Handbook of Mechanical In-Service Inspection

This comprehensive sister volume to Cliff Matthews’ highly successful <i>Handbook of Mechanical Works Inspection</i> gives a detailed coverage of pressure equipment and other mechanical plant such as cranes and rotating equipment. <p>Key features:</p> <ul> <li>Accessible source of information</li> <li>Lavishly illustrated with numerous diagrams, photographs, and tables</li> <li>A wealth of valuable information</li> <li>Detailed, comprehensive coverage</li> <li>Written in easily accessible style</li> <li>A ‘must buy’ reference book</li> </ul> <p>The <i>Handbook of Mechanical In-Service Inspection</i> is a vital source of information for:</p> <ul> <li> <div>plant owners and operators maintenance engineers  </div> </li> <li> <div>inspection engineers from insurance companies and ‘competent bodies’ who perform in-service inspection  </div> </li> <li> <div>health and safety operatives  </div> </li> <li> <div>engineers operating pressure systems and mechanical plant  </div> </li> <li> <div>all those concerned with the safe and efficient operation of machinery, plant, and pressure equipment.</div> </li> </ul> <p>All engineering pressure systems and other types of mechanical equipment must be installed, operated, and maintained properly. It must be safe and comply with standards, regulations, and guidelines.  In-service inspection is more formally controlled by statutory requirements than other types of inspection. The <i>Handbook of Mechanical In-service Inspection</i> puts a good deal of emphasis on the ‘compliance’ aspects and the ‘duty of care’ requirements placed on plant owners, operators, and inspectors.</p> <p>The book is suitable for those who operate pressure systems, lifting equipment, and similar mechanical plant are subject to rigorous inspection from external bodies as a matter of course. All operators have a duty to conduct in-service checks and internal inspection procedures to ensure the safe, reliable, and economic running of their equipment.</p> <p> </p>