Risk Management - Taking the pressure
Before 1989, the Factories Act 1961 detailed the requirements for the examination of, and reporting on, steam and air plant within the power industry by the Competent Person (often the insurance company). Where water tube boilers were concerned, the Competent Person typically reported on three main components: the economiser, the boiler and the superheater. Inspections carried out to certify a boiler would include advice from technical bodies - in-service specialist bodies. Examples of these bodies today include E.ON's Power Technology division and RWE Innogy's specialist staff, based at Swindon.