The Hot Water Systems & Safety (HWSS) course is aimed at experienced heating and plumbing engineers and must be updated every five years, allowing successful candidates to self-certificate work covered by Approved Document G.
Registering Hot Water Systems & Safety (HWSS) qualification
Once you’ve achieved your qualification you need to register it, plus make sure the work you carry out in accordance with HWSS is certified.
Existing gas engineers: If you are a gas engineer you need to let the Gas Safe Register know you’ve achieved the qualification, you may have to supply them with the certificate.
Once you have installed a hot water cylinder as part of a boiler installation, then Gas Safe Register can notify Local Authority building control on your behalf – a legal requirement. Simply go to https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/sign-in/, log in and visit the ‘Notifications’ area.
Competent Persons Scheme members: Members of other CPS’; such as OFTEC, NIC, APHC, NAPIT or MCS; need to let their relevant body know. Those looking to join a CPS should apply under the installation of hot water cylinders, Part J & G.
About HWSS
Hot Water Systems & Safety replaces the unvented hot water course, including the 2010 revision to the G3 Building Regulations, for both vented and unvented systems.
For information on the changes to the G3 Building Regulations, click here.
Course content includes:
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- Installation and safety
- Regulations, standards and guidelines
- Theory of hot water expansion
- Principles of hot water storage
- Design considerations
- Components and function
- Safety controls, discharge and integration
- Maintenance and servicing
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