Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part V - Fire Protection
Chapter 50 - Boiler Construction, Maintenance, Inspection and General Use
Subchapter E - General Requirements
Section V-5059 - Preparation for Internal Inspection

1. Water shall be drawn off and the boiler washed thoroughly.

2. Manhole and hand hole plates, washout plugs and inspection plugs in water column connections shall be removed as required by the inspector. The furnace and combustion chambers shall be cooled and thoroughly cleaned.

3. All grates of internally fired boilers shall be removed.

4. Insulation or brickwork shall be removed as required by the inspector in order to determine the condition of the boiler, headers, furnace, supports or other parts.

5. The pressure gauge shall be removed for testing, as required by the inspector.

6. Any leakage of steam or hot water into the boiler shall be prevented by disconnecting the pipe or valve(s) at the most convenient point or any appropriate means approved by the inspector.

7. Before opening the manhole or hand hole covers and entering any parts of the steam generating unit connected to a common header with other boilers, the non-return and steam stop valves must be closed, tagged and padlocked, and drain valves or cocks between the two valves opened. The feed valves must be closed, tagged and padlocked, and drain valves or cocks located between the two valves opened. After draining the boiler, the blow off valves shall be closed, tagged and padlocked. Blow off lines, where practicable, shall be disconnected between pressure parts and valves. All drain and vent lines shall be opened.