Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation FLIX-209 (v): Make compliance with British Standard hydraulic testing requirements obligatory
From Flixborough Inquiry — Final Report, published 11 April 1975.
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.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Recommendation made
51.5 years ago