Working safely with air receivers - A handbook for workplaces

• Working safely with air receivers - A handbook for workplaces (PDF 4178kb)
  Document Type: Publication
  Keycode: VWA1171/01/10.08
  Industry: Construction Education Sector Farming Food Manufacturing Foundries Health and Aged Care Sector Manufacturing Basic and fabricated metals manufacturing Mines 
  Category: Plant 
  Current Version: 1.0
  Date First Published: 23 October 2008
  Summary: This handbook will help employers, HSRs, health and safety committees and employees to assess health and safety risk controls under the text of reasonably practicable. This document includes a web link to an 'unfired pressure vessel hazard calculator'.

About this publication

This handbook will help employers, HSRs, health and safety committees and employees to assess health and safety risk controls under the text of reasonably practicable. This publication does not cover the specifics of compressed air for the supply of respiratory air. This document includes a web link to an 'unfired pressure vessel hazard calculator'.

To calculate the hazard level for you air receiver(s), refer to Comcare's Unfired pressure vessel macro (calculator). Where the calculator refers to licence, this should be interpreted as meaning registration under Victorian requirements. The calculator only calculates hazard levels A, B and C. Registration is done through WorkSafe (the calculator will only assist you decide whether you need to register your air receiver). To register your air receiver, download the Application for registration of item of plant.