Overview
At Adept, we pride ourselves on being the most trusted, agile and professional pressure vessel inspection company in Australia. We conduct reliable commissioning inspections, quick turnaround call-out inspections and professional pressure vessel inspection services management.
Adept complete both visual internal and external inspections to AS/NZS 3788 using ultrasonic thickness testing to check ongoing integrity. We can come to your site to inspect your equipment with non-invasive processes and provide a report on the compliance of your pressure vessel/s to AS/NZS 3788.
Pressure Vessel Experts
If you own or operate equipment with pressure vessels, you need to make sure it is safe to operate. Adept’s service will give you peace of mind knowing that your pressure vessels are compliant and safe to operate.
You may not be aware that you have pressure vessels at your site/s. A pressure vessel is an item of plant and the relevant legislation applies. Pressure vessels exist in a large variety of workplace environments including but not limited to:
Coolroom Air conditioning plant room HVAC plant room Ammonia plant Water treatment plant Medical plant room Welding workshop
With our team of experienced 11 Inspectors, we have the capacity to complete your high-urgency inspection. We get it right the first time and won’t let you down.
After inspection you will receive quality checked reports that are accurate. Our reporting is agile and can be adjusted to meet your unique requirements.
With our national client base, Adept are in most parts of Australia multiple times throughout the year. If you have national pressure vessel compliance needs, Adept are a proven solution.
Pressure vessels requiring internal inspections to become compliant need to be taken offline during the process. To avoid this operational cost, we use Ultrasonic Thickness Testing in lieu of internal inspection where possible.
Process
Adept believes in a professional and client-focussed service. We will work with your scheduling to find the most cost-effective solution.
After Adept completes an inspection for you, you will receive a quality-checked pressure vessel inspection report for each pressure vessel. Adept’s reporting ranges from one-page AS/NZS reports to multiple-page photographic reports. Our suite of reporting formats are continually evolving to match the varying needs of our diverse clients.
Adept can provide spreadsheet summaries of Inspection data collected by the Adept Inspectors for data analysis and special reporting situations.
FAQ’s
If there is a malfunction with a pressure vessel, the pressure vessel can become a safety hazard. Potential pressure vessel hazards include: projectiles, explosions, high pressure injection injuries and even death.
Malfunctions can occur due to improper installation, faulty/incorrect pressure relief parts, unmanaged corrosion, rectification works disregarding specifications, poor quality maintenance, etc. This is why it is important to have your pressure vessel inspected by a competent person.
You need to ensure:
Depending on the type and current state of the pressure vessel, our inspectors will determine how often it needs to be inspected.
Because there are risks associated with pressure vessels and they can become hazardous if improperly modified, installed or maintained.
The hazard level of a pressure vessel is a way of calculating the risk of that particular pressure vessel. The calculation is completed taking into consideration the size/volume, the design pressure and the contents. The resulting hazard level classification a pressure vessel receives will then determine the compliance requirements of the particular pressure vessel.
No, only hazard level A, B, and C pressure vessels require plant item registration.
No, only Hazard level A, B, C & D pressure vessels. Hazard level E pressure vessels do not require design registrations.
Have your pressure vessel inspected by a competent person. During the inspection, the calculation will be completed for you and the hazard level displayed on the report/s
If you are experiencing difficulty accomplishing the 5 steps above, call Adept so we can provide consultation and help you to develop a plan on how to become compliant.
A commissioning inspection of certain pressure equipment is mandatory by WHS/OH&S Legislation to ensure that the pressure vessel 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 pressure vessel equipment, to ensure it has been inspected by a competent person.
We inspect all types of pressure equipment, including but not limited to:
Pressure vessels are installed in a huge and diverse variety of equipment, including but not limited to:
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.
