New Zealand Pressure Vessel ACPPE

Approved Code of Practice for
Pressure
Equipment
(Excluding Boilers)
Published by the Occupational Safety and Health Service
Department of Labour
Wellington
New Zealand
Published June 2001
ISBN 0-477-03648-1
Price: $25.00 (incl. GST)
OSH 4270
2 APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRESSURE E QUIPMENT

CONTENTS
Notice of Issue 6
Foreword 7
Summary of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 8

Regulations 8
Approved Codes of Practice 8
Employers’ Duties 8
Hazard Management 9
Information for Employees 10
Employers to Involve Employees in the Development of
Health and Safety Procedures 10
Training of Employees 10
Safety of People Who Are Not Employees 11
Employees’ and Self-Employed Persons’ Duties 11
Accidents and Serious Harm (Recording and Notification) 11
Part 1: General 12
1.1 Application and Purpose 12
1.2 Scope 12
1.3 Definitions 13
Part 2: Application of the Regulations 20

2.1 Regulations 20
2.2 Duties of Controllers 21
2.3 Duties in Relation to Unsafe Equipment 23
2.4 Duties of Designers, Manufacturers and Suppliers 24
2.5 Administrative Provisions 27
2.6 Certificates 31
Part 3: General Technical Requirements 35

3.1 Scope 35
3.2 General 35
3.3 Materials 36
3.4 Design 36
3.5 Design Verification 37
3.6 Manufacture and Workmanship 38
3.7 Inspection and Testing 38
3.8 Operation, Maintenance and Servicing 40
3.9 Schedule B Equipment 41
Part 4: Spare 43
APPROVED CODE OF P RACTICE FOR PRESSURE EQUIPMENT 3

Part 5: Pressure Vessels 44
5.1 Scope 44
5.2 General 44
5.3 Materials 44
5.4 Design 44
Part 6: Pressure Piping 49

6.1 Scope 49
6.2 General 49
6.3 Materials 49
6.4 Design 49
Part 7: Steam Turbines 52

7.1 Scope 52
7.2 General 52
7.3 Materials 52
7.4 Design 52
Part 8: Miscellaneous Pressure Equipment 57

8.1 Scope 57
8.2 General 57
Schedules
Schedule A: Inspection Periods for Pressure Equipment
Not Included in Table 4.1 of AS/NZS 3788 58
Schedule B: Pressure Equipment Not Requiring a Certificate of
Inspection 59
Schedule C: Standards List and Referenced Documents 61
Appendices
Appendix A: Conformity Assessment 66
Appendix B: Alternative Materials 73
Appendix C: Design Statements 82
Appendix D: Manufacturer’s Data Reports 84
Appendix E: Pressure Relief Devices 88
Appendix F: In-Service Inspection 89
Appendix G: Welding Approvals 94

Appendix H: NDE Suppliers and Operators 96
Appendix I: Cylinders 97
Appendix J: Transportable Pressure Vessels 100
Appendix K: Inspection and Test Plans – Fabrication 108
Appendix L: Form of Notice 110
Appendix M: Pressure Vessels Transported By Sea 111
Appendix N: Safety of Personnel 112

NOTICE OF ISSUE
I have issued the Approved Code of Practice for Pressure Equipment

(Excluding Boilers), being a statement of preferred work practices or
arrangements for the purpose of ensuring the health and safety of persons
to which this code applies and persons who may be affected by the
activities covered by this code.
J.M. Chetwin
Secretary of Labour
August 2001

FOREWORD
I have approved this statement of preferred work practices, which is an

Approved Code of Practice for Pressure Equipment (Excluding Boilers), under
section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. When a
code is approved, a Court may have regard to it in relation to compliance
with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
This means that if an employer in an industry or using a process to which
an approved code applies can show compliance with that code in all
matters it covers, a Court may consider this to be compliance with the
provisions of the Act to which the code relates.
Hon. Margaret Wilson

Minister of Labour
August 2001

SUMMARY OF THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY IN
EMPLOYMENT ACT 1992
The principal object of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
(HSE Act) is to prevent harm to employees at work. To do this, it imposes
duties on employers, employees, principals and others, and promotes
excellent health and safety management by employers. It also provides for
the making of regulations and codes of practice.
It is recommended that this summary be read in conjunction with the
HSE Act.
REGULATIONS
Regulations are promulgated from time to time under the HSE Act.
Regulations may impose duties on employers, employees, designers,
manufacturers, and others relating to health and safety. These regulations
may apply with respect to places of work, plant, processes or substances
and may have been made to deal with particular problems that have
arisen.
APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE

“Approved Codes of Practice” are provided for in section 20 of the HSE
Act. They are statements of preferred work practice or arrangements, and
may include procedures which could be taken into account when deciding
on the practicable steps to be taken. Compliance with codes of practice is
not mandatory. However, they may be used as evidence of good practice
in court.
EMPLOYERS’ DUTIES
Employers have the most duties to perform to ensure the health and safety
of employees at work.
Employers have a general duty to take all practicable steps to ensure the
safety of employees. In particular, they are required to take all practicable
steps to:
• Provide and maintain a safe working environment;

• Provide and maintain facilities for the safety and health of
employees at work;
• Ensure that machinery and equipment is safe for employees;
• Ensure that working arrangements are not hazardous to
employees; and
• Provide procedures to deal with emergencies that may arise while
employees are at work.
Taking “all practicable steps” means doing what is reasonably able to be
done in the circumstances, taking into account:
• The severity of any injury or harm to health that may occur;
• The degree of risk or probability of that injury or harm
occurring;
• How much is known about the hazard and the ways of
eliminating, reducing or controlling it; and
• The availability, effectiveness and cost of the possible safeguards.
HAZARD MANAGEMENT
Employers must have an effective method to identify and regularly review
hazards in the place of work (existing, new and potential). They must
determine whether the identified hazards are significant hazards and
require further action.
If an accident or harm occurs that requires particulars to be recorded,
employers are required to investigate to determine if it was caused by or
arose from a significant hazard.
“Significant hazard” means a hazard that is an actual or potential cause or
source of:
• Serious harm;
• Harm (being more than trivial) where the severity of effects on a
person depends (entirely or among other things) on the extent or
frequency of the person’s exposure to the hazard; or
• Harm that does not usually occur, or usually is not easily
detectable, until a significant time after exposure to the hazard.
Where the hazard is significant, the HSE Act sets out the steps employers
must take:
• Where practicable, the hazard must be eliminated;
• If elimination is not practicable, the hazard must, where
practicable, be isolated;
• If it is impracticable to eliminate or isolate the hazard, the
employer must minimise the likelihood that employees will be
harmed by the hazard.

Where the hazard has not been eliminated or isolated, employers must:
• Ensure that protective equipment is provided, accessible and used;
• Monitor employees’ exposure to the hazard;
• Seek the consent of employees to monitor their health; and
• With their informed consent, monitor employees’ health; and
• Ensure the hazard is effectively controlled.
INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES

Before employees begin work, they must be informed by their employer
of:
• Hazards employees may be exposed to while at work;
• Hazards employees may create which could harm people;
• How to minimise the likelihood of these hazards becoming a
source of harm to themselves and others;
• The location of safety equipment; and
• Emergency procedures.
Employees should be provided with the results of any health and safety
monitoring. In doing so, the privacy of individual employees must be
protected.
EMPLOYERS TO INVOLVE EMPLOYEES IN THE

DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROCEDURES
Employers need to ensure that all employees have the opportunity to be
fully involved in the development of procedures for the identification and
control of significant hazards and for dealing with or reacting to
emergencies and imminent danger.
TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES
Employers must ensure employees are either sufficiently experienced to do
their work safely or are supervised by an experienced person. In addition,
employees must be adequately trained in the safe use of all plant, objects,
substances and protective clothing and equipment that the employee may
be required to use or handle.
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SAFETY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
EMPLOYEES
Employers also have a general duty towards persons who are not
employees.
Employers must take all practicable steps to ensure that employees do not
harm any other person while at work, including members of the public or
visitors to the place of work.
EMPLOYEES’ AND SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS’

DUTIES
Employees and self-employed persons have a responsibility for their own
health and safety while at work. They must also ensure that their own
actions do not harm anyone else.
However, these responsibilities do not detract from the employer’s
responsibilities.
ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS HARM (RECORDING

AND NOTIFICATION)
The HSE Act requires employers to keep a register of work-related
accidents and serious harm. This includes every accident that harmed (or
might have harmed):
• Any employee at work; or
• Any person in a place of work under the employer’s control.
Employers are also required to investigate all accidents and near-misses to
determine whether they were caused by, or arose from, a significant
hazard.
Employers are required to notify serious harm that occurs to employees
while at work to the Secretary of Labour (in practice, the nearest OSH
office), as soon as possible. In addition, the accident must also be notified
in the form prescribed within 7 days. (Suitable forms for notification are
available from OSH offices and selected stationers.)
If a person suffers serious harm, the scene of the accident must not be
disturbed unless to:
• Save life or prevent suffering;
• Maintain public access for essential services, e.g. electricity, gas; or
• Prevent serious damage or loss of property.
The OSH office will advise whether it wishes to investigate the accident
and what action may be taken in the meantime.

PART 1: GENERAL
1.1 APPLICATION AND PURPOSE

This code of practice has been prepared by the Engineering Safety
Section of the Occupational Safety and Health Service of the
Department of Labour in conjunction with the industries
concerned. Its purpose is to support the requirements of the
Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes
and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999 (PECPR) and the
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
Adoption of this code of practice should provide the assurance
that safety for all types of pressure equipment is maintained.
With suitable technical backup, proposals for changes to this code
of practice may be submitted to the Manager, Engineering Safety,
for consideration by the industry group concerned.
1.2 SCOPE
This code of practice applies to all pressure equipment covered by
the PECPR Regulations except boilers and hot water boilers.
Where reference is made to boilers it has been done to ensure
consistency with those parts of the regulations covering pressure
equipment.
It specifies requirements for materials, design, manufacture,
installation, repairs, alteration, maintenance, servicing, inspection,
commissioning, testing and operation.
Information on personnel safety has been included in appendix N.
Note:
1. For boilers and hot water boilers refer to the Approved Code
of Practice for the Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance and
Servicing of Boilers.
2. Gas appliances and installations coming within the scope of
the Gas Act 1992, except where specifically included by this
code, are excluded.
3. Pipelines coming within the scope of the Petroleum Act
1937, Gas Act 1992 and the Health and Safety in
Employment (Pipelines) Regulations 1999 are excluded.

1.3 DEFINITIONS
All practicable steps in relation to achieving any result in any
circumstances, means all steps to achieve the result that it is reasonably
practicable to take in the circumstances, having regard to–
(1) The nature and severity of the harm that may be suffered if the
result is not achieved; and
(2) The current state of knowledge about the likelihood that harm of
that nature and severity will be suffered if the result is not
achieved; and
(3) The current state of knowledge about harm of that nature; and
(4) The current state of knowledge about the means available to
achieve the result, and about the likely efficacy of each; and
(5) The availability and the cost of each of those means.
Alteration means to change the design of, adding to or taking elements
away from equipment and includes the relocation of non-mobile
equipment. “Alter” has a corresponding meaning. It does not include
repairs, replacements or routine maintenance.
ASME means American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Authorised Inspection Agency means an inspection agency as defined by
ASME or the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
BS means British Standard.
CBIP means Certification Board for Inspection Personnel.
Certificate of Competence has the meaning given by 2.6.6.
Certificate of Design Verification means a certificate issued by an
inspection body in accordance with regulations 30 and 31 of the
PECPR Regulations.
Certificate of Inspection means a certificate issued or renewed by an
inspection body in accordance with regulations 32 and 33 of the
PECPR Regulations.
Certification Body means an organisation carrying out certification
assessments of other organisations to the AS/NZS ISO 9000 series
Quality Management Standards and which is accredited by the Joint
Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand.
Competent Person means a person who has acquired, through training,
qualification or experience, or a combination of these, the knowledge
and skills enabling that person to perform the task required.
Condition Monitoring is the process of measuring or testing a parameter,
state or condition of an item of equipment, or specific parts of it. The
results of the examination are used to indicate the current condition of
that equipment. Analysis of changes and trends over time are used to
predict the safe operational life of the equipment.

Conformity Assessment means the methods used to demonstrate that
equipment complies with specified requirements.
Controller means a person who is the owner, lessee, sub lessee, or bailee
of any equipment in a place of work. This does not include a home
occupied by that person.
Cylinder means a pressure vessel with an internal volume exceeding
250 litres that is designed in accordance with a standard noted in
appendix I and is used to transport permanent and liquefied gases.
Note: It is expected that this 250 litre limit will be increased by
regulations pending under the Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996.
Design Standard means any standard of generally accepted industry
practice, recognised by the Secretary, for the design, alteration or repair
of equipment.
Design Verification means verification that the following comply, in
every respect relating to safety, with the requirements of this code of
practice and the appropriate design standards and contain every safety
feature that is relevant, whether or not referred to in the code or
standards:
(1) Designs of pressure equipment;
(2) Alterations to designs, affecting the structural strength or safety of
equipment, made in the course of manufacture;
(3) Designs of a repair or alteration affecting the operational safety of
equipment repaired or altered or any other equipment; and
(4) The fabrication and inspection requirements specified by the
designer.
Design Verifier means a person who:
(1) Is employed or engaged by an inspection body to carry out the
functions referred to in regulation 26; and
(2) Is the holder of a relevant certificate of competence.
Equipment means pressure equipment and includes the attachments,
fittings, foundations, mountings, supports and any plant used in
connection with pressure equipment but excludes equipment listed in
schedule 2 to the PECPR Regulations.
Equipment Inspector means a person who:
(1) Is employed or engaged by an inspection body to carry out the
functions referred to in regulation 27; and
(2) Is the holder of a relevant certificate of competence.
External Inspection, in relation to equipment, means the inspection and
testing while in service, of the fittings, safety devices, mountings,
attachments and supports, and the readily accessible surfaces of the

item and its structure, or, while out of service, as many of these items
as are possible.
Fabrication Inspection means inspection of equipment during the
process by which it, or its component parts, is manufactured.
Fired Heater
(1) Means a device, not including a boiler or hot water boiler:
(a) Most of which is an arrangement of pressure containment
parts; and
(b) Which heats gases or liquids at pressures exceeding 50 kPa
by the use of directly applied combustion processes; or the
application of heated gases; and
(2) Includes any of the following that are necessary to ensure the
pressure integrity of the device or its safe operation:
(a) Piping;
(b) Combustion equipment;
(c) Combustion management systems;
(d) Controls;
(e) Controls for fluid temperature and flow;
(f) Fans;
(g) Pressure fittings;
(h) Pumps;
(i) Supports.
Gas does not include steam, but includes air, a mixture of gases (whether
or not also including steam) or hydrocarbon vapour. It includes any
substance that, while being a gas at standard temperature and pressure,
is for the time being in solid or liquid form while being processed,
stored, transported, or used at low temperature, at high pressure, or
both. It also includes any substance that, while being a gas at standard
ambient conditions is, for the time being, dissolved in a liquid solvent.
Hazard Level in relation to any pressure equipment, means the hazard
level determined by the designer in accordance with AS 4343.
In-service in relation to equipment means that the equipment has been
commissioned and is being used, or is capable of being used, for the
purpose for which it was designed.
Inspection Body means:
(1) An organisation currently recognised under regulation 25; and
(2) In relation to a design verifier or equipment inspector, the
inspection body by which the design verifier or equipment
inspector is employed or engaged.
An inspection body may be a Type A, B or C as defined by ISO 17020.

Internal Inspection in relation to equipment means the inspection of the
internal surfaces, fittings, devices, mountings and attachments. It may,
where appropriate, be executed by other than internal examination by
using non-destructive methods of examination.
IPENZ means Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand.
ISO, when immediately followed by a number, means a standard of that
number issued by the International Organisation for Standardisation.
ITP means inspection and test plan and is:
(1) For equipment under manufacture, a schedule of surveillance and
hold points at which any inspection and testing required by the
manufacturing standard is performed.
(2) For in-service equipment, a schedule of equipment, inspection
periods and inspection and test methods.
kPa means gauge pressure in kilopascals.
Liquid means a substance that is normally a liquid at standard
atmospheric pressure and 20°C.
Maintenance includes servicing.
Manufacture means to manufacture equipment that could reasonably be
expected to be operated in a place of work. “Manufacture” as a noun
has a corresponding meaning.
NDE means non-destructive examination.
Operate, in relation to equipment:
(1) Means to use the equipment; and
(2) Includes making the equipment available for use, whether by
hiring or otherwise;-
and “Operation” has a corresponding meaning.
Operating and Maintenance System means a documented management
system for the operation, maintenance and control of equipment. This
system shall incorporate those parts of a quality management system
that are appropriate for the equipment concerned and shall be audited
by an inspection body.
OSH means the Occupational Safety and Health Service of the
Department of Labour.
Piping Components means pipes, tubing, fittings, flanges, gaskets,
bolting, valves, and supports and all mechanical elements used or
intended to be used for joining or assembling into pressure tight piping
systems. It includes all devices such as expansion joints, flexible joints,
pressure hoses, traps, dryers, and strainers associated with pressure
equipment containing or intended to contain steam, or gases at
pressures exceeding 50 kPa or liquids at pressures exceeding 50 kPa,
that are necessary to maintain the safety of the pressure equipment,
either alone or as part of an operating system.

Pressure means the pressure above the atmospheric pressure.
Pressure Containment Parts includes coils, drums, interconnecting
parts, tubes, and vessels.
Pressure Equipment includes a boiler, boiler piping, compressor, fired
heater, gas turbine, hot water boiler, piping component, pressure
fitting, pressure piping, pressure vessel, pump, steam engine, or steam
turbine.
Pressure Fittings
(1) Means fittings that are associated with pressure equipment the
purpose of which is to contain any or all of the following:
(a) Gases at pressures exceeding 50 kPa; or
(b) Liquids at pressures exceeding 50 kPa; or
(c) Steam; and
(2) Includes all mountings, pressure gauges, safety devices, valves and
other articles necessary to maintain the safety of the pressure
equipment, whether the pressure equipment stands alone or is
part of an operating system.
Pressure Piping
(1) Means an assembly of piping components the purpose of which is
to convey fluid, or transmit a fluid pressure, for any of the
following or any combination of them:
(a) Gases at pressures exceeding 50 kPa;
(c) Steam; and
(2) Includes all pressure relief valve piping up to the point of release;
and
(3) Includes all supports for pressure piping necessary to maintain
safety of the pressure equipment, whether the pressure equipment
stands alone or is part of an operating system.
Pressure Relief means the controlled and automatic relief of pressure to a
safe disposal location or system by the operation of a safety device.
Pressure Test means a hydraulic or pneumatic test carried out on an item
of pressure equipment, by applying to it a pressure greater than its safe
working pressure to test the pressure integrity of construction, or the
adequacy of alterations or repairs made to it.
Pressure Vessel
(1) Means an unfired vessel, the purpose of which is to hold, process,
store, transport, or use all or any of the following:
(a) Gases at pressures exceeding 50 kPa;

(c) Steam; and
(2) Includes all fittings, mountings, piping and supports necessary to
maintain the safety of the pressure vessel, whether the pressure
vessel stands alone or is part of an operating system; and
(3) Includes vessels heated by electricity or by a hot gas or liquid; but
(4) Does not include fixed roofed or floating roofed storage tanks.
Note: For electric and electrode boilers refer to the Approved Code
of Practice for the Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance and
Ser vicing of Boilers.
Qualification Issuing Agency means an agency currently recognised
under regulation 29.
Quality Management System means a system currently certified under
regulation 28.
Recognition means recognition by the Secretary as provided for in
regulations 22 and 25.
Repair means restoring equipment to a safe operating condition, but does
not include alterations, replacements or routine maintenance.
Safe Working Pressure in relation to any equipment, means the pressure
for which the equipment has been designed to safely operate in
accordance with the specific requirements of the design code, or lower
pressure assigned to the equipment for safety reasons.
Safety Device means any kind of device, item, or system that is used in or
on equipment and that controls or monitors an aspect of the safety of
the equipment. It includes a bursting disc, pressure relief device, safety
valve or other similar safety device.
Secretary means the Chief Executive of the Department of Labour.
Specified Activity in relation to equipment, means any of the following:
(1) Design verification;
(2) Equipment inspection;
(3) Operation of an unattended or limited attendance boiler.
Standards of Generally Accepted Industry Practice means the
documents or standards, not limited to those listed in schedule C, that
provide the basis for safe design of equipment and safe working
practice.
Steam means water vapour at a pressure equal to or greater than
atmospheric pressure and a temperature equal to or greater than 100°C.
Supplier
(1) Means a person who imports or supplies equipment that could
reasonably be expected to be operated in a place of work; and
(2) Includes a person who sells, or hires, or offers for sale or hire,

equipment that could reasonably be expected to be operated in a
place of work.
Transportable Vessels are pressure vessels designed for the transport of
fluids under pressure. They include road tanker vessels, rail tanker
vessels, portable vessels, portable tanks and tank shipping containers.
Type Fault means a fault inherent in a particular kind of equipment,
resulting from deficiencies in the design or manufacturing process, that
may cause equipment to cause serious harm to a person.

PART 2: APPLICATION OF
THE REGULATIONS
2.1 REGULATIONS
2.1.1 Introduction
(1) Part 2 is provided to assist readers interpret and apply the PECPR
Regulations to pressure equipment.
(2) The headings used in this part of the code follow the headings in
the corresponding parts of the regulations.
(3) The summary provided is necessarily brief. If there is any conflict
between this commentary and the regulations the regulations take
precedence.
2.1.2 Interpretation
Key words and terms are defined in part 1 of this code. (See also
schedule 1 of the PECPR Regulations.)
2.1.3 Meaning of “controller”
A “controller” of equipment is the person who is the owner,
lessee, sublessee or bailee of equipment in a workplace.
2.1.4 Meaning of “equipment”
(1) Equipment, as defined in the PECPR Regulations, means pressure
equipment, cranes or passenger ropeways. It does not include
equipment which is excluded by the PECPR Regulations.
Note: For the purpose of this code of practice equipment is
defined in part 1 as “pressure equipment”.
(2) Reference to equipment in this code means:
(a) In relation to a controller refers to equipment for which the
controller is the owner, lessee, sub lessee or bailee.
(b) In relation to a designer refers to equipment being designed
or designed.
(c) In relation to a manufacturer refers to equipment being
manufactured or manufactured.
(d) In relation to a supplier refers to equipment being supplied
or supplied.
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2.1.5 Exemptions for controllers, designers, manufacturers or suppliers
(1) The Secretary may grant an exemption from any duty imposed by
the regulations to controllers, designers, manufacturers or
suppliers.
(2) The Secretary may impose any condition thought fit on an
exemption and must publish details of an exemption in the
Gazette.
(3) The Secretary may, at any time, cancel an exemption and must
publish a notice in the Gazette indicating that an exemption is to
be cancelled and the date on which the cancellation takes effect.
2.1.6 Exemptions for equipment
(1) The Secretary may exempt equipment from any or all of the
regulations and impose any condition thought fit on the
exemption. Details of the exemption will be published in the
Gazette.
(2) The Secretary may, at any time, cancel an exemption given to
equipment and publish a notice in the Gazette indicating that an
exemption is to be cancelled and the date on which the
cancellation takes effect.
2.1.7 Relationship between the Act and regulations
Except where an exemption is granted, a person on whom a duty
is imposed by these regulations must comply with that duty even
though the Health and Safety in Employment Act may impose the
same, similar or additional duty.
2.2 DUTIES OF CONTROLLERS

2.2.1 Information to be held by the controller
(1) Controllers of pressure equipment shall obtain from the
manufacturer or supplier:
(a) Any catalogues, drawings, manuals, specifications and other
information required to ensure that all relevant activities can
be carried out safely.
(b) Drawings, manuals and other data including design
verification, inspection and test certificates that are necessary
to establish that the equipment has been designed,
manufactured, erected and commissioned in accordance with
the PECPR Regulations.
(2) Where the information noted in 2.2.1(1) (a) or (b) is not available
from the manufacturer or supplier it shall be obtained from some
other source. This data shall comply with the requirements of any
quality management system under which the equipment is
operated or, confirmed as suitable for the equipment by an
inspection body.

(3) The controller must keep all information which is necessary to
demonstrate compliance with the PECPR Regulations at the place
of work. This includes:
(a) Certificates of Design Verification and the documents and
drawings to which they refer;
(b) All Certificates of Inspection and test reports arising from
manufacturing, erection and commissioning;
(c) Erection and commissioning information required for the
safe operation, maintenance and servicing of the equipment;
(d) Manufacturer’s data reports including details of nominal wall
thickness and corrosion allowances; and
(e) The date, time, full description and the inspection and test
reports for any repair or alteration.
(4) This data must be kept secure and be available to all persons
requiring access to it, including equipment inspectors. It shall be
kept available for reference until disposal of the equipment.
2.2.2 Accident notification
Controllers shall ensure that where any event occurs in a place of
work that:
(a) Causes damage that affects the safety of equipment; or
(b) Has the potential to affect the safety of equipment; and
which could have resulted in serious injury, they must, as soon as
possible, notify the Secretary. This initial notice must, within
seven days of the event occurring, be followed by a detailed report
to the Secretary. The report must be in writing and be prepared by
an inspection body or a registered engineer.
2.2.3 Duties in relation to operation
Controllers shall take all practicable steps to ensure, with respect
to operating of equipment, that:
(a) It is safe and operated safely within the limits for which it
was designed and it is maintained in a safe condition;
(b) It is not operated if it does not have a current Certificate of
Inspection; and
(c) Equipment which has been adjusted, altered or repaired is,
where appropriate, inspected and issued with a new
Certificate of Inspection before it is put back into operation.
Note: Equipment listed in schedule B of this code or, which is
otherwise exempt under the PECPR Regulations, does not require
a Certificate of Inspection.

2.2.4 Duties in relation to repairs or alterations
(1) Controllers of pressure equipment shall ensure that repairs or
alterations affecting operational safety of equipment are:
(a) Carried out by competent persons;
(b) Design verified in accordance with appendix A of this code;
and
(c) Inspected as appropriate by an equipment inspector or
competent person.
(2) Where appropriate, controllers shall ensure that equipment which
is altered or repaired (other than minor alterations or repairs) is
issued with a new Certificate of Inspection before it is put back
into service.
2.3 DUTIES IN RELATION TO UNSAFE

EQUIPMENT
2.3.1 Employee’s duty
Employees of controllers shall take all practicable steps to advise
the controller, as early as practicable, of any equipment or activity
which they believe to be unsafe.
2.3.2 Investigation of potentially unsafe equipment
(1) Controllers shall ensure that where they become aware of
equipment that may be unsafe, the matter is investigated by a
competent person in a manner which is both timely and
appropriate for the circumstances.
(2) Where equipment is determined to be unsafe, the controller shall:
(a) Withdraw the equipment from service and render it
inoperable;
(b) Clearly mark the equipment as withdrawn from service;
(c) Record details of the equipment withdrawn from service and
its location;
(d) Not return the equipment to service until it has been
restored to a safe condition;
(e) Where appropriate, have the equipment inspected by an
equipment inspector and issued with a new Certificate of
Inspection; and
(f) Record details of any inspection and testing carried out to
confirm that remedial work is satisfactory.
2.3.3 Notification of type fault
If a controller believes that equipment may have a type fault, the
controller shall, as soon as practicable, give the manufacturer and

supplier written notice to this effect. “Type fault” is defined under
1.3 Definitions.
2.3.4 Correction of type fault
(1) Where a manufacturer or supplier is advised in writing of a type
fault under regulation 14, or otherwise becomes aware of a
possible type fault, they shall determine whether a type fault
exists. If a type fault exists, then the manufacturer or supplier
shall:
(a) Stop manufacture and supply of that equipment until the
fault is corrected;
(b) Advise controllers of that equipment of any precautionary
measures that should be taken;
(c) If the type fault is an immediate risk to safety, then the
manufacturer or supplier shall advise the controller to
withdraw the equipment from service; and
(d) At their expense, arrange for any type fault to be corrected.
(2) A manufacturer or supplier who determines that equipment has a
type fault must advise the Secretary of details of the fault and
what measures are being taken to correct it.
2.4 DUTIES OF DESIGNERS,

MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS
2.4.1 Relationship to duties in Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995
The duties imposed on designers, manufacturers and suppliers
under part 3 of the regulations complements the duties imposed
by part VII of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995.
This means, for example, that:
(a) Designers must comply with regulation 18 (see 2.4.3 below).
This is in addition to the requirements of regulation 66(2) of
the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
(b) Manufacturers must comply with regulation 19 (see 2.4.4
below). This is in addition to the requirements of regulation
67(1) of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995.
(c) Manufacturers and suppliers must comply with regulation 21
(see 2.4.6 below). This is in addition to the requirements of
regulations 67(3) and 67(4) of the Health and Safety in
Employment Regulations 1995.

2.4.2 Sufficient compliance with duties in regulations 18 to 20
(1) The Secretary may recognise standards and codes relating to the
operational safety of equipment and may impose any limit or
condition thought appropriate on any recognition.
Such standards and codes may relate to, for example:
(a) Load;
(b) Pressure;
(c) Temperature;
(d) Operating life;
(e) Design verification and inspection; and
(f) Hazard levels.
(2) The Secretary may also withdraw recognition of standards.
(3) A notice must be published in the Gazette of any recognition that
has been granted or withdrawn. A recognition notice must include
details of any limits or conditions that have been imposed on the
recognition.
(4) Designers, manufacturers and suppliers will have complied with a
duty relating to design, design verification, fabrication inspection,
manufacture and supply which is placed on them by the PECPR
Regulations, provided they have complied with a recognised
standard that relates to that specific duty.
Note:
1. Standards recognised by the Secretary are listed in schedule
C of this code.
2. Details of any changes to the list of recognised standards,
since issue of this code, are available from the Secretary.
2.4.3 Duties relating to design and design verification
(1) Designers shall ensure that all equipment, or any alterations to
equipment, are designed in accordance with the appropriate
standards specified in schedule C of this code, or otherwise
recognised by the Secretary. This includes taking into account any
seismic design requirements for the equipment.
(2) Where there are no recognised standards applicable to an item of
equipment, then it shall be designed in accordance with the
standards of generally accepted industry practice.
(3) Designers shall ensure that equipment, or any alteration to
equipment they design:
(a) Is safe when used in accordance with its intended purpose;
(b) Has its hazard level and design life determined and specified
in the design documents;

(c) Has its design verification requirements determined in
accordance with 3.5 of this code, and specified in the design
documents;
(d) Has its manufacturing requirements specified in the design
documents; and
(e) Has its fabrication inspection requirements determined in
accordance with 3.7 of this code, and specified in the design
documents.
2.4.4 Duties relating to manufacture and fabrication inspection
(1) Manufacturers shall ensure that the designers of equipment they
are to manufacture have complied with regulation 18.
(2) Manufacturers of equipment shall ensure that any manufacturing
is carried out in accordance with a verified design and the
manufacturing requirements specified in the design.
(3) Manufacturers shall ensure that any design changes to equipment
during manufacture are approved by the designer and, where
appropriate, design verified.
(4) Manufacturers shall ensure that equipment is inspected and tested
by an inspection body in accordance with the requirements of the
manufacturing standard, and any inspection and test plan (ITP)
specified by the designer.
(5) Manufacturers shall ensure that inspection reports are prepared by
the equipment inspectors for the equipment they inspect. The
manufacturer shall obtain copies of these inspection reports.
(6) Manufacturers of equipment that has been designed overseas shall
ensure that it has been designed and design verified to a standard
that is equivalent to that required by regulation 18.
Note: Manufacturers who intend using a design from overseas are
advised to seek the assistance of their inspection body before
committing to manufacture.
2.4.5 Duties relating to supply
(1) Suppliers of pressure equipment manufactured in New Zealand,
shall ensure that before such equipment is supplied that the
manufacturer has complied with regulation 19.
(2) Suppliers of imported equipment shall ensure that it has been
designed, design verified, manufactured, inspected and tested in
accordance with regulations 18 and 19.
(3) Suppliers of imported second-hand equipment shall ensure that
equipment supplied has not exceeded its design life.
2.4.6 Duty relating to the provision of information
(1) Designers, manufacturers and suppliers must ensure they provide
the following information for the use of purchasers or hirers of
equipment:

(a) All data that is necessary to ensure that every activity
involving the equipment can be carried out safely. This
includes drawings, manuals and any other data relevant to
the safe operation of the equipment. Where appropriate, this
shall include records of previous use.
(b) All documentation necessary to establish that the equipment
has been designed, design verified, manufactured and
inspected in accordance with this code of practice. This
includes Certificates of Design Verification, inspection and
test reports and Certificates of Inspection issued by an
inspection body.
(c) Records of previous use.
(2) Manufacturers shall ensure that equipment is labelled with key
data relevant to its safe operation. This should include:
(a) The name of the manufacturer, the year of manufacture, the
unique identifier assigned by the inspection body; and
(b) Relevant operating parameters such as safe working pressure,
maximum and minimum design temperatures, etc.
2.5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2.5.1 Sufficient compliance with functions in regulations 23 to 35
(1) The Secretary may, subject to any conditions thought necessary,
grant recognition to standards, codes or other documents
containing requirements relating to:
(a) Recognition procedures;
(b) Functions and recognition of inspection bodies;
(c) Design verifiers and equipment inspectors;
(d) Quality management systems;
(e) Qualification issuing agencies;
(f) Design verification and inspection certificates; or
(g) certificate of competence.
The clauses containing requirements relating to these matters are
2.5.2 to 2.5.8 and 2.6.1 to 2.6.6 inclusive.
(2) The Secretary must publish a notice in the Gazette specifying
details including any limits or conditions of the recognition that
has been granted. The Secretary may also withdraw recognition of
a document, and must publish details of withdrawal of recognition
in the Gazette.
(3) Provided there is no other evidence to the contrary, a standard or
code recognised by the Secretary remains recognised until notice
of its withdrawal of recognition has been published in the Gazette.

(4) Compliance with a recognised document meets the requirements
of regulations 23 to 35 provided the document covers the subject
matter of the regulations.
(5) Standards and codes listed in schedule C of this code are
recognised by the Secretary.
2.5.2 Recognition procedures
(1) The Secretary, on receipt of a written application, may grant
recognition as described in:
(a) Regulation 25(1) to a New Zealand inspection body;
(b) Regulation 25(2) to an overseas inspection body; or
(c) Regulation 29(2) to a qualifications issuing agency.
(2) The Secretary must:
(a) Notify the applicant in writing of a grant of recognition;
(b) Specify the period for which the recognition is current; and
(c) Specify any limits and conditions on the recognition.
(3) The Secretary may also withdraw a condition of recognition:
(a) If satisfied that a condition has not been observed or;
(b) It would otherwise be in the interests of safety to do so; and
(c) After giving an individual or organisation concerned an
opportunity to be heard.
The Secretary must notify the individual or organisation
concerned of the withdrawal of recognition.
2.5.3 Inspection bodies: functions
(1) The functions of inspection bodies are to:
(a) Perform design verification and the issuing and cancelling of
Certificates of Design Verification on the recommendation
of design verifiers;
(b) Perform equipment inspection and the issue, renewal,
suspension and cancellation of Certificates of Inspection on
the recommendation of equipment inspectors;
(c) Suspend and cancel Certificates of Inspection, issued by
other inspection bodies, on the recommendation of
equipment inspectors;
(d) Advise the Secretary of any equipment that is so unsafe that
the inspection body, on the advice of equipment inspectors,
has refused to issue or renew a Certificate of Inspection or,
has suspended or cancelled its Certificate of Inspection; and
(e) Provide a unique identifier for equipment when issuing its
first Certificate of Inspection. This unique identifier must be
permanently applied to the equipment by the equipment

inspector, usually by hard stamping, at the time of the first
inspection.
(2) Inspection bodies, depending on the scope of their accreditation,
employ design verifiers and/or equipment inspectors to perform
the design verification and equipment inspection work in 2.5.3(1).
2.5.4 Inspection bodies: recognition
(1) Inspection bodies operating in Australia and New Zealand may be
recognised by the Secretary provided:
(a) They are accredited to ISO 17020 (EN 45004) by
International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) or, by the
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
(NATA);
(b) OSH has been given the opportunity to participate during
the accreditation audit and subsequent surveillance audits of
the inspection bodies;
(c) They have procedures in place which ensure that persons
employed as equipment inspectors or design verifiers have
appropriate certificate of competence issued by CBIP, IPENZ
or the Secretary;
(d) They have procedures in place which ensure that trainee
design verifiers and trainee equipment inspectors hold
appropriate qualifications, have the necessary experience and
skills and are effectively supervised;
(e) They have procedures in place which ensure that design
verification or equipment inspection is carried out by
persons holding a relevant certificate of competence;
(f) They carry out their work in an objective fashion that
promotes safety and the public interest; and
(g) There is no reasonably foreseeable conflict of interest
between their design verification and equipment inspection
activities and any other work they may undertake.
(2) Inspection bodies operating outside Australia and New Zealand
may also be recognised by the Secretary provided:
(a) They are accredited to a recognised industry standard, by an
organisation which has a mutual recognition agreement with
International Accreditation New Zealand; or
(b) They have the status of an inspection body under the law of
the country in which they have their headquarters. The law
must require accreditation or equivalent and impose
requirements which are comparable to those imposed on
New Zealand and Australian inspection bodies.
2.5.5 Design verifiers
Design verifiers perform design verification on behalf of an

inspection body and make recommendations to the inspection
body on the issuing and cancellation of Certificates of Design
Verification.
2.5.6 Equipment inspectors
(1) Equipment inspectors perform equipment inspection on behalf of
an inspection body and make recommendations to the inspection
body on the issue, renewal, suspension or cancellation of
Certificates of Inspection. These recommendations shall be made
to the inspection body regardless of whether that inspection body
was responsible for the issue of any current Certificate of
Inspection.
(2) They must inform manufacturers and controllers on matters
relating to the safety of the equipment which they inspect and on
any action to be taken to make the equipment safe.
2.5.7 Quality management systems
(1) Quality management systems shall be certified to a recognised
industry standard by an agency accredited by the Joint
Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand. (JAS-ANZ).
(2) Controllers shall give OSH the opportunity to participate in the
certification audit and subsequent surveillance audits.
(3) Controllers with quality management systems for equipment must
conform with the requirements of that quality management
system.
2.5.8 Qualification issuing agencies
(1) Qualification issuing agencies issue certificate of competence and
advise applicants on the equivalence of qualifications obtained
outside New Zealand.
(2) The Secretary may recognise an organisation as a qualifications
issuing agency if satisfied that it is competent to perform this
function.
(3) A qualification may be issued by a qualifications issuing agency
only after it has determined by examination and/or assessment
that the person seeking the qualification has the requisite training,
skills, knowledge and experience.
(4) The qualification issuing agencies recognised by the Secretary and
the occupational groups for which they issue qualifications are:
(a) Certification Board for Inspection Personnel for equipment
inspectors;
(b) Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand for design
verifiers; and
(c) New Zealand Industry Training Organisation for boiler
operators, engine drivers and process plant operators.

(5) The Secretary may request a qualification issuing agency to supply
names of persons holding a particular certificate of competence.
2.6 CERTIFICATES
2.6.1 Certificates of Design Verification
(1) A design verifier may recommend to an inspection body that a
Certificate of Design Verification be issued for equipment,
provided it has been design verified and found to be safe for its
intended purpose.
(2) An inspection body must consider all documents submitted by the
design verifier in support of a recommendation to issue a
Certificate of Design Verification. If the inspection body agrees
with the recommendation, it must stamp the documents and issue
a Certificate of Design Verification.
2.6.2 Contents of a Certificate of Design Verification
(1) A Certificate of Design Verification must include the following
information about the equipment that has been design verified:
(a) A brief description of the equipment;
(b) The name of the person or organisation seeking the
certificate;
(c) The name of the inspection body;
(d) The name of the design verifier;
(e) The date of issue;
(f) The standards, codes, guidelines, etc. to which the
equipment conforms;
(g) The drawings, identified by drawing number, and details of
any other data including ITPs, included in the design
verification process;
(h) The principal design parameters, e.g. design pressures, design
temperatures, design life, hazard level, nozzle loadings, etc.;
(i) The seismic coefficient;
(j) The maximum wind loading;
(k) The contained fluid(s);
(l) Any design alterations and other requirements that the
design verifier specifies for the equipment; and
(m) Details of any other documents giving further information
in relation to a) to l) for the verified design that it is not
practicable to include on the Certificate of Design
Verification.
(2) Certificates of Design Verification must be signed by the design
verifier, and:

(a) Carry the logo of the accreditation body which accredited
the inspection body issuing the certificate; or
(b) Contain a statement noting that the inspection body is
accredited by an accreditation body named on the certificate.
2.6.3 Issue and renewal of a Certificate of Inspection
(1) An equipment inspector may recommend to an inspection body
that a Certificate of Inspection be issued or renewed for
equipment for a specified period provided it has been inspected
and the equipment inspector has reasonable grounds for believing
it is safe and would remain safe during the recommended
inspection period.
(2) An inspection body may issue or renew a Certificate of
Inspection, on the recommendation of an equipment inspector, for
the recommended inspection period. It may impose conditions on
the Certificate of Inspection.
2.6.4 Term and contents of a Certificate of Inspection
(1) A Certificate of Inspection remains in force until such time as:
(a) The period specified in the certificate expires;
(b) A new Certificate of Inspection is issued following an
adjustment, repair or alteration of the equipment; or
(c) The certificate is withdrawn or suspended by an inspection
body.
(2) An equipment inspector may recommend to an inspection body
that it extend, subject to any terms or conditions that the
inspector thinks fit, the inspection period of a Certificate of
Inspection that is about to expire. The equipment inspector shall
only recommend an extension where:
(a) The equipment has been visually examined; and
(b) The inspector has reasonable grounds for believing the
equipment would be safe for the period of the extension.
(3) An inspection body may extend a Certificate of Inspection on one
occasion only for a maximum period of three months. The
extension shall be subject to any terms and conditions
recommended by the equipment inspector.
(4) A Certificate of Inspection must include the following
information about the equipment concerned:
(a) A brief description of the equipment;
(b) The unique identifying number issued to the equipment by
the inspection body responsible for the first inspection;
(c) The purpose of the equipment as specified by the designer;
(d) The location of the equipment;

(e) The name of the manufacturer;
(f) The safe working pressure;
(g) The design minimum and/or maximum working
temperature where the minimum is less than 0°C and/or the
maximum is greater than 100°C;
(h) The name of the equipment inspector;
(i) A statement of the inspector’s opinion that the equipment
was safe at the date of inspection and will remain safe for the
period of the certificate if operated and maintained properly;
(j) The date of the inspection;
(k) The date of expiry of the certificate;
(l) The name of the inspection body that issued the certificate;
(m) The name and business address of the controller; and
(n) The title of any other document giving further details in
relation to a) to m) where it is impractical for these to be
included on the Certificate of Inspection.
(5) Certificates of Inspection must:
(a) Carry the logo of the accreditation body which accredited
the inspection body issuing the certificate; or
(b) Contain a statement noting that the inspection body is
accredited by an accreditation body named on the certificate.
2.6.5 Suspension or cancellation of a Certificate of Inspection
(1) An equipment inspector who is satisfied on reasonable grounds
that equipment is unsafe or unfit for use may recommend to an
inspection body that a current Certificate of Inspection should be
suspended or cancelled. The inspection body, after giving the
controller of the equipment concerned a suitable opportunity for
comment:
(a) May cancel or suspend the Certificate of Inspection; and
(b) Must advise the controller of the action taken.
(2) The Secretary, where satisfied on reasonable grounds that
equipment is unsafe or unfit for use may, after giving the
controller of the equipment concerned a suitable opportunity for
comment, cancel or suspend a Certificate of Inspection. The
Secretary must notify the controller of the action taken.
2.6.6 Certificates of Competence
(1) A certificate of competence may be issued by a qualification
issuing agency or by the Secretary. This indicates that the
certificate holder is qualified to carry out a specified activity
relevant to the certification. Specified activities include equipment

inspection and design verification.
(2) A certificate of competence is valid for the period shown on the
certificate, but may be suspended or cancelled by the Secretary if
the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the holder
should no longer hold such a certificate. The Secretary must give
the holder a reasonable time to comment before cancelling or
suspending a certificate of competence.
2.6.7 Duties of inspection bodies in relation to certificate of competence
(1) Inspection bodies must ensure that any design verification or
equipment inspection they carry out is performed by a holder of a
relevant certificate of competence.
(2) Inspection bodies may have trainees carry out design verification
or equipment inspection, provided they are competent to carry
out the tasks assigned to them and they work under the effective
supervision of a holder of a relevant certificate of competence.
Effective supervision requires the supervisor to be based at the
same office or works as the trainee.
2.6.8 Certificates of Inspection
A Certificate of Inspection that was issued before the
commencement of the PECPR Regulations and is current is
deemed to be still current. The provisions of the regulations, with
any necessary modifications, apply to it.
2.6.9 Certificates of Competence
A certificate of competence that was issued before the
commencement of the PECPR Regulations and is current is
deemed to be still current. The provisions of the regulations, with
any necessary modifications, apply to it.

PART 3: GENERAL
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 SCOPE
This part of the code applies to pressure equipment, except boilers and
hot water boilers, coming within the scope of the PECPR Regulations
1999.
3.2 GENERAL
3.2.1 The design, manufacture, operation, maintenance and inspection of
pressure equipment shall comply with the relevant standards or reference
documents listed in schedule C and the other requirements of this code.
3.2.2 Imported second-hand equipment shall comply with the current
requirements of this code of practice. Second-hand equipment that already
had a Certificate of Inspection shall comply with the requirements that
applied at the time it was certified, except that a redesign verification shall
be performed where the equipment is to be subject to greater seismic and/
or more adverse process loads than those for which it was originally
designed.
3.2.3 Alternative standards to those listed in schedule C may be recognised for
use provided it can be demonstrated that the alternative standards are
equivalent to those in schedule C and are equally safe in use.
3.2.4 The following documentation shall be supplied in the English language, in
accordance with the duties relating to the provision of information in the
PECPR Regulations:
(1) Standards, including alternative standards in 3.2.3 and any
supporting documents referenced by the standards; and
(2) All information necessary for design, design verification,
inspection, operation, maintenance and repair of equipment.
Where an alternative standard is an English language translation of
an original it shall be approved as an authentic version of the
standard by the organisation issuing the original standard.
3.2.5 All pressure equipment shall be installed so that the isolation
requirements of clause C.5 of AS/NZS 3788, and/or clause 3.4.3 of
AS 3873 can be met.

3.3 MATERIALS
3.3.1 Materials for pressure equipment shall comply with the requirements of
the relevant design standard listed in schedule C and other requirements
of this code.
3.3.2 Alternative materials may be used, provided they are selected in
accordance with the requirements of the relevant design standard or
appendix B of this code.
3.4 DESIGN
3.4.1 General
(1) Pressure equipment, or alterations to pressure equipment, shall be
designed in accordance with this code and the requirements of the
relevant design standard listed in schedule C.
(2) Foundations and support structures for equipment including
pipework shall be certified by an engineer who is appropriately
qualified, has relevant experience and is currently registered under
the Engineers Registration Act 1924. This requirement for
certification also applies to building structures used to support
pressure equipment.
(3) Designers shall specify on documents submitted for design
verification, details of material impact test temperatures, test
specimen dimensions, and impact energy requirements for any
materials requiring impact testing. This data shall be in accordance
with the applicable design standard for the equipment concerned
and be acknowledged on the Certificate of Design Verification.
3.4.2 Design for seismic, wind and snow loading
Pressure equipment, associated foundations and support structures
shall be designed for seismic, wind and snow loading in
accordance with this code and the relevant standard in schedule C.
Note: New Zealand requirements for seismic design are contained
in AS/NZS 1200.
3.4.3 Computer-aided design
Software used for the design of pressure equipment must be
validated for use. Refer to 3.5.2.
3.4.4 Design life
(1) The design life of pressure equipment shall be determined in
accordance with the relevant design standard.
(2) Any parts of pressure equipment subject to design lifetime limits
shall be clearly identified by the designer at the time of making
application for design verification.
(3) The design life shall be specified in quantitative terms and details

shall be included in the operating and maintenance instructions
provided for equipment.
3.4.5 Hazard level
The hazard level of pressure equipment shall be determined in
accordance with AS 4343.
3.4.6 Risk management
Where appropriate, a risk assessment in accordance with
AS/NZS 4360 shall be performed for equipment.
3.5 DESIGN VERIFICATION

3.5.1 General
(1) New pressure equipment and alterations to pressure equipment
shall be design verified.
(2) The design verification requirements of pressure equipment shall
be determined in accordance with appendix A of this code.
(3) Pressure equipment which has been designed with strain
considerations uppermost and which has membrane stresses that
are well within limits permitted by a relevant internationally
recognised standard for the material concerned (or which refers to
the material concerned) may be issued with a Certificate of Design
Verification on the basis of a design statement issued by the
manufacturer. The form of the design statement shall be as shown
in the relevant part of appendix C. Any ancillary system
associated with this equipment, which is designed to accommodate
specified membrane stress levels, shall be subject to the normal
design verification process.
3.5.2 Computer-aided design verification
(1) Software used for design verification of pressure equipment must
be validated for use, with any residual errors known (for example
via published errata) and appropriate corrections made. Additional
checks by other design methods should be made to confirm
appropriate modelling techniques, correct input data and correct
functioning of software. This is especially important for finite
element analysis.
(2) Application software packages shall have been verified and
approved by recognised organisations such as the Nuclear
Regulatory Authority or Code of Federal Regulations in the
United States or NAFEMS (National Association for Finite
Element Methods and Standards) in the United Kingdom or other
standards of generally acceptable industry practice.
(3) Software must be kept up to date with all current amendments and
errata which affect design. The software application manual must
be available for reference.

(4) Code-specific software should provide an audit trail through the
print out of all relevant equations.
(5) Entry to program shall be controlled by password or by other
means which prevent unauthorised access.
(6) Program coding shall be validated and protected against
unauthorised and inadvertent changes. Data files shall be regularly
backed up and copies securely archived so that simultaneous loss
of the working data file and backup will not occur.
3.6 MANUFACTURE AND WORKMANSHIP

3.6.1 General
Manufacture of and alterations to pressure equipment shall comply
with a standard listed in schedule C.
3.6.2 Nameplates on lagged vessels
Where a vessel is to be totally lagged, the manufacturer shall
ensure a nameplate is mounted, for identification purposes, in a
position where it is visible to the operator.
3.6.3 Manufacturer’s data report
The manufacturer shall complete a manufacturer’s data report.
This shall be in accordance with the requirements of the
manufacturing standard. Where the standard does not provide for
this documentation, a manufacturer’s data report shall be
completed in accordance with appendix D.
3.7 INSPECTION AND TESTING

3.7.1 General
(1) Pressure equipment shall, as appropriate, be inspected and tested
in accordance with 3.7.2 or 3.7.3.
(2) Where controllers receive a written report from an inspection
body, specifying that equipment is to be restored to a safe
condition and/or, that it requires (re)certification, the controller
shall:
(a) Carry out any necessary corrective action; and
(b) Record details of any corrective action taken.
Where, subsequent to corrective action, the inspection body is not
satisfied that the controller has made the equipment safe and, if
required, obtained (re)certification, it shall issue the notice in
appendix L. Where appropriate, the inspection body shall also
suspend or cancel any Certificate of Inspection issued for the
equipment.

3.7.2 New or altered equipment
New pressure equipment and alterations and repairs (except for
minor alterations and repairs) to pressure equipment shall be
inspected during manufacture in accordance with appendix A of
this code.
3.7.3 In-service equipment
(1) In-service pressure equipment shall be inspected and tested at
commissioning and thereafter periodically in accordance with
3.7.3, 3.7.4, 3.7.5 and appendix F of this code.
(2) Inspection periods are shown in schedule A, ‘Table of inspection
periods’. These supplement those given in table 4.1 of
AS/NZS 3788 and shall override those in table 4.1 where there is
any conflict between these inspection periods.
(3) Controllers of pressure equipment which:
(a) Contains catalysts; or
(b) Is not specifically covered in table 4.1 of AS/NZS 3788 or
schedule A:
shall consult with an inspection body on the inspection periods
for the equipment.
Where certifying any such inspection period, the inspection body
shall have regard for the standards of generally accepted industry
practice, AS/NZS 3788 and this code. Where equipment cannot be
categorised in the terms of AS/NZS 3788, then the setting of its
inspection period should be referred to the Secretary.
(4) Equipment noted in 3.7.3(3) and other pressure equipment for
which internal inspection is not practicable but is required, shall
be subject to appropriate condition monitoring.
(5) Insulated, non-vacuum, non-jacketed static storage vessels shall
have insulation removed at all points of high cyclic stress to enable
an external inspection when an internal inspection is carried out.
(6) Insulated, non-vacuum, non-jacketed transportable vessels that
were in service when this code came into effect and which lack the
facility to readily remove and replace insulation at the points of
cyclic stress, shall have such insulation removed and redesigned
within 6 years from the date of manufacture.
(7) If there is evidence that moisture has penetrated the insulation of
any static or transportable vessel, then sufficient insulation shall
be removed to check for corrosion.
3.7.4 Pressure relief and safety valves
Pressure relief and safety valves shall be inspected and tested in
accordance with appendix E of this code.

3.7.5 Extension of inspection period
(1) Inspection periods may be extended beyond those specified in
columns 4 and 5, table 4.1 of AS/NZS 3788 or schedule A of this
code, only where a controller’s ITP for the equipment concerned
has been recognised by the Secretary. Maximum extended
inspection periods are described in appendix F.
(2) The procedure for obtaining recognition of an ITP is given in
appendix F.
3.8 OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND

SERVICING
3.8.1 General
(1) Pressure equipment shall be operated, maintained and serviced in
accordance with:
(a) The relevant standards and reference documents specified in
schedule C and other relevant requirements of this code;
(b) Manuals provided by the designers, manufacturers or
suppliers;
(c) The standards of generally accepted industry practice;
(d) The experience of the controller in operating, maintaining
and servicing such equipment; and
(e) The relevant requirements of AS 3873.
(2) Where appropriate for equipment, quality management systems
shall be developed and maintained. Equipment covered by a
quality management system shall be operated in accordance with
that system.
(3) Where appropriate, written procedures shall be prepared for
operating and testing of equipment and inspection and
maintenance programmes shall be generated. These shall cover all
reasonably foreseeable conditions including changes to equipment
and processes and shall incorporate all relevant safety
requirements.
(4) Operating procedures and inspection and maintenance
programmes for equipment shall be kept under review and
continually improved and updated by competent persons.
(5) Safety devices shall be operable whenever equipment is used. All
tests of emergency procedures, alarms, safety trips, and other
safety devices, relating to equipment, shall be performed as
recommended in the operating manuals for the equipment or in
accordance with the standards of generally accepted industry
practice. Where appropriate, testing shall be witnessed and
approved by an inspection body.

(6) Operating procedures and other relevant data shall be available to
any person who operates equipment.
3.8.2 Records
(1) Records shall be kept of the operation, maintenance, repair,
alteration and servicing of pressure equipment in accordance with
AS/NZS 3788 and this code. These shall include:
(a) Records of the date, time and details of repairs, maintenance;
servicing, adjustment, alterations and testing procedure;
(b) Records of the date, time, details and results of inspections
and names of the inspectors and inspection bodies; and
(c) Records of run hours and equipment condition, including
logs of relevant operating parameters, for equipment having a
finite design life or subject to condition monitoring.
(2) Records shall be available for review by equipment inspectors.
3.8.3 Repairs, alterations and re-rating
Repairs, alterations and re-rating of in-service pressure equipment
shall comply with AS/NZS 3788 and this code or be acceptable to
an inspection body.
3.8.4 Safe remaining life
The safe remaining life of pressure equipment shall be determined
in accordance with this code and AS/NZS 3788 or by equivalent
methods acceptable to an inspection body.
3.9 SCHEDULE B EQUIPMENT

3.9.1 Equipment specified in schedule B of this code does not require design
verification by an inspection body or a Certificate of Inspection, however,
this does not relieve controllers of their other responsibilities under the
PECPR Regulations or the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 or
other regulations made under the Act.
3.9.2 Although equipment specified in schedule B is exempt from design
verification and inspection by an inspection body, controllers may elect to
engage an inspection body to provide these services and certify such
equipment in lieu of design verification and inspection by other
competent persons.
3.9.3 Equipment specified in the schedule B, shall be:
(1) Installed, inspected, tested, operated and maintained having regard
for the manufacturer’s recommendations and in accordance with
relevant standards. Where such manufacturer’s recommendations
or relevant standards do not exist, then in accordance with the
standards of generally accepted industry practice;
(2) Designed, manufactured, installed, inspected, tested, operated and
maintained by competent persons;

(3) Inspected and tested in accordance with plans providing details of
the frequency, standards, and procedures to be followed; and
(4) Permanently labelled to display key operational data in accordance
with the standards of generally accepted industry practice. The
label shall be visible to the operator.

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PART 5: PRESSURE
VESSELS
5.1 SCOPE
5.1.1 This part of the code applies to pressure vessels coming within the scope
of the PECPR Regulations. It details requirements for design, design
verification, manufacture, operation, maintenance, repair and inspection.
5.1.2 For electric and electrode boilers refer to the Approved Code of Practice for
the Design, Safe Operation, Maintenance and Servicing of Boilers.
5.2 GENERAL
Pressure vessels shall comply with 3.2 and other relevant requirements of
this code.
5.3 MATERIALS
Materials used in the manufacture, repair or alteration of pressure vessels
shall comply with 3.3 of this code.
5.4 DESIGN
5.4.1 General
(1) Pressure vessels shall be designed in accordance with AS/NZS
1200 except where amended by this code.
Note: Shell/tube heat exchanger tube sheets may be designed in
accordance with the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers
Association (TEMA) Code, provided the use of this code complies
with the provisions of ASME VIII, division 1.
(2) Pressure vessels shall have inspection openings in accordance with
the relevant design standard. Where the design standard does not
specify requirements for inspection openings, or they are not
specified in this code of practice, then they shall comply with
BS 470.
Note: Refer to 5.4.3(2) for inspection opening requirements for
small pressure vessels.
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(3) Designers shall provide to design verifiers details of all loads for
which a pressure vessel is to be design verified. This shall include
loads which are supported by or react on the vessel.
5.4.2 Temperatures and pressures
(1) Pressure vessels shall be designed and constructed to operate safely
between specified temperature and pressure limits. These limits
shall include due allowance for any design uncertainties or
operational fluctuations.
(2) The minimum design temperature of a pressure vessel shall be as
follows:
(a) For pressure vessels installed as part of a continuous process
or system, the minimum design temperature shall be not
greater than the minimum design limit for that part of the
system or 0°C, whichever is the lesser;
(b) For pressure vessels used for storage the minimum design
temperature shall be not greater than the lowest applicable
value of:
(i) The minimum temperature of the product under
delivery or containment conditions;
(ii) The lowest temperature created in the vessel when fluid
is added or withdrawn;
(iii) 0°C if located inside or with substantial protection
against exposure to low temperatures; or
(iv) -10°C if located out of doors unless more severe
conditions apply at a particular locality. (A site-specific
minimum temperature may be substituted where the
inspection body is satisfied that it is appropriate for the
application.)
(3) The maximum design temperature of a pressure vessel shall not be
less than the maximum temperature to which it may reasonably be
exposed.
(4) The maximum design pressure of a pressure vessel shall be not less
than the pressure at which its overpressure protection system is set
to commence operation.
(5) Pressure vessels for refrigeration systems shall be designed in
accordance with AS/NZS 1677.
5.4.3 Small pressure vessels
(1) The following standards may be used for pressure vessels which
come within their scope:
(a) AS 2971 Serially-Produced Pressure Vessels; or
(b) UL 1450 Motor-Operated Air Compressors, Vacuum Pumps,
and Painting Equipment. (For pressure vessels used as part of
an air compressing system.)

(2) Pressure vessels in 5.4.3(1) shall have inspection openings in
accordance with the applicable standard. If this does not specify
inspection openings, then they shall comply with the BS 470
except that inspection openings are not required for:
(a) Air receivers with a water capacity not exceeding 50 litres; or
(b) Refrigeration and cryogenic vessels.
5.4.4 Seismic design
(1) Pressure vessels which have a service weight exceeding 1 tonne and
a centre of gravity under service conditions higher than 1 metre
above the lowest part of the pressure vessel or its permanently
attached supports shall comply with 5.4.4.
(2) Pressure vessels shall conform with the applicable design standard
and the following seismic design requirements. These seismic
provisions shall be regarded as a minimum for pressure vessels
installed at approximately ground level. Special consideration shall
be given to any vessels which, because of their design, have
components placed at a significant height above ground level.
(3) Pressure vessel supports and shells shall be designed to conform
with the seismic provisions of NZS 4203. The limiting stresses
permitted by the applicable pressure vessel design standard shall
not be exceeded, for seismic forces acting in any horizontal
direction, when the vessel is at design pressure and temperature
and the vessel contents at normal working level.
(4) Pressure vessels intended to be suitable for any location in New
Zealand shall have a Zone Factor of 1.2 applied during the design
process. (Refer to NZS 4203 Fig. 4.6.2.)
(5) Pressure vessels for installation in a specific location in New
Zealand shall have, as a minimum, the zone factor for that
location applied during the design process.
(6) Pressure vessels shall not be relocated to a seismic zone which has
a higher seismic coefficient than the one for which they were
design verified unless the design is re-verified for that zone.
(7) The value of the seismic design coefficient shall not be less than
that given in AS/NZS 1200 for the relevant geographical area of
New Zealand.
(8) The greater of the loadings derived from the applicable seismic
design coefficient and analysis to NZS 4203 shall be used. These
coefficients refer to the “serviceability limit state” for pressure
containment and the “ultimate limit state” for foundation design.
(9) The design and construction of equipment foundations shall be
certified by an engineer who is appropriately qualified, has
relevant experience and is registered under the provisions of the
Engineers’ Registration Act 1924. This certification is also

required for building structures and foundations where equipment
is supported by the building structure.
(10) Notwithstanding the requirements of 5.4.4, where a site-specific
study has been carried out which includes appropriate geological
and structural investigation, then pressure vessels may be designed
in accordance with the seismic coefficients derived from this
study.

5.5.1 Pressure vessels shall be design verified in accordance with 3.5.
5.5.2 Design verification shall allow for all loads supported by or reacting on
the vessel. Where necessary, these loads shall be obtained from the
designer by the design verifier.
5.5.3 The validity of a verified design shall be in accordance with appendix A.
5.5.4 Where seismic design coefficients are determined in accordance with
5.4.4(10) the designer shall include, with any design submitted to a design
verifier, sufficient information to enable the design verifier to:
(1) Verify that any site-specific analysis has been performed by
competent persons; and
(2) That the data derived from the analysis has been correctly applied
to the design.

Pressure vessels shall be manufactured in accordance with the applicable
standard and with 3.6 of this code.

5.7.1 New pressure vessels
(1) New pressure vessels shall be inspected and tested in accordance
with 3.7.2.
This shall include inspection and testing:
(a) During manufacture and erection; and
(b) At completion of installation and commissioning.
(2) Pressure vessels manufactured in New Zealand to ASME, section
VIII, division 1 or division 2 may, provided the purchaser agrees,
be subject to inspection and testing at hold points corresponding
to those specified for the equivalent category of vessel in
NZS PD 5500, in lieu of ASME code stamping. This inspection
shall be in accordance with appendix A.
Note: NZ BS 5500 (BS 5500) has been replaced by NZS PD 5500.

(3) Pressure vessels manufactured to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code, section X, Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels
shall be ASME code stamped.
(4) ASME code stamping shall be performed by an inspector who
holds an appropriate National Board commission and is employed
by an authorised inspection agency, which is recognised by the
Secretary.
5.7.2 In-service pressure vessels
(1) In-service inspection of pressure vessels shall be carried out in
accordance with 3.7.3.
(2) Pressure vessels shall be prepared for inspection in accordance
with the requirements of the equipment inspector. This
preparation may include withdrawing the vessel from service,
opening up, cleaning, removal of insulation, stripping down and
laying out of fittings and ancillary equipment.

SERVICING
Pressure vessels shall be operated, maintained and serviced in accordance
with 3.8 of this code.

PART 6: PRESSURE PIPING
6.1 SCOPE
This part of the code applies to pressure piping coming within the scope
of the PECPR Regulations.
6.2 GENERAL
Pressure piping shall comply with 3.2 and other relevant requirements of
this code.
6.3 MATERIALS
Materials used in the manufacture, repair or alteration of pressure piping
shall comply with 3.3 of this code.
6.4 DESIGN
6.4.1 General
(1) Pressure piping shall be designed in accordance with 3.4 and 6.4 of
this code.
(2) Pressure piping including supports, guides, anchors, etc., shall be
designed to withstand the loadings imposed by hydraulic testing,
as a separate load case, when this method of pressure test is to be
used.
(3) Where pressure piping systems connect to other equipment, then
the forces, moments, torques and associated displacements applied
at the connection shall be determined for all relevant load cases
including the cold case where cold pull or creep relaxation is
relevant. The designer shall then ensure that the loadings and
associated displacements:
(a) Are such that the permissible stress levels in the connected
equipment are not exceeded; or
(b) Are made available to the designer of the connected
equipment.
(4) Where there is a risk of persons being injured through contact
with hot/cold surfaces of piping systems; such surfaces shall be
insulated or otherwise made safe.

(5) Alterations to pressure piping shall be performed in accordance
with the latest issue of the standard to which it was originally
designed. Where this is not practicable the piping system may be
redesigned to an appropriate standard from Schedule C.
6.4.2 Refrigeration piping systems
Refrigeration piping systems shall be designed in accordance with
ASME B31.3 (with optional EEMUA Supplement), ASME B31.5,
or AS 4041 (Class 1) and AS/NZS 1677 and this code.
6.4.3 Seismic, wind and snow loadings
(1) Pressure piping shall be designed in accordance with 3.4 for
seismic, wind and snow loadings.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of 6.4.3(1) where a site-specific
study has been carried out which includes appropriate geological
and structural investigation, then pressure piping may be designed
in accordance with the seismic coefficients derived from this
study.

6.5.1 Pressure piping systems shall be design verified in accordance with 3.5.
6.5.2 Where seismic design coefficients are determined in accordance with
6.4.3(2) the designer shall include, with any design submitted to a design
verifier, sufficient data to enable the design verifier to:
(1) Verify that any site specific analysis has been performed by
competent persons; and
(2) That the data derived from the analysis has been correctly applied
to the design.

6.6.1 Pressure piping shall be manufactured in accordance with 3.6.
6.6.2 Where appropriate pressure piping shall be colour-coded in accordance
with NZS 5807 or equivalent standard.

6.7.1 New pressure piping
(1) New pressure piping shall be inspected and tested in accordance
with 3.7.2.
(2) Ammonia pipework, and other Group 2B pipework constructed
to ASME B31.5, shall be inspected and tested in accordance with
Chapter VI of ASME B31.3.

6.7.2 In-service pressure piping
In-service pressure piping shall be inspected and tested in
accordance with 3.7.3.

SERVICING
Operation, maintenance and servicing shall comply with 3.8 of
this code.

PART 7: STEAM TURBINES
7.1 SCOPE
This part applies to steam turbines coming within the scope of the
PECPR Regulations.
7.2 GENERAL
Steam turbines shall comply with the relevant standards in schedule C of
this code.
7.3 MATERIALS
7.3.1 All materials used in the construction of pressure-retaining parts shall
comply with appropriate British Standards or the ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, section II (or the equivalent ASTM specification).
They shall be suitable for continuous use for the design life of the turbine
at the maximum operating temperature and pressure specified.
7.3.2 Materials for pressure-containing components shall be identified in the
terms of British Standards, the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,
section II or the equivalent ASTM specification.
7.4 DESIGN
7.4.1 General
Steam turbines shall be designed in accordance with 3.4 and 7.4 of this
code.
7.4.2 Instrumentation
Steam turbines shall, where applicable, be fitted with the instrumentation
specified in BS EN 60045-1, clause 11.

7.5.1 General
(1) Steam turbines which are proven standard production models of
an internationally recognised manufacturer may, for the purpose
of design verification, be accepted by an inspection body on the
basis of a manufacturer’s design statement as set out in appendix C
and the other documentation in 7.5.2 of this code.

(2) Steam turbines which are proven standard production models of
an internationally recognised manufacturer with rated output not
exceeding 250 kW do not require design verification by an
inspection body.
(3) All other steam turbines must be design verified by appropriate
analytical and test procedures.
7.5.2 Documentation required with a design statement
The following documents shall be supplied to an inspection body
when seeking a Certificate of Design Verification on the basis of a
turbine manufacturer’s design statement:
(a) A design statement in accordance with appendix C;
(b) Sufficient drawings and documents to enable the steam
turbine pressure retaining parts and their material to be
readily identified; and
(c) General details of the protective devices included with the
steam turbine.

7.6.1 General
Manufacture and workmanship of steam turbines shall comply
with 3.6 and 7.6 of this code.
7.6.2 Manufacturer’s nameplate
A manufacturer’s nameplate should be permanently attached to
each steam turbine stating the manufacturer’s name and address,
and:
(a) Maximum steam pressure and temperature (at the stop valve);
(b) Maximum exhaust pressure;
(c) Operating rpm;
(d) Overspeed trip rpm;
(e) Maximum rated shaft output;
(f) Type and model number of the steam turbine;
(g) Serial number; and
(h) Date of manufacture.

7.7.1 General
(1) Inspection and testing during manufacture shall comply with 3.7
and 7.7 of this code.

(2) Sufficient data, drawings, documents and other information shall
be supplied to the inspection body to enable an equipment
inspector to readily identify the steam turbine and its major
pressure-retaining components.
7.7.2 Inspection
(1) The following inspection shall be carried out on all pressure-
retaining components. The party responsible for each part of the
inspection shall be as follows:
(a) For steam turbines with a maximum rated shaft output up to
and including 250 kW:
(i) Materials by the manufacturer;
(ii) Workmanship by the manufacturer; and
(iii) Pressure test by the manufacturer.
(b) For steam turbines with a maximum rated shaft output
greater than 250 kW and up to and including 500 kW:
(i) Materials by the manufacturer;
(ii) Workmanship by the manufacturer; and
(iii) Pressure test witnessed by an inspection body.
(c) For steam turbines with a maximum rated shaft output
exceeding 500 kW:
(i) Materials by the manufacturer with verification by an
inspection body;
(ii) Workmanship by an inspection body; and
(iii) Pressure test witnessed by an inspection body.
(2) The degree of verification of materials and the inspection of
workmanship by the inspection body should take into account the
quality assurance applied by the manufacturer.
7.7.3 Pressure tests
(1) All parts containing steam, except as noted in 7.7.3(2), shall be
pressure tested in accordance with the relevant standard from
Schedule C.
(2) Exhaust steam zones in which pressure may rise above
atmospheric pressure during normal operation or overpressure
conditions shall be pressure tested to 1.5 times the maximum
internal steam pressure occurring under overpressure conditions
or, 100 kPa, whichever is the greater.
(3) Notwithstanding the requirements of 7.7.3(1) and 7.7.3(2), other
methods of testing/examination may be substituted for pressure
testing provided it can be demonstrated that they are generally
accepted industry practice and they are acceptable to the
inspection body.

(4) Exhaust steam zones which are clearly defined and protected by
overpressure trips, which can be demonstrated to limit pressure
during overpressure conditions to pressures below atmospheric
pressure, shall be designed and tested in accordance with the
standards of generally accepted industry practice.
7.7.4 Inspection and test reports
Inspection and test reports for all steam turbines shall be provided
to the controller and shall be available for viewing by the
equipment inspector.
7.7.5 Overspeed and overpressure trip devices
For all steam turbines with a maximum rated shaft output
exceeding 250 kW the adequacy of all overspeed and overpressure
trip devices shall be demonstrated to the equipment inspector
following erection and commissioning.
7.7.6 Documentation required for Certificate of Inspection
The following documents shall be available for perusal by the
inspection body at the time application is made for a Certificate of
Inspection:
(a) A copy of the design acceptance/verification certificate and
documents described in 7.5 of this code;
(b) The inspection and test reports required by 7.7 of this code;
and
(c) The general arrangement drawings for the steam turbine.
7.7.7 In-service inspection
In-service inspection shall be carried out in accordance with the
principles of 3.7. It shall include:
(a) Inspection and certification of overspeed, overpressure and
other turbine safety protection systems at periods
determined in accordance with the recommendations of the
manufacturer and the standards of generally accepted
industry practice.
(b) Internal inspection of turbines, emergency stop valves and
governor valves at periods determined in accordance with the
recommendations of the manufacturer and the standards of
generally accepted industry practice.
(c) Turbine ancillary systems, coming within the scope of the
PECPR Regulations, shall be inspected and tested in
accordance with AS/NZS 3788 and this code of practice.

SERVICING
Steam turbines shall be operated, maintained and serviced in accordance
with the principles of 3.8 of this code.

PART 8: MISCELLANEOUS
PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
8.1 SCOPE
This part applies to pressure equipment such as gas turbines, pumps,
steam engines, compressors, etc., coming within the scope of the PECPR
Regulations.
8.2 GENERAL
Miscellaneous pressure equipment shall comply with 3.2 and other
relevant requirements of this code.
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SCHEDULE A:
INSPECTION PERIODS FOR
PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
NOT INCLUDED IN
TABLE 4.1 OF AS/NZS 3788
Inspection periods for pressure equipment shall be determined in

accordance with 3.7.3 of this code of practice.
TABLE OF INSPECTION PERIODS
1 2 3 4 5 6
Pressure Commissioning First Yearly Inspection Period (Years)
Equipment Inspection Inspection External Internal
Required? Required? Inspection Period Inspection
Nominal Extended
Period Period
Reactor vessels
containing Y Y 1 4 12
catalysts

SCHEDULE B:
PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
NOT REQUIRING
A CERTIFICATE OF
INSPECTION
CLASS A: PRESSURE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING

THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMPETENT PERSON
The following equipment does not require a Certificate of Inspection but
requires the appointment of a competent person:
• Pressure equipment with hazard level D to AS 4343 that is
operated and maintained within a management system conforming
with F2 of appendix F.
• Compressors and pumps with input power exceeding 25 kW.
• Gas turbines and their cooling systems.
• Steam turbines with a maximum rated output not exceeding
250 kW.
• Enclosures for high-voltage electrical equipment such as
switchgear, busbars, control gear, bushings and instrument
transformers, all of which contain an electrically-insulating gas.
CLASS B: PRESSURE EQUIPMENT NOT

REQUIRING THE APPOINTMENT OF A
COMPETENT PERSON
The following equipment does not require a Certificate of Design
Verification, a Certificate of Inspection or the appointment of a
competent person:
• Pressure equipment with hazard level E to AS 4343.
• Air-conditioning equipment, intended for commercial use, using
refrigerant gases that are both non-flammable and non-toxic.
• Commercial heat pump equipment using refrigerant gases that are
both non-flammable and non-toxic.

• Commercial refrigeration equipment containing non-flammable
and non-toxic gases which has a capacity to remove energy from
the cold body not exceeding 30 kW.
• Compressors and pumps with input power not exceeding 25 kW.
• Pressure vessels that conform with appendix M.
• Pressure vessels that are:
(i) Designed in accordance with the standards of generally
accepted industry practice for gas cylinders or gas containers
and are used for the transport of their contents;
(ii) Used for the transport of permanent or liquified gases; and
(iii) Filled only at filling stations that meet the standards of
generally accepted industry practice.
• Steam-heated clothes presses and tyre moulds.
Note: Transportable vessels, which contain dangerous goods and are
transported by sea, must comply with appendix M.

SCHEDULE C: STANDARDS
LIST AND REFERENCED
DOCUMENTS
Unless otherwise noted, the following list refers to the latest issue and
amendment of the standard or document.
GENERAL
ANSI/NB - 23 National Board Inspection Code
AS 1548 Steel plates for pressure equipment
AS 3873 Pressure equipment – Operation and
maintenance
AS 3892 Pressure equipment – Installation
AS 4343 Pressur e equipment – Hazard levels
AS 4458 Pressure equipment – Manufacture
AS/NZS 1200 Pressur e equipment
AS/NZS 3788 Pressure equipment – In-ser vice inspection
AS/NZS 4360 Risk management
BS 1501 Steels for pressure pur poses
BS EN 10028 Specification for flat products made of steels for
pressure pur poses
NZS 4203 Code of practice for general structural design
and design loading for buildings
NZS 5807 Code of practice for industrial identification by
colour, w ording or other coding
HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS
ASME PVHO-1 1990 Pressure vessels for human occupanc y
CSA Z275-1-93 Hyperbaric facilities

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
AS/NZS ISO 9001 Quality Systems – Model for quality assurance in
design/development, pr oduction, installation
and servicing
AS/NZS ISO 9002 Quality Systems – Model for quality assurance in
pr oduction and installation
AS/NZS ISO 8402 Quality management and quality assurance –
Vocabular y
ISO-IEC Guide 25 General requirements for the competence of
calibration and testing laboratories
ISO Guide 39 General requir ements for the acceptance of
inspection bodies
ISO 17020 (EN 45004) General criteria for the operation of various
types of bodies perfor ming inspection
PRESSURE VESSELS
ANSI/UL 1450 Motor-operated air compressors, vacuum pumps,
and painting equipment
AS 1210 Pressure vessels
AS 1210, Supplement No.1 Unfir ed pressur e vessels – Advanced design and
construction
AS 1210, Supplement No.2 Pressure vessels – Cold-str etched austenitic
stainless steel vessels
AS 2971 Serially produced pr essure vessels
AS 3577 Steel cylinders for compressed gases - Welded -
150 kg to 500 kg
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII
Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
Division 1
Division 2 Alternative Rules
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section X
Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels
AS/NZS 1596 Storage and handling of Liquified Petroleum Gas
AS/NZS 1677, Parts 1-2 Refrigerating systems
AS/NZS 3711.6 Tank containers
BS 470 Specification for inspection, access and entr y
openings for pressure vessels

BS 1101 Specification for pressure containers for paint
and other similar substances
BS 2646, Parts 1-5 Autoclaves for sterilisation in laboratories
BS 3274 Tubular heat exchangers for general pur poses
BS 3970, Parts 1-5 Sterilising and disinfecting equipment for
medical products
BS 4814 Specification for expansion vessels using an
internal diaphragm for sealed hot water heating
systems
BS 4994 Vessels and tanks in reinforced plastics
BS 5169 Specification for fusion welded steel air receivers
BS 7201 Hydro-pneumatic accumulators for fluid power
purposes
BS EN 286, Part 1 Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to
contain air or nitrogen
NZS/BS 853 Specification for calorifiers and storage vessels
for central heating and hot water supply
NZS/BS 5045, Parts 1-3 Transportable gas containers
NZS PD 5500 Specification for unfired fusion welded pressur e
vessels
TEMA Standards of Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers
Association
UL 1450 Motor-operated air compressors, vacuum pumps
and painting equipment
Note: NZ BS 5500 (BS 5500) has been replaced by NZS PD 5500.
PIPEWORK
ASME B31.1 Pow er Piping
ASME B31.3 Process Piping
ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid
Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids
ASME B31.5 Refrigeration Piping
AS 4041 Pressure Piping
NZS/BS 806 Specification for design and construction of
ferr ous piping installations for and in
connection with land boilers

REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
AS/NZS 1677 Refrigerating systems
ROTATING EQUIPMENT
BS EN 60045-1 Steam turbine procurement
BS EN 60953-2 Rules for steam turbines ther mal acceptance tests
BS 5968 Methods of acceptance testing of industrial steam
turbines
API Standard 611 General pur pose steam turbines for refinery
services
ANSI/ASME PTC6 Steam turbines performance test code
ANSI/ASME PTC 6-1 Interim test code for an alter native procedure for
testing steam turbines
TRANSPORTABLE EQUIPMENT
AS/NZS 3711.6 Tank containers
IMDG Code Inter national Maritime Danger ous Goods Code
ISO 1496.3 Series 1 freight containers - Specification and
testing - Part 3: Tank containers for liquids, gases
and pressurised dry bulk
NZS 5418 Transpor tation containers for hazardous
substances
WELDING
BS EN 287 Approval testing of welders for fusion w elding
BS EN 288 Specification and appr oval of welding procedures
for metallic materials
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX
Welding and Brazing Qualifications
AS/NZS 3992 Pressure equipment – Welding and brazing
qualification
OSH APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE AND

GUIDELINES
Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Noise
Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Visual Display Units

Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Substances Hazardous to
Health
Guidelines for the Prevention of Falls
Guidelines for the Management and Removal of Asbestos
Guidance Notes on Providing First Aid Facilities and Training To Meet the
Requirements of The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and
Regulations 1995
Safe Working in Confined Spaces

APPENDIX A:
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
A1. INTRODUCTION
A1.1 This appendix specifies the conformity assessment requirements for
pressure equipment coming within the scope of the PECPR Regulations.
A1.2 Conformity assessment shall include design verification and fabrication
inspection.
A1.3 Conformity assessment shall be performed, as indicated in table A, by an
accredited inspection body, within a manufacturer’s quality management
system, or by a competent person. (See Note 4 to Table A.)
TABLE A
Hazard Level of Design Fabrication

Equipment
Management Inspection Body Management Inspection Body
System (Notes 3 and 4) System (Notes 3 and 4)
(Notes 1 and 2) (Notes 1 and 2)
A Yes Yes
B AS/NZS 9001 Yes AS/NZS 9002 No

No QMS Yes No QMS Yes
C AS/NZS 9001 No (Note 5) AS/NZS 9002 No
No QMS Yes No QMS Yes
D AS/NZS 9001 No AS/NZS 9002 No
No QMS Yes No QMS No
E No QMS No No QMS No
Note:
1. ‘No QMS’ means a quality management system is not required.

2. ‘AS/NZS 9001’ or ‘AS/NZS 9002’ means the relevant quality management system is required.
3. ‘Yes’ indicates that design verification/fabrication inspection by an inspection body is required.
4. ‘No’ indicates that design verification/fabrication inspection may be performed by a competent
person. Where a quality management system is required then this person must hold a relevant
IPENZ or CBIP certificate of competence.
5. ‘Yes’ for transportable pressure vessels.

A2. INSPECTION BODIES
A2.1 Inspection bodies providing conformity assessment services must be
recognised by the Secretary and accredited to ISO 17020 (EN 45004).
A2.2 Inspection bodies shall provide only conformity assessment services
permitted by their accreditation type and scope.
A3. QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A3.1 Designers and manufacturers carrying out conformity assessment shall,
where required by table A, be certified to AS/NZS 9001 or AS/NZS 9002
respectively.
Note: These standards have been superseded by AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000
but may remain in use until 1 January 2004. After this date, certification
must be to this latest revision.
A3.2 OSH must have been given the opportunity to participate in any audits of
a designer’s/manufacturer’s quality management system carried out by
the certification body.
A3.3 Designer’s and manufacturer’s quality management systems must include
procedures acceptable to OSH for ensuring that:
(1) Persons employed are competent and appropriately qualified;
(2) Quality assurance work is carried out in an objective fashion; and
(3) Quality assurance management have an independent reporting
path to the chief executive.
A3.4 Following ISO certification, designers and manufacturers must obtain an
exemption under regulation 5 of the PECPR Regulations before carrying
out any in-house conformity assessment permitted by this appendix. This
conformity assessment shall only be performed for equipment which they
design/manufacture.
A3.5 OSH may make unexpected visits between audits, in order to verify
ongoing compliance with a quality management system.
A4. DESIGN VERIFICATION

A4.1 General
(1) Pressure equipment design shall be verified for compliance with
the applicable standards and this code. Design verification shall
also include any requirements specified by the purchaser which
are relevant to the safety of the equipment.
(2) Design verification may also include other verification work by
agreement with the purchaser provided this does not compromise
the validity of the design verification process.
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(3) Design verification shall have regard for any circumstances
including seismic disturbance which may reasonably be expected
to arise in relation to the equipment so that when the equipment
is properly maintained it remains safe for persons who operate or
maintain it or who may otherwise be in its vicinity.
(4) Unless otherwise specified by the inspection body, or affected by
A4.5 of this code, more than one item of equipment may be
manufactured from a verified design.
A4.2 Design Documentation
A design submitted for verification shall include the following:
(a) Three copies of drawings of the equipment. These shall
include design data relevant to the design verification such
as:
• Design standard;
• Class of construction;
• Hazard level;
• Seismic, wind and snow loadings;
• Contents;
• Dimensions;
• Material specifications;
• Weld details;
• Connections and openings;
• Supports;
• Lifting attachments; and
• Transport requirements.
(b) A copy of design calculations including all specified design
conditions;
(c) Any other data necessary to assist with verification of the
design (e.g. service conditions and valve and fitting
specifications); and
(d) Where relevant to verification, the applicable parts of the
purchaser’s specification.
A4.3 Extent of design verification
The following aspects of design shall be included in design
verification:
(a) Suitability of materials for service;
(b) Adequacy of all pressure parts for design operating
conditions including the effect of pressure, temperature,
externally applied loads and local environmental conditions
such as seismic disturbances, wind, snow and ice;

(c) Manufacturing and testing requirements including an ITP;
(d) Specifications for flanges, valves and fittings;
(e) Transportation and erection plans and procedures;
(f) Equipment life including the procedure to be followed when
the end of any finite life is reached;
(g) Equipment supports not covered by A4.6 of this code; and
(h) Where appropriate, any other aspects of design affecting
safety.
A4.4 Programming of design verification
Design shall be verified before the commencement of manufacture
except where the manufacturer:
(a) Accepts the risk of future rejection of the design including
any rework of design, equipment manufacture and
inspection and testing that may be necessary subsequent to
completion of design verification;
(b) Ensures that all tests and inspection are carried out in
accordance with the relevant standard and specification; and
(c) Makes all necessary documentation available to the
inspection body prior to commencing fabrication. This shall
include the ITP and fabrication drawings.
A4.5 Alterations requiring design verification
Alterations to existing equipment or equipment under
manufacture shall be treated as a new design and design verified.
Depending on the extent of the alteration it may be necessary to
re-verify the affected components only or, the whole design.
Alterations include:
(a) A change to design operating parameters which would
adversely affect equipment. e.g. Changes to design pressure
or temperature;
(b) Alterations of pressure or structural parts of equipment, e.g.
the addition of nozzles or openings which require design
calculations; a change in the dimensions or contours of
equipment; an increase in heating surface; the addition of a
pressurised jacket;
(c) A change to materials or manufacturing methods;
(d) A revision or withdrawal of a standard used for design
verification, prior to commencing manufacture of
equipment. (The effective date of any such change shall be in
accordance with the standard’s requirements for
implementation. Equipment contracted for prior to a
standard being revised may be manufactured to a design
verified in accordance with the issue of the standard at

acceptance of tender. However, the parties to a contract may
agree that the equipment should incorporate any revisions
subsequent to the issue of a standard on which the contract
was based);
(e) A change which would impair internal access;
(f) An environmental change which would adversely affect
equipment. (Re-verification may be required if equipment is
to be located in a different seismic zone); and
(g) Other alterations which may affect the health or safety of
personnel.
A4.6 Foundations and supports
The design and construction of equipment foundations and
building structures supporting equipment must be certified by an
engineer who is appropriately qualified, has relevant experience
and is currently registered under the provisions of the Engineers
Registration Act, 1924.
A5. CERTIFICATE OF DESIGN VERIFICATION

A5.1 The contents of a Certificate of Design Verification shall be as described
in 2.6.2 of this code.
A5.2 Where a design is verified within a manufacturer’s quality management
system, then this shall be recorded on the manufacturer’s data report
along with the data in 2.6.2 of this code.
A6. FABRICATION INSPECTION

A6.1 General
(1) Fabrication inspection shall be performed on pressure equipment
under manufacture and erection to establish compliance with the
design standard and this code. It shall include any inspection
requirements specified by the purchaser which are relevant to the
safety of the equipment. Fabrication inspection shall be performed
in accordance with a verified ITP using verified drawings for the
equipment concerned.
(2) Where a verified ITP is not available, inspection and testing shall
be performed to an ITP prepared in accordance with appendix K.
(3) Fabrication inspection may also include other inspection work
agreed between the purchaser and the inspection body, provided
this does not affect the integrity of the inspection process.
A6.2 Facilities
(1) Equipment inspectors shall be given access to inspect equipment
in the manufacturer’s works and to equipment under erection at
any stage during its manufacture and erection.

(2) Manufacturers shall ensure that materials and equipment are in
suitable condition and accessible at any time agreed for an
inspection.
(3) Manufacturers shall agree to a reasonable notice period for an
inspection with the equipment inspector, prior to that inspection.
A6.3 Extent of fabrication inspection
Fabrication inspection shall include as applicable the following
work :
(a) Verification that a manufacturer has appropriate procedures
covering the manufacturing process and is capable of
satisfying the requirements of the approved ITP;
(b) Review of design verification documentation, including
certified drawings, prior to manufacture commencing.
(Where manufacture has commenced prior to design
verification being completed, the inspector shall be provided
with a copy of the available manufacturing drawings. Any
equipment manufactured prior to verified drawings being
available must be re-inspected later to check for conformity
with the verified drawings. If there is any deviation the
equipment must be reworked to conform to the verified
drawings or, the as-built reverified. The manufacturer’s data
report shall not be completed prior to equipment being
inspected for conformity against verified drawings);
(c) Inspection of materials to establish compliance with
specifications, design requirements and applicable standards;
(d) Inspection of pressings, forgings and castings to establish
compliance with specifications, design requirements and
applicable standards;
(e) Inspection of weld preparation, shape, fit-up and cleanliness
of parts to establish compliance with design requirements
and applicable standards;
(f) Checks of welding and brazing procedures to establish that
they are qualified in accordance with design requirements
(g) Checks to confirm that welders and brazers are qualified to
the applicable procedures;
(h) Inspection to establish that specified welding procedures are
used;
(i) Inspection to establish that required production test welds
are carried out and the results acceptable;
(j) Inspection to establish that heat treatment complies with
design requirements and applicable standards;

(k) Inspection to establish that non-destructive examination and
other tests have been performed in accordance with design
requirements and applicable standards;
(l) Inspection to establish that material, weld and other
imperfections have been satisfactorily repaired;
(m) Inspection of equipment to establish that thickness, surfaces
and shapes are in compliance with design requirements and
applicable standards;
(n) Witnessing of pressure tests to establish compliance with
design requirements and applicable standards;
(o) Performing internal and external dimensional checks to
establish compliance with tolerances in design documents
(p) Inspection to establish that equipment stamping and
nameplate markings comply with applicable standards and
this code of practice;
(q) Inspection and testing of protective fittings to establish
compliance with design requirements and applicable
standards;
(r) Any other inspection which is necessary to establish
compliance with the applicable standards, this code of
practice and to ensure safety; and
(s) Review and signing of the completed manufacturer’s data
report and ITP;
A7. MANUFACTURER’S DATA REPORT

(1) The manufacturer shall complete a manufacturer’s data report.
This shall comply with the requirements of the manufacturing
standard. Where the standard does not provide for this
documentation a manufacturer’s data report shall be completed in
accordance with appendix D.
(2) The manufacturer’s data report shall be signed by the inspector
and by the manager responsible for manufacture of the equipment.

APPENDIX B:
ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
B1. GENERAL
B1.1 This appendix applies to:
(1) The use of ASME materials in pressure equipment designed to
NZS PD 5500 and BS 5169;
(2) The use of alternative materials in pressure equipment designed to
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1;
(3) The use of AS 1548 material in pressure equipment designed to
NZS PD 5500 or BS 5169; and
(4) The use of AS 1548 material in pressure equipment designed to
BS EN 286 part 1.
B1.2 Unless otherwise permitted by a trade agreement, AS/NZS 1200 or, an
‘Enquiry Case’ or other mechanism of the standard concerned, the use of
alternative materials as described in this appendix is to have the agreement
of the purchaser.
B1.3 All materials used under the provisions of this appendix shall be identified
by ASME code or AS or BS standard number. Details of material grades
shall be included on documents provided for design verification.
B2. ASME MATERIALS USED WITH BRITISH

STANDARDS
B2.1 Introduction
(1) Subject to compliance with B2 the following materials may be
used for pressure equipment manufactured to NZS PD 5500 or
BS 5169, within the applicable temperature limits for the
materials, without additional elevated temperature testing of the
materials:
(a) ASME material specifications identified by the letters ‘SA’
prefixing the specification number, for example SA 515; and
(b) ASTM specifications identified in the ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, section II, Material Specifications -
Part A - Ferrous Materials, as being identical to the ASME
specifications of the same specification number.

(2) Part B2 of this appendix is subject to any change to NZS PD 5500
or BS 5169 which:
(a) Amends or includes tables for any of the ASME materials;
(b) Revises or covers the use of the ASME materials by an
Enquiry Case; or
(3) Provides for the use of the ASME materials in some other manner.
In the event of any such change the amendments to the relevant
standard shall override this appendix.
B2.2 NZS PD 5500 and BS 5169 applications
(1) Materials listed in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Section VIII in tables UCS-23 and UHA-23 may be used for NZS
PD 5500 and BS 5169 applications provided they satisfy the
requirements of these standards for ‘materials not covered by
British Standards’. Maximum stress values shall be derived in
accordance with the provisions of the construction standard.
Impact testing requirements shall be as required by annex D of
NZS PD 5500.
(2) The following additional conditions also apply to the use of
ASME Steels:
(a) There shall be compliance with the notes to ASME Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Code section I, part D, table 1A;
(b) The material manufacturer’s documentation shall show that
the material complies with the notes to ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code section II, part D, table 1A relating to
the supply condition of the material;
(c) The materials listed in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code, section II, part D, table 1A, shall only be used where
their application is covered by documented welding
procedures to BS EN 288, part 3 approved by a certified
welding inspector or inspection body; and
(d) All applicable criteria of BS EN 288, part 3 including the
steel grouping system and annex A (record of approval tests
of welding procedures) apply.
B3. ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS FOR USE

WITH ASME SECTION VIII DIVISION I
PRESSURE VESSELS
B3.1 Introduction
This part covers the use of alternative materials in designs which
would comply, except for variations permitted by this code of
practice, with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, section
VIII, division I. Subject to compliance with B3, these materials do

not require additional elevated temperature testing or other
physical or chemical testing.
B3.2 Alternative materials
The permitted materials are those complying with BS 1501: Part 1
- Steels for Fired or Unfired Pressure Vessels: Plates (or equivalent
BS EN 10028 material) or AS 1548 Steel Plates for Boilers and
Pressure Vessels.
B3.3 General
The application of part B3 is subject to any change to BS 1501 (or
equivalent BS EN 10028 material) or AS 1548 which substantially
alters the current technical requirements of these standards.
B3.4 Maximum allowable stress values
(1) Maximum allowable stress values for materials in B3.2 shall be
calculated as prescribed in ASME VIII, division 1, appendix P.
(2) The values used for maximum tensile strength and minimum yield
strength shall be the minimum specified values in the respective
materials standard specification.
B4. AS 1548 PLATE FOR NZS PD 5500

VESSELS
B4.1 Introduction
(1) The use of AS 1548 plate shall conform with section 2 of
NZS PD 5500 and B4.1 and, as appropriate, B4.2, B4.3 or B4.4.
(2) Where AS 1548-7-460R is to be used for hot forming or, for
applications requiring post fabrication heat treatment then it must
be certified by the manufacturer as ‘interchangeable’ with
AS 1548-7-460A or, recertified as AS 1548-7-460A.
(3) Hot forming, cold forming and normalising processes shall
conform with the requirements of NZS PD 5500.
(4) Design stresses shall be established in accordance with
NZS PD 5500, annex K using yield and tensile strength values
from AS 1548. For elevated temperatures consideration shall be
given to the application of time dependent design strengths.
Note:
1. The grades of AS 1548 plate that are generally available are
AS 1548-7-460R and AS 1548-7-460N. Where
AS 1548-7-460R is specified in this code of practice, it means
plate produced by ‘normalising rolling’ and which is in a
delivery condition the same as ‘N’ of
BS EN 10028-2 P295GH. The plate manufacturer shall be
consulted if there is any doubt about delivery condition.

2. Provided there is compliance with appendix C of AS 1548,
AS 1548-7-460R and AS 1548-7-460RH, plates of thickness
greater than 12 mm may be interchanged with A and AH
grade plates respectively.
B4.2 Vessels with design temperature 50°C to 400oC.
Use AS 1548-7-460NH or AS 1548-7-460RH as shown in table B1.
B4.3 Vessels with design temperatures 0°C to 50°C.
Use AS 1548-7-460N or AS 1548-7-460R as shown in table B2.
B4.4 Vessels with design temperature below 0°C.
(1) In the case of vessels with material impact test temperature +20°C
to -20°C use AS 1548-7-460NL or AS 1548-7-460RL as shown in
table B3. Where AS 1548-7-460R is to be used it must be
recertified AS 1548-7-460AL or it must be certified as
interchangeable with AS 1548-7-460A and tested in accordance
with NZS PD 5500, annex D.
(2) In the case of vessels with a material impact test temperature
below -20°C use AS 1548-7-460NL as shown in table B4.

TABLE B1: ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS
Selection and forming of AS 1548-7-460 materials (8 mm to 80 mm thick) for pressure vessels manufactured to NZS PD 5500
Material
AS 1548-7-460RH or AS 1548-7-460NH
Heads Shell or sections
Normalise on completion Where formed inside radius is equal to
APPROVED CODE
or less than 10 x wall thickness then

Cold forming normalise on completion; otherwise
normalising is not mandatory.
Design temperature
greater than 50°C
and equal to or less
OF
than 400°C.
P RACTICE FOR P RESSURE EQUIPMENT
Hot forming
Material
AS 1548-7-460RH or AS 1548-7-460NH
Hot form and then normalise if required Hot form/normalise as for heads.
by 4.4.2 of NZS PD 5500.
Note 1. Refer to 4.2.2.3.1 of NZS PD 5500 for post cold forming heat treatment requirements.
Note 2. ‘H’ shall be equal to or greater than the design temperature.
‘H’ may be derived for AS 1548-7-460R by testing in accordance with NZS PD 5500.
The results of these tests shall conform with Table 5, AS 1548.
These tests shall be carried out on each plate and a test report attached to the material manufacturer’s test certificate.
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TABLE B2: ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS
Selection and forming of AS 1548-7-460 materials (8 mm - 80 mm thick) for pressure vessels manufactured to NZS PD 5500
Material
AS 1548-7-460R or AS 1548-7-460N
PRACTICE FOR PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

Design temperature
equal to or greater
than 0°C and equal to
or less than 50°C.
Hot forming
Material
AS 1548-7-460R or AS 1548-7-460N
by 4.4.2 of NZS PD 5500.
OF
78 APPROVED CODE
Note 1. Refer to 4.2.2.3.1 of NZS PD 5500 for post cold forming heat treatment requirements.
TABLE B3: ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS
Material
AS 1548-7-460NL or AS 1548-7-460RL
APPROVED CODE

Material impact test

temperature 20°C to
-20°C.
OF
P RACTICE FOR P RESSURE EQUIPMENT
Hot forming
Material
AS 1548-7-460NL or AS 1548-7-460RL
by 4.4.2 of NZS PD 5500.
Note 1. Refer to 4.2.2.3.1 and annex D of NZS PD 5500 for post cold forming heat treatment requirements.
Note 2. a) The material impact test temperature ‘L’ shall conform with NZS PD 5500 annex D.
b) ‘L’ may be derived for AS 1548-7-460R by testing in accordance with annex D of NZS PD 5500.
The test results shall conform with the requirements of NZS PD 5500
Each plate shall be tested and the test report attached to the material manufacturer’s test certificate.
c) The lowest MITT permitted for BHP AS 1548-7-460R material shall be -20°C for 8 mm to 40 mm thickness range and 0°C for greater than 40 mm to 80
mm thickness range. Outside these thickness ranges N grade must be used.
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TABLE B4: ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, VERY LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS
Material
AS 1548-7-460NL
Heads
PRACTICE FOR PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

Shell or sections Shell or sections
Normalise on completion Where formed inside radius is Where formed inside radius is
equal to or less than 10 x wall greater than 10 x wall thickness,
Cold forming
thickness, normalise on completion. stress relieve or normalise on
Material impact test completion.
temperature less
than -20°C to -40°C.
Hot forming
Material
AS 1548-7-460NL
by 4.4.2 of NZS PD 5500.
OF
80 APPROVED CODE
Note 1. Refer to 4.2.2.3.1 and annex D of NZS PD 5500 for post cold forming heat treatment requirements.
Note 2. Use ‘N’ grade (normalised material) only.
‘L’ is the material impact test temperature. Material supplied as ‘L’ grade shall conform with NZS PD 5500, annex D.
Note 3. AS 1548-7-460 materials shall not be used for applications requiring a material impact test temperature lower than -40°C.
Note 4. The material shall also be certified ‘H’ where the maximum design temperature is greater than 50°C.
B5. AS 1548-7-460 PLATE FOR BS 5169
The use of AS 1548 7 460 plate is acceptable subject to the following
conditions:
(1) The design stress is to comply with the values given in BS 1501
151 430, table 2.
(2) Weld procedures are to be to BS EN 288: part 3.
(3) Welders must be qualified to BS EN 287: part 1.
B6. AS 1548 TYPE PLATE FOR BS EN 286

PART 1
The allowable stresses and the selection of grade of material shall be
determined in accordance with the procedures in the standard.

APPENDIX C:
DESIGN STATEMENTS
C1. TURBINE MANUFACTURER’S DESIGN

STATEMENT
I (full name of person) being the senior manager responsible for design at
(full name of company and its registered address) being the manufacturer of
(describe the steam turbine by name, type, model and serial number) hereby
testify that:
1. The turbine has been designed for the following maximum
operating conditions:
Stop valve inlet steam pressure ............................
Stop valve steam temperature ............................
Exhaust pressure ............................
Operating speed ............................
2. The emergency overspeed trip mechanism shall operate at
......... rpm.
3. The maximum continuous rating of the turbine is ........... kW.
4. The maximum overload output of the turbine is ........... kW.
5. The turbine complies with the seismic design requirements of
AS/NZS 1200.
Signed ....................................
....................................
(Type full name)
Date ___ / ___ / ___
Note: This statement must be supplied on company letterhead.

C2. MANUFACTURER’S DESIGN STATEMENT
I (full name of person) being the senior manager responsible for design at
(full name of company and its registered address) being the manufacturer of
(describe the pr essure equipment by name, type, model and serial number)
hereby testify that:
1. The (description of the equipment) has been designed to the
following standard(s):
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
2. The (description of the equipment) has been predominantly
designed to accommodate strain to limits which ensure that
membrane stresses in all pressure containment parts, are well
within the maximum levels permitted by standards recognised by
OSH, for equipment manufactured in the same materials and
operating in a similar environment and that pressure is not a
significant design factor.
3. The (description of the equipment) is a production model which
has proven to be safe in operation.
4. The equipment complies with the seismic design requirements of
AS/NZS 1200.
Signed .......................................
........................................
(Type full name)
Date ___ / ___ / ___
Note: This statement must be supplied on company letterhead.

APPENDIX D:
MANUFACTURER’S DATA
REPORTS
D1. The manufacturer’s data reports shall be completed for all equipment in
accordance with the requirements of the relevant manufacturing standard.
D2. Where the manufacturing standard does not specify the preparation of a
data report then the report included in this appendix shall be completed
for equipment which is rated hazard level D or higher by AS 4343.
D3. The manufacturer’s data reports shall be archived by the controller so that
they are available to the place of work at which the related equipment is
located. They shall be available for perusal when required by an
equipment inspector.
D4. Supplementary data sheets shall be used where there are insufficient fields
in any part of the manufacturer’s data report or additional fields are
required.

MANUFACTURER’S DATA REPORT
Unique Identification No. .............................................. (issued by inspection body)
1. Description of the vessel: ..................................................................................
2. Manufactured by: ..............................................................................................
3. Manufactured for: ..............................................................................................
4. Location of installation: ....................................................................................
5. Certificate of Design Verification, reference and date: ........................................
..........................................................................................................................
6. Manufacturer’s serial number: ...........................................................................
7. Construction code and issue: ............................................................................
8. Type and class: ..................................................................................................
9. Zone factor and seismic design coefficient: ........................................................
10. Hazard level (AS 4343): .....................................................................................
11. Drawings:
Drawing Number: Revision: Title:
12. Design Parameters:
Principal Design Pressure Design Temp Design Life Corrosion

Components (kPa) (Min, Max ºC) (h/cycles) Allowance

13. Post-Weld Heat Treatment
Component Temperature Holding Time Chart No. Calibration
Data
14. Non-Destructive Examination

Component NDE Method Extent of NDE Report Number
15. Safety Devices

Type of Safety Make and Type Size Set Pressure
Device
16. Welding Record

Names of Welding Type of Welding Procedure Qualification
Operators Qualification Applicable Expiry
17. Welding Production Control Tests (if applicable):

18. Pressure Test
Test Position Test Pressure Test Medium and Date
Time Held Temperature
19. Manufacturer’s Comments

(Include details of any non-compliances with the specification and any
significant repairs made during manufacture.)
20. Manufacturer’s Declaration

I hereby declare that:
(a) The details given in this report are correct;
(b) The pressure vessel bearing the manufacturer’s serial number in clause 6
has been constructed in accordance with the drawings in clause 11 and the
Certificate of Design Verification noted in clause 5; and
(c) The vessel complies with the standard/code noted in clause 7 and the
Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes and
Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999 and is suitable for the nominated
pressures and temperatures.
For Manufacturer: .................................. Date: ......../......../........
Position: ................................................. Name of Company: ...............................
21. Inspection Body’s Declaration

I hereby declare that the construction and testing of the above vessel has been carried
out under our surveillance. To the best of our knowledge and belief all aspects of this
work comply with the standard/code noted in clause 7 and the Health and Safety in
Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations
1999.
For Inspection Body: .............................. Date: ......../......../........

Name of
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APPENDIX E:
PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
E1. Pressure relief devices shall be serviced, maintained, tested and inspected
in accordance with AS/NZS 3788 except as modified by this appendix.
E2. Controllers shall ensure that records for pressure relief devices are
maintained in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS 3788.
E3. Servicing and maintenance of pressure relief devices shall be carried out
within an appropriate management system. It may be either a quality
management system specifically assessed and certified for such work, or
an operating and maintenance system acceptable to an inspection body.
E4. Testing and inspection of pressure relief devices shall performed by an
inspection body or, an accredited testing laboratory.

APPENDIX F:
IN-SERVICE INSPECTION
F1. GENERAL
F1.1 In-service pressure equipment which is not excluded by the PECPR
Regulations or, covered by an exemption notice issued under the
regulations, shall be inspected following commissioning and thereafter
inspected periodically in accordance with AS/NZS 3788 except as
modified by this code of practice.
F1.2 The inspections performed shall include:
(1) Commissioning inspections;
(2) First yearly inspections;
(3) External inspections; and
(4) Internal inspections.
F1.3 The controller shall make all relevant records for equipment available for
perusal by the equipment inspector. These will include declarations of
conformity, Certificates of Design Verification, manufacturing inspection
and test reports, Certificates of Inspection, inspection reports and relevant
operating and maintenance records.
F1.4 Equipment specified in schedule B does not require inspection and
certification by an inspection body. However, this equipment must be
operated and maintained within an appropriate management system. The
controller must ensure that this equipment is kept in safe working
condition and where required by schedule B appoint a competent person
to take responsibility for it.
F2. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

F2.1 The inspector shall ensure that equipment being inspected is operated,
maintained and serviced by the controller within an appropriate
management system.
F2.2 Where inspection periods are derived from Table 4.1, AS/NZS 3788,
controllers shall have a management system for equipment that satisfies
the requirements of Section 3, AS/NZS 3788 and this appendix. This shall
be either a documented operating and maintenance system or an ISO
certified quality management system. The management system shall be in
accordance with the following table.

TABLE F1: MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
External Internal Inspection

Inspection Nominal Period Extended Period Further Extended
1 1 2 2
1. Documented operating and maintenance system or a quality management

system.
2. Quality management system.
F3. INSPECTION PERIODS

F3.1 Following an inspection of equipment the equipment inspector shall
recommend an inspection period for the equipment to the inspection
body.
F3.2 Where a management system complies with F2.2 the maximum inspection
period for equipment shall be in accordance with F6, F7 and F8 of this
code.
F3.3 Where a management system does not comply with F2.2 but the inspector
is satisfied that the equipment is being safely managed, the maximum
inspection period for equipment shall be 12 months.
F3.4 The inspection period approved by an inspection body shall not exceed
that recommended by an equipment inspector.
F3.5 An inspection body shall include as a condition of issue of a Certificate of
Inspection its requirements for any review and auditing, during the
inspection period, of a controller’s ITP and associated inspection,
operating and maintenance data. This review and auditing shall be carried
out to ensure that equipment is maintained in a safe condition during the
currency of the certificate.
F4. COMMISSIONING INSPECTION

F4.1 New equipment or equipment returning to service after alterations or
repairs (other than minor) or change of duty outside design parameters,
shall be inspected.
F4.2 The documentation to be made available by the controller, for review by
the inspector, during commissioning inspection shall include declarations
of conformity, manufacturer’s data reports, Certificates of Design
Verification, manufacturing inspection and test reports and any operating
or commissioning data required by the inspector.
F4.3 The equipment shall be issued with a Certificate of Inspection prior to
(re)entering service.

F5. FIRST YEARLY INSPECTION
F5.1 First yearly inspections shall be carried out where indicated by table 4.1,
AS/NZS 3788 and these shall include both internal and external
inspections.
F5.2 The inspection period(s) approved by the inspection body, following the
first yearly inspection, shall be set in accordance with F3 of this code.
F6. EXTERNAL INSPECTION AND INTERNAL

INSPECTION, NOMINAL PERIOD
F6.1 External and internal inspections, nominal period, shall be carried out in
accordance with AS/NZS 3788 and this code.
F6.2 The inspection periods in columns 4 and 5 of table 4.1, AS/NZS 3788 and
schedule A are maximum nominal periods. The equipment inspector may
recommend to the inspection body that an inspection period up to the
relevant nominal period be included on a Certificate of Inspection where:
(1) The controller is satisfied that the period would be safe;
(2) There is relevant operating experience with the equipment;
(3) An appropriate management system, in accordance with section 3
of AS/NZS 3788, has been put in place for the equipment;
(4) Appropriate consideration has been given to the criteria set out in
4.4.3.6 of AS/NZS 3788;
(5) There is compliance with the other relevant requirements of
AS/NZS 3788 and this code; and
(6) The equipment inspector is satisfied, following inspection and
consideration of criteria 1) to 5) above, that the equipment is safe
and would remain safe for the recommended inspection period.
F7. EXTERNAL INSPECTION AND INTERNAL

INSPECTION, EXTENDED PERIOD
F7.1 Introduction
(1) ‘Extended periods’ of inspection as noted in 4.4.3.2 and 4.4.3.3(b),
AS/NZS 3788 shall only be approved by an inspection body
where the controller’s ITP has been recognised by the Secretary.
The maximum ‘extended periods’ permitted are shown in column
6 of Schedule A and table 4.1, AS/NZS 3788.
(2) The documentation noted in F7.2 to F7.3 is required by the
Secretary with any application for the recognition of an ITP for
extended inspection periods.

F7.2 From the controller
(1) A letter of application seeking recognition (or an extension of
existing recognition) in the terms of the ‘recognition’ provisions of
the regulations.
(2) This letter shall include:
(a) A schedule of the pressure equipment for which extended
inspection periods are being sought. This schedule shall
include the unique identification numbers issued for the
equipment by the inspection body responsible for its initial
certification; and
(b) Statements certifying that:
(i) The equipment will be operated within a quality
management system of appropriate scope, which
complies with regulation 28. This will include coverage
of inspection and testing and monitoring of process and
operating parameters affecting the life of the pressure
equipment;
(ii) The equipment will be inspected and tested in
accordance with an ITP approved by their inspection
body;
(iii) The equipment will be operated within any process and
operating parameters nominated in the ITP;
(iv) All persons responsible for management and
implementation of the ITP are competent and trained
in accordance with the requirements of the PECPR
Regulations; and
(v) Their inspection body may have access at any time, to
any equipment and records they require, for the
purpose of monitoring and review of the ITP.
F7.3 From the inspection body
A letter supporting the controller’s application for recognition (or
an extension to an existing recognition). The letter is to include
statements certifying that:
(a) The relevant process and historical data, required to assess
the ITP for the equipment concerned, have been reviewed;
and
(b) The ITP has been examined and that:
(i) It is in accordance with ‘risk-based inspection’
principles;
(ii) All damage mechanisms have been identified;
(iii) The inspection procedures are appropriate in respect to
determining the accumulated damage;

(iv) There has been an adequate review and appropriate
incorporation of the historical inspection data for the
equipment;
(v) It is in conformance with the requirements of
AS/NZS 3788 for extended inspection periods; and
(vi) They (the inspection body) will periodically review the
ITP and will notify the controller of any changes that
are necessary in order to maintain the integrity of the
Certificates of Inspection issued for equipment covered
by the plan.
F8. INTERNAL INSPECTION, FURTHER

EXTENDED PERIOD
Further extended periods of inspection as described in 4.4.3.3(c),
AS/NZS 3788 shall only be approved by an inspection body where:
(1) The controller’s ITP covering the equipment has been recognised
by the Secretary; and
(2) The requirements of 4.4.3.3(c), AS/NZS 3788 would be satisfied.

APPENDIX G:
WELDING APPROVALS
G1. PRESSURE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED

TO BS OR BS EN STANDARDS
G1.1 Except where modified by the applicable manufacturing standard, or this
code of practice, the following standards shall be used for pressure
equipment manufactured to BS or BS EN Standards for:
(1) The approval testing of welding procedures; and
(2) The approval testing of welders working to approved welding
procedures.
BS EN 287: Part 1: 1992 Approval Testing of Welders for Fusion Welding ,
Part 1: Steels
BS EN 287: Part 2: 1992 Approval Testing of Welders for Fusion Welding ,
Part 2: Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys
BS EN 288: Part 1: 1992 Specification and Approval of Welding Procedures
for Metallic Materials, Part 1: General Rules for Fusion Welding
for Metallic Materials, Part 2: Welding Procedure Specification for Arc
Welding .
for Metallic Materials, Part 3: Welding Procedure Tests for the Arc Welding of
Steels.
for Metallic Materials, Part 4: Welding Procedure Tests for the Arc Welding of
Aluminium and its Alloys.
Note:
1. The EN Standards do not invalidate previous welding procedure
approvals to BS 4870, parts 1 and 2 or, previous welder’s
qualification approvals to BS 4871, parts 1 and 2, provided the
intent of the applicable EN standard has been satisfied and any
additional testing required by it has been completed.
2. Subject to the requirements of note 1, existing approvals to
BS 4870 and BS 4871 will be accepted as being in compliance with
the requirements of the EN design and fabrication standards for
welder testing and weld procedure qualification.

3. Documentation issued under BS 4870 and BS 4871 shall be
updated to conform with the requirements of the relevant
EN standard.

TO ASME STANDARDS
G2.1 ASME IX shall be used for:
procedures,
for pressure equipment manufactured to ASME Standards except where
modified by the relevant manufacturing standard or this code of practice.

TO AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS
G3.1 AS 4458 and AS 3992 shall be used for:
procedures,
for pressure equipment manufactured to Australian Standards except
where modified by the relevant manufacturing standard or this code of
practice.

APPENDIX H:
NDE SUPPLIERS AND
OPERATORS
H1. NDE suppliers providing services which influence the issue of a

Certificate of Inspection for equipment shall be accredited as a testing
laboratory or an inspection body. (See also regulation 25(a) of the PECPR
Regulations).
H2. NDE operators carrying out the NDE noted in H1 shall hold appropriate
CBIP qualifications and be a signatory of the NDE supplier or, they shall
be supervised by a signatory of the supplier.
Note: It is a general requirement of an inspection body’s accreditation
that suppliers providing services, which influence the decision to issue a
Certificate of Inspection, comply with the criteria stipulated in ISO 17020
or in the relevant standard of the EN 45000 series.

APPENDIX I: CYLINDERS
I1. SCOPE
This appendix specifies the conformity assessment and in-service
inspection requirements for cylinders coming within the scope of the
PECPR Regulations.
Note: Pressure vessels of any capacity that are manufactured to a standard
in I2 but are fixed in position and filled or pressurised via attached piping
shall comply with part 5 of this code.
I2. DESIGN
Cylinders shall comply with one of the following standards:
(1) American: USA Department of Transportation Specification
3AAX Seamless steel cylinders;
(2) Canadian: TC-3AAXM Seamless steel tubes; and
(3) United Kingdom: BS 5045 Transportable gas containers.
I3. DESIGN VERIFICATION

Cylinders shall be design verified by an inspection body.
I4. INSPECTION
I4.1 Cylinders and their fittings and documentation shall be inspected,
certified and registered by an inspection body before going into service.
I4.2 Inspection bodies shall maintain a register of certified cylinders which
records the:
(1) Manufacturer’s name;
(2) Owner’s name;
(3) Manufacturing standard;
(4) Inspection body’s name;
(5) Cylinder serial number;
(6) Date stamped with inspection body’s mark; and
(7) Equipment inspector’s name.

I5. CONTROLLERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
I5.1 Controllers of cylinders shall ensure that:
(1) They comply with the requirements of this appendix; and
(2) Cylinders and their fittings, are maintained in a safe condition.
I5.2 Controllers shall maintain a register of the cylinders for which they are
responsible. This shall record the:
(1) Manufacturer’s name;
(2) Manufacturing standard;
(3) Serial number;
(4) Test pressure in kPa;
(5) Date of the manufacturer’s test;
(6) Dates of all periodic re-tests and names of the testing stations;
(7) Tare weight where appropriate; and
(8) Third party markings.
I5.3 Cylinders shall be re-tested at intervals not exceeding five years by a
volumetric expansion test at a testing station approved by the
Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour..
I5.4 Controllers shall ensure that cylinders which:
(1) Become damaged, or corroded;
(2) Fail the volumetric expansion test;
(3) Are deemed unsafe by a filling station; or
(4) Are otherwise defective,
are cut up or flattened so they cannot be reused. Controllers shall ensure
that the method of destruction is safe and appropriate for the cylinder and
any residual contents.
I5.5 Controllers shall record the destruction of a cylinder in their cylinder
register.
I6. FILLING STATIONS

Filling stations shall not fill a cylinder unless the cylinder:
(1) Is in good order and condition;
(2) Has been tested within the previous five years, either at the time
of manufacture or by a subsequent volumetric expansion test at an
approved testing station; and
(3) Is correctly marked.

I7. TESTING STATIONS
I7.1 Authorised testing stations shall hold current approval from the
Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour..
I7.2 Test pressures and limits of permanent expansion permitted by the
manufacturing specification for the cylinder shall not be exceeded.

APPENDIX J:
TRANSPORTABLE
PRESSURE VESSELS
J1. SCOPE
This appendix applies to transportable pressure vessels and their supports
and piping systems.
It also applies to pressure vessels which are not under pressure during
transit but are pressurised during discharge.
J2. GENERAL
J2.1 Transportable pressure vessels shall comply with 3.2 of this code and this
appendix.
J2.2 Vehicles transporting goods coming within the scope of the Dangerous
Goods Regulations must be approved by the Occupational Safety and
Health Service of the Department of Labour.
J2.3 Pressure vessels exceeding 450 litres capacity that are transported by sea
come under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Safety Authority of New
Zealand (MSA). See appendix M for further information.
J3. MATERIALS
J3.1 Materials of construction for transportable vessels shall be appropriate for
the equipment and comply with the applicable design standard. Where
there are no specific requirements in the standard for elongation or
Charpy V-notch impact values then, where appropriate, the material shall
have:
(1) Elongation properties complying with the elongation
requirements in the relevant section of the International Maritime
Dangerous Goods Code; and
(2) A Charpy V-notch impact valve of 40 Joules at the lower of the
minimum design temperature or -20ºC.
J3.2 The mechanical properties of the weld filler metal shall conform with the
parent material specification. This shall be proven by weld procedure and
weld production tests which include Charpy V-notch impact testing. See
J3.1.
100 A PPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

J4. DESIGN
J4.1 General
(1) Transportable vessels and their piping systems shall be designed,
manufactured, inspected and tested in accordance with this code
and either:
(a) NZS PD 5500 Construction category one and ASME B31.3
respectively. All branch connections shall have full
penetration welds which meet the acceptance levels specified
in NZS PD 5500; or
(b) ASME section VIII division 1 and ASME B31.3 respectively
providing there is compliance with the following additional
requirements:
(i) Welded joints categories A and B shall be type No. 1 of
table UW-12 and welded joints categories C and D
shall be full penetration welds;
(ii) All NZS PD 5500 appendices that are applicable and
not covered by the ASME Code shall be applied;
(iii) For ferritic steels intended for welding, the upper limit
of the carbon range (in the ladle analysis) shall not
exceed 0.25% and the maximum phosphorus and
sulphur content shall not exceed 0.05% each; and
(iv) All welded joints are subject to 100% NDE in
accordance with code requirements; or
(c) AS 1210 and ASME B31.3; or
(d) For seagoing transportable vessels, the International
Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (for International
Maritime Organisation tanks).
(2) The thickness of the main shell and ends for single shell pressure
vessels and the inner shell of cryogenic pressure vessels shall be
not less than that specified in the appropriate section of the
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
(3) The thickness of the outer shell of cryogenic pressure vessels shall
be not less than 3 mm.
(4) The minimum design pressure shall not be less than the developed
pressure within the vessel at the reference temperature. This shall
be taken as the sum of the following:
(a) Vapour pressure at the relevant reference temperature;
(b) The effect on total pressure contributed by the presence of
other gases in the ullage space;
(c) The effect of the solubility of air or other gases in the liquid
(where no reliable data for solubility exists, it can be
neglected); and

(d) The dynamic or surge pressure which shall be calculated
(using a consistent system of units) as follows:
Dp = NP/A
where
Dp = Dynamic or surge pressure
P = Maximum possible weight of the vessel contents
A = Cross sectional area of tank
N = 2 except for rail tankers. For rail tankers the
longitudinal force derived from the note in the table
in J4.3 is to be substituted for ‘NP’.
(see table in section J4.3 of this code).
(5) The membrane stress in the shell of a transportable vessel during
pressure testing shall not exceed the limit specified in the
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
(6) Vessels that are pressurised only during discharge shall be designed
as static vessels except that the design of supports and attachments
to the pressure parts shall comply with the requirements for
transportable vessels. The vessel shall be designed to accommodate
all loads supported or reacting on it.
J4.2 Design temperature range
(1) The maximum design temperature shall be not less than:
(a) For low-pressure liquefiable gases:
Water Capacity of Container in Litres Temperature (o C)
Not exceeding 250 57.5
Exceeding 250 but not exceeding 1,000 52.5
Exceeding 1,000 but not exceeding 5,000 50.0
Exceeding 26,000 40.0
(b) For high-pressure liquefiable gases:

Water Capacity of Container in Litres Temperature (o C)
Not exceeding 1,000 55.0
Exceeding 5,000 47.5

(c) For permanent gases:
Water Capacity of Container in Litres Temperature (oC)
For all sizes of container 65.0
(2) The minimum design temperature shall be the lesser of -10°C or

the minimum shell temperature under all conditions of service.
(3) The definition of low-pressure liquefiable gases, high-pressure
liquefiable gases and permanent gases shall be as given in the
Dangerous Goods (Class 2 - Gases) Regulations.
J4.3 Impact forces
The vessel and its supports shall be designed to withstand the
forces imposed by the weight of the vessel plus contents (when
fully loaded) multiplied by a factor N of magnitude and direction
given in the following table:
Magnitude and Direction of ‘N’
Loading Direction: Longitudinal Transverse Vertically Upward Vertically Downward
Dedicated rail
tankers See note 1 1 2
Dedicated road
tankers 2 1 1 2
Multi-modal and
other tanks 2 1 2 2
Note: The vessel and its supports shall be designed to withstand a

force of 2.80 x T/G megaNewtons
where: T = weight of tank plus contents.
G = gross weight of tank car.
These loadings do not include additional forces, which may be
imposed on the vessel due to impact from collisions or other
accidental circumstances. Where appropriate, the designer and
purchaser shall by agreement, increase factor N for particular
operational conditions or fluids.
J4.4 Filling ratios
The filling ratios for tanks carrying Dangerous Goods (Class 2 -
Gases) shall comply with the requirements of the Occupational
Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour.
J4.5 Supports, frameworks and lifting attachments for multi-modal tanks
These shall be designed in accordance with:
(a) NZS 5418, part 1; or

(b) AS/NZS 3711.6.
J4.6 Attachment of vessel to non-pressure parts
Non-pressure parts and supports shall be attached to the vessel by
means of suitable pads. These shall comply with the following
requirements:
(a) Their material shall be identical to the vessel shell material;
(b) Their thickness shall be not less than the minimum
calculated thickness of the shell plus corrosion allowance and
not greater than the maximum permitted by the design
standard;
(c) They shall have a corner radius equal to one-quarter to one-
half of the width of the pad;
(d) They shall be provided with telltale holes; and
(e) They shall extend not less than 50 mm in each direction
beyond the attached fitting.
J4.7 Lifting
Lifting and handling arrangements shall be provided for
transportable vessels. These shall not adversely affect the vessel’s
structural integrity. They shall be designed to withstand forces
from any direction from the vessel, contents and live loads.
J4.8 Fittings
(1) Internal baffles in transportable vessels shall not impede the heat
Shell
5 mm release hole
Double plate bedded close to
shell
Baffle Annular ring
equalisation movement of the contents. They shall be designed

and constructed in accordance with the following sketch.
(2) Vessels shall be fitted with a gauge which indicates the liquid level
of the contents. Ullage gauges shall be adjusted for each product,
to a level which will not allow the vessel to become liquid full at
the design temperature. Gauge glasses shall not be used.
(3) Transportable vessels shall be fitted with two pressure gauges. A

shut-off valve shall be installed between the pressure gauges and
the tank. These gauges shall be used only for checking the pressure
of the contents.
(4) Vessels shall be provided with a suitable temperature measuring
device. These shall be fitted in sealed pockets welded into the shell
of the vessel or alternatively incorporated in the pipework.
(5) Vessels shall be equipped with one or more safety relief devices
each having direct access to the vapour space of the vessel:
(a) They shall have a capacity which is sufficient to protect the
vessel when it is overturned, discharging liquid and exposed
to fire with a heat input rate of:
Q = 71 x A 0.82
where
Q = heat input rate in kilowatts.
A = tank surface area in square metres.
(b) They shall be of the spring-loaded type. They shall not allow
water ingress and shall be designed and installed to avoid
flame impingement on the tank should discharged fluid
ignite;
(c) They shall be internally mounted with no vital part
protruding beyond the tank shell where it might be damaged
by a tank roll-over.
(6) Transportable vessels and their pipework and fittings shall be
designed to minimise the possibility of damage or failure, affecting
their integrity.
J4.9 Inspection Openings
All vessels, except for cryogenic vessels, shall have inspection
openings in accordance with 5.4.1(2) of this code.
J4.10 Design Information
The following information shall be specified on general
arrangement drawings:
(a) Design code;
(b) Hazard level;
(c) Contained fluid;
(d) Vapour pressure of the fluid at design temperature;
(e) Maximum and minimum design temperatures;
(f) Design pressure;
(g) Working pressure;
(h) Surge pressure;
(i) Set pressure for pressure relieving device;

(j) Test pressure;
(k) Working temperature;
(l) Corrosion allowance (internal/external);
(m) Weight of contents and filling ratio;
(n) Weight of the empty vessel with and without insulation;
(o) Details of all fittings including safety relief valves; and
(p) Magnitude and direction of any torques, forces or moments
applied to the vessel.
J5. DESIGN VERIFICATION

J5.1 Transportable pressure vessels shall be design verified in accordance with
5.5 of this code.
J5.2 The validity of a verified design shall comply with 5.5 of this code.
J6. MANUFACTURE AND WORKMANSHIP

J6.1 General
(1) Manufacture and workmanship of transportable pressure vessels
shall comply with 3.6 of this code and this appendix.
(2) After completion of fabrication, all transportable pressure vessels
shall be heat treated in accordance with the applicable design code.
J6.2 Marking and Identification
(1) The contents of a vessel shall be clearly displayed on the sides and
rear of the vessel as prescribed by the Occupational Safety and
Health Service of the Department of Labour.
(2) The following information shall be marked on the vessel
nameplate:
(a) Vessel manufacturer;
(b) Identification mark;
(c) Design code;
(d) Maximum static working pressure;
(e) Maximum allowable working pressure;
(f) Design pressure;
(g) Design temperature range;
(h) Test pressure;
(i) Date of pressure test. (A sufficient space shall be allowed on
the visible name plate for future test dates (minimum of 10
spaces);

(j) Corrosion allowance (internal);
(k) Corrosion allowance (external);
(l) Type of contents; and
(m) Water capacity of vessel in litres.
(3) The data in J6.2(2) above shall be stamped on a corrosion-resisting
plate fixed to conspicuous non-pressure part of the vessel. The data
on this plate shall not be obscured by painting.
(4) The vessel identification mark shall be clearly displayed on both
sides of the vessel in characters not less than 100 mm high.
(5) A sign shall be displayed near the lifting attachments which states
that the use of chains or ropes passing over or around the vessel is
strictly prohibited.
J7. INSPECTION AND TESTING

J7.1 Transportable pressure vessels shall be inspected and tested in accordance
with 5.7 and this appendix.
J7.2 IMO vessels should be inspected in accordance with the requirements of
the IMDG Code.
J7.3 In addition to inspection and certification by inspection bodies,
controllers shall ensure that there is an inspection of transportable vessels
by competent persons every three months or at intervals specified in a
management plan for the vessels concerned. This shall include the vessel,
fittings, piping and structural supports and any requirements of AS/NZS
3788. The competent person shall, on completion of an inspection, advise
the controller in writing that the tank is satisfactory, or list all corrective
work to be undertaken before the tank is returned to service. A further
inspection shall be carried out following completion of any corrective
work .
J8. OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND

SERVICING
J8.1 Transportable pressure vessels shall be operated, maintained and serviced
in accordance with 3.8 of this code and this appendix.
J8.2 Controllers shall notify their inspection body of any repairs, maintenance
or other corrective work carried out on a vessel which affects its pressure
containing parts or safety.

APPENDIX K:
INSPECTION AND TEST
PLANS – FABRICATION
K1. GENERAL
K1.1 Fabrication work coming within the scope of the PECPR Regulations
shall be inspected and tested in accordance with an ITP covering the
manufacturing process.
K1.2 Hold points at which the equipment shall be inspected and tested during
manufacture shall be included in the ITP.
K1.3 Where a verified ITP is not provided it shall be derived from the
applicable standard and table K1 by agreement between the equipment
inspector and the manufacturer. This ITP shall include any inspection and
testing shown in table K1 which is relevant to the equipment under
manufacture.
K1.4 The manufacturer shall agree with the equipment inspector, prior to
commencing manufacture, the hold points required for inspection and
testing.
K2. INSPECTION AND TESTING

K2.1 Table K1 notes the inspection and testing required during manufacture,
which will typically be carried out by an equipment inspector.
K2.2 Manufacturing hold points shall be established which will accommodate
this inspection and testing.

TABLE K1: INSPECTION AND TESTING
Inspection and Testing Remarks
Correlation of material certificates with The manufacturer shall make the certificates
materials and check for conformity with available to the equipment inspector for
material specification. independent checking.
Identification of material and witnessing of Origin of material to be demonstrated from
transfer of identification marks in available records to the satisfaction of the
manufacturer’s works. equipment inspector. Any transfer of
identification marks may be witnessed by the
manufacturer’s QA department.
Examination of material cut edges and heat The equipment inspector shall carry out this
affected zones. examination.
Approval of weld procedures. The equipment inspector shall witness tests
unless the procedures are already approved.
Approval of welders and operators. The equipment inspector shall witness tests
unless the welders and operators are already
approved.
Examination of set-up of seams for welding The equipment inspector shall carry out an
including dimensional check, examination of independent examination in the case of
weld preparations, tack welds, etc. equipment subject to visual examination only.
Inspection of second side of weld preparations The equipment inspector shall carry out an
after first side is completed and root cleaned. independent examination in the case of
equipment subject to visual examination only.
Examine non-destructive test reports and check The manufacturer shall make the reports
compliance with agreed procedure and available to the equipment inspector for
acceptability of any defects. independent checking.
Examine heat treatment records and check The manufacturer shall make the reports
compliance with agreed procedure. available to the equipment inspector for
independent checking.
Witness the pressure test and, where necessary,
record the amount of permanent set.
Examine the completed vessel before despatch.

Where appropriate this shall include:
• Dimensional checks;
• Preparation for surface treatment; and
• Surface treatment checks.
Check marking.

APPENDIX L:
FORM OF NOTICE
Where a controller has received a written report from an inspection body

requiring corrective action as noted in 3.7.1(2) and, has not taken
appropriate action to remedy the matter within the period specified in the
report, the inspection body should issue the following notice.
Client address Date

Dear Sirs
Outstanding Corrective Action
Brief description and unique identifier of equipment
Inspection bodies have a general duty under the Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992 and a specific duty under regulation 24 of the
Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes and
Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999 to advise the Secretary of Labour
of unsafe equipment.
We note from our files that the following matters in our report reference
and date are still outstanding.
Brief details of corrective actions and/or outstanding Certificates of
Inspection reported by the inspection body.
In accordance with the duties noted above, a copy of this notice has been
forwarded to the Secretary of Labour.
Please contact us to make arrangements to complete this work.
Yours faithfully
Signed by Technical Manager

Inspection Body
cc Secretary of Labour
Department of Labour
Occupational Safety & Health Service
PO Box 3705
Wellington
Attention: Engineering Safety

APPENDIX M:
PRESSURE VESSELS
TRANSPORTED BY SEA
M1. Transportable vessels exceeding 450 litres capacity, which contain

dangerous goods and are transported by sea, shall comply with the
requirements of the Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand (MSA).
M2. The vessels in M1 shall be designed and manufactured in accordance with
the IMDG code, the International Convention for Safe Containers (if a
tank container), and in accordance with MSA rule requirements.
M3. The vessels in M1 shall be design verified, inspected and certified by an
organisation recognised by MSA.
M4. For MSA rules on dangerous goods pressure vessels transported by sea,
contact:
The Manager, Safety & Environmental Standards
Maritime Safety Authority
PO Box 27006
Wellington
Tel: (04) 494 1242 Fax: (04) 494 1263

APPENDIX N:
SAFETY OF PERSONNEL
N1. INDUCTION TRAINING

N1.1 Induction training, which includes the training required by N1.2, shall be
provided for all new employees and contractors entering a workplace.
N1.2 Induction training should cover: security; first aid; incident reporting;
emergency alarm; emergency response; hazards; protective clothing and
equipment; fire safety; permit system, plus any other safety requirements
for the workplace concerned.
N2. PERMIT SYSTEMS

N2.1 Where appropriate, access to confined spaces and hazardous areas and
equipment shall be controlled by a permit system.
N2.2 Permits shall include any instructions, conditions and controls relevant to
their issue, e.g. isolation requirements, hot work precautions, hazards that
may be encountered, atmospheric testing, use of chemical agents, stand-by
personnel and rescue requirements, precautions, personnel protective
equipment, etc.
N3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH

MONITORING
N3.1 Where a hazard cannot be eliminated or isolated employers must, under
Section 10 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, ensure that:
(1) Protective equipment is provided and that it is accessible to and
used by their employees;
(2) Their employees’ exposure to the hazard is monitored;
(3) They seek the consent of their employees to monitor their health;
and
(4) Once their employees’ consent has been obtained, they monitor
their employees’ health.
N3.2 The following examples describe methods of compliance with Section 10
of the Health and Safety in Employment Act:
(1) Where persons work in the vicinity of equipment generating a
noise level in excess of 85 dBA, their exposure to this noise must

be managed. This may be done by enclosing the equipment and/
or by providing hearing protection, such as earmuffs. Protective
devices such as earmuffs must be clean, properly fitted and
maintained.
(2) Where persons work with asbestos there must be compliance the
Asbestos Regulations 1998. The OSH publication Guidelines for
the Management and Removal of Asbestos, sets out requirements for
compliance with these regulations.
(3) Where persons work in spaces which may be contaminated by
other substances or affected by low oxygen levels, then these
spaces shall be monitored to ensure that safety is not compromised
by contamination or low oxygen level.
(4) Where persons must have good eyesight in order to carry out their
work safely their employer must, after getting their informed
consent, arrange for their eyesight to be periodically assessed.
The frequency and type of monitoring required often depends on
the exposure encountered. Publications from OSH and other
sources provide guidance on monitoring. However, further advice
may be required from health professionals with specialist
knowledge of specific exposure hazards.
N3 FIRST AID
The Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995 impose duties on
employers in relation to first-aid facilities. The OSH publication Guidance
Notes on Providing First Aid Training provides information on compliance
with these duties and other information on first aid.
N4. REFERENCE DATA

For further information relevant to personnel safety refer to:
(1) The OSH website: www.osh.dol.govt.nz
(2) The OS H List of Publications. These publications include:
• Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Noise
• Approved Code of Practice for the Use of Visual Display Units in
the Place of Work
• Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Substances
Hazardous to Health in the Place of Work
• Guidelines for the Prevention of Falls
• Guidelines for the Management and Removal of Asbestos
• Guidance Notes on Providing First Aid Training
• Safe Working in Confined Spaces

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Summary of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 8

Part 2: Application of the Regulations 20

Part 3: General Technical Requirements 35

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Part 6: Pressure Piping 49

Part 7: Steam Turbines 52

Part 8: Miscellaneous Pressure Equipment 57

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