Overview
Our Inspectors complete both visual internal and external boiler inspections to AS/NZS 3788 2006, utilising ultrasonic thickness testing if needed and videoscopes to check the ongoing integrity. We pride ourselves on our expert level understanding of the relevant standards, guaranteeing practical consultation and reliable reporting.
Whether you need a scheduled or short notice boiler inspection, we will work with your boiler service company to ensure everything gets done correctly.
Boiler experts
Our experienced boiler inspectors regularly inspect a wide range of boilers across multiple industries, including:
Hot water boiler Fire tube boiler Steam boiler Heritage boiler Water tube boilerBoiler maintenance is specified in Australian Standard 2593 as being Unattended, Limited Attendance or Fully Attended. Incorrect classification can lead to erroneous boiler maintenance and non-compliance with WHS Regulations. It can also shorten the boiler’s lifespan, causing potential malfunction, worker injury or even loss of life – an expensive risk to take.
Adept’s service gives you peace of mind that your boilers are compliant and safe to operate. We inspect boilers in a large variety of workplace environments, including:
Coolrooms Medical plant rooms Air conditioning plant rooms Laundromats HVAC plant rooms Wineries Service workshops Breweries Ammonia plants Water treatment plants
Adept believes in client-focused service, providing a customised boiler compliance solution to your specific equipment and environment.
Boiler classification can be difficult for the inexperienced inspector. We guarantee reliable inspections and reporting, with over 100 years combined experience.
Adept will work with you to coordinate your inspection while we are in the area where possible to reduce the overall cost without taking short cuts.
Process
Adept Inspectors work with you to find the most efficient solution that fits with current scheduling, performing onsite boiler inspections and advising of WHS/OH&S compliance requirements.
A commissioning inspection is mandatory by WHS Legislation to ensure that the boiler has been manufactured to specification and installed correctly, with all the appropriate safety fittings and appurtenances, markings and labels.
Commissioning inspections and registration (where applicable) are to take place prior to use of boiler equipment, to ensure it has been inspected by a competent person. To be thorough, we can also complete magnetic particle testing or dye penetrant examination to check for cracks in the boiler.
Adept guarantee an accurate and reliable report, letting you know exactly what is non-compliant so that you can rectify the issue. Our quality-checked boiler inspection reports range from one-page reports to multiple-page photographic reports. This suite of reporting formats is continually evolving to match the varying needs of our diverse clients.
We can also work with your boiler servicing company to ensure the compliance of your boiler.
Important NoteWe will advise of the ongoing requirements for your pressure vessels to remain compliant to Australia / New Zealand standard 3788 and inform you when the next inspection is due. If requested, the Adept team can also tend to your registration needs.
FAQs
Boilers are legislated in Australia because of their associated safety risks. They can become hazardous if improperly operated, installed or maintained.
If there is a malfunction with a boiler due to: improper installation, faulty or incorrect pressure relief parts, unmanaged corrosion, rectification works disregarding specifications, poor quality maintenance etc. the boiler can become a safety hazard.
Potential boiler risks include: projectile, explosion, high pressure injection injury, asphyxiation etc.
Inspection periodicity is set out in AS/NZS 3788 Table 4.1 Clause 1.
You need to ensure:
Adept maintains NATA accreditation ISO 17020 Type A for in-service inspection. This is the highest standard of pressure vessel inspection accreditation you can achieve in Australia and means that we are an independent and impartial inspection body.
