FMA Reg 75, 76, 77 & 79 Instruction, Opening of pressure vessel, maintenance & repairs

Reg 75 Routine instructions.

• Every owner, engineer @ dregemaster shall issue
• routine instructions for the safe working of steam boiler and fired pressure vessel in his charge and
• shall satisfy himself that every person employed on or in close proximity thereto
• is familiar with & observes such instructions.

Reg 76 Opening up boiler @ pressure vessel.

1. No person shall open up or permit any other person to open up any steam boiler or upv for repair, cleaning @ for any other purpose unless precautions have been taken to ensure that such steam boiler or upv is relieved of all pressure.
2. No person shall enter or require of permit any other person to enter any steam boiler @ upv opened up for repair, cleaning @ for any other purpose unless and until :

• is is cooled sufficiently to prevent the person entering from being burned or overcome by heat;
• is is free from hazardous fumes and vapours; and
• is respect of a steam boiler @ steam receiver, all steam & hot water communication with any other steam boiler @ steam receiver under steam has been effectively disconnected.

3. For the purposes of sub-paragraph 2(c) of this regulations, "effectively disconnected" means either :

i) the removal of any boiler stop valve, feed check valve, blowdown valve of in the case of a steam receiver the receiver stop valve; or

ii) the removal of appropriate piping between such boiler or steam receiver and the source of pressure; or

iii) the insertion of a substantial blank flange between the stop valve of such boiler or steam receiver and the source of the pressure; or

iv) the padlocking of not less than stop valves located between such boiler @ steam receiver and the source of pressure:

Provided that in respect of an upv which requires to be loaded & unloaded is taking place.

Reg 77 Maintenance.

1. In respect of any steam boiler & upv it shall be the responsibility of the owner, occupier, engineer @ dregemaster in charge thereof to ensure that :-

i) every safety valve, water gauge, pressure gauge & every other safety device fitted thereto is maintained; and

ii) the fusible metal of every fusible plug is renewed at intervals not greater than two years.

2. Any owner, occupier, engineer @ dregmaster in charge of a steam boiler @ upv who works @ causes @ permit the same to be worked at a pressure greater than the authorised safe working pressure, or when it is not maintained is a safe working condition or when the fittings thereof are not in proper working order shall be guilty of an of an offence against these regulations.

3. Any driver in charge of a steam boiler @ upv which is working is working above the authorised safe working pressure shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

4. Any pressure gauge fitted to a steam boiler or upv which, in the opinion of an Inspector, is not fit for further use, shall be so marked & disposed of accordingly.

Reg 79 Repairs.

1) An owner @ other person shall not, unless approval has been given by an Inspector, make @ cause to be made by repair to any steam boiler @ upv where such repair involves the cutting, welding, patching or reviting of any member thereof which is subject to a stress induced by fluid pressure.

2) Where any steam boiler @ upv repair necessitates weilding, the metallic arc process shall be used.

3) Welding shall be not used to repair any part of a fitting which is made cast iron and is subject to fluid pressure.

4) Where repair has been to a steam boiler @ upv such boiler @ vessel shall not be placed in service except with the approval of an Inspector.

5) For the purpose of this regulation "repair" does not include normal maintenance work or boiler tube renewals not exceeding 10% of total number of tubes.