This Gas Safety Assessment is designed to test the gas safety competence of a operative in core commercial catering gas work by practical and knowledge and understanding assessment.

This Gas Safety Assessment comprises of 12 Core Competences:

 

  1. Gas Safety Legislation
  2. Gas Emergency Actions and Procedures
  3. Characteristics of Combustion
  4. Ventilation
  5. Installation of Pipework and Fittings
  6. Soundness Testing between Appliance Isolation Valve & Appliance Operating Taps for Pipework Volume up to 0.15m3
  7. Checking and/or Setting Meter Regulators
  8. Identification of Unsafe Situations and the Use of Emergency Isolation  Controls and Valves
  9. Checking and Setting Appliance Burner Pressures
  10. The Operation and Checking of Appliance Gas Safety Devices and Controls
  11. Re-establish Existing Gas Supply and Relight Appliances

 

Range of appliances covered – All Commercial Catering Gas Fittings

Please also refer to CODC1 which carries the same authorisations as CCCN1, but is designed for Candidates holding Domestic Core or Non-Domestic Core qualifications.

Non-Domestic Catering Appliances, COMCAT 1 & 3, are automatically included in this course.

ACS Commercial Catering
CCCN1 – Core commercial catering gas safety
COMCAT1 – Open/solid top ranges
COMCAT2 – Water boilers pressure or expansion
COMCAT3 – Deep fat & pressure fryers
COMCAT4 – Fish & chip ranges
COMCAT5 – Forced draught burner appliances
CODC1 – Domestic to commercial catering core safety changeover
COCATA – Domestic to commercial appliances changeover

ACS Commercial Catering
COMCAT 1
Boiling burners open / solid top ranges, boiling table, stockpot stoves, hotplates
Warming plates, bain-marie, hot cupboards, combination ovens,
Forced convection ovens, natural convection ovens direct / semi / indirect
Combined gas microwave ovens, ancillary equipment

COMCAT 2
Water boiler pressure type or expansion type, water boilers,
Boiling pans direct / indirectly heated, pressure streamers, bulk liquid and
Jacketed urns, gas-fired dish washers, pressurised steaming ovens

COMCAT 3
Deep fat and pressure fryers, bratt pans, griddles, grills over – and under – fired
Simulated charcoal grills, salamander  grills, ancillary equipment

For course costs and to confirm course availability, please contact the office on 0800 289 654.

Entry Qualification

Category 1 Candidates who wish to renew their CCCN1 qualification.

Category 1 Candidates who have allowed their qualification to lapse for more than 12 months and Category 2 Candidates may also access this course.

Experienced Gas Engineers who hold a current Domestic Core and/or Non-Domestic Core qualification who wish to obtain or renew CCCN1 should opt for the shorter CODC1 course.

As an alternative to CCCN1, Category 2 Candidates could complete CCN1 Domestic Core then progress to CODC1 Change-over Domestic Core to Commercial Catering Gas Safety.

Duration

Training:
 3 Days
Assessment:
 2 Days