Industry Standard Update 117

IGEM/G/5 Edition 3 – Gas in Multi Occupancy Buildings with Amendments April 2023

Date issued: 5 June 2023

This Industry Standard Update provides an overview of the recently published revised Industry Standard IGEM/G/5 Edition 3 with Amendments April 2023 – Gas in Multi Occupancy Buildings.

Introduction

During April 2023, IGEM published a revision to IGEM/G/5 Edition 3(1) IGEM/G/5 Edition 3 with amendments April 2023(2) Edition 3 (Communication 1874) supersedes IGEM/G/5 Edition 3 (Communication 1855), which is now obsolete. The revision to this standard comes into effect immediately.

To allow registered businesses time to carry out internal update training to reflect the technical requirements of the amended standard, Gas Safe Register will inspect to the new requirements of this Standard from 1 October 2023. However, this should not restrict businesses from applying the specification sooner.

The following is a brief overview of the amendments of IGEM/G/5 Edition 3 with Amendments April 2023.

General

The standard has undergone some minor changes and now includes reference to the Scottish Technical Handbook. It also contains a wording change in relation to network pipeline locations and gives more specific advice on where a network pipeline must not be installed.

Appendix changes

A change has been made to the appendix A2.10 Miscellaneous. The appendix now mentions the Domestic Technical Handbook dated 1 June 2022 from the Scottish Government.

Wording changes

Paragraph (c(i)) now states the network pipeline shall not be installed in a staircase for firefighting or in a lift shaft. The previous edition of the standard only mentions lift shafts and stairs.

Bibliography

(1) IGEM/G/5 – Edition 3 Gas in multi-occupancy buildings.

(2) IGEM/G/5 – Edition 3 with amendments April 2023 Gas in multi- occupancy buildings.

Summary

As previously stated, this Industry Standard Update is only a brief overview of the information contained in the amended standard. Registered businesses should be aware that they have a responsibility to ensure they are fully apprised of all the requirements of the whole published standard and their practical application.