Raising ACS Criteria
The Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance
(COCAA), in which the LP Gas Association is taking an active
part, has been formed to raise carbon monoxide awareness in the
UK, and the Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS) Committee has
announced new assessment criteria around carbon monoxide after
concerns expressed by the All Party Parliamentary Gas Safety
Group (APPGSG), which launched an inquiry into the level of awareness
of carbon monoxide in the UK.
The new assessment criteria will
feature in domestic core gas safety assessments and will raise
the level of understanding
of gas operatives in carbon monoxide issues. The scheme committee
has agreed that all gas operatives should be able to demonstrate
a greater understanding of the combustion process and characteristics
of the products of combustion.
A new ACS assessment (CPA1) will
also be introduced to cover combustion performance analysis on
newly installed appliances
in accordance with the recently published standard BS7967 and
where, in some instances, the manufacturer’s instructions
state it is an operational requirement. Although a stand-alone
assessment, those wishing to undertake it must already hold an
appropriate domestic core gas safety assessment and at least
one appliance category.
The ACS committee will also simplify ACS
assessment and ensure competence is only assessed for the relevant
activities of individual
businesses.
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