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Codes of Practice for Fossil-fuel Boilers
& Thermal Oil Heaters to be published
The Labour Department will publish the Code of Practice for Fossil-fuel Boilers and the Code of Practice for Thermal Oil Heaters tomorrow (Friday).
Principal Surveyor of the Labour Department's Pressure Equipment Division, Mr Michael Lee, said the purpose of issuing these codes was to ensure acceptable standards in the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, examination, testing and operation of boilers and pressure vessels.
"These codes are issued by the Commissioner for Labour, who is the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Authority, under the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance," he added.
Both codes provide detailed advice on the safe practice and requirements relating to safety fittings, operation, inspection, maintenance, report of accident and defects of fossil-fuel boilers and thermal oil heaters.
Mr Lee urged owners, competent persons, contractors, appointed examiners and inspection bodies to pay attention to the requirements of the codes.
Both English and Chinese copies of the codes can be obtained from the Pressure Equipment Division, Labour Department, 17th floor, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, from tomorrow.
End/Thursday, December 29, 1994