Gas Protection Verification accredited professionals (SGPV and TGPV) shall:
- Uphold the integrity of the profession.
- Exercise honesty, diligence, and impartiality in their professional work.
- Comply with the law.
- Not allow conflicts of interests to influence their professional decisions and judgement, make all bodies concerned aware of such conflicts.
- Not accept anything of value from clients, employers or third parties which could be thought to influence their professional judgement.
- Continually work to maintain and improve their knowledge using a combination of training and practical work; and give reasonable assistance to candidates wishing to enter the profession.
- Maintain and enhance levels of proficiency, both individually and throughout the profession.
- When giving advice, make relevant persons aware of the potential consequences and alternatives.
- Acknowledge their limitations of competence and not undertake any work which he / she knows is beyond their professional capability.
- Ensure all information given to and contained within data assessments is, to the best of their knowledge, correct and accurate.
- Not endorse any information or declarations from clients or third parties which they cannot verify as accurate and true.
- Keep up to date with the GPVS and comply with all the requirements when acting as a SGPV or TGPV including maintaining a CPD record.
- If a scheme on which they have acted as an SGPV or TGPV is audited by CL:AIRE or a regulator, provide all information that is requested.
- Uphold and enhance the reputation of the accreditation scheme.