PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2747 PRINTER'S NO. 2857
No. 2118 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. THOMAS, VALICENTI, MUSTO, GILLESPIE, MEBUS
AND HAMILTON, FEBRUARY 4, 1976
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 8, 1976
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 2, 1929 (P.L.1513, No.451), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act regulating the construction, equipment,
3 maintenance, operation and inspection of boilers and unfired
4 pressure vessels; granting certain authority to and imposing
5 certain duties upon the Department of Labor and Industry;
6 providing penalties for violations of this act; and repealing
7 all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act,"
8 providing for the acceptance of boilers and pressure vessels
9 constructed or installed for original use outside this
10 Commonwealth UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. <--
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of May 2, 1929 (P.L.1513, No.451),
14 referred to as the Boiler Regulation Law, is amended by adding a
15 section to read:
16 Section 4.2. Acceptance of Boilers and Pressure Vessels not
17 Originally Destined for Use within the Commonwealth.--Upon
18 special application to the department, boilers and pressure
19 vessels which were constructed and/or installed for original use
20 outside the Commonwealth or for use within Federal Government
21 installations, may be installed within the Commonwealth in
1 accordance with special requirements set forth in regulations of <--
2 the department for such boilers and pressure vessels. AS <--
3 FOLLOWS:
4 (1) COMPLETION OF A PERMISSION TO MOVE BOILERS AND/OR
5 UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS FORM.
6 (2) FURNISHING OF NOTARIZED MILL TEST REPORTS OF MATERIAL TO
7 PROVE IT MEETS PRESENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
8 (3) FURNISHING OF CALCULATIONS AND STRESS ANALYSES SHOWING
9 THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE UNDER THE ASME CODE.
10 THESE STRESS ANALYSES SHALL BE CERTIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL
11 ENGINEER.
12 (4) IF EQUIPMENT IS OF WELDED CONSTRUCTION, ALL SEAMS THAT
13 ARE REQUIRED TO BE X-RAYED BY THE ASME CODE SHALL BE X-RAYED.
14 (5) ESTABLISHMENT THAT WELDING WAS DONE BY A CERTIFIED ASME
15 WELDER AND THAT THE WELDING MEETS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME CODE.
16 (6) SUBJECTION OF EQUIPMENT TO HYDROSTATIC TEST OF ONE AND
17 ONE-HALF TIMES THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE.
18 (7) ALL TESTS SHALL BE MADE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A
19 PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSIONED INSPECTOR.
20 (8) A DATA SHEET COMPARABLE TO THE ALLOWABLE ASME DATA
21 REPORT FORM SHALL BE SUBMITTED.
22 (9) THE FACT THAT MILL TEST REPORTS, NAMES OF WELDERS, ETC.,
23 MAY HAVE BEEN LOST TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, NEVERTHELESS IT
24 IS NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS BY SOME OTHER
25 MEANS.
26 (10) PAYMENT OF A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE
27 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY FOR SERVICES PERFORMED AS TO
28 TESTIMONY AND PROCESSING.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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