

but I don't see how your QUALIFICATIONS vary day to day. As opposed to memberships of trade bodies etc.

Your qualifications don't vary day to day.

No additional qualifications or assessments are required for an additional registration with Gassafe.

 

[Riley]

But you still need one

 

[Aire]

I think we can agree that Shaun meant that some engineers aren't registered to work in gas outside of their employment hours. While he said qualified instead of registered, it was obvious what he meant.

 

[Anthony Pearce]

Hi Everyone, thanks so much for all the great information.

It is pretty much how I thought things should work.

It seems that he would be legitimate if:

1) He is Gas Safe registered in his own name (I need to see and check his ID for this!)
2) He provides an invoice for the work in his own name.
3) He registers the boiler (How would I check this?).

As I said in the OP, I have already told my Step mother that I would not recommend using someone doing a foreigner but I wanted to make sure I was not discounting a perfectly legitimate tradesman who is legally allowed to do the work on his own time just because it sounded dodgy. Now I have the facts.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

(3) ask him for proof of registration normally the boiler manufacture emails you saying its reg

also building control registration proof

also if its a combi boiler hows he going to do the boiler plus requirement

 

[mattfrance]

Because it’s the law.

which law exactly? The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 state that you must be a competent person to work on gas appliances. The Gas Safe Register is not mentioned in any UK legislation, being on the register is a good way to prove that you are a competent person.