Regulations for Safety Inspection of Hazardous Machines and Equipment｜第 6 條｜職業安全衛生｜Regulation｜In Force
第 一 章｜勞動部｜v1.0
Effective Date: 2026-12-23｜Last Amended: 2025-12-23
The inspection of the domestic (homemade) hazardous machines/equipment shall be subject to these Regulations and the relevant provisions stipulated in the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as well as the whole or part of the stipulations contained in the national standards, international standards or association standards which are endorsed and designated by the central governing authority. Those hazardous machines/equipment which are either directly imported or locally designed and manufactured as per the aforesaid international standards based on the contractual agreement, may be granted to be inspected in compliance with the same international standards. However, in this connection, the aforesaid machines/equipment shall also be subject to the stipulations of the same standards relevant to material selection, mechanical properties, construction methods, construction techniques and inspection methods. To apply for designation of the international standards mentioned in the preceding Paragraphs 1 and 2, the applicant shall submit the proposed international standards in advance to the central governing authority for approval. In the course of inspection, the Inspecting Organization may request the applicant to present convincing evidence relevant to the qualification of its previous inspection. For underground liquefied natural gas storage tanks, double-shell liquefied natural gas storage tanks consisting of concrete outer shell and steel inner shell, and covered storage tanks, etc. that involve special structures or installation methods, the business entity shall proceed in accordance with the following requirements in advance and submit a risk evaluation report to the central governing authority for review. Unless the review is passed and the inspection standards are confirmed, the applicant shall not apply for any inspections: 1. When reviewing the risk evaluation report, a narration of the major consideration in planning and design, the proposed inspection standards to be adopted, and a written commitment of the risk obligations shall be provided. 2. The risk evaluation report and the risk control strategy plan shall be duly signed by the designer and the manufacturer. 3. The contents of the risk evaluation report shall include a description of the risk scenarios, a quantitative risk evaluation, the evaluation results, the risk control strategy plan, and the committed risk control measures. The central governing authority may commission relevant professional groups or institutions to handle the review operations mentioned in the preceding Paragraph.