20 CAR § 880-1305 – Operations requirements

(a) Owners/users certified by the Boiler Inspection Division pursuant to this subpart must possess a National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors “R” stamp before making welded repairs or alterations.
(b) A copy of any form required for a welded repair or alteration by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors shall be provided to the division.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the owner/user to ensure all required applications to install pressure-retaining items or pressure piping or other installation permits and license requirements are met, prior to starting any work.
(d) The division shall be notified and a report filed when objects that require licensing or operating certificates are removed from service.
(e) Inspection of objects requiring operating certificates shall be conducted within sixty (60) days of the due date.
(f) The division reserves the right to inspect objects that are overdue more than sixty (60) days.
(g)
1. (1) Boilers must be inspected internally and externally at least once each year.
2. (2) The inspection should be made during the same calendar month each year if possible.
(h) Unfired pressure vessels shall be inspected biennially, externally and internally, where conditions permit.
(i)
1. (1) The inspector employed by the owner/user and commissioned by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and the division is expected and required by law to shut down equipment that is determined to be a public hazard.
2. (2) The division and Chief Inspector of the Boiler Inspection Division shall be advised should this be necessary.
(j)
1. (1) Explosions and accidents must be reported to the division within twenty-four (24) hours of any occurrence, except that any explosion or accident that involves loss of life or serious injury shall be reported immediately.
2. (2) An investigation report shall be filed with the division.
3. (3) The Director of the Division of Labor and the Chief Inspector shall be kept informed of the status and all changes.
(k) Equipment that has been shut down because it is a public hazard will not be returned to service until:
1. (1) Repairs have been satisfactorily made;
2. (2) Equipment is no longer deemed to be a hazard; and
3. (3) The division has been informed of the nature and extent of repairs.
(l) Explosions and accidents shall be reported immediately if possible, or as soon as practicable, especially those which involve loss of life or serious injury.
(m)
1. (1) New or used objects to be installed require proper identification.
2. (2) A data report for each object shall be forwarded to the division office when requesting an installation permit.
(n)
1. (1) The division will complete the first inspection upon new and newly installed objects, unless an Arkansas “AR” number has already been assigned to the object.
2. (2) The owner/user should contact the division with all appropriate data and request an installation permit.
3. (3) Upon receipt of the request for an installation permit, a state inspection will be scheduled.
4. (4) Each object installed which comes under the law, and is not already registered with the division, shall have a metal tag with identifying numbers preceded by “AR” attached to it.
(o)
1. (1) All boilers and pressure vessels installed or to be installed in any location within the State of Arkansas shall be constructed to a code that has been adopted by or is acceptable to the Chief Inspector and the division.
2. (2) They shall also be registered with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(p)
1. (1) All new and used boilers and pressure vessels installed or to be installed within the State of Arkansas shall be properly identified.
2. (2) Application for installation of said vessels shall be accompanied by a manufacturer’s data report that verifies its construction.
(q) All installations of new or used vessels may only be performed by installers licensed by the division pursuant to Arkansas Code § 20-23-401, and the owner/user must also comply with Arkansas Code §§ 20-23-307, 20-23-308, and 20-23-309.
(r)
1. (1) All new and used objects to be installed shall be properly identified.
2. (2) Each object shall have a legible nameplate installed.
3. (3) This nameplate data shall be furnished to the division with the request for installation permit.
(s) Should this subpart not cover needed areas of inspection, repairs, or other information which may be required, refer to other applicable rules herein.