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-5077 - Boiler Door Latches

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-5077

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

A. A water tube boiler shall have the firing doors of the inward opening type, unless such doors are provided with substantial and effective latching or fastening devices or otherwise so constructed as to prevent them, when closed, from being blown open by pressure on the furnace side.

B. These latches or fastenings shall be of the positive self-locking type. Friction contacts, latches, or bolts actuated by springs shall not be used. The foregoing requirements for latches or fastening shall not apply to coal openings of downdraft or similar furnaces.

C. All other doors, except explosion doors, not used in the firing of the boiler, may be provided with bolts or fastenings in lieu of self-latching devices.

D. Explosion doors, if used and if located in the setting walls within 7 feet of the firing floor or operating platform, shall be provided with substantial deflectors to divert the blast.

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

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