Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 4 - Occupational Safety and Health Division
Chapter 80 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Construction Code
Article 2 - Operation Controls
8 AAC 80.080 - Pressure or temperature controls
Universal Citation: 8 AK Admin Code 80.080
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) An automatically fired steam boiler must be protected by
(1) a high-limit safety control, set to
prevent the pressure from exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure of
the boiler; and
(2) an operating
control designed to cut off the fuel supply if the pressure reaches an
operating limit; the operating limit must be less than the maximum allowable
working pressure of the boiler.
(b) An automatically fired hot water heating or hot water supply boiler must be protected by
(1) a high-limit safety control that is set
to prevent the temperature from exceeding the marked maximum water temperature
at the boiler outlet; and
(2) an
operating control designed to cut off the fuel supply when the temperature
reaches an operating limit; the operating limit must be less than the maximum
water temperature of the boiler.
Authority:AS 18.60.180
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