FLIX-209 (v) Response Historic

Make compliance with British Standard hydraulic testing requirements obligatory

Recommendation

That compliance with the British Standard requirement for hydraulic testing (paragraph 73 above) should be obligatory. The by-pass was tested pneumatically to 9 kg/cm2 for leaks without any previous test at all. Had it burst there might well have been serious if not fatal injury.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Flixborough Inquiry — Final Report 11 Apr 1975
Recommendation age 51.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates