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China amends regulations for special equipment

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-02-07 11:13

The State Council, China's cabinet, has issued a decree signed by Premier Wen Jiabao on the amendment of safety supervisory regulations regarding special equipment.

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The amended regulations consist of rules on producing, using, and inspecting special equipment with 103 articles in eight chapters and will take effect on May 1. The original regulations were adopted in June 2003.

Special equipment includes facilities that concern people's safety or might bring safety threats to users such as large-scale boilers, pressure vessels, chain blocks and large-scale entertainment facilities like roller coaster.

The updated version added new rules on management of high energy-consuming special equipment in accordance with the country's energy-saving and emission-reducing policies.

It also added categorization rules for accidents caused by the use of special equipment and procedures of investigations.