FIA

F-Gas Certification Scheme

EC Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases requires that all systems containing F-Gases must be installed and maintained by competent personnel to ensure that they comply with this Regulation.

Due to new legislation, which came into force in March 2009, skilled personnel who currently service F-Gas systems are now required to demonstrate their competence with an independently awarded competence certificate. The FIA is the approved certification and training body for fire systems in the UK, as given in the Fluorinated Greenhouses Gases Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/261).

If your fire protection business installs or maintains systems that contain F-Gas you have until 4 July 2009 to obtain an F-Gas company certificate. After this date you will be commiting an offence under The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 and liable to prosecution.

The FIA are able to offer this certificate to you, if you complete and return theF-Gas Company Certification Application form, with a cheque for the relevant amount.

In addition the FIA are holding training courses to ensure that your technicians are provided with a comprehensive understanding in the use and safe handling of F-Gases. For further details on our training courses please see the relevant training pages.

We have also provided answers to some of your questions in our FAQ pages and to see these, please click here.

Further details on the F-Gas Regulations please visit DEFRA’s F-Gas Support website.