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A Gas Warning / Advice Notice is the formal document issued by a Gas Safe registered engineer when a gas appliance or installation is found to be unsafe. It classifies the unsafe situation under the Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure (GIUSP) as Immediately Dangerous (ID) or At Risk (AR), and records the action taken to make the situation safe. Engineers have a legal duty to issue this notice and inform the responsible person.

Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure (GIUSP)Valid: N/A (notice remains in effect until defect is rectified)

What it covers

Unsafe situation classification (Immediately Dangerous or At Risk under the GIUSP)
Detailed description of the defect and associated risk
Action taken (appliance disconnected, turned off, or left in use with advice)
Warning label attached to the appliance
Responsible person informed verbally and in writing
Gas Safe Register notification (for ID situations)

Who needs a Gas Warning Notice?

Gas Safe registered engineers (legal requirement to issue)

Landlords

Homeowners

Tenants

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Frequently asked questions about Gas Warning Notice

When must a warning notice be issued?

A Gas Safe engineer must issue a warning notice whenever they find a gas appliance or installation classified as Immediately Dangerous (ID) or At Risk (AR). Where an installation is not to current standards but is not unsafe, the engineer should still advise the responsible person in writing.

What is the difference between ID and AR?

Immediately Dangerous (ID) means there is an immediate risk to life and the appliance must be disconnected. At Risk (AR) means it is not immediately dangerous but could become so if used. "Not to Current Standards" (NCS) was removed from the GIUSP because an NCS situation is, by definition, not unsafe: engineers still record and advise on NCS issues, but they are not classed as unsafe situations.

Can a tenant refuse to let the engineer turn off the appliance?

Disconnecting or turning off needs the permission of the gas user or responsible person. For an Immediately Dangerous situation, if they refuse, the engineer turns it off where they can and calls the Gas Emergency Service for natural gas, or the gas supplier for LPG, and records the job reference. For an At Risk situation, if they refuse, the engineer explains the risk and records the refusal on the warning notice.

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