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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1956 S.I. No. 174/1956 - Factories (Preparation of Steam Boilers For Examination) Regulations, 1956. S.I. No. 174/1956 - Factories (Preparation of Steam Boilers For Examination) Regulations, 1956. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 174 of 1956. FACTORIES (PREPARATION OF STEAM BOILERS FOR EXAMINATION) REGULATIONS, 1956. I, WILLIAM NORTON, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in pursuance of subsection
(8)of section 40 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), hereby make the following regulations : 1.—
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Factories (Preparation of Steam Boilers for Examination) Regulations, 1956.
(2)These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October,
- The occupier of a factory shall, for the purpose of the examination under subsection
(7)of section 40 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), of every steam boiler, when cold, and all its fittings and attachments, prepare the interior and exterior of every such boiler for such examination and shall provide such of the following facilities as are appropriate to the type of boiler to be examined, namely, facilities for hammer-testing, drilling, lifting, hydraulic testing, steam trial and for such other means of testing as may be necessary for a thorough examination. 3. For the purpose of such examination, in the case of a steam boiler (other than an economiser or superheater)— (
- a)the boiler shall be opened out, cleaned and scaled ; (
- b)doors of man-holes, mud-holes and hand-holes shall be removed ; (
- c)fire-bars and, in the case of Lancashire and Cornish boilers, fire-bridges, if of brick, shall be removed ; (
- d)all connections shall be opened out and all safety valves shall be taken adrift and cleaned ; (
- e)brickwork shall be removed to the extent required by the person making the examination and shall, in any case, be removed to the extent necessary to expose the seams of a shell boiler and the drums and headers of a water tube boiler— (
- i)in the case of a boiler which is situated in the open air or exposed to the weather or to dampness, at least once in every six years, and (
- ii)in any other case, at least once in every ten years 4. For the purpose of such examination, in the case of an economiser or superheater— (
- a)all connections shall be opened out and all safety valves shall be taken adrift and cleaned ; and (
- b)brickwork shall be removed to the extent required by the person making the examination. GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of July, 1956. WILLIAM NORTON, Minister for Industry and Commerce. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais