Code of Conduct
SAQCC Code Of Conduct: Gas Practitioner
Grounds for Disciplinary Action
While this disciplinary code details the most severe penalties for the listed offences each case must be judged on its own merits. This list is therefore a guide and circumstances may dictate that an alternate or no penalties may apply.
Any offence not specifically listed below may be subject to a penalty such as deregistration, suspension, fines including written warnings. The Code is also not intended to be exhaustive. All situations below, and others, are always subject to investigation through a proper disciplinary process and observance of full procedural fairness!
Notwithstanding the severity of an offence, should a gas practitioner commit more than one offence on a single occasion or receive more than two written warnings he may have his registration removed. Each offence must be judged on its own merits.
| Nature of Offence | 1st Offence | 2nd Offence | 3rd Offence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Serious Misconduct | |||
| 1. Fraud – the intentional act of deception intended to secure an unfair advantage or wrongful gain involving misrepresentation, concealment, or omission of the truth for financial benefit. | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration | ||
| 2. Dishonesty and misrepresentation of facts | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration | ||
| 3. Actual or attempted bribery | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration | ||
| 4. Failure to observe company safety procedures and drills where such failure may cause damage to property or injury to any person (including self) | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration | ||
| 5. Being found in possession of or under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working hours and / or whilst on customers’ premises | SAQCC Hearing: De- Registration | ||
| 6. The falsification of any document to mislead by misrepresenting facts on any document, including non-disclosure of a conflict of interest | SAQCC Hearing: De- Registration | ||
| 7. Working outside the scope of registration | SAQCC Hearing: De- Registration | ||
| 8. In contravention to one code or more of the “Code of Good Practice for Gas Practitioners’’ | SAQCC Hearing: De- Registration | ||
| Serious Misconduct | |||
| 1. The ignoring of or failure to carry out correct safe working procedure, or observe safety requirements in any situation, or failure to notify responsible person of an unsafe situation, or any dangerous or hazardous behaviour that could result in injury death to self or others or damage to property | Association Hearing: Final Written Warning | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration | |
| 2. Negligence of proper procedures and performance of duties, or carelessness | Association Hearing: Written Warning | Association Hearing: Final Written Warning | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration |
| 3. Misrepresenting facts on any document including non-disclosure of required information | Association Hearing: Written Warning | Association Hearing: Final Written Warning | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration |
| 4. Disclosure of confidential/sensitive information to any party not authorised to receive such information. | Association Hearing: Written Warning | Association Hearing: Final Written Warning | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration |
| 5. Poor workmanship | Association Hearing: Written Warning | Association Hearing: Final Written Warning | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration |
| 6. Carelessness – performance of a task or duty without the exercise of due care or attention | Association Hearing: Written Warning | Association Hearing: Final Written Warning | SAQCC Hearing: De-Registration |
| 7. Malicious damage to customer property | Association Hearing: Written Warning | SAQCC Hearing: De- Registration | |
| De-registration | |||
| De-register for 1 year then under mentorship | De-register on the SAQCC Gas website and on electronic CoC system. After completion of 1-year mentorship, re-apply to SAQCC Gas for re-registration | ||
| De-register but work under mentorship for a fixed period as agreed by the Association to fulfil agreed on requirements and then reapply. | Reapply to SAQCC Gas on completion of mentorship period | ||
| De-register for life | De-register on the SAQCC Gas website and on electronic CoC system |
