29What is *Type B gasfitting work*?

29 What is *Type B gasfitting work*?

(1) Type B gasfitting work is—

(a) the construction, installation, servicing, maintenance, commissioning, replacement or repair of a single Type B appliance of an energy input greater than 10 MJ/h and less than 5000 MJ/h between the connection to the gas isolating valve adjacent to the appliance and any flue connection; and

(b) the commissioning, construction, installation, servicing and maintenance of a steam boiler or thermal fluid heater of input less than 20 000 MJ/h that forms part of an integrated industrial process between the gas isolating valve adjacent to the appliance and any flue connection, including the repair and replacement of gas components in that appliance.

(2) Type B gasfitting work does not include—

(a) the adjustment of input parameters on a programmable burner management system associated with a Type B appliance; or

(b) the commissioning of a Type B appliance in the absence of manufacturer-supplied commissioning data; or

(c) any work on a Type B appliance where the appliance is associated with volatile solvents or hazardous atmospheres; or

(d) any work on a component of a Type B appliance which is not involved in the supply of gas, use of gas or control of gas related hazards; or

(e) the positioning of a Type B appliance except where it involves a connection to the gas isolating valve; or

(f) electrical work within the meaning of the Electricity Safety Act 1998 that is not involved in the supply of gas, use of gas, or control of gas related hazards.