Gas Safe. Gas Safety Training - What are your Legal Obligations

What are your Legal Obligations - with respect to gases

In general your duties, as an employer, include:

assessing the risks to health and safety on site
making arrangements for implementing the health and safety measures identified as being necessary by the assessment
recording the significant findings of the risk assessment (if you have over five employees) and the arrangements for health and safety measures
setting up emergency procedures
making sure that work equipment (such as a gas regulator) is suitable for it's intended use, so far as health and safety is concerned, and that it is properly maintained and used
preventing or adequately controlling exposure to substances which may damage health
taking precautions against danger from flammable or explosive hazards
avoiding hazardous manual handling operations, and where they cannot be avoided, reducing the risk of injury
providing free protective clothing or equipment where risks are not adequately controlled by other means