Registration system for commercial gas installers following Killarney explosion

Gas installers working in the commercial sector will have to be registered under new safety guidelines with specific rules for catering premises and laundries.

The move, by the Commission for Energy Regulation, comes after a major gas explosion in a Killarney town centre laundrette in July 2013. A small number of other safety incidents have also occurred in the “non-domestic” sector, influencing its decision to extend the regulatory scheme, the CER has said.

Large gas cylinders are commonly used in laundries to power driers.