Factories Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Schedules
Schedule 8 · Particulars to be submitted by occupiers of premises (other than factories) in which a steam boiler or air receiver is used
Feedback & supportEIGHTH SCHEDULESection 76(2).Particulars to be submitted by occupiers of premises (other than factories) in which a steam boiler or air receiver is used
steam boiler
“steam boiler” means any closed vessel in which for any purpose steam is generated under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, and includes any economiser used to heat water being fed to any such vessel, and any superheater used for heating steam;
1. Name of the occupier of the premises.
occupier
“occupier”, in relation to a factory, means a person who occupies or uses premises as a factory;
2. Postal address and telephone number, if any, of the occupier.
3. Precise location of the premises.
4. Nature of the work carried on in the premises.
5. The following particulars in respect of each steam boiler or air receiver in use:
air receiver
“air receiver” means —(a)any vessel (other than a pipe or coil or an accessory, fitting or part of a compressor) for containing compressed air and connected with an air compressing plant;(b)any fixed vessel for containing compressed air and used for the purpose of starting an internal combustion engine;(c)any blast air bottle; or(d)any vessel in which any substance in the form of solid or liquid is stored and from which it is forced by compressed air;
type, description and distinctive number;
country and year of manufacture, where known;
date of the last thorough examination and name of the person by whom the examination was made;
maximum permissible working pressure in newtons per square metre.
maximum permissible working pressure
“maximum permissible working pressure” means, in the case of a new steam boiler, that specified in the certificate referred to in section 36(13) and, in the case of a steam boiler which has been examined in accordance with section 36, that specified in the report of the last examination;