Boiler Explosion Insurance
This insurance policy is essential for
all manufacturing units and industries that employ the use of boilers
and pressure vessels.
What can be Insured
This insurance policy covers the inherent risks posed by explosion
of boiler and pressure vessels. Explosions are broadly classified
under two categories - chemical and physical.
Chemical explosions arise from chemical reactions initialised by
inflammable fluids and dusts when their concentration in the surrounding
atmosphere exceeds their physical limitations.
Physical explosions can occur owing to steam pressure and due to
variations in the pressure of fluids. No chemical reactions can be
attributed to them.
Suitable
This insurance policy is essential for all manufacturing units and
industries that employ the use of boilers and pressure vessels.
Owing to the intrinsic risk posed by explosions, government authorities
require every pressure plant and steam boiler to be inspected and
certified annually to ensure the safety and efficiency of the working
conditions and environment in general.
However, inspection cannot always detect hidden trouble spots or
inaccessible defects. Nor can it predict or prevent accidental failure
of safety devices.
The damage caused by an explosion can have a devastating effect
even in the best maintained installation so the need for insurance
cover is furthermore emphasised.