522 CMR, § 1.01 - Scope and Authority
(1) Pursuant to
M.G.L. c. 146, § 2, the Board shall formulate or adopt rules formulated by
a recognized engineering organization for the construction, installation, and
inspection of steam Boilers and power reactor vessels and piping as used in
atomic energy installations and for ascertaining the safe working pressure to
be carried therein; prescribe tests, if it deems it necessary, to ascertain the
qualities of materials used in the construction of Boilers, power reactor
vessels, and piping; formulate rules regulating the construction and sizes of
safety valves for Boilers of different sizes and pressures, appliances for
indicating the pressure of steam and the level of water in the Boiler or power
reactor vessel, and such other appliances as the Board may deem necessary to
safety in operating steam Boilers or power reactor vessels; and make a standard
form of Certificate.
(2) Pursuant
to M.G.L. c. 146, § 35, the Board shall prescribe regulations conforming
to recognized standards of engineering practice for the size, shape,
construction, gauges, operation, maximum pressure, safety devices, use of oil,
and other appurtenances necessary for the safe operation of tanks or other
receptacles used for the storing of compressed air.
(3) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, §§
43 and 45A, the Board shall adopt rules for the size, design, location, and
piping of safety valves on ammonia compressors, refrigeration and air
conditioning systems.
(4) Pursuant
to M.G.L. c. 146, §§ 70 and 71, the Board shall adopt rules for the
construction, installation, and inspection of all hot water Low
Pressure/Heating Boilers.
(5) All
reconstruction shall conform to the original stamped code of construction for
all Boilers and Pressure Vessels covered by 522 CMR.
(6) The Board shall hold public hearings
annually on the first Thursday in May and November, and at such other times as
it may determine, on petitions for changes in the rules formulated by it. If,
after any such hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said
rules, it shall appoint a day for a further hearing, and shall give notice
thereof and of the changes proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in
each of the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell, and
Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If the Board on its own initiative
contemplates changes in said rules, like notice and a hearing shall be given
and held before the adoption thereof. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 4,
changes in the rules which affect the construction of new Boilers shall take
effect six months after their filing as provided in M.G.L. c. 146, § 2;
provided, that the Board may, upon request, permit the application of such
change in rules to Boilers manufactured or installed during said six months.
When a person desires to manufacture a special type of Boiler the design of
which is not covered by the rules formulated by the Board, he or she shall
submit drawings and specifications of such Boiler to said Board, which, if it
approves, shall permit the construction thereof.
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