BOILERMAN: Regulation 34. Oil burning equipment.

P.U.(A) 5/70

FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (STEAM BOILER AND

UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL)

REGULATIONS, 1970

PART II - STEAM BOILERS

Regulation 34. Oil burning equipment.

The oil burning equipment of every oil fired steam boiler or of any steam boiler converted to burn

fuel oil after the coming into force of these regulations shall comply with the provisions of

regulations 35 and 36 as are appropriate and with the provisions following:

(i) no part thereof which comes into contact with fuel oil shall be made of lead, zinc,

galvanised metal or yellow brass;

(ii) galvanised pipes and pipe fittings shall not be used;

(iii) every pipe joint shall be either flanged or welded:

Provided that any such joint for service at a pressure of one hundred pounds per square

inch or less may comprise an all metal union;

(iv) where any joint is flanged the pipes shall be either welded to or screwed and

expanded into the flanges. Every flange shall be machined on the face and have a

metallic or other suitable joint. Red lead and boiled oil shall not be used for jointing

material;

(v) no running point, long screw or connector shall be used in any oil pipe, nor shall any

such pipe be buried in earth or concrete;

(vi) a flange and spindle packing shall be of graphite asbestos compound or equivalent

material;

(vii) means shall be provided to ensure that the supply of oil to any burner is cut off

before such burner can be uncoupled and that such supply cannot be resumed until the

burner has been correctly recoupled;

(viii) means shall be provided to ensure that any needle valve cannot be removed from

any burner while it is in operation;

(ix) any air register shall, so far as practicable, be arranged to close against the pressure

caused by an explosion or blow-back in the furnace;

(x) means shall, so far as practicable, be provided for the absorption or drainage and

disposal of any oil that may fall on the furnace bottom of the steam boiler;

(xi) where a lighting-up torch of the oil-soaked type is used it shall consist of a substantial

metal rod with a suitable hand grip having the absorbent material securely fixed to the rod

and it shall be provided with a dip-pot fastened to the furnace front in a convenient

position;

(xii) an Inspector may require that a tray, save-all or gutter shall be provided under any

pump, filter and heater and at every furnace front.

BOILERMAN