Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part V - Fire Protection
Chapter 50 - Boiler Construction, Maintenance, Inspection and General Use
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section V-5002 - Application

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-5002

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A.

1. The rules and regulations herein promulgated apply to all boilers subject to the provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 23, Chapter 5, Part III, Sections 531 through 545, (Except boilers exempted by R.S. 23:540), and to those pressure vessels that are required by the owner or user to:
a. meet ASME and NBIC requirements; and

b. be stamped as meeting those rules, as provided for by R.S. 23:531.

2. These rules and regulations shall conform as nearly as practicable to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes; Section I Power Boilers, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; Section IV Heating Boilers, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; Section V Non Destructive Examination, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; Section VI-Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; Section VII Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; Section VIII Pressure Vessels to the extent the rules and regulations apply, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; Section IX- Welding and Brazing Qualifications, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; ASME B31.1 Power Piping, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum; ASME CSD. -1 Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, 2004 Edition (with the exception of Part CM-Testing and Maintenance), and NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code, 2002 Edition, adopted by the council of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and the National Board Inspection Code, 2004 Edition, 2005 Addendum.

B. Where the application of a rule would cause expense materially out of proportion to the increase of safety secured thereby, or would be unreasonable under the facts of the particular case, and safety can be secured in other ways, the assistant secretary may, upon adequate showing by the owner or user, grant an exemption of the rule complained of under such requirements as will secure a reasonable condition of safety.

C. The rules providing for inspection of new and existing installations shall apply to all boilers subject to the provisions of Act 264 of the Regular Session of 1938, as continued or substituted for by Title 23, Chapter 5, Part III, of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, regardless of whether inspected by an inspector employed by the Department of Public Safety or by an insurance company inspector, and shall apply to all boilers whether stationary or portable, insofar as is practical.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:531 and R.S. 51:1424.

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