Air receivers are pressure vessels
WorkSafe Victoria treats an air receiver as plant that can fail and injure people. You must, so far as reasonably practicable, eliminate or reduce the risk. Keep the vessel in a safe condition and keep records of inspection and maintenance for hazard levels A, B, C or D under AS 4343.
Inspection
In-service inspection intervals come from AS/NZS 3788, using a competent person. WorkSafe Victoria publishes an inspection-intervals table on its air receiver page. We can schedule the inspection and keep the reports with the machine history.
Registration in Victoria
Design registration of pressure equipment is a separate question from item (plant) registration. Victoria changed item registration rules in 2014. Do not assume a receiver is “registered” because it has a data plate. Confirm the current duty on WorkSafe Victoria — air receiver pressure vessels and with your inspector. We will not quote a registration number we have not seen.
Breathing air
Breathing-air systems carry obligations under AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716. That is a different job from workshop air. If anyone on site is breathing from the compressor, say so before we quote a service.
What we can do
- Find the vessel, hazard level and last inspection date.
- Book a competent in-service inspection.
- Keep the certificate and the service history together.
- Remind you when the next inspection is due — same engine as service-due reminders.
Information current as of August 2026. Operators should confirm current requirements with WorkSafe Victoria and a competent inspector.