California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders
Article 27 - Powder-Actuated Tools
Section 1692 - Power Loads

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 1692

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Identification of Cased Power Loads. Cased power loads shall be coded to identify power load levels by case color and power load color as specified in Table 1.

(b) Identification of Caseless Power Loads. Caseless power loads shall be coded to identify power load levels by power load color as specified in Table 1 and by configuration.

(c) Power Load Use Limitation. No power load (cased or caseless) shall be used if it will properly chamber in any existing commercially available tool and will cause a fastener to have a test velocity in excess of the maximum test velocities specified for the tool.

(d) Identification of Power Load Packages. Power load packages shall provide a visual number-color indication of the power level of the power load as specified in Table 1.

Table 1

Power Load Identification
NominalNominal
PowerColor IdentificationVelocityVelocity
LevelCase ColorLoad Color(± 45'/s)(± 14m/s)
1BrassGray30090
2 Brass Brown390120
3 Brass Green480145
4 Brass Yellow570175
5 Brass Red660200
6 Brass Purple750230
7 Nickel Gray840255
8 Nickel Brown930285
9 Nickel Green1020310
10 Nickel Yellow1110340
11 Nickel Red1200365
12 Nickel Purple1290395

NOTE: The nominal velocity applies to a 3/8 -inch (9 mm), 350-grain (113 carat) ballistic slug fired in a test device and has no reference to actual fastener velocity developed in any specific tool.

1. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 10-16-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

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