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910415

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date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Engineers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the training of gas engineers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL8173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 require that anyone employed to work on domestic gas systems is competent. An individual is deemed competent following successful completion of an industry-recognised training course and an assessment of their skills.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) working with the gas industry’s Standards Setting Body has supported the implementation of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) standard IGEM/IG/1 <em>Standards of training in gas work </em>(attached)<em>.</em> IGEM/IG/1 sets out the requirements for training in gas work, and will ensure that only those engineers who have completed an approved industry recognised training course will have access to the Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS) assessment of competence. Passing such assessment, or an Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) regulated National Vocational Qualification (NVQ), enables an engineer to be considered as competent and apply for Gas Safe registration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HSE assesses standards of gas safety through published figures on gas-related incidents in Great Britain (attached). These are reportable under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR). This and further information can also be found in the Cross-Government Group on Gas Safety and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness’ annual report for 2016/2017 (attached). The Group ensures a joined-up approach across departments, the devolved administrations and other governmental bodies to improve gas safety and tackle CO risks from all fuels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL8173 HL8175 IGEM-IG-1 Standards of training in gas work.pdf title Standards of training in gas work 2 file name HL8173 HL8175 Published figures on gas-related incidents in Great Britain.xlsx title Gas-related incidents in Great Britain 3 file name HL8173 HL8175 Cross-Government Group on Gas Safety and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness annual report for 2016-2017.pdf title Gas Safety and Carbon Monoxide Awareness grouped question UIN HL8175 question first answered 05/06/2018 16:01:54 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

910417

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the standards of gas safety in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL8175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 require that anyone employed to work on domestic gas systems is competent. An individual is deemed competent following successful completion of an industry-recognised training course and an assessment of their skills.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) working with the gas industry’s Standards Setting Body has supported the implementation of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) standard IGEM/IG/1 <em>Standards of training in gas work </em>(attached)<em>.</em> IGEM/IG/1 sets out the requirements for training in gas work, and will ensure that only those engineers who have completed an approved industry recognised training course will have access to the Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS) assessment of competence. Passing such assessment, or an Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) regulated National Vocational Qualification (NVQ), enables an engineer to be considered as competent and apply for Gas Safe registration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HSE assesses standards of gas safety through published figures on gas-related incidents in Great Britain (attached). These are reportable under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR). This and further information can also be found in the Cross-Government Group on Gas Safety and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness’ annual report for 2016/2017 (attached). The Group ensures a joined-up approach across departments, the devolved administrations and other governmental bodies to improve gas safety and tackle CO risks from all fuels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL8173 HL8175 IGEM-IG-1 Standards of training in gas work.pdf title Standards of training in gas work 2 file name HL8173 HL8175 Published figures on gas-related incidents in Great Britain.xlsx title Gas-related incidents in Great Britain 3 file name HL8173 HL8175 Cross-Government Group on Gas Safety and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness annual report for 2016-2017.pdf title Gas Safety and Carbon Monoxide Awareness grouped question UIN HL8173 question first answered 05/06/2018 16:01:54 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

910442

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety: Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 applies to artificial intelligence or machine learning software that is used in the workplace to (1) control or animate physical things in the workplace, (2) design articles for use in the workplace, or (3) support human decision-making processes running on computers under the control of the employer with an impact on people's health and safety; and whether, in each case, testing regimes exist as set out in section 6(1)(b) of that Act.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL8200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Section 6 of the Health and safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places duties on any person who designs, manufacturers, imports or supplies any article for use at work to ensure that it will be safe and without risks to health, which applies to artificial intelligence and machine learning software. Section 6(1)(b) requires such testing and examination as may be necessary to ensure that any article for use at work is safe and without risks but does not specify specific testing regimes. It is for the designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier to develop tests that are sufficient to demonstrate that their product is safe.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Foresight Centre monitors developments in artificial intelligence to identify potential health and safety implications for the workplace over the next decade. The Centre reports that there are likely to be increasing numbers of automated systems in the workplace, including robots and artificial intelligence. HSE will continue to monitor the technology as it develops and will respond appropriately on the basis of risk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 05/06/2018 16:03:44 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara