VPRS 12351 Register of Licensed Industrial Boiler Attendants (Records Not Transferred)

The Board of Engine Drivers and Boiler Attendants (Mining) was vested with power to examine engine drivers and boiler attendants in factories from 1886 pursuant to the Factories and Shops Act 1885.In 1967, the responsibility for the registration of engine drivers and boiler attendants in factories was transferred to the Board of Examiners for Steam Engine Drivers and Boiler Attendants (Industrial). The Board was first constituted under the Labour and Industry Act 1965 (No.7368), operative from 1 November 1967.This series consists of the only extant volume that registers the suitably qualified industrial boiler attendants. A certificate of competency was issued bearing the registration number.The information recorded includes:- registration number- name of applicant- address- receipt for fees paid (book, receipt number and receipt date), and- result of examination:- certificate of competency issued - class- certificate of competency issued - number- other results (type of equipment, eg. boiler, steam press, etc)- date of examination.