Ordinance on Safety of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
Ministry of Labour Ordinance No.33 of September 30, 1972
Latest Amendments:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 171 of July 16, 2001
In Japanese
Chapter III. First Class Pressure Vessels
Section 4. Performance Inspection
(Validity Term of First Class Pressure Vessel Inspection Certificate)
Article 72. The validity term of a first class pressure vessel inspection certificate shall be one year.
(Performance Inspection, etc.)
- Article 73. A person who intends obtaining a renewal of the validity term of a first class pressure vessel inspection certificate shall undergo a performance inspection in respect of the first class pressure vessel related to the said inspection certificate and its piping.
- The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office or the Authorized Agency for Performance Inspection shall renew the validity term of a first class pressure vessel inspection certificate for the first class pressure vessel which passed the performance inspection as provided for by the preceding paragraph. In this case, the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office or the Authorized Agency for Performance Inspection may renew a validity term of shorter than one year or longer than one year, but not over two years, based on the results of a performance inspection.
(Application of Performance Inspection, etc.)
Article 74. A person who intends to undergo a performance inspection related to a first class pressure vessel and to be implemented by the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office shall submit an Application for Performance Inspection of First Class Pressure Vessel (Form No.19) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
(Measures to Be Taken When Undergoing a Performance Inspection)
- Article 75. A person who undergoes a performance inspection related to a first class pressure vessel shall cool the first class pressure vessel concerned, clean it, and make other preparations required for the performance inspection. However, cooling and cleaning may be omitted first class pressure vessels so approved by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
- The provision of paragraph 2 and 3 of Article 52 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a performance inspection related to a first class pressure vessel. In this case, the term "the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau" used in paragraph 2 of the said Article shall be read as "the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office".
このページの先頭へ