Minnesota Administrative Rules

5225.2400 RELOCATION OF USED BOILERS OR VESSELS.

Before the transfer of ownership of or before relocation of a used boiler or pressure vessel or the owner shall cause it to be inspected by a commissioned inspector, and in computing the safe working pressure, the inspector shall use a safety factor of at least six on noncode boilers and pressure vessels having a butt strap joint and at least a factor of seven on a lap seam joint. If the used boiler or pressure vessel changes ownership, the new owner shall arrange the inspection.

For purposes of this part, noncode boilers and pressure vessels are those that have not been built to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code specifications.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 175.171; 183.42; 183.44; 183.465; 183.466; 183.54; 326B.958; 326B.964; 326B.966; 326B.982

History:

13 SR 1917; 19 SR 591; L 2007 c 140 art 9 s 27; art 13 s 4

Published Electronically:

February 19, 2009