ACS CONGLP1 Training & Assessment (including PD, LAV RPH)

• Give Gas Safe registered engineers, the knowledge and practical competence needed to safely extend their work onto Liquefied Petroleum Gas installations
• Build a clear understanding of how LPG differs from natural gas in terms of properties, storage, supply pressures and handling, so engineers apply the right safety principles rather than transferring natural gas habits across
• Develop confidence in siting and sizing LPG cylinders and tanks, and in operating and positioning the emergency isolation and flow control valves associated with them
• Build competence in installing, pressure testing and purging LPG pipework and fittings to current standards
• Develop the ability to recognise and respond to unsafe situations specific to LPG systems
• Show how core LPG principles apply consistently across permanent dwellings, park homes and leisure vehicles where PD, RPH or LAV are taken together, while highlighting the siting, ventilation and installation rules that differ between each setting
• Prepare candidates thoroughly for both the written and practical elements of ACS assessment, to the standard required by UKAS-accredited Certification Bodies
• Equip engineers to work on LPG installations safely, legally and confidently, while keeping their qualifications aligned with Gas Safe Register requirements over the long term

• Relevant gas safety legislation, Building Regulations and British Standards for LPG
• Properties and characteristics of LPG, and key differences from natural gas
• Unsafe situations procedures and emergency actions specific to LPG
• LPG cylinder and tank types, location, sizing and safety requirements
• Supply pressures, and operation and positioning of emergency isolation and flow control valves for cylinders
• Installation of LPG pipework and fittings, covering the typical 6mm to 28mm pipe size range
• Tightness testing and purging procedures for LPG systems
• Sector-specific installation and siting rules for Permanent Dwellings (PD)
• Sector-specific pipework routing, siting and site regulations for Residential Park Homes (RPH)
• Sector-specific installation, ventilation and flueing considerations for Leisure Accommodation Vehicles (LAV)
• Variations in tightness testing between mobile and static installations across sectors
• Appliance carry-over from Natural Gas categories (e.g. CKR1, HTR1, WAT1, CENWAT, DAH1) and where sector-specific appliances such as HTRLP2 sit outside this
• Fault-finding and diagnostic practice on LPG systems

This course is ideal for registered and qualified gas operatives who hold either:

• CCN1 (Core Domestic Natural Gas Safety), or
• COCN1 (Core Commercial Gas Safety), and want to work on LPG-fired appliances in:
  • Permanent dwellings (PD)
  • Residential Park Homes (RPH)
  • Leisure Accommodation Vehicles (LAV)

*For a minimum of 12 months.

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