Document ID (ISN) | 54563 |
CIS number |
90-1434 |
ISBN(s) |
0-11-098169-3 |
Year |
1989 |
Convention or series no. |
Statutory Instruments 1989 No.2169
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Title |
Health and Safety - The Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989 [United Kingdom] |
Bibliographic information |
HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1989. 24p. Price: GBP 3.40. |
Abstract |
These regulations impose safety requirements with respect to pressure systems and transportable gas containers which are used or intended to be used at work. The safety requirements include: provision of information; marking of hazards; preparation of a written scheme for periodic safety examinations of equipment and carrying out such examinations; preparation of reports; provision of safety instructions; approval and checking of transportable gas containers. Exceptions to the Regulations are listed in the schedules. Certain sections of the Factories Act 1961 (CIS 89-8) are repealed or modified, while several other Regulations are revoked. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; gas cylinders; pressure vessels and systems |
Descriptors (secondary) |
pressurized gas systems; periodical checks; law |
Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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Browse category(ies) |
Compressed gases and pressure vessels
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