38What is *Type B gasfitting advanced work*?

38 What is *Type B gasfitting advanced work*?

(1) Type B gasfitting advanced work is the construction, installation, servicing, maintenance and commissioning of a Type B appliance of an energy input greater than 10 MJ/h between the connection to the gas isolating valve adjacent to the appliance and any flue connection and includes—

(a) the repair, replacement, alteration or modification of the burner and associated safety system; and

(b) the commissioning of a new, existing or modified gas burner system; and

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

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

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

(f) any design work that is incidental to, or associated with, any work described in this subregulation.

(2) Type B gasfitting advanced work does not include—

(a) 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

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

(c) 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.