Home Table of Contents

§ 1331.7. Shop inspection

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: May 27, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 14C. Boiler and Unfired Pressure Vessel Law (Refs & Annos)
Effective: May 27, 2014
35 P.S. § 1331.7
§ 1331.7. Shop inspection
Currentness
(a) Inspection required.--Every boiler or unfired pressure vessel destined for use in this Commonwealth shall be inspected during its construction by an individual who has a valid National Board commission to perform an inspection. Every boiler or unfired pressure vessel which has been so inspected shall, upon completion, have placed upon it the appropriate ASME symbol. The following apply:
(1) The department may accept comparable shop inspection and quality control standards which are equivalent to or exceed the ASME or National Board standards.
(2) A manufacturer's data report for every boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected under this subsection shall be registered with the National Board.
(b) Boiler not shop-inspected.--Any boiler or unfired pressure vessel which has not been shop-inspected and registered with the National Board as required under subsection (a) may be installed within this Commonwealth if either of the following requirements are met:
(1) Submission of an ASME data report and payment of a special equipment application fee.
(2) Submission of all of the documentation under this paragraph. For purposes of this paragraph, all tests shall be made under the supervision of a Commonwealth-commissioned inspector or an individual holding a valid National Board commission. The required documentation is as follows:
(i) A request for approval to install the equipment, in a form prescribed by the department, to the department.
(ii) Furnishing of mill test reports of material to show compliance with the ASME Code or another code accepted by the department. If mill test reports or other required information cannot be produced, the department may, in its discretion, accept other documentation.
(iii) Furnishing of calculations and stress analyses showing the maximum allowable working pressure under the ASME Code or another code accepted by the department. These stress analyses shall be certified by a registered professional engineer.
(iv) Documentation of X-ray testing where equipment is of welded construction. The documentation shall show that all seams required to be X-rayed according to the ASME Code or another code accepted by the department were X-rayed.
(v) Establishment that welding meets requirements of the ASME Code or another code accepted by the department. If names of welders or other required information cannot be produced, the department may, in its discretion, accept other documentation.
(vi) Subjection of equipment to nondestructive examination or test that verifies structural integrity.
(vii) Submission of a data sheet comparable to the appropriate ASME data report form and certified by a National Board-commissioned inspector.
(viii) Payment of a special equipment application fee.
(c) Exemption.--A boiler built prior to December 31, 1929, or an unfired pressure vessel built prior to June 1, 1938, which has not been removed from this Commonwealth shall be exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).

Credits

1998, June 18, P.L. 655, No. 85, § 7, effective in 30 days. Amended 2013, Nov. 27, P.L. 1149, No. 104, § 1, effective in 180 days [May 27, 2014].
35 P.S. § 1331.7, PA ST 35 P.S. § 1331.7
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document