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11.—(1) Where a conveyor of flammable gas through a fixed pipe distribution system, or a filler, importer or supplier (except by retail) of a refillable container containing liquefied petroleum gas, receives notification of the death, loss of consciousness or taking to hospital of a person because of an injury arising in connection with that gas, that person must—
(a)notify the Executive of the incident without delay; and
(b)send a report of the incident to the Executive in an approved manner within 14 days of the incident.
(2) Where an approved person has sufficient information to decide that the design, construction, manner of installation, modification or servicing of a gas fitting is or could have been likely to cause the death, loss of consciousness or taking to hospital of a person because of—
(a)the accidental leakage of gas;
(b)the incomplete combustion of gas; or
(c)the inadequate removal of the products of combustion of gas,
the approved person must send a report of that information to the Executive in an approved manner within 14 days of acquiring that information.
(3) Nothing is reportable—
(a)under this regulation, if it is notifiable or reportable elsewhere in these Regulations;
(b)under paragraph (2), in relation to any gas fitting undergoing testing or examination at a place set aside for that purpose; or
(c)under paragraph (2), if the approved person has previously reported that information.
(4) In this regulation—
“approved person” means an employer or self-employed person who is a member of a class of persons approved by the Executive for the purposes of regulation 3(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 M1;
“gas fitting” means a gas fitting defined in those Regulations or any flue or ventilation used in connection with that fitting; and
“liquefied petroleum gas” means commercial butane (that is, a hydrocarbon mixture consisting predominantly of butane, butylene or any mixture of them) or commercial propane (that is, a hydrocarbon mixture consisting predominantly of propane, propylene or any mixture of them) or any mixture of commercial butane and commercial propane.
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