Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE
Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 77 - TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS
Subchapter 8 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS - JOINING OF MATERIALS OTHER THAN BY WELDING
Section 6-77-90 - Plastic pipe; qualifying persons to make joints

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 6-77-90

Current through August, 2024

(a) No person may make a plastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified under the applicable joining procedure by:

(1) Appropriate training or experience in the use of the procedure; and

(2) Making a specimen joint from pipe sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test set forth in subsection (b).

(b) The specimen joint must be:

(1) Visually examined during and after assembly or joining and found to have the same appearance as a joint or photographs of a joint that is acceptable under the procedure; and

(2) In the case of heat fusion, solvent cement, or adhesive joint:
(A) Tested under any one of the test methods listed under section 6-77-89(a) applicable to the type of joint and material being tested;

(B) Examined by ultrasonic inspection and found not to contain flaws that would cause failure; or

(C) Cut into at least three longitudinal straps, each of which is:
(i) Visually examined and found not to contain voids or discontinuities on the cut surfaces of the joint area; and

(ii) Deformed by bending, torque, or impact, and if failure occurs, it must not initiate in the joint area.

(c) A person must be regualified under an applicable procedure, if during any twelve month period that person:

(1) Does not make any joints under that procedure; or

(2) Has three joints or three percent of the joints made, whichever, is greater, under that procedure that are found unacceptable by testing under section 6-77-149.

(d) Each operator shall establish a method to determine that each person making joints in plastic pipelines in his system is qualified in accordance with this section.

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