Gas news
Winter 2019
energysafe issue 54
ESV tackling non-compliant
flexible hose assemblies
in commercial kitchens
By Doug Rennie, Gas Officer, Gas Operations
This breach continues to be the most common
non-compliance issue during routine ESV inspections.
ESV takes a zero tolerance approach to
non-compliant installations of this type.
Failure to comply with the Australian
Standard may cause embarrassment for
you, inconvenience to your client, and a
delay in the installation of a gas meter.
Inspectors often find flexible hose
assemblies sitting on the floor under
or behind appliances, kinked, strained,
or subjected to temperatures above
what is certified as safe.
While the flexibility of a hose assembly
makes installation easier, gasfitters
are responsible for the correct and
compliant installation of appliances
and hose connections in accordance
with AS/NZS 5601.1.2013.
If your gas installation is found to be
non-compliant, ESV may enforce legal
action that can result in an infringement
notice.
Fail, and fail, and fail again...
Information and support is available
ESV has developed a technical bulletin
to assist gasfitters in presenting a
compliant gas installation at the time
of inspection, which can result in an
infringement notice being issued for
non-compliant plumbing work.
In addition, ESV has produced an
animated video, available online, that
outlines an ESV preferred installation
using flexible hose assemblies on
commercial cooking appliances.
This video is available on the ESV
website and our YouTube channel.
It is important to ensure that before
starting a commercial kitchen gas
installation and using flexible hose
assemblies, gasfitters familiarise
themselves with the bulletin, our
animated video, and all the requirements
under the Australian standard.
Exemplar: what a pass looks like.
Case files: examples of non-compliance.
Once a gas application is submitted,
the gasfitter will receive a guidance
sheet, which outlines the conditions
of an acceptance letter.
Watch our Commercial Kitchen
Installation Video available at:
www.esv.vic.gov.au
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