Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-26-.07 - State Inspection Fees New Installation of Boilers and Installation of Secondhand Boilers or Pressure Vessels
(1) The company or person responsible for the
installation of the boiler or secondhand pressure vessel is required to obtain
an installation permit for the boiler or pressure vessel prior to any work
being performed. A "Request to Install a Boiler or Pressure Vessel" along with
the installation fee and any drawings, calculations, or ASME Code Data Reports
as applicable will be forwarded to the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire
Commissioner, Safety Engineering Section. Boilers or pressure vessels that are
ASME Code stamped and National Board registered need only the ASME Data Report.
A request for a Georgia State Special must be accompanied by all design
documents. No boilers or pressure vessels shall be sold to be installed in the
State unless the boiler or pressure vessel meets all adopted Codes, Standards,
and/or these Rules.
(2) All boiler
installations shall meet all requirements of ASME, the NBIC, and CSD-1. Boilers
12,500,000 BTU/hr and over shall meet any additional requirements of NFPA85.
All fluid heaters shall meet the requirements of NFPA 87.
(3) A Deputy Inspector, prior to the vessel
being used must inspect all completely new and secondhand packaged boilers and
secondhand pressure vessels installed. The company or person performing the
installation is responsible for notifying the Safety Engineering Section when
the boiler or secondhand pressure vessel is ready for inspection.
(4) All Permits that have not had any action
toward the installation shall expire 24 months after the issue date. The
expiration date shall be shown on the permit. The monies for the expired permit
shall be forfeited and the file closed out. The installer shall be required to
resubmit for another permit in accordance with paragraph (1) above and Rule
120-3-26-.05(4),
when a file has been closed out.
(5) Water heaters must have a check valve
installed in the cold water supply line at the heater.
(6) All low pressure steam heating, water
heating or hot water supply boilers as described in Rule
120-3-26-.02 must have a type "B"
vent. The vent must be double wall galvanized or other corrosion resistant
material, or as specified by the boiler manufacturer.
(7) All high pressure power boilers for
steam, water or oil as described in Rule
120-3-26.02 must have a single wall
welded stack at least .056 inches thick (16 gage), or double wall manufactured
corrosion resistant stack, or as specified by the boiler manufacturer. The
double wall must be UL listed for the temperature specified by the boiler
manufacturer.
(8) All stack
clearance from combustible material shall be as specified in NFPA Standard 31,
54, or 58 as applicable.
(9) All
steam boilers over 15 psi and over 10 boiler horsepower must be in a 2 hr. fire
rated room, (except for Group F Occupancy). All heating boilers installed in
places of Assembly (Group A), or place of Hazardous Occupancy (Group H) must be
in a 2 hr. fire rated room.
(10)
(a) Each boiler room containing one or more
boilers or hot water heaters or pressure vessels from which carbon monoxide can
be produced shall be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector with a manual
reset. The requirements of this subsection apply to boiler rooms in which new
installations or reinstallations of one or more boilers are completed.
(1) The carbon monoxide detector will alarm
at 50 ppm and boiler(s) shall be interlocked to disable the burners when the
measured level of carbon monoxide rises above 200 ppm.
(2) The carbon monoxide detector shall
disable the burners upon loss of power to the detector.
(3) When the carbon monoxide detector trips
in the boiler room, the detector should be interlocked with all boilers or hot
water heaters or pressure vessels installed in the space to secure the fuel
burning equipment thus stopping the production of carbon monoxide.
(4) The carbon monoxide detector shall be
calibrated every eighteen months after installation or in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations, whichever is more frequent. A record of
calibration shall be posted at or near the boiler or be readily accessible to
an inspector.
(5) The carbon
monoxide detector shall be installed and function in accordance with all other
regulations and standards adopted by the Commissioner.
(6) Any boiler room that is monitored by a
full-time boiler operator is exempt from the safety shutdown, as defined in
ASME CSD-1. The presence of a full-time boiler operated does not exempt such
boilers from the alarm requirement.
Notes
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