Decree No. 392 / 2003 Coll.

Ordinance on the safety of the operation of technical equipment and on requirements for dedicated technical equipment by pressure, lifting and gas during mining and mining activities

Valid Order Effective from 01.01.2004
392
DECLARATION
of 9 September 2003
on the safety of the operation of technical equipment and the requirements for dedicated technical equipment by pressure, lifting and gas during mining and mining activities
The Czech Mining Authority provides pursuant to § 5 (3), § 6 (6) (a) and § 8a (8) of Act No. 61 / 1988 Coll., on Mining Activities, Explosives and on State Mining Administration, as amended by Act No. 542 / 1991 Coll. and Act No. 124 / 2000 Coll.:

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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Subject matter
(1) Order
(a) lay down requirements to ensure safety and health at work on technical installations (1) and the safety of their operation (hereinafter referred to as "safety of work and operation") in mining and mining activities, and (2)
(b) specify which technical installations are considered to be reserved and their classification in classes;
(c) lay down requirements for the production of dedicated pressure equipment;
(d) define the conditions for the competence of organisations (3) operating dedicated technical installations, the competence of their staff and the competence of other natural persons.
(2) The decree does not apply to hand tools, drilling and drilling hammers with accessories, electrical technical equipment (4) and to technical equipment whose operation and control are governed by specific legislation. 5)
§ 2
Interpretation of terms
For the purposes of this decree:
(a) working on technical equipment - assembly, dismantling, operation, repair and maintenance of technical equipment (6);
(b) inspection - the operation to verify that the technical equipment complies with the operating conditions unless it is visibly damaged, shows a manifest defect and that its operation is not jeopardised by the safety of work and operation;
(c) operational documentation - a set of organisation documents consisting of the order of inspection, maintenance and testing, local operational safety regulations (7) and operational book; the operational documentation also contains the working procedures and requirements of the accompanying document8) adapted to local conditions;
(d) the operating book - a book with numbered pages in which data on the operation of the equipment are entered, the results of the inspections, the defects detected and their removal, and tests and revisions,
(e) revision - verification of the state of the technical equipment in terms of safety of work and operation and checking the conformity of the actual implementation of the technical equipment with the accompanying and, where appropriate, operational documentation and with the requirements of the technical regulations;
(f) machinery to others - technical equipment used in mining or mining activities other than dedicated technical equipment, 9)
(g) putting the technical equipment into service - the moment when, after carrying out the prescribed revision of the technical equipment or its control (10), the technical equipment has been recognised as capable of continuous use and safe operation in order to determine its condition and impact on the environment and on the working environment and after assessing the results achieved;
(h) test - verification of the state of the technical equipment in accordance with the accompanying documentation or, where appropriate, the local operational safety regulation, whether the equipment is capable of fulfilling its purpose and whether its condition and, where appropriate, operation are not at risk of safety of work and operation.
Requirements to ensure safety of work and operation and their verification
§ 3
(1) The organisation shall issue operational documentation for:
(a) a set of technologically linked technical equipment (complex), a technological line and a similar whole;
(b) technical equipment operated in a hazardous environment or under dangerous conditions;
(c) technical equipment used in activities for which specific legislation (11) requires the processing of operational documentation;
(d) main and auxiliary fan and mine wind heating equipment;
(e) dedicated technical equipment;
(f) technical equipment for which it has no accompanying documentation.
(2) For technical equipment other than those referred to in paragraph 1, the organisation shall have accompanying documentation and keep an operating book. The operating book may be common to several of these facilities.
(3) The order of inspection, maintenance and testing shall include:
(a) individual operations of inspections, maintenance and tests taking into account the provisions of the relevant technical regulations and the operating conditions of the technical equipment, including its accessories;
(b) the deadlines for the periodic implementation of these operations and their responsibility for their implementation;
(c) the method of recording the results of the examinations and tests as well as the defects detected and eliminated in the operations book;
(d) periods of regular revisions where the installation is subject to revisions.
(4) The technical installation can only be operated after repair after verification that the repair cannot endanger safety of work and operation. an entry shall be made in the operations book or test evidence. If the technical device is simultaneously an electrical technical device, it shall also be carried out in accordance with a special regulatory regulation.4)
(5) The technical equipment must be protected against corrosion. If a specific legislation or technical standard so provides, 12) the protective covers and warning plates and their surface shall bear a colour marking on the technical device.
(6) The pressure vessel for the transport of gases must be removed from use unless it indicates that the revision is carried out within a specified time limit or if the marking is not legible.
(7) The composite cylinder shall be removed from use if it is damaged by flame or heat effect or if the top cover layer is damaged by exposure to the lower layer.
(8) It is not permissible to use a technical device for which a condition threatening the safety of work and operation is detected. Use is also considered to be a danger to safety of work and operation
(a) a technical installation not supported by a revision report or a first test, where appropriate, demonstrating that the installation in question is capable of safe operation if that revision or test should have been carried out;
(b) technical equipment which is operated in contravention of the accompanying or operational documentation;
(c) technical equipment for which no accompanying documentation or operational documentation has been issued, if any;
(d) other machinery for which no inspection or test has been carried out before putting into service or until re-use;
(e) machinery other than that in which the "good condition" or "satisfactory condition" of the inspection or test evidence is not documented for more than 6 months for mobile devices and 12 months for other equipment.
(9) Without prejudice to the minimum requirements for the safe operation of technical equipment laid down in a specific legislation. 13)
§ 3a
(1) The installation and operation of the machinery referred to in Article 3 (1) (a) shall be carried out according to the design or drawing documentation of the equipment. The device can be put into service if the design documentation of the device is in the Czech language, corresponds to the actual state and contains in particular:
(a) a technical description and drawing of the machinery assembly, indicating:
1. specification of individual parts - products with the parameters required by the technological unit, including their connections and continuity;
2. calculations of supporting structures and structures for proper walking;
3. specification and location of safety guards, stop stops and other passive safety devices;
4. specifications, location and settings of safety sensors, end switches, operational meter,
5. technological continuity of individual components, indicating mutual blocking, prohibited states and limit values, location of filters, use of dilation connections,
6. the way in which the connections of individual parts are carried out, in particular the appropriate welding technology and the way in which they are checked after welding,
7. after assembly and time limits of any subsequent tests and revisions,
(b) the signature of the designer by the installation of the machinery referred to in paragraph 2 confirming his consent to the project documentation, the registration number of his certificate and the date of signature;
(c) the signature of the designer by the installation of the machinery in the event of changes in the project documentation corresponding to the actual state of agreement with the amendments in question, the registration number of his certificate and the date of signature. For changes which do not affect safety, it shall be sufficient to draw the change into the project documentation by the responsible staff member and to approve the technician responsible for managing the installation, operation and maintenance of the machinery referred to in paragraph 3.
(2) The installation of machinery can be designed by a competent person who meets the requirements of the professional qualification of the designer by the installation of machinery (44).
(3) In order to manage the installation, operation and maintenance of the machinery referred to in Section 3 (1), the organisation shall determine the technology responsible for managing the installation, operation and maintenance of the machinery. This technique must have at least a secondary education with a technical focus and at least two years of experience.
§ 4
(1) The competence of the technical equipment for safe operation shall be verified by inspection, test or revision carried out within the time limits and to the extent laid down in this Decree, unless the accompanying documentation or the local safety safety regulations specify shorter time limits.
(2) The inspection referred to in Annex 1 and the testing of the technical equipment referred to in Annex 2 together with the result thereof shall be recorded in his operating book by the person who carried it out.
(3) A separate test document for technical equipment, other than an entry in the operations book referred to in paragraph 2, shall be drawn up by the person who carried it out.
(4) The eligibility of the dedicated technical equipment for safe operation shall be verified by revision in the cases specified in the accompanying documentation or in this decree. The revision shall also include the inspection and testing of the technical equipment and the inspection of how defects previously detected have been corrected.
(5) The organisation's responsible staff shall be familiar with the outcome on the same working day on which the inspection or test was carried out or on which the review report was transmitted. If the record in the operating book of the inspection or test carried out, or a revision report as appropriate, indicates that the technical equipment does not comply with the operating conditions, it shall show a fault or be visibly damaged, the organisation shall immediately rectify it either by repairing the technical equipment or, if not possible, by disconnecting it from the source of energy or pressure and securing against unwanted connection.
(6) The operating book shall be kept by the organisation for at least two years from the last record in the organisation, evidence of the test carried out which was not part of the revision, for a period of five years after the examination and the revision report have been carried out for two years following the further revision.
§ 5
Inspection, testing and revision of technical equipment
(1) If the accompanying documentation does not identify inspections of technical installations, their periods and scope, it shall be determined by the organisation which shall also designate persons to carry them out. The content of the inspection and the content of the record of its implementation are set out in Annex 1.
(2) If the accompanying documentation does not determine the testing of technical equipment and its scope, it shall be determined by the organisation which also designates the persons to carry it out. The technical equipment test content and the content of the test document shall be as set out in Annex 2.
(3) The content and scope of the revisions to the dedicated technical installations and the content of the revision report are set out in Annex 3; where the accompanying documentation determines the content of the revision to be more stringent or larger, the revision shall be carried out according to the accompanying documentation.
(4) The time limits for carrying out the tests on technical equipment referred to in paragraph 2 and on the revisions referred to in paragraph 3 are set out in Annex 4. If the accompanying documentation sets shorter deadlines for carrying out the revision, the deadlines specified therein shall apply.
(5) The provisions of paragraph 4 shall not apply to dedicated technical lifting equipment used only occasionally. Before using this device, it shall be inspected and tested in accordance with Annex 2. The revision may take place within a period of up to three times as long as set out in Annex 4.

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REMOVED TECHNICAL DEVICES AND THEIR CLASSES
§ 6
Reserved technical equipment
(1) Pressure equipment shall be considered as a dedicated technical device.
(a) boilers and pressure vessels (14) stable if their maximum working pressure (15) exceeds 0,5 baru16) and their volume exceeds 10 litres and the product of their maximum working pressure and volume exceeds 100 bar.
(b) pressure vessels for the transport of gases if their maximum working pressure exceeds 0,5 bar.
(2) Lifting equipment with motor drive shall be regarded as reserved technical equipment,
(a) cranes and hoists, including pulleys of a capacity exceeding 3200 kg;
(b) moving working platforms with a lifting height exceeding 3 m;
(c) building lifts with a lifting height exceeding 3 m, provided that they also carry persons;
(d) lifts of a capacity exceeding 100 kg and a lifting height exceeding 2 m, which are a permanent part of structures;
(e) shelf founders with vertically movable operators,
(f) transport equipment in vertical underground parts. 17)
(3) Technical equipment operating with a critical temperature of less than 50 ° C or a substance having an absolute vapour pressure of more than 3 bar at a temperature of 50 ° C shall be regarded as dedicated gas equipment and shall be used:
(a) gas treatment or storage;
(b) gas filling containers as well as increasing and reducing gas pressure;
(c) for the consumption of gases by combustion, including gas turbines;
(d) for the extraction and storage of gases or liquids in natural rock structures and underground areas (underground gas and liquid containers), 18) with the exception of natural rock structures, underground areas, wells and probes and their equipment;
(e) for the distribution of gases, excluding the distribution of gases with an aggregate internal volume of less than or equal to 0,01 m3.
(4) The dedicated technical equipment includes their safety and pressure equipment.
§ 7
Classification of reserved technical installations
(1) Reserved technical equipment shall be classified in accordance with the level of risk to the safety of work and operations generated by their operations, the highest level of risk being classified in Class I.
(2) Boilers referred to in Paragraph 6 (1) are to be classified as reserved technical equipment with pressure
(a) to Class I, if it is a steam boiler with a rated power of produced steam exceeding 115 t.h-1;
(b) to Class II, if it is a steam boiler with a rated steam output exceeding 50 t.h-1 or a liquid boiler with a heat output exceeding 35 MW;
(c) to Class III, if it is a steam boiler with a rated output of 8 t. h-1 or more or a liquid boiler with a heat output of 5,8 MW or more;
(d) to Class IV, if it is a steam boiler with a rated power of less than 8 t / h-1 or a liquid boiler with a heat output of less than 5,8 MW.
(3) Pressure vessels stable as referred to in Article 6 (1) are to be classified as reserved technical equipment
(a) to Class I if their working pressure exceeds 2 bar and the product of their maximum working pressure and volume exceeds 1000 bar.
(b) other pressure vessels stable in Class II.
(4) Pressure vessels for the transport of gases referred to in Article 6 (1) are to be classified as reserved technical equipment
(a) to Class I as regards:
1. cylinder pressure vessels intended for the transport of gases referred to in paragraphs 1.2.1.1, 1.2.1.2 and 1.2.1.3 of Annex 4;
2. pressure vessels of a type of tank, container or battery wagon intended for the transport of gases referred to in point 1.2.2.1 of Annex 4,
3. pressure vessels of the barrel type intended for the transport of gases referred to in paragraph 1.2.3 of Annex 4;
(b) Class II for pressure vessels referred to in points 1.2.1.4, 1.2.2.2 and 1.2.2.3 of Annex 4.
(5) Reserved lifting equipment are to be classified
(a) to Class I where the establishments referred to in Article 6 (2) (a) and (f) are concerned,
(b) to Class II where the establishments referred to in Article 6 (2) (b) to (e) are concerned.
(6) Reserved gas technical equipment is to be classified
(a) to Class I, if the plants referred to in Article 6 (3) (a) to (d), with the exception of the plants for gas consumption by combustion referred to in point (b),
(b) to Class II, if the installations referred to in Section 6 (3) (e) and the gas-fired gas-fired equipment, including a gas turbine with a rated power up to and including 70 kW, are connected to a total internal volume of less than or equal to 0,01 m3.
§ 8
Manufacture of pressure equipment
(1) In the manufacture of a dedicated pressure equipment, it is necessary to comply with the requirements of specific legislation19) and production documentation.
(2) The materials used in the construction and construction of the dedicated pressure equipment must be selected in such a way as to comply with the expected operating conditions. 20)
(3) When producing a dedicated pressure equipment, the manufacturer shall ensure compliance with the measures taken at the design stage of the product and the technology for its production. In particular, the use of appropriate methods and appropriate procedures, in particular with regard to the production of components and components (e.g. in the formation and preparation of welding surfaces), the verification of the absence of defects and cracks or changes in the mechanical properties of materials, and the absence of unbreakable connections and their adjacent areas are free of any surface or internal defects which could endanger the safety of the equipment, the final assessment of the product and, where appropriate, non-destructive testing.
(4) The finished boiler and pressure vessel shall be subjected by the manufacturer to the construction test and the first pressure test.
(5) If an inspection of the dedicated pressure equipment after completion is not possible, a building test shall be carried out on the relevant part of the dedicated pressure equipment already during production.
(6) The production documentation shall be kept by the manufacturer for 5 years after the end of the last year of expected lifetime of the dedicated pressure equipment.
§ 9
Requirements for the location of dedicated pressure equipment
(1) The boiler intended for installation in the building building is located in a separate room for this purpose 22) with efficient ventilation equipped with fixed lamps. 23) A warning table shall be placed at the entrance to this room with a prohibition on the entry of unauthorised persons.
(2) When placing the pressure vessel stable, the requirements for safety of work and operation24 must be met and account 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 as to allow safe access. 25)
(3) The pressure vessel can be stable (26) only on feet, bases or supports, but only on bases or floors which are also dimensioned for pressure test load. The pressure vessel stable 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 stable under pressure unless it is designed and equipped for such transport.
§ 10
Requirements for the location of reserved technical lifting equipment and operational documentation
(1) The requirements for the location of a dedicated technical lifting device shall be determined by the operational documentation.
(2) The operational documentation of the dedicated technical lifting equipment shall also include:
(a) the definition of the area where the installation may be operated;
(b) the conditions for the installation and anchorage of the equipment, taking into account the loading capacity and assumed load of the ground;
(c) foreseeable hazardous effects in the vicinity of the technical equipment operated and measures against adverse effects of the wind in the operation of the equipment, as well as wind speeds at which the equipment must be put out of service;
(d) conditions for arrival, anchorage, installation, operation, dismantling and relocation of a dedicated technical lifting device.
§ 11
Requirements for the location of dedicated gas equipment
(1) The spaces in which the reserved technical equipment is permanently located, the spaces in which toxic, explosive, flammable or burning gases are stored or modified and the spaces in which these substances are treated must be equipped with fixed lamps.
(2) Where the space referred to in paragraph 1 is closed by a room, effective ventilation shall be ensured and shall include indicators of changes in the performance of the environment relevant to the safety of work and operation. Work with open fire shall be prohibited in these areas and in their immediate vicinity up to the distance specified by the operational documentation.
(3) The spaces referred to in paragraph 1 must be marked at the entrance and on the access routes with 27) with warning signs or signs 28) "PROHIBITION OF ACCESS TO UNAUTHORISED PERSONS! DANGER OF EXPLOSION OF GAS! _
(4) The technical gas equipment must be protected against the effects of static electricity and stray currents.
§ 12
Tests and revisions of dedicated technical installations
(1) The state of the reserved technical installations shall be verified by tests and revisions.
(2) Initial revisions shall be carried out before the dedicated technical equipment is put into service unless otherwise specified in the separate regulation. The initial revisions shall also be carried out before a set of technologically interconnected technical equipment (complex), technological lines and similar units is put into service, if the whole is only on-site.
(3) The initial revision is not required for dedicated technical equipment placed on the market under special legislation29). Only an inspection of this equipment shall be carried out by a competent person with regard to compliance with the installation conditions with regard to the external environmental effects of the accompanying documentation. The provisions of the first sentence shall not apply to the placing of such equipment after repair or re-use, and the provisions of the first and second sentences shall not apply to the connection of energy or pressure sources and to the downstream technical equipment.
(4) A leak test shall be carried out on dedicated pressure and gas equipment before it is put into service, after internal revision and after maintenance, which may have affected the leakage of the pressure component. However, if a pressure test is carried out on such equipment, it replaces the leak test.
(5) Revision shall not be carried out for a dedicated gas-class II technical installation.
(6) Extraordinary revision of the dedicated technical equipment is carried out
(a) after the change has been made on that establishment, if not for the change referred to in paragraph 7,
(b) after the transfer of the installation, unless it can be excluded that the transfer has changed the technical or functional characteristics of the installation, unless the mobile equipment is involved and the transfer referred to in paragraph 7 is not carried out;
(c) after repair of the device by welding or riveting or if openings have been made in the part of the device under pressure at the time of repair;
(d) where there has been a fatal injury, other serious event or dangerous condition during or in connection with the operation of the installation.
(7) Exceptional revision shall not be required for dedicated technical equipment after any change has been made to the dedicated technical installation or its transfer;
(a) where, since the previous revision, there has been only a change in its location or an extension, shortening or replacement of the wiring for the supply or, where appropriate, the distribution of energy or pressure, unless such change requires a change in the setting of the value of one of the locking elements or a change in the protection against accidents, depending on the risk arising from the change;
(b) intended for the extraction of minerals or for the transport of minerals which, since the previous revision, have only changed its location within a single workplace or from one workplace to a follow-up workplace, unless such change requires, at the same time, a change in the setting of the value of one of the locking elements or a change in the protection against accidents, depending on the relevant risk created by the change;
(c) for which certain parts for the distribution or consumption of energy or pressure have been disconnected since the previous revision;
(d) for which a change in the performance of any part of it which is an energy or pressure appliance has been made, even if a change in the setting of the value of the locking element is made at the same time, unless the protection against energy or pressure has changed.
(8) In exceptional cases where one of the revision or testing requirements of the reserved technical equipment listed in Annexes 2 and 3 cannot be met or is not necessary to verify the condition of that equipment, the required actions shall not be carried out unless the accompanying documentation so permits. The failure to perform such operations shall be indicated in the test document or in the revision report, including the justification.
(9) The competent body for conducting revisions and tests of dedicated technical equipment for pressure, lifting and gas including tests (checks) 30) of dedicated technical equipment for gas ("revision and test ') shall be the person holding a certificate of competence for this activity. 31) (hereinafter referred to as" the revision technician') or, where appropriate, the organisation which is authorised to do so. If not a dedicated technical installation located in the underground or a transport facility located in vertical underground workshops (17), then the revision and test may also be carried out by a revision technician holding a certificate issued under a specific legislation, 32) or by an organisation authorised to do so under a specific legislation. 32)
(10) After the revision carried out, the revision technician shall draw up a revision report with the information set out in Annex 3 and shall indicate on the revised pressure vessel for the transport of gases the revision carried out by imprinting its trap and the year of the revision or stamp, indicating the date of the revision. If not for the initial revision, the revision report shall indicate the result of the check, whether and how the defects identified during the previous revision have been corrected and whether a previous revision report has been provided to carry out the revision, the operating book with records of the test carried out on the dedicated technical equipment and the evidence on the test of the equipment.
(11) In cases where, pursuant to paragraphs 3, 5 and 7 of the revision is not required or carried out, dedicated technical equipment may be operated only if the following conditions are met:
(a) the implementation of the amendments referred to in paragraph 6 shall not be jeopardised by the safety of work and operation of both the relevant and, where appropriate, downstream technical equipment;
(b) the amendments shall be recorded in the operational documentation of the technical installation concerned and agreed by the revision technician before their implementation, where justified, immediately after their implementation;
(c) prior to the entry into service of the dedicated technical equipment or until re-use, the inspection and testing of the technical equipment in question shall be carried out by a competent person;
(d) the changes made and the result of the inspection and test shall be recorded in the operations book; in the case of a test, the details shall be given on the test document of the technical installation concerned.
(12) In the case of other machinery, only the examination and testing by a competent person referred to in Annexes 1 and 2 shall be carried out before they are put into service or until re-use.

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COMPETITION
§ 13
Presumption of competence
(1) Specially qualified for the production, assembly, repair, testing and revision of dedicated technical installations and the filling of gas containers is an organisation meeting the requirements of professional competence laid down in a specific legislation, 33) authorised for such activities. 34) Where those activities are carried out in the context of mining, mining and related activities, these authorisations shall be issued by the Regional Mining Authority in whose territory the organisation and the person in business has a permanent residence, where appropriate. For organisations and business natural persons of another Member State of the European Union, this authorisation shall be issued by the district mining office competent by the place of business of the organisation in the Czech Republic or by the place where the organisational component of that organisation is located.
(2) The applicant shall indicate in the application for authorisation referred to in paragraph 1:
(a) a trading firm or name, if any, if it is a legal person, or name and surname, if it is a trading natural person;
(b) the place of business of the organisation or location of the organisational component of that organisation in the territory of the Czech Republic, or permanent residence, if any, of the natural person involved;
(c) the identification number, if assigned, also the date of birth of the person involved;
(d) the name and surname of the person competent for the management of the work, including documents and certificates proving his / her competence for the activities referred to in paragraph 1;
(e) the names of other competent persons, including documents proving professional competence;
(f) a brief description of the technical equipment, premises and organisational provision of the activities for which authorisation is to be issued.
(3) Authorisations for the activities referred to in paragraph 1 may be issued if the applicant demonstrates that:
(a) it has the necessary technical equipment and premises for such activities;
(b) the production and management of works on dedicated technical installations shall have a competent person or persons;
(c) be able to arrange for the work which is necessary or part of the work for which the authorisation is sought by his own activity or contract.
(4) The authorisation shall specify:
(a) details of the applicant;
(b) the object and scope of the activity for which the authorisation is issued;

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Regulation Information

CitationDecree No. 392 / 2003 Coll., on the safety of the operation of technical equipment and on requirements for dedicated technical equipment by pressure, lifting and gas during mining and mining activities
Regulation TypeOrder
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation18.11.2003
Effective from01.01.2004
Effective until-
Status Valid
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