Vysoška Slovenské zářské záření na základí a Slovenské báňské zámě č. 23 / 1979 Sb.
Decree of the Slovak Labour Safety Authority and the Slovak Mining Authority, which determines the designated pressure equipment and lays down certain conditions to ensure their safety
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Effective from 01.07.1979
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DECLARATION
Slovak Office of Labour Security and Slovak Mining Office
of 22 January 1979
determining restricted pressure equipment and laying down certain conditions to ensure their safety
The Slovak 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 Slovak Mining Authority pursuant to § 57 (1) (d) of Act No. 41 / 1957 Coll., on the Use of Mineral Wealth (Upper Law), and pursuant to § 10 (a) and (c) of the Slovak National Council Act No. 42 / 1972 Coll., on the organisation and extension of supervision of the State Mining Administration, in an agreement with the competent authorities and organisations provides:
Scope
(1) The decree is binding on organisations which are subject to the competence of the national professional labour safety authorities, (1) and on organisations which carry out an activity falling within the competence of the State Mining Administration.2)
(2) The Decree does not apply to technical installations subject to supervision by the authorities referred to in § 3 (2) (b) of the Act.
Excluded pressure equipment
(1) Excluded pressure equipment under § 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 four 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 following shall not be regarded as establishments under this Order:
(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, its extended 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 (e.g. piston cylinders, steam turbine cabinets, piston pumps, compressor chillers, pressure casings of encapsulated distribution plants),
(i) air heaters, dusters and blast furnace gas cleaners;
(j) inflatable non-metallic devices for which the internal excess pressure of the compressed gas ensures their shape and stiffness (e.g. tyres, pneumatic beams, floats);
(k) gas containers up to and including 0,22 litres,
(l) irreversible pressure vessels for aerosols and similar uses.
Authorisation of organisations
(1) Organisations may manufacture, install, repair and reconstruct equipment and carry out periodic tests on gas containers only on the basis of an authorisation ("approved organisation").
(2) The authorisation is issued by the labour security inspector or, where appropriate, the district mining authority (hereinafter referred to as the "supervisory authority") in whose territory the organisation is established, on the basis of a written request from the organisation, supported by the opinion of its superior authority.
(3) The organisation shall indicate in the application:
(a) the 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 name and address of its superior authority;
(d) an indication of the type of authorisation sought and its scope;
(e) ensuring the performance of the activity for which the authorisation is sought, in terms of technical equipment and professional qualifications of the staff.
(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 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 authorities in writing at least 15 days in advance of the time and place of testing of boilers with design pressure exceeding 1.6 MPa and of 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.
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 within 15 days in advance to the supervisory authorities within whose jurisdiction the equipment 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 authorities so determine,
(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 supervisory authority may extend the period 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 authorities in writing at least 30 days in advance of the date of the pressure test.
Revision technician and test authority
(1) The revision technician is a worker responsible for the organisation of revisions and tests of boilers and pressure vessels certified for this activity by the supervisory authority on the basis of the examination carried out. The staff member shall be assigned to the examination of the organisation to which he is working.
(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 pilot-in-command shall be the worker authorised by the organisation to carry out the first and periodic tests of gas containers.
(4) The examination body carrying out the first tests shall have completed a full secondary vocational training in machinery, 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. The applicant shall submit to the examination of the organisation to which he is working.
(5) 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.
(6) 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 authorities shall decide on the duration of the professional experience.
(7) The revision technician and the testing authority carrying out the first tests are required to indicate in the record 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 for the agreed date and under conditions established 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 when it 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 entitles the heaters to self-operate the fourth-class boilers.
(2) The heater may be operated separately by Class 1 to Class 3 boilers or other boilers other than those in the heating duct, after the relevant additional test has been carried out.
(3) If the heater seriously violates its obligations, the inspector may withdraw the heating licence.
(4) If a boiler heater does not operate 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 instructed about the operator and trained, which must be recorded by the operator.
Basic tests
(1) Basic heating tests (heater proficiency tests) are carried out on 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 a gas-heating boiler. 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 applicant applied for and ensure its participation.
(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 closest to the upper class or other fuel boilers within the same boiler class, the operator shall decide on the length of the training and the necessity of the training course, as expressed in the revision technique, but the training shall take at least two months.
(2) The additional examinations shall be taken before the examination panel appointed and convened by the operator who shall notify the inspector in writing of the date and place of the examination at least 15 days in advance.
(3) The examination committee shall consist of a chairperson who shall be the authorised representative of the operator and at least two members, one of which shall be a revision technician of boilers of at least the relevant class and one of the representatives of the relevant Revolutionary Trade Union Movement Racing Committee.
(4) The heater shall submit to the test committee before the start of the test evidence that it meets the requirements laid down. The minutes of the examination shall be signed by the chairman and the other members of the committee.
(5) The successful completion of the supplementary test will be recorded by the chairman of the test committee on the heating licence.
(6) Lists of tests and records of test results are kept by the organisation which appointed the test committee.
(7) The inspectors shall keep an eye on the uniform way of carrying out the additional tests.
Common and final provisions
(1) Operators of an establishment shall, within one year of the date of application of this Order, report in writing to the supervisory authorities the number of establishments operated, broken down in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3), as well as 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) The certificates issued by the supervisory authorities to the inspection technicians and test bodies for the first tests of gas containers before the validity of this decree remain valid.
(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 of application of this decree.
This Decree takes effect on 1 July 1979.6)
The President
Slovak Mining Authority:
Ing. Baran CSc.
Director
Slovak Labour Safety Authority:
Ing. Kováč v. r.
1) Paragraph 3 (1) of the Act.
2) § 37 of Act No. 41 / 1957 Coll., on the Use of Mineral Wealth (Mining Act), § 3 of Act No. 42 / 1972 Coll., on the Organisation and Extension of Surveillance of the State Mining Administration.
3) ČSN 07 8305 Metal pressure vessels for gas transport. Technical rules.
4) Health Ministry Directive No 49 / 1967 of the Ministry of Health Bulletin on Health Assessment for Work, as amended by the Ministry of Health Directive No 17 / 1970.
5) Decree No. 26 / 1979 Coll., determining the reserved gas installations and laying down certain conditions for their safety.
6) This date the provisions of Decree No. 133 / 1973 Coll., concerning reserved pressure equipment, which was repealed by Decree No. 22 / 1979 Coll., will cease to apply.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Slovak Labour Safety Authority and Slovak Mining Authority No. 23 / 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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