Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.28.5 Reporting of gas incidents – regulation 6
Where a conveyor of fl ammable gas through a fi xed 
pipeline or a fi ller, importer or supplier of LPG in a refi ll-
able container receives notifi cation of the death or major 
injury arising out of or in connection with the gas, they 
must notify the HSE forthwith and send a written report 
within 14 days (F2508G1 or G2).
Where a CORGI registered employer or employee 
suspects that a gas fi tting, fl ue or ventilation used in 
connection with the fi tting is or has been likely to cause 
death or major injury by way of accidental leakage or 
inadequate combustion, they must send a written report 
to the HSE within 14 days (F2508G1 or G2).
15.28.6 Records – regulation 7
The responsible person must keep a record of report-
able events for at least three years from the date on 
which it was made.
15.29
The Safety Representatives and 
Safety Committees Regulations 
1977 (SI 0500)
The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees 
Regulations 1977 (SRSC Regs) prescribe:
➤
The cases in which recognised trade unions may 
appoint safety representatives
➤
The functions of appointed safety representatives and
➤
The obligation of the employer to appointed safety 
representatives.
15.29.1 Appointment – regulation 3
A recognised trade union may appoint safety repre-
sentatives in all cases where one or more employees are 
employed by the employer by whom the union is rec-
ognised. When the employer is notifi ed in writing of the 
names of those appointed and the group of employees 
they represent, the safety representative have the func-
tions detailed under regulation 4 (see inset).
To be appointed, the person must either have been 
employed by the employer throughout the preceding 
two years or have had at least two years’ experience 
in similar employment. (Regulation 8 extends this in 
relation to safety representatives appointed to represent 
members of Equity or the Musicians Union).
A person will cease to be a safety representative 
when:
➤
The trade union who appointed them notifi es the 
employer that the appointment has been terminated
➤
They cease to be employed at the workplace
➤
They 
resign.

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