Corgi
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CORGI was formed in 1970 as the Confederation
for the Registration of Gas Installers
in an effort to tighten up on gas safety. This was in response to the disaster at Ronan
Point - a London tower block devastated in the 1960's by a massive gas blast, in which
several lives were lost. |
The Council for Registered Gas
Installers
The National Watchdog For Gas Safety
In the early days CORGI was a body to which gas installers could become
affiliated to on a voluntary basis. However registration became mandatory in 1991 when
CORGI registration became a legal requirement for businesses, including self-employed
people, working on gas fittings or appliances.
Since then CORGI has continued to grow and now runs registration schemes
in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, as well as in Great Britain. Today it has around
50,000 gas installation businesses on its register - that’s approximately 110,000 gas
fitting employees.
Aims & Objectives
The importance of Gas Safety
To maintain an up-to-date register of gas installation businesses
To ensure gas installers are aware of the requirement to register
To ensure gas installers on the register are competent
To provide gas installers with information, and guidance on safe working
practices
To encourage gas consumers to employ registered gas installers
To inform the public about CORGI’s activities and raise awareness
of the importance of gas safety
In achieving these objectives CORGI must operate within Criteria
laid down by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
CORGI Council and Board
Corporate Governance
The responsibility for ensuring CORGI meets these objectives lies with the
Council which acts as its Principal Representative Body. The Council delegates direction
of the company to a Board of Directors. The Council can contain up to 101 members who
represent organisations, associations and bodies with a bona fide concern for, or
involvement in, gas safety.
The Board comprises nine directors - the Chair, three executive directors
and five non-executive directors, three of whom had no previous connection with the gas
industry.
Since the new Board was appointed following an Extraordinary General
meeting in April 1996, it has sought to adopt the key principles of corporate governance
recommended by the Cadbury Committee. This includes the formation of Audit, Remuneration
and Appointment committees membership of which is solely comprised of non-executive
directors.
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