Boilers and Pressure Vessels Safety

The Boilers and Pressure Vessels Division administers the Boilers and
Pressure Vessels Ordinance to ensure the safe use and operation of such
equipment. The division conducts regular spot checks to ensure pressure
equipment in use meets the required safety standards; investigates
accidents involving pressure equipment; conducts examinations for the
issue of certificates of competency to boiler and steam receiver attendants
and promotes equipment safety through literature and seminars. It also
gives the Fire Services Department technical advice on the approval and
initial inspection of pressurised cylinders and storage installations for
compressed gases.

The division processed 2 390 equipment registration applications,
inspected 6 154 factories and 4 332 items of pressure equipment, and
issued 488 certificates of competency and endorsements during the year.
It also continued to assist the Haking Wong Technical Institute, Tsing Yi
Technical College and the Occupational Safety and Health Council in
organising training courses on the safe operation of pressure equipment.
Two publicity safety seminars were held, attended by 270 people, and one
safety training course was conducted.

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