Building, maintaining and repairing parts for the country’s gas network, to provide a reliable supply of gas to domestic, commercial and industrial users.
Occupational Profile
The United Kingdom’s gas network consists of approximately 286,000 kilometers (175,00 miles) of pipeline that supplies natural gas from on shore terminals through to 21.5 million gas users.
Natural gas is a hazardous substance. The safe operation, control and maintenance of the gas network is essential to avert major loss or interruption to supplies, this includes responding to and managing gas emergency situations to ensure potential safety issues are controlled and remediated without delay. This is the basis of the Gas Network Craftsperson’s occupation.
Gas Network Craftsperson’s are employed by organizations authorized to transport gas throughout the United Kingdom. These organizations vary from very large companies who own and operate networks that supply towns and cities across a wide geographical area, through to small companies who own independent networks that supply small housing developments with as few as 3 or 4 properties. They could be directly employed by the organization that owns and/or manages the gas network or by an organization that contracts their services to the networks.
They work as part of a larger team, which may include planners, designers, supervisors and managers. They are often deployed to site in pairs or alone, dependent on the activity being undertaken. Good communication skills are essential as the may have to interact with the general public, agencies and emergency services on safety related matters and also provide technical advice to other stakeholders. The projects worked on could have values in excess of £250,000.
Summary of standard
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/gas-network-craftsperson/
Full standard
