Government Decree No. 192 / 2022 Coll.
Government regulations on reserved technical pressure equipment and requirements to ensure their safety
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192
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 22 June 2022
on dedicated technical pressure equipment and safety requirements
The Government hereby mandates pursuant to § 23 (a) to (d) and (f) to (h) of Act No. 250 / 2021 Coll., on the safety of work in connection with the operation of reserved technical installations and on the amendment of related laws, hereinafter referred to as "the Act ':
Subject matter
This Regulation implements the relevant European Union1 Regulation and provides for:
(a) a list of the technical pressure equipment reserved (hereinafter referred to as "restricted pressure equipment") and their classification in classes;
(b) requirements for safety and health at work on dedicated pressure equipment, requirements for installation, safe operation, location, repair, inspection, revision, testing and operational documentation of dedicated pressure equipment;
(c) requirements for the eligibility of legal persons and business natural persons with regard to the necessary technical equipment and the competence of their staff, including how to verify their professional competence for activities on dedicated pressure equipment;
(d) the requirements for the competence of natural persons with regard to the required qualifications and professional experience in the field, including the method of checking their professional competence.
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) a vessel designed and constructed in such a way that it can be filled with liquid under pressure, including components which are directly attached to it and which interfere to the point of contact with other pressure equipment; The container may consist of more than one pressure chamber,
(b) a pressure vessel, a stable container which does not serve to transport gases;
1. not changing its position, permanently or temporarily associated with a source of pressure,
2. portable, transportable or mobile if connected to the pressure source permanently;
3. portable, transportable or mobile if the source of pressure is associated with filling or emptying the gas or gas content as a protective atmosphere;
(c) a gas container for the transport of gases from its source to the place of consumption, for gases whose critical temperature is below + 50 ° C or for which the absolute vapour pressure is above 3 bar at + 50 ° C;
(d) a simple pressure vessel manufactured in series pursuant to the Government Regulation on conformity assessment of simple pressure vessels when supplied to the market (2);
(e) safety fittings of equipment intended to protect the restricted pressure equipment from exceeding the maximum working limits;
(f) pressure equipment of equipment having operational function and whose body is subjected to internal pressure;
(g) pressure relative to atmospheric pressure; the vacuum is expressed as a negative value,
(h) the maximum working pressure of the maximum permissible pressure in the marking (PS) specified by the manufacturer for which the reserved pressure equipment is designed; is defined for a specific location specified by the manufacturer where protective or restrictive devices are usually attached;
(i) the volume in the marking (V) of the internal volume of the pressure chamber in litres, including the volume of the throats up to the first joint or weld, after deduction of the volume of permanently incorporated internal parts of the pressure unit;
(j) the safety product of the product of the highest working pressure in the marking (PS) expressed in bars and volumes in the marking (V) expressed in litres, in relation (PS × V),
(k) a boiler-based integrated assembly exposed to flame or otherwise heated with the risk of overheating the heat exchange surfaces used for the production and collection of steam and hot water, or other liquids from which the liquid is collected;
(l) pressure, tightness and repair tests, construction and pressure tests,
(m) a assembly of several pressure equipment assembled by the manufacturer to constitute a complete functional unit where at least one device exposed to pressure risk is a dedicated pressure device;
(n) liquid gases, liquids and vapours both in the form of a pure phase and in a mixture; The liquid may contain suspension of solids.
Hazard division of working fluids
For the purposes of this Regulation, liquids shall be divided into two groups. Group 1 includes hazardous liquids under another legislation3) and Group 2 includes all other liquids not listed in Group 1.
Excluded pressure equipment
(1) Reserved pressure equipment are pressure vessels and boilers with a maximum working pressure exceeding 0,5 bar,
(a) steam and liquid boilers whose maximum working pressure exceeds 0,5 bar and the temperature of the working fluid exceeds the boiling point of the working fluid at this pressure;
(b) pressure vessels whose maximum working pressure exceeds 0,5 bar and which contain gases, vapours or corrosive, toxic and explosive liquids of Group 1 at any temperature or any liquid at a temperature exceeding their boiling point at a pressure of 0,5 bar; steam / vapour steam generators and hot water / vapour types and steam generators without risk of overheating are also considered as pressure vessels,
(c) gas containers for the transport of gases whose critical temperature is below + 50 ° C or where, at + 50 ° C, the absolute vapour pressure is greater than 3 bar from source to point of consumption.
(2) The pressure devices reserved are not:
(a) boilers with a capacity of up to and including 10 litres, where the safety product of the highest working pressure PS in bars and in litres does not exceed 100;
(b) pressure vessels of up to and including 10 litres where the safety product of the highest working pressure PS in bars and litres does not exceed 100,
(c) pressure vessels of both tubes and non-circular cross-sections having a maximum internal dimension of up to and including 100 mm, with or without pantographs, provided that the pantograph of both pipe and non-circular cross-section does not have an internal dimension greater than or equal to 150 mm,
(d) pipes, extended parts thereof and pressure vessels mounted therein, the internal diameter of which does not exceed the internal diameter of the tube (d) of which is less than 3d,
(e) pressure receptacles for aerosol dispensers according to another legislation4),
(f) pressure relief devices intended for motor vehicles under other legislation5), as in particular brake system and air dampeners, containers for:
1. chilled hydrocarbon vapour in the labelling (LPG),
2. compressed natural gas in the labelling (CNG),
3. liquefied natural gas in the labelling (LNG);
4. hydrogen in the label (H),
which are an integral part of a motor vehicle, with the exception of superstructures and containers for the transport of liquids and materials,
(g) pressure equipment intended for use as weapons, ammunition and military material;
(h) pressure equipment specially designed for nuclear installations and parts thereof under the atomic code (6);
(i) equipment containing bodies or machine parts, the dimensions, material selection and production rules of which are based mainly on the requirements of sufficient strength, rigidity and stability with regard to static and dynamic operational effects or other operational criteria and for which pressure is not a significant design factor; These facilities include in particular:
1. engines, including turbines and internal combustion engines;
2. steam engines, gas or steam turbines, turbogenerators, compressors, pumps and their control equipment;
(j) blast furnaces, including their cooling system, air heaters, dust and gas separators, direct reduction shaft ovens, including furnace cooling equipment, gas converters and ladles for melting, melting, degasifying and casting steel and non-ferrous metals;
(k) cabinets for high voltage electrical equipment such as switching equipment, control and control equipment, transformers and rotary machines;
(l) armoured tubes for the storage of transmission systems such as electric power cables, telephone cables and cable casings;
(m) ships, rockets, aircraft and mobile devices off-shore (7) and equipment specifically designed for installation on or propulsion of their deck;
(n) pressure equipment consisting of a flexible casing, in particular tyres, air pillows, balls, inflatable boats and other similar pressure equipment;
o) exhaust silencer and suction,
(p) bottles or cans for carbonated drinks intended for single use to final consumers;
(q) barrels and other containers for the distribution and consumption of beverages, pressure pots and convectomats;
(r) pressure packages for liquefied petroleum gases and mixtures thereof intended for single use;
(s) equipment covered by other legislation8) and equipment covered by the International Maritime Organisation Code on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea and other legislation9),
t) heating bodies and pipes of heating systems;
(u) containers intended for the collection of liquids where the pressure of the gas above the liquid is not more than 0,5 bar with a temperature up to + 110 ° C;
(v) pressure equipment containing a liquid classified in Group 2 of Section 3, regardless of pressure, if its maximum working temperature does not exceed its boiling temperature at a pressure of 0,5 bar;
(w) gas containers with a maximum pressure capacity of 0,22 litres.
Classification of dedicated pressure equipment
(1) Steam and liquid boilers with a capacity of more than 10 litres or a safety product of the highest working pressure in the marking (PS) in bars and volumes in the marking (V) in litres exceeding 100 are classified in 4 classes:
(a) steam boilers with a nominal quantity of steam produced over 115 t / h and classified in Class I;
(b) steam boilers with a nominal quantity of steam produced above 50 t / h up to and including 115 t / h or hot water boilers with a heat output exceeding 35 MW, classified in Class II;
(c) steam boilers with a nominal quantity of steam produced above 8 t / h up to and including 50 t / h or hot water boilers with a heat output exceeding 5,8 MW up to and including 35 MW which are classified in the III class;
(d) steam boilers with a nominal quantity of steam produced up to and including 8 t / h or hot water boilers with a heat output up to and including 5,8 MW and all other liquid boilers which are classified in class IV.
(2) Pressure vessels are broken into classes according to the highest working pressure (PS) in bars and to the safety product of the highest working pressure (PS) in bars and volumes (V) in litres, namely:
(a) pressure vessels in Class I with a maximum working pressure exceeding 100 bar and a volume exceeding 1000 litres;
(b) pressure vessels classified in Class II with a maximum working pressure exceeding 0,5 bar, a volume greater than 10 litres or a safety product of a maximum working pressure (PS) in bars and volumes (V) in litres exceeding 100, except for Class I as referred to in (a).
(3) Part of the dedicated pressure equipment is their safety and pressure equipment.
Installation and repairs
(1) A legal person and an operating natural person authorised to install and repair dedicated pressure equipment shall seek and evaluate the hazards that arise from pressure on dedicated pressure equipment and take the measures necessary to ensure that the reserved pressure equipment on which an activity has been carried out within the scope of the authorisation complies with the requirements of the legislation and other regulations to ensure the safety and health at work applicable to them and is suitable for the purpose or activity for which it is intended to be used and can be operated without endangering the life, health and safety of persons and damage to property or the environment.
(2) The manufacturer or supplier shall provide the operator of the dedicated pressure equipment with information enabling it to assess the usual or foreseeable hazards associated with the operation and use of the dedicated pressure equipment.
Requirements for the location of dedicated pressure equipment
(1) The boiler intended for installation in the building building is located in a separate room with efficient ventilation equipped with functional lighting.
(2) When placing a pressure vessel, the requirements of the laws and regulations to ensure safety and health at work shall be complied with and account shall be taken of the highest or, where appropriate, the lowest working temperature for which the pressure vessel is designed. If it is not embedded in the soil, the container may only be placed in such a way that it can be safely accessed, in particular its safety equipment.
(3) The pressure vessel may be placed only on feet, bases or supports, but only on foundations or floors which are also dimensioned for pressure test load. The pressure vessel shall be grounded and anchored; The pressure vessel placed in the soil must also be protected against the effects of stray currents. When it is stored in the soil, it shall be anchored or permanently fixed with respect to the dilation of the container.
(4) During transport, the pressure vessel shall not be pressurised unless it is designed and equipped for such transport.
Activation and operation of dedicated pressure equipment
(1) Where it cannot be fully ensured that dedicated pressure equipment can be operated without endangering the life, health and safety of persons and damage to property or the environment, the operator shall take measures to minimise those risks.
(2) Without prejudice to paragraph 1, restricted pressure equipment which complies with the requirements may be put into service and operated:
(a) the provisions of other legislation which apply to them or which applied to them before the entry into force of this Regulation;
(b) listed in Annex No 1 or 2 to this Regulation, unless otherwise covered or only partially covered by other legislation.
(3) The operator of the dedicated pressure equipment shall take the necessary measures to ensure that during the entire period of operation the dedicated pressure equipment is maintained in a condition which complies with the requirements of this Regulation, ensure professional service, immediately eliminate defects and implement measures to avoid the risk of life, health and safety of persons, property or the environment as set out in Annex 3 to this Regulation.
(4) The person responsible for operating the dedicated pressure equipment shall be designated by the operator of the dedicated pressure equipment or its assembly before putting into service. The operator shall be responsible for familiarising the person responsible for the first sentence with the requirements of the legal and other regulations to ensure safety and health at work for the installation concerned. An operator may designate more than one person responsible for operating with specified duties in relation to individual types and scope of dedicated pressure equipment.
Revision and testing
(1) Compliance with Article 6 is verified
(a) a construction test;
(b) pressure test,
(c) the first test.
(2) Compliance with Article 8 is verified
(a) the initial revision;
(b) operational revisions,
(c) internal revisions,
(d) leakage test;
(e) pressure test,
(f) periodic examination,
(g) by an exceptional revision or test referred to in (a) to (f).
(3) The schedule of revisions and tests referred to in paragraph 2 (b) to (f) shall be established in writing by the operator of the dedicated pressure equipment in the revision and test plan taking into account the conditions set out in Section 7, the supplier's documentation of the dedicated pressure equipment, operational fluid and operating conditions. The time limits shall not be longer than those set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation, unless otherwise provided for in other legislation. The different mode of implementation and different periods of revisions and tests, which are not included in the manufacturer's accompanying technical documentation, in the legal and other regulations to ensure safety and health at work, are permitted by the designated organisation by law. A new breakdown shall be drawn up before the expiry of the specified period of validity of the revision and testing roster so that it can enter into force immediately at the time of expiry of the existing roster.
(4) Time limits for conducting revisions and tests are calculated from the previous revision and testing. Subsequent revisions and tests shall be carried out by the last day of the calendar month for which the time limits have been set. The time limits for subsequent revisions and tests, with the exception of the tests referred to in paragraph 2 (e) and (f), shall be calculated from the year of entry into service of the dedicated pressure equipment. The test periods referred to in paragraph 2 (e) and (f) shall be calculated from the year of manufacture of the dedicated pressure equipment.
(5) Revision shall be carried out and evaluated and the tests shall be conducted and evaluated by the revision technician.
(6) Tests after repairs of steam and liquid boilers and pressure vessels pursuant to Article 6 (1) (b) of the Act must be notified to the designated organisation in advance of the planned repairs for at least 15 days. The success of these tests is confirmed by the expert opinion of the responsible organisation. For unplanned repairs of the type of removal of individual leakage of boiler pipes in steam and liquid boilers in Class I and Class II, the repairs and subsequent tests referred to in Annex 1 to this Regulation shall be carried out.
(7) Cases of specific restricted pressure equipment where the revisions and tests of dedicated pressure equipment described in this Regulation are associated with disproportionate technical difficulties or are technically impracticable, are specified in the legislative and other regulations to ensure safety and health at work, including the use of other means of verifying their technical condition.
(8) The revision technician performing or managing and evaluating revisions and tests shall assess the level of risk arising from the condition of the dedicated pressure equipment for its continued operation and shall propose the measures necessary to ensure that such equipment is suitable in the environment for the purpose or activity for which it is intended to be used.
Construction test
The construction test shall verify that the overall installation and repair of the boiler and pressure vessel comply with the requirements of this Regulation and the conditions of the laws and regulations to ensure safety and health at work. The requirements for the construction test are set out in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Regulation.
First test
The gas containers shall be subjected to the first test after repair. The requirements for the first test are set out in Annex 2 to this Regulation.
Default revisions
(1) Initial revision is carried out for pressure vessels and boilers
(a) new;
(b) reconstructed or repaired, requiring drilling of holes, welding, riveting, or the manufacture of new pressure components, where appropriate; or
(c) which have undergone a change in use or movement, except for mobile, transportable and portable containers.
(2) The initial revision to verify the status of the dedicated pressure equipment, its safety and pressure equipment and its location and completeness of the accompanying technical documentation shall be carried out before putting into service. A revision report by a revision technician is written about the result of the initial revision.
(3) The default revision is provided by the supplier of the dedicated pressure device, unless otherwise stipulated by contract.
Operational revisions
(1) The operational revision shall verify the condition of the dedicated pressure equipment and its safety and pressure equipment, compliance with the operating conditions, maintenance of the prescribed documentation pursuant to Section 19 and the provision of service of the dedicated pressure equipment by a qualified operator pursuant to Section 23 or 24 within the time limits set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation.
(2) Operational revisions shall be carried out at first entry into service within 14 days of entry into service
(a) boilers put into service and after their transfer, unless they are ferries or portable boilers;
(b) pressure vessels put into service, after being moved, unless they are transportable or portable vessels.
Internal revisions
(1) The internal revision shall verify the state of the dedicated pressure equipment from both the inside and the outside, if it is designed for such operations within the time limits set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation.
(2) Internal revision shall be carried out at all times
(a) if the boiler has been out of service for more than 1 year and the pressure vessel for more than 3 years;
(b) after any emergency which has caused or may have caused damage to the pressure element of the boiler or pressure vessel.
Tight test
(1) The leak test shall verify the leak of the dedicated pressure equipment and safety and pressure equipment at operating pressure.
(2) The leakage test shall always be carried out after the pressure unit has been opened before the dedicated pressure equipment is put into service if internal revisions or maintenance operations have been carried out which may have affected the leakage of the pressure unit. If a pressure test is carried out before the dedicated pressure equipment is put into service, the leak test need not be carried out. If the liquid contained in group 1 is present, a flange connection leak test shall be performed.
Pressure test
(1) The pressure test shall verify the strength and tightness of the dedicated pressure equipment at the test pressure after the installation and repair of the pressure unit in accordance with Annexes 1 and 2 to this Regulation, after the transfer, in cases specified by the manufacturer and by the laws and regulations to ensure safety and health at work or within the specified time limits for operation in accordance with Annex 4 to this Regulation.
(2) The pressure test is carried out with a liquid classified in group 2.
Periodic test
Each gas container shall be tested periodically. The method, scope and time limits of the periodic test are specified in the legislation on the transport of dangerous goods.
Revision message
(1) The person who has carried out and evaluated the revisions or managed and evaluated the tests of the dedicated pressure equipment in accordance with Sections 9 (1) (a) and (b) and 9 (2) (a) to (f) shall draw up a review report on this operation.
(2) Each review report shall contain:
(a) the name and, where applicable, the names of the natural person or the name of the legal person, or the identification number of the natural person who operates or will operate the revised dedicated pressure equipment;
(b) description and definition of the scope of the revised dedicated pressure equipment;
(c) the name and, where applicable, the name, surname, signature and registration number of the certificate of competence for activities on dedicated technical equipment of the revision technician which has carried out the revision or examination; in the case of electronic transmission of the review report, the electronic document must be signed by a recognised electronic signature (10);
(d) identification of the type of revision or test; the revision or test is regular or extraordinary;
(e) the dates of commencement and completion of the revision or test, the date of drawing up and transmission of the review report;
(f) an inventory of the measuring instruments used;
(g) a list of the information used to carry out the revision or test, including their assessment in a reciprocal context;
(h) an inventory of the operations carried out consisting of inspections, measurements and tests;
(i) measured values where they are shown to be a threat to the life, health and safety of persons, property, the environment, or where they are necessary to evaluate changes in safety assurance;
(j) an inventory of the defects identified, indicating the provisions of legislation and other provisions which are infringed to ensure safety and health at work;
(k) a verbal assessment of the condition of the revised dedicated pressure equipment with a view to meeting its safety requirements, expressed in conclusion whether or not the revised pressure equipment is capable of safe operation; if it is not, then it is part of the review report justifying this conclusion,
(l) a draft of the measures under which a dedicated pressure equipment with defects may be in service;
(m) confirmation of transmission of the review report;
(n) the date until which the revision or test referred to in § 9 (2) (b) to (f) is valid, which is the date of subsequent revision or test.
(3) The person who has managed and assessed the test under Sections 9 (1) (a) and 9 (1) (b) and 9 (2) (a) to (e) shall confirm, in the event that the pressure equipment has complied, the positive result in the review report by indicating:
(a) the name of the operation referred to in Article 9 and the date of implementation;
(b) identification details of the restricted pressure equipment;
(c) identification details of the person who prepared the alert: name and surname, certificate number and signature.
(4) The person who has managed and evaluated the gas pressure vessel test referred to in § 9 (1) (c) and § 9 (2) (f) shall not draw up a review report but, in the event of a successful test, shall proceed to the vessel
(a) the date of the test; and
(b) an imprint of the tractor, the form and data of which shall be assigned by the organisation responsible for issuing the repair and periodic tests.
Operational documentation
(1) The operator of the dedicated pressure equipment shall ensure:
(a) the processing of a local operating regulation for pressure vessels with working fluid in group 1 and for boilers within 1 month of entry into service, for other pressure equipment reserved within 2 months, in written or electronic form, so as to be accessible to the operator; the operation shall be carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's or supplier's instructions for processing the local operating code;
(b) keeping records of the operation of the dedicated pressure equipment;
(c) during the period of operation of the boiler and pressure vessel of storage
1. documentation transmitted by the manufacturer or supplier of the dedicated pressure equipment containing the data necessary for the assessment of the state of the pressure vessel during the revisions, tests, assembly and repairs consisting of drawing documentation, strength calculation and operating conditions, and maintaining it in its current state,
2. documents setting the deadlines for the revisions and tests referred to in Article 9 (3),
3. records of revisions, repairs, tests and inspections,
4. the minutes of the examination of the professional competence to operate boilers pursuant to § 24.
(2) The local operating regulation shall specify taking into account the documentation transmitted by the supplier of the dedicated pressure equipment and local conditions.
(a) the responsibilities and responsibilities of individual persons;
(b) the manner and extent of operation of the dedicated pressure equipment;
(c) the extent of the data in the traffic records.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Government Decree No. 192 / 2022 Coll., on reserved technical pressure equipment and requirements to ensure their safety |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | Regulation |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 30.06.2022 |
|---|---|
| Effective from | 01.07.2022 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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