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The following types of pressure vessels must be registered with the Occupational Safety and Health Division under the Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations.
Air Receivers (AR) Steam Receivers (SR) Refrigeration Plant Pressure Receivers (PR) Steam Boilers, including autoclaves (BR) Economisers (BE) Superheaters (BS)
Pressure vessels of types BR, BS and BE whose heating surfaces are more than 1000 sq.m must be registered and examined by MOM Authorised Boiler Inspectors. The Heating Surface is defined as the total surface of all plates and tubes exposed to heat on one side, and in contact with water on the other. It is measured on either the water or fire side, depending on which side has a greater heating surface (excluding the heating surface of any economiser and superheater connected to the boiler). The pressure vessel types above are must be examined on a periodic basis by anAuthorised Examiner.