Decree of the Czech Office of Labour Security and the Czech Mining Office No. 18 / 1979 Coll.
Ordinance of the Czech Labour Safety Authority and the Czech Mining Authority, which defines dedicated pressure equipment and lays down certain conditions to ensure their safety
Valid
Effective from 01.07.1979
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DECLARATION
Czech Office for Safety of Labour and Czech Mining Office
of 22 January 1979
determining restricted pressure equipment and laying down certain conditions to ensure their safety
The Czech Labour Safety Authority pursuant to § 5 (1) (d) and (f) of Act No. 174 / 1968 Coll., on State Professional Safety Supervision, (hereinafter referred to as "the Act ') and the Czech Mining Authority pursuant to § 57 (1) (d) of Act No. 41 / 1957 Coll., on the Use of Mineral Wealth (Upper Act), and pursuant to § 10 (a) and (c) of the Czech National Council Act No. 24 / 1972 Coll., on the organisation and extension of supervision of the State Mining Administration, in an agreement with the relevant central authorities provides:
Scope
(1) The Decree is binding on organisations covered by the competence of national professional labour safety authorities (1) and on legal and natural persons engaged in business activities under the Specific Regulations (6) (hereinafter referred to as "organisations").
(2) The Decree does not apply to products designated for conformity assessment under the special legislature (2a) and to the Government (2b) before they are placed on the market and to technical equipment subject to the supervision of the authorities referred to in § 3 (2) (a) and (b) of the Act.
Excluded pressure equipment
(1) Excluded pressure equipment within the meaning of § 4 (d) to (g) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "equipment") are:
(a) steam and liquid boilers (hereinafter referred to as "boilers") whose structural excess pressure exceeds 0,07 MPa and the temperature of the working substance exceeds the boiling point at that pressure;
(b) pressure vessels stable (pressure vessels) having a maximum working pressure exceeding 0,07 MPa and containing gases, vapours or corrosive, toxic and explosive liquids at any temperature or any liquid at a temperature exceeding their boiling point at an excess pressure of 0,07 MPa;
(c) metal pressure vessels for the transport of gases (hereinafter referred to as "gas containers") having a critical temperature below + 50 ° C, or gases where, at a temperature of + 50 ° C, the absolute vapour pressure is greater than 0,3 MPa.
(2) Boilers are divided into 4 classes:
(a) 1st class - steam boilers with a nominal amount of steam produced over 115 t / h,
(b) 2nd class - steam boilers with a nominal quantity of steam produced above 50 t / h to 115 t / h (inclusive) or hot water boilers with a heat output above 35 MW;
(c) class 3 - steam boilers with a nominal quantity of steam produced above 8 t / h to 50 t / h (inclusive) or hot water boilers with a heat output above 5,8 MW to 35 MW (inclusive),
(d) 4th class - steam boilers with a nominal amount of steam produced up to 8 t / h (inclusive) or hot water boilers with a heat output up to 5,8 MW (inclusive) and all other liquid boilers.
(3) Pressure vessels are divided into groups according to the highest working pressure (p) in MPa and the product of the highest working pressure and volume (v) in litres ("safety product") as follows:
(a) group A consists of pressure vessels with a maximum working pressure exceeding 0,2 MPa whose safety product is greater than 103;
(b) Group B consists of other pressure vessels.
(4) If the device has several pressure spaces, the safety product of each compartment shall be assessed separately and the device shall be classified in a group corresponding to the highest safety product.
(5) The volume in litres is the total space intended for the working substance (s) which is under pressure in the device. The part of the pressure space occupied by the buildings, linings, fillings and the like shall not be counted in the calculation of the volume.
The provisions of this Order are not:
(a) boilers operating with radioactive substances or in a neutron flux environment;
(b) boilers having a capacity of up to and including 10 litres, for which the safety component of design excess pressure in MPa and of a volume in litres does not exceed 10;
(c) pressure vessels operating with radioactive substances or pressure vessels located in a neutron flow environment;
(d) pressure vessels up to and including 10 litres for which the safety product does not exceed 10;
(e) pressure vessels of both tubes and non-circular cross-sections having a maximum internal dimension of not more than 100 mm (inclusive) without pantographs or pantographs, if the pantograph of both pipe and non-circular cross-section has an internal dimension of not more than 150 mm (inclusive);
(f) heating units for steam and water (liquid) heating,
(g) pipes, their expanded parts and pressure vessels built into it (for example, for pressure release or storage tanks), the internal diameter (D) of which does not exceed three times the internal diameter (d) of the largest tube (D < 3d), as well as all the extended parts of the pipe and pressure vessels incorporated therein, provided that they serve only for the transport of the working substance (e.g. distributors, separators, collectors),
(h) pressure parts of machinery and technical equipment which are not separate pressure vessels (for example, piston cylinders, steam turbine cabinets, piston pumps, compressor chillers, pressure cassettes);
(i) air heaters, dusters, blast furnace gas cleaners,
(j) inflatable non-metallic devices for which the internal overpressure of the compressed gas ensures their shape and rigidity (for example, tyres, pneumatic beams, floats),
(k) gas containers up to and including 0,22 litres,
(l) non-reversible pressure vessels for aerosols and similar uses;
(m) transportable pressure equipment where it is subject to specific legislation. (c)
Authorisation of organisations
(1) Organisations may manufacture, install, repair, reconstruct equipment and carry out inspections and tests of boilers and pressure vessels in a supplier's way, and periodic tests of gas containers shall be carried out only on the basis of authorisation ("approved organisation").
(2) The authorisation is issued by the Labour Safety Inspectorate (hereinafter referred to as the "Supervisory Authority"), in whose area the organisation has its permanent residence, where appropriate, at the written request of the organisation.
(3) The organisation shall indicate in the application:
(a) its exact name and address;
(b) the name and address of the establishment (s) for which the authorisation is sought if it is not at the headquarters of the organisation;
(c) the type and scope of the authorisation sought;
(d) ensuring the performance of the activity for which the authorisation is sought, in terms of technical equipment and professional qualifications of personnel.
(4) Where the supervisory authority ascertains non-compliance or non-compliance with the requirements for ensuring the safety of work and technical equipment when operating under an authorisation, it shall restrict or withdraw the scope of the authorisation.
Individual testing
(1) Each finished boiler and pressure vessel, with the exception of the products specified for conformity assessment in accordance with the Specific Law (2a) and the Government Regulation (2b), must be subjected to a construction and first pressure test by the manufacturer. These tests shall be carried out and carried out by the manufacturer unless he has empowered the organisation, which is authorised to install the boiler or pressure vessel, in writing. For each boiler or pressure vessel, the manufacturer shall draw up accompanying documentation, including a passport (revision book), to the extent specified by technical standards.
(2) After a successful construction and first pressure test, the manufacturer's revision technician, or the assembly organisation, shall mark the rivets of the label with a 10 mm diameter or shortened name of his organisation. The printing of the same trap will also mark the relevant place of the pasporty (revision books).
(3) Manufacturers or, where appropriate, assembly organisations are required to notify the supervisory authority in writing at least 15 days in advance of the time and place of the tests carried out on boilers with a design pressure exceeding 1,6 MPa and on Group A pressure vessels with a maximum working pressure exceeding 2,5 MPa.
(4) Every gas container produced must be tested by the manufacturer for the first time.
(5) After a successful first test, the test authority shall mark the gas container (s) and the test date.
(6) The production and assembly organisation may submit to the customer:
(a) boilers with a design overpressure exceeding 1,6 MPa;
(b) pressure vessels of Group A with a maximum working pressure exceeding 2,5 MPa;
only after a successful first pressure test of the equipment certified by the supervisory authority.
(7) For imported equipment, the customer organisation shall ensure compliance with the obligations referred to in paragraphs 3 and 6.
Repair and reconstruction tests
(1) After repair or reconstruction of the boiler or pressure vessel, the approved organisation shall carry out a construction and pressure test of the prescribed pressure. The overpressure value is given in the equipment accompanying documentation.
(2) The approved organisation shall draw up a report on the test, which shall become an integral part of the accompanying documentation of the installation together with the technical documentation of the repair or reconstruction.
(3) The approved organisation shall notify in writing 15 days in advance to the supervisory authority within the scope of which the installation is located, the date of testing of boilers with structural overpressure exceeding 1,6 MPa and of Group A pressure vessels with a maximum working pressure exceeding 2,5 MPa.
Revision and testing of operated boilers and pressure vessels
(1) Revision and testing of operated boilers and pressure vessels may be carried out only by revision techniques (Section 8). The method, dates and cases of revision and leakage testing shall be determined by technical standards.
(2) The pressure test is usually carried out by a revision technician using water or oil or other non-corrosive, non-toxic and non-explosive liquids. The test result shall be recorded in the revision record. The test pressure value is given in the equipment accompanying documentation.
(3) If the new setting of the insurance valve has changed the set values, the revision technician will correct the relevant data in the pasport (revision book) of the device.
(4) The pressure test must be carried out
(a) where the supervisory authority so determines,
(b) not later than 9 years after the previous pressure test has been carried out by the test pressure, unless a shorter period is specified in the accompanying documentation.
(5) Except in the cases referred to in paragraph 4, the pressure test shall be carried out on stable boilers each time they are moved before the start of operations and on all boilers for a period of two years.
(6) In each technically justified case, the surveillance authority may extend the periods of pressure tests or propose a different method of testing instead of the pressure test.
(7) An organisation operating a boiler (hereinafter referred to as "operator") is required to notify the supervisory authority in writing at least 30 days in advance of the date of its pressure test.
Revision technician and test authority
(1) The revision technician must have a certificate of competence issued by the supervisory authority in order to carry out the revisions and tests of boilers and pressure vessels.
(2) The applicant for a certificate of revision shall have completed a full secondary vocational training in machinery and at least five years of experience in pressure equipment. For applicants for a fourth class boiler revision certificate, a certificate in the machinery and at least seven years of professional experience in pressure equipment will suffice.
(3) The examination body carrying out the first tests shall have completed a full secondary vocational training of machinery and at least five years of professional experience in pressure equipment and a certificate issued by the supervisory authority on the basis of the examination carried out.
(4) The examination body carrying out periodic tests shall have at least a teaching sheet in the machinery sector and at least five years of professional experience in pressure equipment.
(5) If the applicant has a professional engineering training higher than prescribed in paragraphs 2 and 4, two years' professional experience shall suffice. Where the applicant has other professional qualifications, the supervisory authority shall decide on the period of experience required.
(6) The revision technician and the testing authority carrying out the first tests are required to indicate in the records of the operations they have carried out the registration number of their certificate.
Inspection visits and tests
(1) For the purposes of national professional supervision, the operator shall prepare boilers and pressure vessels for inspection or testing on the agreed date and under the conditions laid down by the supervisory authority.
(2) The technical acts necessary for the proper conduct of the inspection or test are managed and carried out by a review technician or other competent personnel designated by the operator.
(1) The construction and first pressure tests produced, assembled, repaired or reconstructed boilers and pressure vessels may be carried out only by the approved organisation's revision techniques (Section 8).
(2) The first tests and periodic tests of gas containers may only be carried out by the test body of the approved organisation (§ 8).
Boiler heaters
(1) The boiler shall be allowed to operate only if the operator is authorised to operate by a competent worker (hereinafter referred to as the "heater") to whom a heating licence has been issued by the competent labour safety inspector (hereinafter referred to as the "inspector") following a successful basic test. The basic test gives the right to self-operate fourth class boilers.
(2) For the separate operation of Class 1 and Class 3 boilers or boilers other than in the heating duct, the fuel concerned must be subjected to an appropriate supplementary test.
(3) If the heater seriously violates its obligations, the inspector may withdraw the heating licence.
(4) If the heater is not operated for 5 years, its heating licence is no longer valid.
(5) The re-acquisition of the licence shall be subject to a new basic test.
(6) The heating licence does not need to be operated by Class 4 boilers
(a) fully automated with a nominal amount of steam produced up to 0,5 t / h;
(b) fully automated liquid with a heat output up to 0,35 MW;
(c) with a design overpressure of up to 0,3 MPa and a capacity of up to 100 litres,
(d) flow rates up to 100 litres.
The heaters of these boilers must be informed about their operation and trained in it, which must be recorded by the operator.
Basic tests
(1) Basic heating tests (heater proficiency tests) are carried out with inspectors.
(2) Applications for basic tests shall be submitted by tenderers on the prescribed form via the operator to the inspector in whose district the boiler is located.
(3) Candidates may be admitted to the basic test
(a) over 18 years of age,
b) physically and mentally competent to perform the work of the heater, 4)
(c) who, as confirmed by the boiler operator, have six months of professional training in the boiler operator under the supervision of a heater with a valid heating licence,
(d) which are demonstrated by a certificate of completion of a professional boiler operating and operating course of at least 20 teaching hours, including an examination carried out;
(e) who demonstrate the qualifications required by the special regulation if they are to operate gas-heating boilers. 5)
(4) The relief from the prescribed training provided for in paragraph 3 (c) may in exceptional cases be authorised by the inspector at the operator's request.
(5) The inspector shall inform the operator of the date and place of the test at least 15 days in advance. The operator shall inform the candidate concerned and ensure that he / she is involved.
(6) After a successful basic test, the inspector shall issue a heating licence to the applicant.
Additional tests
(1) Applicants for additional tests must have completed six months of professional training in the operation of the boiler of the relevant class under the supervision of a heater with a valid heating licence and a professional course of 30 hours for third-class boilers, 50 hours for second-class boilers and 100 hours for first-class boilers. In the case of an additional test for the operation of boilers nearest to the upper class or other fuel boilers within the same boiler class, the operator shall decide on the duration of the training and the necessity of the training course on the basis of the examination technique, but the training shall take at least two months.
(2) Additional heating tests shall be carried out with inspectors.
(3) Applications for supplementary examinations shall be submitted by tenderers on the prescribed form via the operator to the inspector whose jurisdiction the boiler is located. The applicant shall provide proof before the start of the test that it meets the requirements.
(4) The inspector shall inform the operator of the date and place of the test at least 15 days in advance. The operator shall inform the tenderer thereof and ensure its participation.
Transitional and final provisions
(1) The operator of the installation shall, within one year of the date of application of this decree, notify the supervisory authority in writing of the number of installations operated in the division provided for in paragraphs 2 (2) and (3) and the method of ensuring their revisions and tests.
(2) Organisations carrying out the activity referred to in Section 4 shall, until now without authorisation, be required to apply for them within six months of the effective date of this decree.
(3) Authorisations issued to organisations and certificates issued to review technicians and test bodies before 1.7.1979 shall be valid until 30.6.1983.
(4) The heating licences issued before the entry into force of this Order remain valid if they correspond to the new sorting of boilers. In other cases, the heater shall pass the prescribed test no later than one year after the date on which the decree becomes effective.
(5) Organisations shall submit an application for a new authorisation or certificate to their staff by 31 December 1982 at the latest.
They shall be deleted:
1. Regulation No 212 / 1910 establishing concessions to the trade in the production of sodium water,
2. Government Decree No. 435 / 1941 Coll., on equipment used in the business bar and the brewing of beer,
3. Regulation No. 334 / 1945 Ú. l., amending Regulation No. 176 / 1944 Coll., issuing regulations on the material and construction of steam boilers,
4. Decree No. 55 / 1960 Coll., adjusting certain obligations of manufacturers and operators of steam boilers (steam generators) and other pressure vessels and amending certain regulations on the safety and economy of these technical installations, as amended by Decree No. 121 / 1961 Coll.,
5. Paragraph 1 (a) of Decree No 151 / 1969 Coll., which defines reserved technical installations.
This Decree shall take effect on 1 July 1979.
The President
Czech Mining Office:
Pastorek v. r.
The President
Czech Labour Safety Authority:
Dr Bartek v. r.
1) Paragraph 3 (1) of Act No. 174 / 1968 Coll., on State Professional Labour Safety Supervision.
2a) Act No. 22 / 1997 Coll., on technical requirements for products and amending and supplementing certain laws, as amended by Act No. 71 / 2000 Coll.
2b) Government Decree No. 175 / 1997 Coll., laying down technical requirements for simple pressure vessels, as amended by Government Decree No. 80 / 1999 Coll. Government Decree No. 177 / 1997 Coll., laying down technical requirements for gas appliances. Government Decree No. 182 / 1999 Coll., laying down technical requirements for pressure equipment.
2c) Government Decree No. 42 / 2003 Coll., laying down technical requirements for transportable pressure equipment.
3) ČSN 07 8305 Metal pressure vessels for gas transport. Technical rules.
4) Directive No 49 / 1967 of the Ministry of Health on the assessment of medical fitness for work No 49 / 1967 of the Ministry of Health Bulletin, as amended by the Ministry of Health No 17 / 1970 of the Ministry of Health of the Ministry of Health on changes in the assessment of medical fitness for work, and of the Methodological Action No 19 / 1970 of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic on the assessment of temporary incapacity for work.
5) Decree No. 21 / 1979 Coll., which designates reserved gas installations and lays down certain conditions to ensure their safety.
6) For example, Act No. 105 / 1990 Coll., on the Private Entrepreneurship of Citizens, Act No. 104 / 1990 Coll., on Stock Companies, Act No. 173 / 1988 Coll., on an undertaking with foreign shareholding, as amended by Act No. 112 / 1990 Coll.
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| Citation | Decree of the Czech Labour Safety Authority and the Czech Mining Office No. 18 / 1979 Coll., which determines dedicated pressure equipment and lays down certain conditions to ensure their safety |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 05.03.1979 |
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| Effective from | 01.07.1979 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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