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david.liepa@cadburyhouse.com  
#1 Posted : 05 November 2019 20:17:36(UTC)
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david.liepa@cadburyhouse.com

If a laboratory uses Bunson Burners, does an annual gas safety inspection need to be undertaken - even if the gas is fed from portable cylinders?
A Kurdziel  
#2 Posted : 06 November 2019 11:40:27(UTC)
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A Kurdziel

Look at the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regs on the HSE website http://www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/priced/l56.pdf they should explain where you need a gas a safety certificate

 it is down as to whether this is classed as a  permanently installed system or  a mobile system

Zyggy  
#3 Posted : 06 November 2019 17:01:19(UTC)
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Zyggy

David, even if your setup does not come under the Gas Safety Regs., I would advise that your system is annually inspected by a competent person, especially if you are using flexible hoses which can perish. I would also be concerned about how the cylinders are stored & where.
Ian Bell2  
#4 Posted : 06 November 2019 17:11:27(UTC)
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Ian Bell2

Sounds like a DSEAR assessment to me.

Dazzling Puddock  
#5 Posted : 07 November 2019 15:00:09(UTC)
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Dazzling Puddock

Bunsen burners do not require a Gas Safety Certificate, they should however be subject to inspection, by a competent person on a suitable timescale eg Termly in schools. The competant person does not have to be gas safe registered.
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