A few days ago, many taxi drivers in Changzhou reflected to me that in 2021, the relevant state departments issued new regulations on the inspection cycle of natural gas cylinders for vehicles, which can be inspected every three years, but the local government has been using the old standards, implementing the first inspection once every two years, and once a year in the future, so that they spend more on inspection costs.
Three years or one year?
Changzhou drivers are skeptical about the natural gas cylinder inspection cycle
Mr. Li is a taxi driver in Changzhou, and because natural gas is cheap, many taxis in the local area use natural gas fuel.
He said that according to the "Periodic Inspection and Evaluation of Compressed Natural Gas Cylinders for Automobiles" (GB/T19533-2004) issued in 2004 and the "Periodic Inspection and Evaluation of Compressed Natural Gas Metal Liner Fiber Winding Gas Cylinders for Automobiles" (GB/T24162-2009) issued in 2009, the inspection cycle of taxi cylinders is the first inspection once every two years, and then once a year thereafter.
Depending on the different materials of the cylinder, the charges range from more than 300 yuan to more than 400 yuan.
However, since last year, new regulations for gas cylinder inspection have been introduced, and the inspection cycle has been extended. Mr. Li found that the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulations" (TSG23-2021) in 2021, which stipulates that the inspection cycle of natural compressed gas cylinders for vehicles is once every three years, and some areas in Jiangsu have begun to use this document to guide daily inspection work, but Changzhou still uses the old standards, making local taxi drivers spend a lot of money. "The new document stipulates that the cylinder inspection cycle is three years, and now Changzhou is still implemented according to the old standards, so we are more confused." This cost is much higher. ”
Changzhou Market Supervision Bureau:
Procedures are just basic norms and standards can be more stringent
On this matter, the reporter consulted the Special Equipment Safety Supervision Department of changzhou Market Supervision Bureau, and Wang Qian, deputy director of the department, responded that the gas cylinder inspection of thousands of taxis in Changzhou has been implementing the original national standards, and they believe that the "Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulations" are only basic norms, and the local use of national standards is more stringent.
"It is a general regulation, and it is a basic requirement for the three years mentioned in our "Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulations". As mentioned in Article 1.4, this regulation stipulates the basic safety requirements for the design, manufacture, and regular inspection of gas cylinders, and the relevant standards for gas cylinders and the safety management requirements of gas cylinders of relevant units should not be lower than the provisions of this regulation. ”
The figure above shows the provisions of the new and old standards for the specific implementation requirements of the inspection cycle
Provincial Market Supervision Bureau:
The inspection period is not specified
Localities can be adapted to local conditions
It is understood that in addition to Changzhou, there are also taxi drivers in other places who reflect why the testing agency does not use the standard of three-year testing in the "Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulations". In this regard, the Taizhou Municipal Market Supervision Bureau has sent a letter "On issues related to the periodic inspection of vehicle gas cylinders" to the special department of the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau. On August 19, 2021, the special department of the provincial and municipal supervision bureau replied that the inspection agency can appropriately shorten the testing cycle according to the gas quality and the actual use of the cylinder.
In the face of the reporter's consultation, a staff member of the special department of the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau said that the implementation of the "Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulations" is a new specification for all kinds of gas cylinders, and at present, the province has not clearly stipulated the inspection cycle of vehicle compressed natural gas cylinders, and the two standards are in line with the norms, and all localities can choose implementation standards according to local conditions and according to the actual situation.
Suqian has selected the "Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulations" as the new guidance specification
During the visit, the staff of a testing institution in Suqian told reporters that after the implementation of the "Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulations", from the perspective of safety and convenience, they have taken it as a new guiding standard and implemented the three-year inspection standard, because it is more in line with the reality of the current technical level requirements, and the original national standard also needs to be revised.
Experts say:
There is nothing wrong with adapting to local conditions
It is recommended to balance safety and driver interests
Tian Boping, a researcher at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences, said that before the introduction of clear implementation regulations (in our province), all localities chose to use new technical regulations or follow the original national standards according to their own conditions, which is understandable; but with the improvement of scientific and technological levels, if the relevant departments can adhere to the principle of safety testing, while helping taxi drivers reduce their burdens, this can better serve the citizens and better reflect the people-oriented humanistic care.
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