What certificates should the personnel in the Equipment Department who manage special equipment obtain?

Personnel in the Equipment Department who are responsible for managing special equipment should obtain corresponding certificates such as those for \"Pressure Vessel Safety Inspectors\" or \"Boiler Safety Inspectors\". In chemical plants, it is necessary to have certification for the management of two types of special equipment: pressure vessels and boilers, and at least one person must obtain each of these certifications. Different certificate requirements apply to various categories and grades of special equipment. For example, managing Class A pressure vessels requires an A1 level certificate, managing Class B pressure vessels requires an A2 level certificate, while managing boilers requires an A8 level certificate. .

Special Equipment Safety Manager Certificate (Type A): Boiler safety management, pressure vessel safety management, elevator safety management, lifting machinery safety management, forklift safety management. In accordance with the **General Administration for Market Regulation’s TSGZ6001-2019 Regulations on the Assessment of Personnel Working with Special Equipment**, as well as the new version of the **Classification and Categories of Tasks for Personnel Working with Special Equipment**, effective January 1, 2020, the original special equipment safety management certificates A1–A8, which covered areas such as the safe management of boilers, pressure vessels, pressure pipelines, elevators, lifting machinery, passenger cableways, large-scale amusement facilities, and specialized motor vehicles used within factories or sites, have been merged into a single special equipment safety management certificate. The code for this certificate is A, namely the **Special Equipment Safety Management Certificate Type A**.

Certificates for the operation of specialized motor vehicles on site (factory): (1) Forklift driver’s certificate (N1 certificate); (2) Driver’s certificate for sightseeing vehicles and trains (N2 certificate). Certificates for crane operators and crane supervisors: (1) The crane operator’s certificate, also known as a hoist operator’s certificate or crane operator’s license (code: Q2), includes categories such as bridge crane operator, gantry crane operator, tower crane operator, portal crane operator, cable crane operator, mobile crane operator, and elevator operator. (2) Crane operation permit (Q1 permit); Boiler operation permit (1) Industrial boiler operator’s permit (G1 permit). (2) Power plant boiler operator certificate (G2 certificate): (The qualification applies to operators of power plant boilers with a capacity of 300MW or less (excluding 300MW); operators of 300MW power plant boilers receive skill training on their own by the employing units in accordance with industry standards in the power sector). (3) Boiler water treatment certificate (G3 certificate). Pressure Vessel Certificates: (1) Quick-Opening Pressure Vessel Operation Certificate (R1); (2) Mobile Pressure Vessel Filling Certificate (R2)

Two out of the three people must hold certificates: 1. Person in charge of safety management (Safety Director)； 2. Security administrator (security officer): The actual controller or principal person in charge does not require a certificate.