Industrial gas tanks are mainly three types: land tanker tanks, liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks and industrial gas storage tanks. All of these must be inspected when the tanks are manufactured, or after they are installed, but before commissioning, after a modification or repair of the tanks, or if they are to be reused for up to three months.
All tanks of any kind are in fact subject to the provisions of the Regulation on Health and Safety in the Use of Work Equipment issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in 2013. Within the framework of the mentioned regulation, all these tanks are included in the pressure vessel and installations group. Because all of them have risks that threaten human health and property security.
As in the periodic controls of all pressure vessels and installations, regular inspections and inspections of industrial gas tanker tanks are described in the related standards provided that the criteria in the regulation of pressure equipment, the regulation of portable pressure equipment and the regulation of simple pressure vessels do not contradict the provisions of the aforementioned regulation. criteria. This work must be done by mechanical engineers, machine technicians or high technicians. If these studies are to be carried out by non-destructive testing methods, then these studies should only be carried out by authorized persons who have been trained according to TS EN ISO 9712 Nondestructive testing - NDT personnel qualification and certification - General specifications standard.
Industrial gas tanker tanks should in principle be subjected to hydrostatic testing. These tests must be carried out with 1,5 times the operating pressure and for periods not exceeding one year, unless otherwise stipulated in the standards. However, if hydrostatic testing cannot be carried out due to operating conditions or due to the characteristics of the tanks, non-destructive testing methods may be applied.
Our company conducts regular inspections and inspections of industrial gas tanker tanks within the framework of periodic controls of pressure vessels in accordance with the relevant legal regulations and standards and test methods published by domestic and foreign organizations. These standards are included in the tables attached to the regulation. However, after the publication of the regulation, new standards regarding the issue issued must also be taken into consideration.