1988 Ed.]
Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations
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of the Authority against the effect of weather and damp and against external damage.
(87 of 1988 ss. 47 & 51)
Steam pipes to be lagged
13. Every pipe that conveys oil or steam under pressure shall be lagged to the satisfaction of the Authority with fire-proof material,
Requirements with respect to pipes used for conveying fuel to burners
(87 of 1988 ss. 48 & 51)
14. (1) Every pipe used for the purpose of conveying fuel from a pump or gravity tank to the burners in a fuel burning installation shall be constructed of suitable seamless material or, if it is of welded construction, shall be welded in accordance with a recognized engineering standard or code.
(87 of 1988 s. 49)
(2) No connection between any such pipe and any other fitting shall be made by means of soft solder.
(3) The flanges of any such pipe that conveys liquid fuel under pressure shall be machined so as, as far as practicable, to be metal to metal, and any jointing shall be of the thinnest material practicable and impervious to oil heated to a temperature of 120° Celsius. (L.N. 107/79; 87 of 1988 s. 49)
PART V
OFFENCES, SUPPLEMENTARY AND MISCELLANEOUS
Flash point of fuels, etc.
15. Save for the purpose of ignition, no oil or liquid or gaseous fuel that has a flash point of less than 65° Celsius (close test) as determined by a standard type of flash point apparatus shall be used in any installation connected to a boiler. (L.N. 107/79; 87 of 1988 s. 50)
Power of Authority to require taking of additional safety precautions
16. Without prejudice to any of the provisions of these regulations, where, having regard to the situation of a fuel burning installation or, where the same is situated in an industrial undertaking, to the nature of the business carried on in the industrial undertaking, the Authority considers it necessary, he may require the owner of the fuel burning installation to take such safety precautions as he specifies. (87 of 1988 s. 51)
1988 Ed.]
Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations
[CAP. 56
A 7
[Subsidiary]
of the Authority against the effect of weather and damp and against external damage.
(87 of 1988 ss. 47 & 51)
Steam pipes to be lagged
13. Every pipe that conveys oil or steam under pressure shall be lagged to the satisfaction of the Authority with fire-proof material,
Requirements with respect to pipes used for conveying fuel to burners
(87 of 1988 ss. 48 & 51)
14. (1) Every pipe used for the purpose of conveying fuel from a pump or gravity tank to the burners in a fuel burning installation shall be constructed of suitable seamless material or, if it is of welded construction, shall be welded in accordance with a recognized engineering standard or code.
(87 of 1988 s. 49)
(2) No connection between any such pipe and any other fitting shall be made by means of soft solder.
(3) The flanges of any such pipe that conveys liquid fuel under pressure shall be machined so as, as far as practicable, to be metal to metal, and any jointing shall be of the thinnest material practicable and impervious to oil heated to a temperature of 120° Celsius. (L.N. 107/79; 87 of 1988 s. 49)
PART V
OFFENCES, SUPPLEMENTARY AND MISCELLANEOUS
Flash point of fuels, etc.
15. Save for the purpose of ignition, no oil or liquid or gaseous fuel that has a flash point of less than 65° Celsius (close test) as determined by a standard type of flash point apparatus shall be used in any installation connected to a boiler. (L.N. 107/79; 87 of 1988 s. 50)
Power of Authority to require taking of additional safety precautions
16. Without prejudice to any of the provisions of these regulations, where, having regard to the situation of a fuel burning installation or, where the same is situated in an industrial undertaking, to the nature of the business carried on in the industrial undertaking, the Authority considers it necessary, he may require the owner of the fuel burning installation to take such safety precautions as he specifies. (87 of 1988 s. 51)
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