Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

Regulations

Pressure Equipment Regulations, 2009

Incorporation of Health and Safety Standards into the Pressure Equipment Regulations, 2009

Notice No. R. 262 of 2017

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Notice No. R. 262

24 March 2017

 

Department of Labour

 

I, Mr Tibor Szana, appointed as the chief inspector in terms of section 27(1) of the said Act, and by virtue of the powers delegated to me by the Minister of Labour in terms of section 42(1) of the Act, after consultation with the Advisory Council for Occupational Health and Safety, hereby, under section 44 of the Occupational Health and Safety ( Act No. 85 of 1993), as amended, amend the schedule in the Pressure Equipment Regulations , 2009, by replacing the current schedule with the new schedule as gazetted.

 

 

Tibor Szana

Chief Inspector

 

Schedule

 

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American standards

ASME Section I

Rules for construction of power boilers

ASME Section III

Rules for construction of nuclear facility components (divisions 1, 2 and 3)

ASME Section IV

Rules for construction of heating boilers

ASME Section VI

Recommended rules for the care and operation of heating boilers

ASME Section VII

Recommended guidelines for the care of power boilers

ASME Section VIII

Rules for construction of pressure vessels (divisions 1, 2 and 3)

ASME Section X

Fibre-reinforced plastic pressure vessels

ASME Section XI

Rules for in-service inspection of nuclear power plant components

ASME B31

ASME Code for pressure piping:

B31.1 -  Power piping
B31.2- Fuel gas piping
B31.3- Process piping
B31.4- Pipeline transportation systems for liquid hydrocarbons and other liquids
B31.5-  Refrigeration piping and heat transfer components
B31.8- Gas transmission and distribution piping systems
B31.8S-  Managing system integrity of gas pipelines
B31.9-  Building services piping
B31.11-  Slurry transportation piping systems

ASME RTP-1

Reinforced thermoset plastic corrosion resistant equipment

ASME PCC-2

Repair of pressure equipment and piping

ASME PCC-3

Inspection planning using risk-based methods

ASME PVHO-1

Safety standard for pressure vessels for human occupancy

ASTM D 2774

Standard practice for underground installation of thermoplastic pressure piping

ASTM D 2996

Standard specification for filament-wound "fiberglass" pipe (glass-fibre-reinforced thermosetting resin)

ASTM D 3299

Standard specification for filament-wound glass-fiber-reinforced thermoset resin corrosion-resistant tanks

ASTM D 4097

Standard specification for contact-moulded glass-fiber-reinforced thermoset resin corrosion-resistant tanks

API

American Petroleum Institute. Standard specifications for pressure equipment (as applicable)

The Association of American Railroads Section C, Part III

Specifications for tank cars, M 1002

ANSI /ISA 84.00.01

Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector

ANSI NB -23

National board inspection code

ANSI 2223.1

National fuel gas code

AWWA

American water works association, as duplicate

DOT 3T

Seamless steel cylinder with a minimum water capacity of 1000 pounds and a minimum service pressure of 1800 psig.

DOT 4L

Welded insulated cylinders

TEMA rules

Tubular exchanger manufacturers association, Inc.

UL 1316

Standard for safety for glass-fiber-reinforced plastic underground storage tanks for petroleum products, alcohols and alcohol-gasoline mixtures

Australian standards

AS 2634

Chemical plant equipment made from glass-fibre reinforced plastics (GRP) based on thermosetting resins

British standards

BS 1113

Design and manufacture of water-tube steam generating plant (including super heaters, reheaters and steel tube economisers)

BS 4994

Specification of the design and construction of vessels and tanks in reinforced plastics

BS 5169

Fusion welded steel air receivers

BS 6464

Specification for reinforced plastics pipes, fittings and joints for process plants

BS 7159

Code of practice for design and construction of glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping systems for individual plants or sites

PD 5500

Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels

European standards

2010/35/EU

Council Directive 2010/35/EU 16 June 2010 on transportable pressure equipment

EN 286-1

Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen - Part 1: Pressure vessels for general purposes

EN 303 -1

Heating Boilers - Part 1: Heating boilers with forced draught burners - Terminology, general requirements, testing and marking

EN 303-2

Heating Boilers - Part 2: Heating boilers with forced draught burners - Special requirements for boilers with atomizing oil burners

EN 12493

LPG equipment and accessories - Welded steel tanks for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Road tankers design and manufacture

EN 12952 (All parts)

Wate -tube boilers and auxiliary installations

EN 12953 (All parts)

Shell boilers

EN 13121 (All parts)

GRP tanks and vessels for use above ground

EN 13923

Filament-wound FRP pressure vessels - Materials, design, manufacturing and testing

EN 13445

Unfired pressure vessels

EN 13458 -1

Cryogenic vessels - Static vacuum insulated vessels - Part 1: Fundamental requirements

EN 13458 -2

Cryogenic vessels - Static vacuum-insulated vessels - Part 2: Design, fabrication, inspection and testing

EN 13480 (All parts)

Piping

EN 13530 -1

Cryogenic vessels - Large transportable vacuum insulated vessels - Part 1: Fundamental requirements

EN 13530 -2

Cryogenic vessels - Large transportable vacuum insulated vessels - Part 2: Design, fabrication, inspection and testing

EN 14398 -2

Cryogenic vessels - Large transportable non-vacuum insulated vessels - Part 2: Design, fabrication, inspection and testing

EN 14025

Tanks for the transport of dangerous goods - Metallic pressure tanks - Design and construction

EN 14931

Pressure vessels for human occupancy (PVHO) - Multi-place pressure chambers for hyperbaric therapy - Performance, safety requirements and testing

EN 14359

Gas Loaded accumulators for fluid power applications

EN 50052

Cast aluminium alloy enclosures for gas-filled high-voltage switchgear and control gear

CWA 15740

Risk-based inspection and maintenance procedures for industry (RIMAP)

IEC 61508

Functional Safety of electrical/electronic /programmable electronic safety-related systems - General requirements

IEC 61511 (All parts)

Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector

NOTE In addition to the above mentioned health and safety standards any standard which results in pressure equipment being CE or Pi marked is deemed approved.

French standards

RCC-M

Design and construction rules for mechanical components of PWR nuclear standards

CODAP

Code for the construction of unfired pressure vessels

German standards

DIN 6647

Cylindrical beverage containers

Technical Rules

Technical rules for steam boilers (TRD), Dampfkv and all sections

AD-2000

Technical rules for pressure vessels (TRB), Druckbehvo and all sections

DVS 2205

Design calculations for containers and apparatus made from thermoplastics

DVS 2210-1

Plastic piping for industrial applications

ISO Standards

ISO 4126 (All parts)

Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure

ISO 14692 (All Parts)

Petroleum and natural gas industries - Glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping

ISO 23251

Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Pressure-relieving and depressuring systems

South African standards

SANS 347

SANS 347: Categorization and conformity assessment criteria for all pressure equipment

SANS 151

Fixed electric storage water heaters

SANS 10228

Identification and classification of dangerous goods for transport

SANS 10254

Installation, maintenance, replacement and repair of fixed electric storage water heating systems

SANS 10227

SANS 10227: Criteria for the operation of inspection authorities performing inspections in terms of the Pressure Equipment Regulations

SANS 10019

SANS 10019: Transportable metal containers for compressed gas - Basic design, manufacture, use and maintenance

SANS 1475 -1:

SANS 1475 -1: The production of reconditioned fire-fighting equipment - Part 1: Portable and wheeled (mobile) rechargeable fire extinguishers

SANS 10087

The handling, storage, distribution and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas in domestic, commercial and industrial installations:

Part 1: Liquefied petroleum gas installations involving gas storage containers of individual water capacity not exceeding 500 f and a combined water capacity not exceeding 3 000 t per installation

Part 2: Installation in mobile units and small non-permanent buildings

Part 3: Liquefied petroleum gas installations involving storage vessels of individual water capacity exceeding 500 l

Part 4: Transportation of LPG in bulk by road

Part 6: The application of liquefied petroleum and compressed natural gases as engine fuels for internal combustion engines

Part 7: Storage and filling sites for refillable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers of capacity not exceeding 9 kg

Part 8: The fuelling of fork -lift trucks and other LP gas operated vehicles

Part 10: Mobile filling stations for refillable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) containers of capacity not exceeding 9 kg.

SANS 10147

Refrigeration systems including plants associated with air-conditioning systems

SANS 1539

Appliances operating on liquefied petroleum gas - Portable and mobile appliances - Safety aspects

SANS 1237

Single-stage low-pressure regulators for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

SANS 329

Industrial thermal processing equipment - Safety requirements for combustion and fuel -handling systems

SANS 10105 - 1

The use and control of fire- fighting equipment - Part 1: Portable and wheeled (mobile) fire extinguishers

SANS 1910

Portable refillable fire extinguishers

SANS 1567

Portable rechargeable fire extinguishers - CO2 type extinguishers

SANS 10147

Refrigeration systems including plants associated with air-conditioning systems

SANS 1539

Appliances operating on liquefied petroleum gas - Portable and mobile appliances - Safety aspects

SANS 1237

Single-stage low-pressure regulators for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

SANS 1518

Transport of dangerous goods - Design, construction, testing, approval and maintenance of road vehicles and portable tanks

SANS 1668

Fibre- reinforced plastics (FRP) tanks for buried (underground) storage for petroleum products

SANS 1748 (All Parts)

Glass- fibre -reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes

SANS 7396 -1

Medical gas pipeline systems - Part 1: Pipeline systems for compressed medical gases and vacuum

SANS 10019

Transportable containers for compressed, dissolved and liquefied gases - Basic design, manufacture, use and maintenance

SANS 10252 -1

Water supply and drainage to buildings - Part 1: Water supply installations for buildings

SANS 10260 (All parts)

Industrial gas pipelines

SANS 10147

Refrigerating systems including plants associated with air -conditioning systems

SANS 10377 - 1

Pressure vessels for human occupancy - Part 1: Hyperbaric chambers (therapeutic)