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Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board

Technical library

Practical advice on achieving compliant and safe results across a range of sanitary plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying work.

Prevent Legionella growth and spread

The Centers for Disease Control prevention (CDC) have developed a tool to help assess if your building needs a water management program. Or, if certain devices within the building need a water management program.

Answer the 8 (tick-box) questions to get a free assessment and guidance.

Free training on creating a water management program.

Learning resources

Building Code modules

A free introduction to understanding the Building Code, Building Performance Requirements and Building Consent Compliance (30 min duration). Open to everyone. To complete the assessment and record your learning, create an account and log in.

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Health and Safety at Work Act

The Working Together on Health and Safety presentation gives you the basic facts you need to know about the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. It covers the main concepts at a high level.

Watch the presentation (opens in a new tab)

Plumbing technical articles and datasheets

Gasfitting technical articles and datasheets

Gasfitting certification and certificates

Gasfitting certificates are a legal document required under the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010. A gasfitting certificate is the gasfitter’s verification that the gasfitting work is lawful and compliant.

What are the obligations in relation to gasfitting certificates?

There are different certification requirements depending on the risk category of the work.

Certification requirement

Low-risk gasfitting

General gasfitting

High-risk gasfitting

Certificate of Compliance

Optional

Required

Required

Gas Safety Certificate

Required

Required

Required

Entry on Energy Safety’s Electricity and Gas High-risk Database

Not required

Not required

Required

A certifying gasfitter must provide a signed gasfitting certificate where they or someone under their supervision, have done gasfitting work at the consumer’s property.

The certifying gasfitter that provides the certificate must be satisfied that the work was carried out in accordance with the law with and compliance documents that specify how gasfitting work must be done.

The gasfitter is required by law to issue a gasfitting gas safety certificate within 20 working days of the gasfitting work being connected to the gas supply.

The gasfitter must also keep a copy of any gasfitting certificate they issue for seven years.

WorkSafe links

Gas certificate templates

Guidance on gas certification

Drainlaying technical articles and datasheets

As-built templates and CPD checklists