Ohio Admin. Code 901:5-3-03 - Requirements for new construction and original test of containers (including skid containers)
(A)
Containers used with systems covered in rules
901:5-3-12 to 901:5-13-14 of
the Administrative Code shall be registered with the "National Board of Unfired
Vessels" and shall be constructed and tested in accordance with
the latest edition (and subsequent amendments
thereto) of the "Unfired Pressure Vessel Code" of the ASME
that is in effect at the time of fabrication
except that construction under "Table UW 12" at a basic joint efficiency of
under eighty per cent is not authorized.
Containers built according to the code do not have to comply
with paragraphs UG 125 to UG 128, and paragraphs UG 132 and UG 133;
.
(B) Containers exceeding thirty-six inches in
diameter or two hundred fifty gallons capacity shall be constructed to comply
with one or more of the following additional requirements:
(1) Shall be stress relieved after
fabrication in accordance with the code;, or
(2) Cold formed heads, when used, shall be
stress relieved;,
or
(3) Hot formed heads
shall be used;
.
(C) Welding to the shell, head, or any other
part of the container subject to internal pressure shall be done in compliance
with the code under which the container was fabricated and permanently stamped
with the welder's ASME and certification number and date, or, in lieu of the
permanent stamping by the welder, a record shall be kept by the manufacturer of
welders and welding operators employed on each joint which shall be available
to the inspector. Other welding is permitted only on saddle plates, lugs, or
brackets attached to the container by the container manufacturer;
.
(D) All containers shall be inspected by a
person having a current certificate of competency from the "National Board of
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors." A report from an Ohio commission
inspector shall also be required.
(E) The provisions of paragraph (A)
shall not be construed as prohibiting the continued use or reinstallation of
containers constructed and maintained in accordance with all prior editions of
the "Unfired Pressure Vessel Code" of the ASME or any revisions thereof in
effect at the time of fabrication.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 905.40
Rule Amplifies: 905.40
Prior Effective Dates: 11/18/1978
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