When is the deadline for riddor report by an approved person of a dangerous gas fitting?
The catalogue records a 14 days period from The approved person acquiring sufficient information to decide that the gas fitting is or could have been likely to cause death, loss of consciousness or taking to hospital. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 14 days
- Trigger
- The approved person acquiring sufficient information to decide that the gas fitting is or could have been likely to cause death, loss of consciousness or taking to hospital
- Counting
- The encoded calculator method must be independently documented before publication.
- Rollovers and holidays
- Holiday, closure and order treatment must be independently documented before publication.
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- None.
- Contrast with reg 11(1): here the 14 days run from ACQUIRING THAT INFORMATION, not from an incident. This is the Gas Safe registered engineer's reporting duty. 'Approved person' means an employer or self-employed person approved under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, per reg 11(4), which also defines 'gas fitting' to include associated flues and ventilati