Is it necessary to undergo another inspection by a specialized testing agency before using a pressure vessel again after it has been out of use for one year?
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Dear sea friends: Our company has been out of production for over a year and is now preparing to resume operations. Do all pressure vessels need to be submitted to a special inspection agency for testing before production resumes? If so, the relevant regulations can be found as a reference. Please ask the sailors for help, thank you! !
There is no such rule; if there are doubts regarding the safety conditions, an inspection can be carried out. For details, see the sections on the use and periodic inspection of the main regulations
The issue of resuming operation after a period of shutdown is rather special, and there isn’t much description on this in the procedures. Under normal circumstances, if the shutdown procedures were completed with the regulatory authorities at the time of suspension, then when registration is done again to resume operation, the regulatory authorities will inform the using unit whether inspection is required.
The Special Equipment Safety Law and local regulations – may I ask where the original poster is from? If it is in Shandong, there are clear provisions in the \"Regulations on the Safety of Special Equipment in Shandong Province\"
Pressure vessels are subject to regular inspection requirements; as long as the specified time for such inspection has not passed, there is no need to submit an application for inspection
It is not necessary to submit an inspection application as long as the deadline for the regular inspection has not passed, but a re-inspection is definitely required
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It depends on local regulations; many provinces require inspections, so it’s likely that they follow each other’s rules. Inspection is required in accordance with the relevant technical specifications, which serve as the basis for such inspections. However, those technical specifications stipulate that inspections are needed when disassembly or relocation takes place; such a situation does not occur with pressure vessels. Additionally, units whose inspection validity period has expired certainly require inspection. If we follow the legal framework, then according to **technical specifications, pressure vessels that have passed their inspection deadline need to be inspected; those that have not passed their inspection deadline do not require inspection.