Boilers

 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF BOILERS

 

1. Name & a Brief Description of the office:

Office of the Chief Inspector of Bailers is a subordinate office under Ministry of Industries. The responsibilities of the Inspectorate is the Inspection, registration, issuance of certificate of boilers and to administer the following Act, Rules and Regulations now en-force in Bangladesh.

    a. The Boiler Act 1923.
    b. Boiler Regulation, 1951.
    c. Boiler Attendants Rules, 1953. d.. Boiler Rules, 1961.

There are about 4500 numbers of boilers in the country. Each of the Boilers requires annual inspection to ensure safe and efficient working.

2. Location / Address:

Office of the chief Inspector of Boilers
Shilpa Bhaban Anex
91, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000.

3. Name with Telephone Number (Office & Residence):

a.
Mohammed Abdullah
Chief Inspector of Boilers
Telephone: 9567108 ,9567353 (Off), 8959295 (Res)
4. Obiective / Functions of the office:

The broad functions in conformity with the provisions of the Boilers Act, Rules and Regulations are as under:

a. Advising the Ministry regarding import and use of Boilers, steam pipes and economizers in the Country.

b. Advising the owners regarding design, construction, maintenance and working of Boilers.

c. Advising the owners regarding water treatment of feed water and cleaning of Boilers.

d. Determination of safe working pressure for an old Boiler after taking measurement and necessary calculations.

e. Examination of design, drawings and specifications of boilers to be imported from abroad or manufactured within the Country.

f. Registration of all installed boilers after inspection and hydraulic test, proceeded by examination of all manufacturing certificates from steel makers, constructors and approved inspecting authority.

g. Inspection/Hydraulic testing of every working boiler annually and provide certificates there if found fit.

h. Recommend repairs, additions and alternations wherever found unfit to make the boilers workable.

i. Steam test after registration when the boiler goes into operation.

j. Enquire into accidents of boilers or steam pipes.

k. Conducting functions of the board of examiners, a high powered technical board for takng examinations for issuance of certificates to boiler operators.

1. Conducting functions of Boiler's Board, a high powered technical body for laying down the up-to-date technical standards on design, testing and inspection of Boilers.

5. Man Power:

 
Category
Number
Chief Inspector of Boilers

Inspector of Boilers

Class (III) Employee

Class (IV) Employee
1

4

8

5
Total 18

6. Budget & Expenditure:

 
Category
2003-2004
2002- 2003
2001- 2002
2000- 2001
1999- 2000
Income 1,04,00,000 97,52,000 88,72,000 45,00,000 23,95,000
Expenditure 16,22,000 13,42,000 14,73,000 17,97,000 17,45,000

7. Documents required for registration of Boiler:

1. Cross sectional construction drawing - 3 copies.

2. Calculation of Heating surface - 3 copies.

3. Calculation of strength of pressure parts - 3 copies.

4. Inspection Authority's certificate of Inspection during construction

5. Constructions certificate of manufacture and test.

6. Steel Maker's certificate of Manufacture and results of tests.

7. Steam pipe certificate for pipes over 3" l/D.

8. Makers Stamp.

9. Operation and Maintenance Manual.