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Pressure Equipment and Boiler Safety Inspection

Steam boilers, air receivers and pressure vessels store enormous energy, and a failure can level a plant room and kill anyone nearby. This course covers the safe operation, inspection and maintenance of pressure equipment, including safety valves, controls and the defects that precede failure. Content reflects the boilers, compressors and receivers found in food factories, hospitals, mines and general industry across Africa.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the hazards of stored pressure energy and how vessels fail.
  • Identify the main types of pressure equipment and their critical components.
  • Verify that safety valves, gauges and controls are functioning correctly.
  • Carry out routine inspections and recognise signs of corrosion and damage.
  • Establish safe operating limits and shutdown procedures for pressure plant.
  • Maintain the inspection records and registers that support safe operation.

Course outline

  1. 01Pressure energy and failure mechanisms
  2. 02Types of pressure equipment and components
  3. 03Safety valves, gauges and controls
  4. 04Routine inspection and defect recognition
  5. 05Corrosion, fatigue and damage
  6. 06Safe operating limits and shutdown
  7. 07Inspection records and registers

Who should attend

Boiler attendants, plant operators, maintenance artisans, engineering supervisors and safety officers responsible for boilers, receivers and pressure vessels.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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