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B-1.1, r. 6.1 - Regulation respecting pressure installations

Section 78
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78. Subject to the special provisions of sections 79 to 81, the inspection must be carried out according to the frequencies indicated in the following table:
TABLE 1
FREQUENCY OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INSPECTIONS
TYPE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENTMAXIMUM PERIOD BETWEEN 2 INSPECTIONS
EXTERNALINTERNAL
Pressure cookers with a quick release, except for sterilizers1 year1 year
Hot water boiler2 years- -
Thermal fluid boiler4 years- -
Low-pressure steam boiler (*)1 year3 years
High-pressure steam boiler (**)1 year1 year
Water heater2 years- -
Deaerator (**)2 years2 years
Steam generator2 years2 years
Digestor2 years- -
Tank containing a non-corrosive fluid4 years- -
Compressed air tank4 years- -
Hot water tank4 years- -
Expansion tank4 years- -
Drying roller2 years- -
Refrigeration system using refrigerant other than A1 or B12 years- -
Any other type of pressure vessel4 years- -
(*) The external periodic inspection must be made every year except for the year in which an internal inspection is made.
(**) The internal and external periodic inspection is made alternately for such equipment.
This section does not apply to pressure equipment and boilers whose periodic inspection frequency is determined by an inspection program included in a quality control program approved by the Board in accordance with section 18. The inspection program must contain mechanisms to monitor the condition of the pressure vessels or boilers, in particular as to the control of their corrosion rate.
O.C. 89-2018, s. 78.
In force: 2018-03-08
78. Subject to the special provisions of sections 79 to 81, the inspection must be carried out according to the frequencies indicated in the following table:
TABLE 1
FREQUENCY OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INSPECTIONS
TYPE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENTMAXIMUM PERIOD BETWEEN 2 INSPECTIONS
EXTERNALINTERNAL
Pressure cookers with a quick release, except for sterilizers1 year1 year
Hot water boiler2 years- -
Thermal fluid boiler4 years- -
Low-pressure steam boiler (*)1 year3 years
High-pressure steam boiler (**)1 year1 year
Water heater2 years- -
Deaerator (**)2 years2 years
Steam generator2 years2 years
Digestor2 years- -
Tank containing a non-corrosive fluid4 years- -
Compressed air tank4 years- -
Hot water tank4 years- -
Expansion tank4 years- -
Drying roller2 years- -
Refrigeration system using refrigerant other than A1 or B12 years- -
Any other type of pressure vessel4 years- -
(*) The external periodic inspection must be made every year except for the year in which an internal inspection is made.
(**) The internal and external periodic inspection is made alternately for such equipment.
This section does not apply to pressure equipment and boilers whose periodic inspection frequency is determined by an inspection program included in a quality control program approved by the Board in accordance with section 18. The inspection program must contain mechanisms to monitor the condition of the pressure vessels or boilers, in particular as to the control of their corrosion rate.
O.C. 89-2018, s. 78.
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