Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.5210 - Permits; documentation for installation, reinstallation, alteration, and repair of boilers, boiler external piping, and non-boiler external piping
Rule 210.
(1)
All of the following provisions apply to installation permits:
(a) A licensee who is applying for the permit
shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has been
secured.
(b) An individual shall
not install, alter, repair, or replace welded pipe without holding a proper
license and first securing a permit from the departments boiler division. The
licensee applying for the permit shall ensure that work does not proceed until
an approved permit has been secured.
(c) An individual shall not install or
replace nonwelded pipe without holding a proper license. A permit is not
required.
(2) All of the
following provisions apply to repair and alteration permits or reports:
(a) The licensee who is applying for the
permit shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has
been secured, except as provided by section 941 of the act, MCL
339.5941.
(b) An individual shall not repair or replace
welding piping without holding a proper license and first securing a permit
from the departments boiler division. The licensee applying for the permit
shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has been
secured, except as provided for in section 941 of the act, MCL
339.5941.
(c) An individual shall not perform welded
repairs to nonwelded piping without holding a proper license and first securing
a permit from the departments boiler division. The licensee applying for the
permit shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has
been secured, except as provided for in section 941 of the act, MCL
339.5941.
(d) A licensee who makes welded repairs to
boilers or boiler external piping requiring the use of the national board of
boiler and pressure vessel inspectors "R" symbol stamp shall furnish the
departments boiler division with 1 copy of the approved permit application,
along with reports as required by the NBIC, upon completion of the
work.
(e) A public utility or
industrial plant that has been granted an exemption under section 947 of the
act, MCL 339.5947, that makes a welded
repair to non-boiler external piping shall maintain records of the repairs and
make the records available for review as required by these
rules.
(3) A permit is
required for either of the following:
(a) A
change in use of an existing boiler from high pressure to low pressure and low
pressure to high pressure, hot water heat to hot water supply and hot water
supply to hot water heat, steam heating to hot water heating and hot water
heating to steam heating, or steam heating to hot water supply and hot water
supply to steam heating. The change must comply with these rules.
(b) Replacement by mechanical methods,
without welding, of sections in sectional boilers, heat exchangers, feed water
heater or economizer, and tube bundles.
(4) A licensee replacing boiler components
required by these rules to be code symbol stamped and National Board of Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (National Board) registered shall provide the
departments boiler division with the manufacturers data reports.
(5) Any changes in the scope of work stated
on the original permit application must be submitted to the departments boiler
division for approval.
(6) A
licensed boiler repairer shall secure a permit for a change in use of an
existing boiler or replacement by mechanical methods, without welding, of
sections in sectional boilers, heat exchangers, feed water heater or
economizer, and tube bundles in accordance with the act.
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