Gas inspector courses

Following satisfactory completion of the course examination, successful candidates are presented with a City & Guilds Certificate, indicating that they are qualified to conduct full safety checks on individual oxy-fuel gas welding systems.

Certification courses run over two days, with classroom sessions, participative exercises and hands-on training. The course cover the safety of oxy-fuel welding equipment and provides instruction on relevant health and safety legislation and risk assessments of welding stations. One-day re-certification courses, now incorporating new material, are available for inspectors who already have C&G certification.

Each candidate on the certification course receives a detailed manual containing step-by-step processes for inspecting and testing regulators, hoses, safety devises and blowpipes. In addition, candidates received a comprehensive toolkit for carrying out inspections and tests.

The Gas Inspectors Certification course is designed to meet the needs of safety officers, maintenance staff, supervisors, technical college and school lecturers, and anyone else who has responsibility for the safety of oxy-fuel welding and cutting equipment.

Certification courses cost £525 + VAT, which includes tuition, course material, inspection and test manual, toolkit, accommodation and meals; re-certification courses cost £240 + VAT.

2017 certification courses are scheduled as follows:

• 26/27 April – Chorley

• 10/11 May – Waltham Cross

• 20/21 September – Chorley

• 4/5 October – Waltham Cross

• 15/16 November – Chorley

• 29/30 November – Waltham Cross

2017 re-certification courses are scheduled as follows:

• 1 March – Waltham Cross

• 25 April – Chorley

• 9 May – Waltham Cross

• 20 June – Waltham Cross

• 22 June – Chorley

• 19 September – Chorley

• 3 October – Waltham Cross

• 7 November – Waltham Cross

• 14 November – Chorley

• 28 November – Waltham Cross

• 7 December – Glasgow

To book, go: www.esab.co.uk and look in the Education section of the website.