BOILERMAN: Regulation 27. Brickwork settings.

P.U.(A) 5/70

FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (STEAM BOILER AND

UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL)

REGULATIONS, 1970

PART II - STEAM BOILERS

Regulation 27. Brickwork settings.

(1) The brickwork setting of every shell type steam boiler and economiser shall comply in respect

of the materials used in its construction with the requirements of British Standard Specification

No. 1614 - Brickwork settings for cylindrical boilers.

(2) Every such setting shall have at least one access door of area not less than one hundred and

ninety-two square inches and the minimum dimension of which in any direction is not less than

eleven inches.

(3) Every flue in any steam boiler setting shall be large enough to permit a man to pass through.

(4) Means shall be provided to prevent the accumulation of water between any steam boiler shell

and its seating blocks.

(5) Every riveted joint shall so far as practicable be kept clear of any brickwork.

(6) Where a blow-down recess is provided it shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the blowdown

connections and permit necessary maintenance.

(7) Where a number of steam boilers are connected to a common flue system, means shall be

provided to isolate any steam boiler for cleaning or repair.

(8) The flues of a steam boiler fired by oil or pulverised fuel shall not be connected to the same

chimney as the flues of a steam boiler fired by solid fuel except with the written permission of the

Chief Inspector.

(9) Where the setting of a steam boiler is provided with an explosion relief door such door shall be

of the outward opening hinged gravity closing type without catch or other fastening device and if

located in the setting within a distance of seven feet of the firing floor or operating platform, it shall

be provided with substantial deflectors to divert the blast.

BOILERMAN