What to expect from a Gas Safety Inspection
During a Gas Safety inspection, your gas safe registered engineer will ensure your kitchen meets current regulations and your appliances are operating safely and efficiently.
This includes surveying your commercial kitchen gas installation and ventilation for proper extraction of harmful fumes; completing gas leak tests and reviewing potential risks that could occur to staff or public.
Engineers will moreover take readings of the air quality in the kitchen to ensure staff are not being subjected to harmful fumes, and examine the efficiency of your gas appliances to confirm they are working correctly.
Gas Safety checks help to prevent poor maintenance of gas appliances, which can cause hazardous and harmful situations in a commercial kitchen - one of these being incomplete combustion and the subsequent release of deadly carbon monoxide.
They also ensure your commercial kitchen has correct ventilation, without which harmful by-products of burning natural gas and LPG would occur within the kitchen environment.
More information about Gas Safety in your commercial kitchen can be found here.
A CP42 Certificate is the official name for a Gas Safety certificate; all commercial catering businesses who use gas or gas appliances must hold this certification in order to use natural gas or LPG equipment.
The CP42 is only legally recognised if awarded by a Gas-Safe Registered engineer, who must carry out this inspection once a year for your commercial kitchen to be Gas Safe.
If your commercial kitchen does not have a CP42 Certificate, you risk not being insured, alongside facing legal prosecution, such as a fine or even prison time.
Landlords are responsible for organising a Gas Safety check on privately owned or commercial property; they are moreover required to pay for this service, and cannot charge tenants to do so.
A Gas-Safety certificate can only be granted by a Gas-Safe engineer – this is someone who is legally able to work with Gas equipment, and ensure gas equipment is safe for use. A Gas-Safe engineer will carry an ID card, and can be found on the Gas Safe Register.
The gas interlock system is a safety device installed in commercial kitchens which ensures the gas supply is only engaged when the ventilation requirements of your installation are met. This device is a legal requirement in a commercial catering business and its maintenance forms an essential part of your annual Gas-Safety check.
The device monitors the extraction of harmful fumes and the supply of fresh air to your kitchen; if either were to fail there is a potential for those working in the kitchen to be exposed to the dangerous gases produced by commercial catering gas appliances. To keep kitchen operatives safe the system recognises the ventilation failure and disrupts the supply of gas to the kitchen.
Nova Catering Gas Inspection
Nova Catering Repairs are Gas, Electric, and Refrigeration qualified, and can therefore work with all types of commercial catering equipment. Whether your kitchen needs a repair, installation, or maintenance check, Nova Catering Repairs can safely and efficiently serve you. Based within the Midlands, we offer fast response times and 24/7 emergency response* within this area, to restore the smooth running of your commercial kitchen.
We service all commercial catering equipment within the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Worcester, Coventry, and Gloucester postcodes.
The engineers at Nova Catering Repairs have decades of experience, and in turn are trusted by local councils, NHS, celebrity chefs and many more.
Nova Catering Repairs do not sell new equipment - we are specialists in catering equipment repair, and therefore are dedicated to providing repairs, rather than pushing our customers to unnecessarily buy new equipment.
We also offer regular equipment servicing, to reduce your overall kitchen equipment downtime.
The engineers at Nova Catering Repairs have built up working relationships with major leading parts suppliers and their technical teams, and can rely on these connections to ensure a fast and reliable repair.
Our engineers are manufacturer trained, carry a fully stocked, universal van stock and work with job management software to assist in their repairs; this includes taking photos and videos of your repair for total peace of mind. They continue to familiarise themselves with new equipment through re-training so that they can service all types of catering equipment.
This operation is supported by a customer service orientated office team, who offer a friendly point of contact if you work with us.
*24/7 emergency response is subject to contract terms.