1997 29 CFR 1915.172
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`1997 Code of Federal Regulations Archive
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`MICHIE’S CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS > TITLE 29 -- LABOR > SUBTITLE B --
`REGULATIONS RELATING TO LABOR > CHAPTER XVII -- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
`HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 1915 -- OCCUPATIONAL
`SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT > SUBPART K --
`PORTABLE, UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS, DRUMS AND CONTAINERS, OTHER THAN SHIP’S
`EQUIPMENT
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`§ 1915.172 Portable air receivers and other unfired pressure vessels.
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`(a) Portable, unfired pressure vessels, built after the effective date of this regulation, shall be marked and reported
`indicating that they have been designed and constructed to meet the standards of the American Society of
`Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XIII, Rules for Construction of Unfired Pressure
`Vessels, 1963. They shall be subjected to a hydrostatic pressure test of one and one-half times the working pressure
`of the vessels.
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`(b) Portable, unfired pressure vessels, not built to the code requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, and built prior
`to the effective date of this regulation, shall be examined quarterly by a competent person. They shall be subjected
`yearly to a hydrostatic pressure test of one and one-half times the working pressure of the vessels.
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`(c) The relief valves on the portable, unfired pressure vessels in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall be set to
`the safe working pressure of the vessels, or set to the lowest safe working pressure of the systems, whichever is
`lower.
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`(d) A certification record of such examinations and tests made in compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (a)
`and (b) of this section shall be maintained. The certification record shall include the date of examinations and tests,
`the signature of the person who performed the examinations or tests and the serial number, or other identifier, of
`the equipment examined and tested.
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`Statutory Authority
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`AUTHORITY NOTE APPLICABLE TO ENTIRE PART:
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`Sec. 41, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 941); secs. 4, 6, 8, Occupational Safety and
`Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR
`25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736) or 1-90 (55 FR 9033), as applicable; 29 CFR part 1911.
`Section 1915.100 also issued under Section 29, Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 (49
`U.S.C. 1801-1819 and 5 U.S.C. 553).
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`History
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`47 FR 16986, Apr. 20, 1982, as amended at 51 FR 34562, Sept. 29, 1986
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