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Gas Information Sheets

Energy Safe Victoria provides various services and support to gas professionals, including technical resources to help you do your job. Gas technical information sheets for plumbers and gasfitters are located in this section.

Code of practice for the Safe use of LP Gas at Public Events in Victoria

Download ESV's Code of Practice for the safe use of LP gas at public events in Victoria.

Commercial kitchen gas installation guide

A guide to the Australian Standards for installing commercial kitchens and appliances.

GIS 02: Hot-tapping of consumer piping

Gasfitters must apply to ESV for approval to carry out hot-tapping work.

GIS 03: Protection of Combustible Surfaces

How to meet Standards about protecting combustible surfaces.

GIS 04: Allowable leakage for existing standard installations operating at 1.13 kPa

All altered, repaired or extended gas installations must be tested for leakage.

GIS 07: Requirements for acceptance of high-pressure gas installations

There are extra requirements when installing high pressure gas installations.

GIS 10: Concealed locations for piping in high rise buildings

Gas installations in high rise buildings scan have extra requirements to meet Standards.

GIS 11: Portable heaters for use outdoors in public places

Portable gas heating for use outdoors and in public places.

GIS 14a: Purging Natural Gas Installation volumes between 0.03 m3 to 1.0 m3

How to meet Standards about purging natural gas (NG) installations.

GIS 14b: Purging Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Installations

How to meet Standards about purging liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) installations.

GIS 15: Non-combustible walls and commercial catering equipment

Walls behind commercial catering equipment must be checked to ensure they are not constructed from combustible materials.

GIS 18: Connecting commercial catering equipment

Using hose assemblies to install and connect commercial catering equipment.

GIS 19: Second-hand commercial catering equipment

Responsibilities of gasfitters and buyers about second-hand commercial catering equipment.

GIS 20: Over-pressure protection of LPG installations

Information about over-pressure protection for LPG installations.

GIS 22: Gas heating in hothouses and carbon dioxide dosing

Information about the controls required for working safely in hothouses where gas combustion products are present.

GIS 25: Domestic gas cooking appliance overhead clearances

Downward facing combustible surfaces need to meet new clearances from domestic gas cooking appliances, rangehoods and exhaust fans.

GIS 27: Dealing with a dangerous installation

ESV expects people to take action if they become aware of a dangerous gas installation.

GIS 30: Location of appliance isolating valves and consumer piping regulators

Information about the location of appliance isolating valves and consumer piping regulators.

GIS 33: Gas installation notification

Information to help gasfitters identify if they are doing a Standard or Complex gas installation.

GIS 36: Carbon monoxide alarms for domestic use

Information about carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and how to use them.

GIS 37: Carbon monoxide measuring equipment

Carbon monoxide (CO) measuring equipment can used to measure spillage from domestic gas appliances.

GIS 38: Testing for negative pressure & carbon monoxide spillage

Guidance for gasfitters testing for negative pressure and carbon monoxide (CO) spillage.

GIS 44: Carbon Monoxide safe working level

Area classification and gas installations covered by Gas Industry Codes.

GIS 45: Performance-based design applications

Information about a performance-based design application when a proposed complex gas installation will vary from Australian Standard requirements.

GIS 48: Obtaining approval for an uncertified Type A gas appliance

How to get approval for an individual Type A gas appliance that is not certified under an authorised scheme.

GIS 51: Type B appliance energy efficiency information for licensed persons

How to identify where licensed people may influence the efficiency of Type B gas appliances.

GIS 52: Type B appliance energy efficiency opportunities

Consumers may take up energy efficiency opportunities using Type B gas appliances.

GIS 53: The suitability of reconstituted stone as a fire resistant facing material

Information about using a material like reconstituted stone as a fire resistant facing material.

GIS 54: Schedule 9 – additional information required for Type B appliance acceptance

Information about extra appliance-specific information that ESV requires when applying for acceptance of a Type B appliance.

GIS 57: Type A appliance service – your obligations under the Gas Safety Act

Information about the required scope of Type A appliance service work to meet obligations under the Gas Safety Act.

GIS 58: Type A appliance service – the quality and adequacy of air supply

Information about the quality and adequacy of air supply when doing gas servicing work on Type A appliances.

GIS 59: Type A appliance service – inspecting and servicing Type A appliances

Information Sheet about inspecting and servicing Type A appliances.

GIS 60: Schedule 8 requirements – Gas installation acceptance

In some cases, you may need to provide extra information with an application for acceptance of a gas application.

GIS 61: Clearances around high energy commercial catering equipment

Information about the required clearances around high energy commercial catering gas equipment.

GIS 62: Clearances to overhead filters and acceptable means to comply

How to measure and achieve compliant clearances between commercial catering appliances and grease filters installed in extraction canopies.

GIS 63: Performance-based design for consumer piping support systems

How to comply when designing a consumer piping support system that varies from 'means of compliance' requirements.

GIS 64: Schedule 6 – Applying for an Exemption

Information about exemptions under the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2018.

GIS 65: Isolation for gas installations in educational institutions

Requirements for gas installations in schools where there may be appliances without flame safeguard systems.

Negative pressure environments

What to do to avoid negative pressure which can make living spaces dangerous.

Rooming house gas safety checks

Regulations require that a gas safety check is conducted on a rooming house at least once every two years by a licensed gasfitter.

Date: 27/09/2023 9:02

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The currency and accuracy of this document cannot be guaranteed once printed or saved to a storage device. If in doubt, please check the ESV website for the current version.

Reviewed 04 August 2023

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