(a) The department
adopts by reference the following sections of the 2013 edition of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers'
Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code (ASME code) as interpreted as of July 1, 2013:
(1) Section I, Rules for Construction of
Power Boilers;
(2) Section II,
Materials;
(3) Section IV, Rules
for Construction of Heating Boilers;
(4) Section V, Nondestructive
Examination;
(5) Section VI,
Recommended Rules for Care and Operation of Heating Boilers;
(6) Section VII, Recommended Guidelines for
the Care of Power Boilers;
(7)
Section VIII, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels;
(8) Section IX, Welding, Brazing, and Fusing
Qualifications;
(9) Section X,
Fiber Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels.
(b) The department adopts by reference the
American Petroleum Institutes" Pressure Vessel Inspection Code:
In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration 10th edition,
May 2014, with Addenture 1, May 2017, Addenture 2, May 2018 (API 510)
(c) Canadian registration number (CRN)
vessels that are designed and constructed in confonnance with the ASME
Code, but do not bear the ASME symbol, will be approved for use upon
receipt of the manufacturer's data sheet.
(d) A boiler or pressure vessel fabricated
for installation in this state in accordance with
AS
18.60.180 -
18.60.390 must bear a National
Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors registration number. Cast iron
heating boilers are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
Notes
8 AAC 80.010
In effect
before 7/28/59; am 4/22/73, Register 45; am 11/22/75, Register 56; am 6/11/78,
Register 66; am 5/12/82, Register 82; am 6/21/84, Register 90; am 10/21/92,
Register 124; am 12/17/99, Register 152; am 11/1/2000, Register 156; am
9/25/2002, Register 163; am 6/14/2006, Register 178; am 9/27/2008, Register
187; am 10/16/2012, Register 204; am 10/23/2014,
Register
212, January 2015; am 4/24/2020,
Register
234, April 2020; am 4/24/2020,
Register
234, April 2020
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers'
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and the American Petroleum
Institute's Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In Service Inspection,
Rating, Repair, and Alteration, adopted by reference in 8 AAC 80.010,
are available for public review at the Mechanical Inspection Section, Division
of Labor Standards and Safety, Department of Labor and Workforce Development,
1251 Muldoon Rd. Suite 113, Anchorage, AK 99504; telephone (907) 269-4925, and
may be obtained by contacting the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016; telephone: (800) 843-2763; facsimile:
(973) 882-1717; Internet address: http://www.asme.org or the American Petroleum
institute, 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20001-5571;
telephone (202) 682-000.
As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations
attorney made technical revisions under
AS
44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect
the name change of the Department of Labor to the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999 and the corresponding title
change of the commissioner of labor.
