How To Become A Registered Gas Installer In South Africa

A Registered Gas Installer is an installer or service engineer who has completed the required gas installation safety training and who has the necessary insurance to carry out gas installations to the legal standard.

What Is the Gas Safe Register?

The Gas Safe register is essentially an official list of all businesses and gas engineers who are trained and legally qualified to work on gas appliances. In order to work as a gas engineer, you will need to be on this register.

What is a Gas Engineer?

A gas engineer is a skilled professional who works with gas appliances. Most people are familiar with them from their experiences at home, where a common job for a gas engineer is to install and fix gas boilers.

How to apply – Registering as a gas installer

Purpose of Registration

The purpose of the registration scheme is to ensure that only competent operatives, who have completed approved training, and gained necessary work experience undertake gas installation work, for enhancing the safety of gas and members of the public.

Who Should Register

Any person who carries out gas installation work, for example, a manual operative and a first-line, direct supervisor, should be registered with the Government.

Classes of Registration

There are eight classes of registration (see Appendix I). They include work associated directly with gas service pipes, all downstream pipework and appliance installations as defined in the Gas Safety (Registration of Gas Installers and Gas Contractors) Regulations, Cap.

How to Apply

With effect from 1 April 1991, applications for registration as Gas Installers can be made to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD). The procedures for application are as follows:

Obtain an application form:
Form 1 – New Application for Registration as a Gas Installer/Application for Change of Class of Registration for Registered Gas Installer or Application for Replacement of Lost/Destroyed Registered Gas Installer Card  from the EMSD Registration and Permit Office, Ground Floor, 3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Complete the application form carefully according to the instruction sheets attached to the form.

Submit in person or through a representative the completed application form together with an application fee of R 5969.67 for each new application or R 2266.96for each replacement application (may be subject to periodic revision) to the EMSD Registration and Permit Office.

Application fees are not refundable. Therefore, an applicant should not submit more than one application form at any one time.

How do I become a registered gas installer In South Africa?

Alternatively you can call RGII at +353 1 499 7998 and ask for an Application Form to be sent to you. The RGII Registration Scheme provides for individually registered gas installers to operate under company registration.

How do I register with RGI In South Africa?

Installer Registration

Hold appropriate commercial insurance (€6.5m Public & Product Liability for Sole Trader RGI and €13m Employers Liability for Companies)

Pay the appropriate membership fee.

Sign and accept the Rules of Registration.

Is it worth becoming a Gas Engineer In South Africa?

Training as a gas heating engineer gives you a career with great prospects it’s not ‘just a job’. The more work you put in, the more you will get out of this role. If that work ethic appeals to you, it’s definitely worth finding out more about this profession.

Are gas fitters in demand In South Africa?

In Alberta, the 7253: Gas fitters occupational group is expected to have a below-average annual growth of 0% from 2019 to 2023. In addition to job openings created by employment turnover, 0 new positions are forecasted to be created within this occupational group each year.

How long is a gas apprenticeship?

You can train to become a service technician by doing a gas engineering operative advanced apprenticeship. This will usually take 18 months to complete. You’ll do on-the-job training and spend time at a college or training provider.

How much does it cost to become a Gas Safe engineer?

Learn ‘How to become a Gas Safe Registered Engineer’ here. The cost of a new Gas Safe Register application is £362 plus VAT and it takes around 1 week for first time applications to come through.

What is a Gas Engineer salary?

The highest salary for a Gas Engineer in London Area is £61,188 per year. The lowest salary for a Gas Engineer in London Area is £26,891 per year.