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BuildingRegulationsandtheBenchmarkCommissioningChecklist
BuildingRegulations(England&Wales)requirenotificationoftheinstallationofaheatingappliancetotherelevantLocalAuthorityBuilding
ControlDepartment.From1April2005thiscanbeachievedviaaCompetentPersonsSelfCertificationSchemeasanoptiontonotifying
theLocalAuthoritydirectly.SimilararrangementswillfollowforScotlandandwillapplyinNorthernIrelandfrom1January2006.
TheHealth&SafetyExecutiveoperatesthe'GasSafeRegister',aselfcertificationschemeforgasheatingappliances.
ThesearrangementsrepresentachangefromthesituationwherebycompliancewithBuildingRegulationswasacceptedasbeing
demonstratedbycompletionoftheBenchmarkLogbook(whichwasthenleftonsitewiththecustomer).
WiththeintroductionofSelfCertificationSchemes,theBenchmarkLogbookisbeingwithdrawn.However,asimilardocumentintheform
ofacommissioningchecklistandserviceintervalrecordisincorporatedatthebackoftheseinstructions.
ThiscompanyisamemberoftheBenchmarkinitiativeandfullysupportstheaimsoftheprogramme.Itsaimistoimprovethestandards
ofinstallationandcommissioningofcentralheatingsystemsintheUKandtoencouragetheregularservicingofallcentralheating
systemstoensuresafetyandefficiency.
BuildingRegulationsrequirethatinstallationsshouldcomplywithmanufacturer'sinstructions.Itisthereforeimportantthatthe
commissioningchecklistiscompletedbytheinstaller.TherelevantsectionofBuildingRegulationsonlyrelatestodwellings.Thereforethe
checklistonlyappliesiftheapplianceisbeinginstalledinadwellingorsomerelatedstructure.
TheflowchartBelowgivesguidanceforinstallersontheprocessnecessarytoensurecompliancewithBuildingRegulations.
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InstallerNotificationGuidelines