Pressure Vessel Inspection
State and federal legislation requires the safe operation of pressure equipment to be ensured. The deregulation of the government inspection sector in the 1990’s means that owners and operators are responsible to ensure their pressure equipment is safe for use by meeting several legislative requirements. Some of these duties are:
- Pressure equipment including safety relief valves are to be inspected by competent personnel at regular intervals as per AS3788
- Pressure vessels with hazard levels A-C as per AS4343 are to be item registered with the state governing body
- Pressure vessels with hazard levels A-D as per AS4343 are to be design registered with the state governing body
- Commission boilers or pressure equipment safely
ARI can help with all of the above owner duties by inspecting pressure vessels, identifying hazard levels and registering pressure vessels on behalf of the owner. Inspection is normally carried out via a frequency based inspection as determined by the relevant Australian Standard, but can include a mixture of risk based inspection where required. Other inspection techniques may be necessary to help determine pressure equipment integrity, such as ultrasonic wall thickness measurement, phased array corrosion mapping, dent assessment etc which can also be performed by ARI.
ARI have AICIP, API and ASME certified inspection personnel to perform all your pressure equipment inspection needs on boilers, vessels and pressure piping.
Pressure Equipment is mentioned in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and therefore inspection of these items is law. The process of producing wine involves a number of pressure vessels. These include but are not limited to grape presses, air receivers and chillers.
Asset Reliability Inspections can help with all pressure vessel owner duties by inspecting pressure vessel/equipment with qualified inspection personnel, identifying hazard levels and assisting owners in registering pressure equipment.
Any air receivers at a workplace must be inspected as stated in the Occupational Safety and Health Act making it a legislative requirement. The inspections are required to be performed by In-service Inspectors of pressure equipment, such as our certified inspectors. The frequencies for these inspections are normally 2 yearly.
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