# AS 4037 Pressure equipment - Examination and testing

> AS 4037, Pressure equipment - Examination and testing, is the Australian standard specifying the examination (including NDT) and testing requirements for pressure equipment manufactured to standards such as AS 1210, AS 1228 and AS 4041.

- Source: https://amps.global/glossary/as-4037/
- Type: Glossary
- Published: 2026-09-05
- Tags: standards, Australia, New Zealand

## Key facts

- Sits alongside AS 1210 (pressure vessels), AS 1228 (boilers), AS 4041 (pressure piping) and AS 4458 (manufacture)
- In-service inspection of pressure equipment is covered separately by AS/NZS 3788
- Used by manufacturers, inspection bodies and NDT companies in Australia and New Zealand
- Defines extent of examination and acceptance criteria per equipment class

Also known as: AS 4037 pressure equipment.

## Where it appears

Manufacturing inspection of new pressure equipment and repairs, where the inspection body and the NDT contractor report against AS 4037 clauses, and in New Zealand under the pressure equipment regulations that reference AS/NZS standards.

## In AMPS

Because AMPS generates reports from your own Word templates, the code clause, acceptance criteria and revision block stay exactly as your QA system wrote them, with job data filled in automatically. Pressure equipment items become assets with QR codes and a permanent job history.

## Related pages

- [ASME BPVC Section VIII](https://amps.global/glossary/asme-bpvc-section-viii/)
- [IANZ](https://amps.global/glossary/ianz/)
- [Inspection interval](https://amps.global/glossary/inspection-interval/)

## Sources

- [Standards Australia](https://www.standards.org.au/)