AS 3788-2024

AS 3788 – 2024 Edition – Pressure equipment – In-service inspection

AS 3788 specifies the minimum requirements for in-service inspection and fitness for service of pressure and associated equipment. This includes repairs, modifications, alterations and re-rating of new and used equipment, manufactured anywhere, to any recognized Standard, for all stages of pressure equipment life from commissioning until disposal.

In particular, AS 3788 —

(a) specifies requirements for determining the inspection interval(s), scope and extent of inservice inspection for the pressure equipment owner, inspection bodies, inspectors and others, to help in assuring safe and economic operation;

(b) is concerned with inspection and assessment of the integrity of equipment in the pressureenvelope and supporting structures;

(c) provides requirements for carrying out repairs, modifications, alterations, and re-rating of pressure equipment; and

(d) in combination with AS 3873, AS 3892, and AS 3920, provides a process for assessing conformance to design, manufacture and/or manufacturing (and fitness for service) standards for the whole-of-pressure equipment life, assisting the parties concerned to comply with workplace health and safety, environmental and other relevant regulatory requirements associated with the operation of pressure equipment.

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