How often
For this equipment family the inspection interval is one year unless the relevant standards set a different period. Where a standard sets a shorter interval, the shorter one applies; where the manufacturer's instruction requires more frequent checks, that is followed. The validity of an inspection depends less on its interval than on what the report contains.
The family is wide
Steam and superheated water boilers, heating boilers, thermal oil boilers, compressed air and gas tanks, dyeing vessels and steam cooking vessels are assessed in the same group. A steam cooker in a kitchen falls under the same regime as a boiler in a boiler house — and it is usually the one missing from the inventory.
What the inspection includes
Wall thickness, the opening pressure of the safety valve, the accuracy of the gauge, corrosion and weld areas, and conformity with the equipment's plate values. An inspection that consists only of a hydrostatic test is an incomplete one.
If operating conditions change
If working pressure, temperature or the fluid inside has changed, the interval is not waited out; the equipment is reassessed under the new condition.
In Optifora
The periodic inspection module records the equipment, sets its interval by family, reminds you as the date approaches, and attaches the report to the equipment's record. Equipment past its date appears separately in the list and counts as high risk in the assessment.