47Training and qualification

47 Training and qualification

(1)  The safety management system for gas infrastructure must specify the work and staffing systems to be used in respect of the gas infrastructure to ensure, as far as practicable, that, in normal operating conditions, abnormal or emergency conditions and during any changes to or modification of the gas infrastructure –

(a) each area of safety-critical work, both routine and non-routine, in respect of the gas infrastructure is identified and assessed to determine the minimum skills, knowledge and experience requirements for a person assigned to carry out that work; and

(b) only persons with the skills, knowledge and experience appropriate to an area of safety-critical work are assigned to carry out that work; and

(c) any training necessary for persons assigned to carry out safety-critical work is provided; and

(d) persons are competent to respond and react appropriately, and at the level reasonably required during an emergency.

(2)  Any gas-fitting work involved in the connection of a gas installation to, or the disconnection of a gas installation from, its gas supply point is to be carried out by a person who holds a relevant licence under the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 .