The purpose of this code is to support the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999 (PECPR) and the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.

Adoption of this code of practice should provide the assurance that safety for all types of pressure equipment is maintained.

Table of Contents

Notice of Issue
Foreword
Summary of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Regulations
Approved Codes of Practice
Employers' Duties
Hazard Management
Information for Employees
Employers to Involve Employees in the Development of Health and Safety Procedures
Training of Employees
Safety of People Who Are Not Employees
Employees' and Self-Employed Persons' Duties
Accidents and Serious Harm (Recording and Notification)

Part 1: General

1.1 Application and Purpose
1.2 Scope
1.3 Definitions

Part 2: Application of the Regulations

2.1 Regulations
2.2 Duties of Controllers
2.3 Duties in Relation to Unsafe Equipment
2.4 Duties of Designers, Manufacturers and Suppliers
2.5 Administrative Provisions
2.6 Certificates

Part 3: General Technical Requirements

3.1 Scope
3.2 General
3.3 Materials
3.4 Design
3.5 Design Verification
3.6 Manufacture and Workmanship
3.7 Inspection and Testing
3.8 Operation, Maintenance and Servicing
3.9 Schedule B Equipment

Part 4: Spare

Part 5: Pressure Vessels

5.1 Scope
5.2 General
5.3 Materials
5.4 Design
5.5 Design Verification
5.6 Manufacture and Workmanship
5.7 Inspection and Testing
5.8 Operation, Maintenance and Servicing

Part 6: Pressure Piping

6.1 Scope
6.2 General
6.3 Materials
6.4 Design
6.5 Design Verification
6.6 Manufacture and Workmanship
6.7 Inspection and Testing
6.8 Operation, Maintenance and Servicing

Part 7: Steam Turbines

7.1 Scope
7.2 General
7.3 Materials
7.4 Design
7.5 Design Verification
7.6 Manufacture and Workmanship
7.7 Inspection and Testing
7.8 Operation, Maintenance and Servicing

Part 8: Miscellaneous Pressure Equipment

8.1 Scope
8.2 General

Schedules

Schedule A: Inspection Periods for Pressure Equipment Not Included in Table 4.1 of AS/NZS 3788
Schedule B: Pressure Equipment Not Requiring a Certificate of Inspection
Schedule C: Standards List and Referenced Documents

Appendices

Appendix A: Conformity Assessment
Appendix B: Alternative Materials
Appendix C: Design Statements
Appendix D: Manufacturer's Data Reports
Appendix E: Pressure Relief Devices
Appendix F: In-Service Inspection
Appendix G: Welding Approvals
Appendix H: NDE Suppliers and Operators
Appendix I: Cylinders
Appendix J: Transportable Pressure Vessels
Appendix K: Inspection and Test Plans - Fabrication
Appendix L: Form of Notice
Appendix M: Pressure Vessels Transported By Sea
Appendix N: Safety of Personnel