Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas

HS(R)30 A guide to the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989... 

The Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Regulations 1989, effective from 1 July 1990 in parts, will be fully effective from 1 July 1994. Aspects that became effective from 1 July 1990 are ... 

Employees and/or the self-employed use the plant at work. For full details of the requirements under these Regulations reference should be made to the following The Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1981... 

Where the over-pressurization of chemical plant is reasonably foreseeable — for example, in exothermic batch reactors — the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989 apply. The regulations include a requirement to provide and maintain protective devices to prevent danger. 

These Regulations came into effect in February 2000 and replace the Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989. Transportable gas containers are covered by the Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996 (SI 1996 No 2092). 

Competent persons are involved in a wide range of activities under specific legislation, e.g. the various Construction Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations 1989 and Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers... 

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