The Gas Safe Register is the replacement for the CORGI accreditation which is no longer in use. The Register came into force on the 1st of April 2009 and is a national database of central heating engineers who are qualified to work with gas appliances like boilers.
All engineers who are on the Gas Safe Register should be carrying a Gas Safe Register identity card. The engineer must show you this card if you ask them to.
However if the engineer doesn't have the card or claims to have forgotten it etc, then don't let them anywhere near your boiler as chances are they’re not on the register and therefore not qualified to work with your boiler. In fact there is a very good chance they could damage your central heating, making it even more dangerous than before.
What other information is on the Gas Safe register card?
The card shall state specifically what types of work the engineer is actually qualified to do. These details are located on the back of the card. Be sure to have a check that they actually know what they’re doing.
This may sound a bit extreme but gas appliances are can be dangerous so it's best to make sure that the engineer inspecting your boiler is actually a suitably qualified and fully registered gas engineer, before you go letting them anywhere near your central heating/boiler.
For more information about Gas Safety regulation and the associated engineer accreditation scheme check out the Gas Safe Register website.
