About Gas Safe
Gas Safe Register is the official gas registration body for the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Guernsey, appointed by the relevant Health and Safety Authority for each area. By law all gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register.
Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI as the gas registration body in Great Britain and Isle of Man on 1 April 2009 and Northern Ireland and Guernsey on 1 April 2010.
What does Gas Safe Register do?
The main focus of the Register is on improving and maintaining gas safety to the highest standards. Gas Safe make sure all gas engineers on the Register, over 125,000, are qualified to work with gas.
Gas Safe work to protect the public from unsafe gas work through;
- A dedicated national investigations team tracking down individuals working illegally
- Regular inspections of Gas Safe registered engineers
- Educating consumers and raising awareness of gas safety
- Investigating reports of unsafe gas work
Gas Safe Register is here to help keep you and your family safe.
What You Need To Know
Find a Gas Safe registered engineer
- You should use a Gas Safe registered engineer to carry out gas work safely and legally in your home.
You can find a Gas Safe registered business on the Gas Safe database 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Check that your engineer is Gas Safe registered
All gas engineers should be registered with Gas Safe Register by law to work with gas. Always check a gas engineer is on the register before employing them to carry out work for you. And when your engineer arrives on your doorstep, always ask to see their Gas Safe Register ID card before letting them in.
You can check a Gas Safe registered engineer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What gas work needs to be done by a registered engineer?
- All gas work carried out in your home and in certain commercial premises should be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Gas work includes:
- Installing, repairing or servicing a gas boiler
- Installing or repairing a gas fire, gas cooker or hob
Not all gas engineers are qualified to do all types of gas work. Check what type of work your gas engineer is qualified to do.
What about DIY?
- Never DIY with gas. You will be putting yourself and your family in serious danger from carbon monoxide poisoning and gas explosions.