Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 16. Labor and Employment |
Agency 25. Safety and Health Codes Board |
Chapter 50. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations |
Section 445. Pressure control devices
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Each automatically fired steam boiler or system of commonly connected steam boilers shall have at least one steam pressure control device that will shut off the fuel supply to each boiler or system of commonly connected boilers when the steam pressure reaches a preset maximum operating pressure. In addition, each individual automatically fired steam boiler shall have a high steam pressure limit control with a manual reset that will prevent generation of steam pressure in excess of the maximum allowable working pressure and can cause safety shutdown and lockout.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 19, Issue 19, eff. July 2, 2003.
Statutory Authority
§ 40.1-51.6 of the Code of Virginia.