HandbookofMechanicalIn-ServiceInspection:PressureSystemsandMechanicalPlant

ThiscomprehensivesistervolumetoCliffMatthews’highlysuccessfulHandbookofMechanicalWorksInspectiongivesadetailedcoverageofpressureequipmentandothermechanicalplantsuchascranesandrotatingequipment.Keyfeatures:AccessiblesourceofinformationLavishlyillustratedwithnumerousdiagrams,photographs,andtablesAwealthofvaluableinformationDetailed,comprehensivecoverageWrittenineasilyaccessiblestyleA‘mustbuy’referencebookTheHandbookofMechanicalIn-ServiceInspectionisavitalsourceofinformationfor:plantownersandoperatorsmaintenanceengineersinspectionengineersfrominsurancecompaniesand‘competentbodies’whoperformin-serviceinspectionhealthandsafetyoperativesengineersoperatingpressuresystemsandmechanicalplantallthoseconcernedwiththesafeandefficientoperationofmachinery,plant,andpressureequipment.Allengineeringpressuresystemsandothertypesofmechanicalequipmentmustbeinstalled,operated,andmaintainedproperly.Itmustbesafeandcomplywithstandards,regulations,andguidelines.In-serviceinspectionismoreformallycontrolledbystatutoryrequirementsthanothertypesofinspection.TheHandbookofMechanicalIn-serviceInspectionputsagooddealofemphasisonthe‘compliance’aspectsandthe‘dutyofcare’requirementsplacedonplantowners,operators,andinspectors.Thebookissuitableforthosewhooperatepressuresystems,liftingequipment,andsimilarmechanicalplantaresubjecttorigorousinspectionfromexternalbodiesasamatterofcourse.Alloperatorshaveadutytoconductin-servicechecksandinternalinspectionprocedurestoensurethesafe,reliable,andeconomicrunningoftheirequipment.