It is not a wrong analogy to see steam boilers used for various purposes in businesses as bombs ready to explode. Unexpected explosions cause great damage and pose a great threat to both human health and property safety. On the other hand, the energy used to operate the steam boilers strains the natural resources of our country. Coal, natural gas, oil, hydraulic and other energy resources in our country meet only a certain part of our needs. A significant part of the consumed energy is imported. In short, our country is outsourced in terms of energy consumption. Therefore, it is necessary to use energy correctly and not be consumed unnecessarily. Today, an average of 30 percent of the energy consumed is used for heating buildings. The remaining part is used in factories, enterprises and production facilities. In many areas of the industry, steam boilers are in a not to be underestimated. Therefore, it is very important to operate the steam boilers correctly, economically and reliably. Employees using steam boilers should be knowledgeable and experienced in the structure, function, working principles, working temperatures and working pressure of the boilers. In addition, when steam boilers fail, they must be capable of responding to and correcting this fault quickly, and be able to use measurement, adjustment, control and safety tools easily. In short, it should be able to perform certain controls and inspections. Apart from this, the Regulation on Health and Safety Conditions in the Use of Work Equipment has brought the obligation to control and inspect steam boilers at least once a year by mechanical engineers, machine technicians and high technicians. Apart from this regulation, there are other legal regulations such as pressure equipment regulation, portable pressure equipment regulation and simple pressure vessels regulation for the operation and safety of steam boilers. Our company performs periodic controls and inspections of steam boilers within the scope of regular controls of pressure vessels, in accordance with relevant legal regulations and standards published by domestic and foreign organizations. A few standards taken into account in these studies are: • TS 2025 Steam boilers operation - Inspection and maintenance general rules • TS EN 13445-1/A1 Pressure vessels - Non-fire contact - Part 1: General • TS EN 13445-4 Pressure vessels - Fire contact non-flammable - Part 4: Manufacturing • TS EN 13445-5 Pressure vessels - Non-flammable - Part 5: Inspection and testing
