07
For all the latest energy safety news visit www.esv.vic.gov.au
Winter 2016
energysafe issue 44
GasTrac is here
By Anitra Robertson, Marketing
and Communications Advisor
ESV has launched a staged industry rollout
of GasTrac, a new online gas installation
acceptance system that makes managing
gas applications quicker and easier.
The rollout is currently underway and gas
practitioners will soon be able to use GasTrac
to submit and manage gas applications online,
ensuring faster turnaround times for Gas Supply
Approvals and Gas Installation Acceptances.
ESV’s Paul Harris, who is Operations Manager
Gas Pipeline Safety and Technical Regulation, said
GasTrac makes doing business easier.
“We’ve been working on GasTrac for a long
time and we’re excited that it is now coming
online and for gas practitioners to use,” said Paul.
“It will provide a much more modern and
convenient way to manage gas applications and
we really think it will make things easier for people
in the industry.”
GasTrac will enable users to:
»» directly submit gas applications, exemption
applications and information for complex
gas installations and Type B appliances
»» check on the progress of gas applications
»» at any time
»» complete Conditions of Acceptance forms
and test sheets online
»» achieve faster turnaround on acceptance
»» and issuing of gas supply approvals.
New-look correspondence
Correspondence from ESV for applications
lodged in GasTrac has a new look. Changes
include updated email formats and letters in
PDF format.
The Conditions of Acceptance letter (COA)
will now contain links (where appropriate) for:
»» consumer piping test report
»» protection of combustible surfaces form
»» type A Appliance Certification Details
»» type B A ppliance Checklist.
The new format of the COA letter also
includes links to gas technical information
sheets that are relevant to your Application
for Acceptance.
24/7: GasTrac is a convenient way to submit and
track gas applications online, in your own time.
You can view or download the new COA
letter and updated forms on ESV’s website.
In coming months stay tuned for further
updates from ESV including registration seminars
and instructional tools for using GasTrac.
Click here to access GasTrac via
the ESV website