Code of Massachusetts Regulations
522 CMR - BOARD OF BOILER RULES
Title 522 CMR 1.00 - General Provisions
Section 1.04 - Department Jurisdiction
Universal Citation: 522 MA Code of Regs 522.1
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Enforcement. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 5, the Division shall enforce M.G.L. 146, and 522 CMR, except when otherwise provided.
(2) District Engineering Inspectors may enter any premises pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 5.
(3) Inspection. A District Engineering Inspector shall perform the First Inspection of a Boiler or Pressure Vessel as required by M.G.L. c. 146, § 6.
(a)
Boilers. All Boilers and their Appurtenances shall be
thoroughly inspected externally and internally under the specifications of
522 CMR
2.00: Power Boilers and
522 CMR
4.00: Heating Boilers and Other Heat Storage
Sources, except:
1. those specified
in M.G.L. c. 146, § 7, which includes Boilers of railroad locomotives,
motor vehicles or steam fire engines brought into the Commonwealth for
temporary use in times of emergency;
2. Boilers used in private
residences;
3. those used for
heating purposes which carry pressures not exceeding 15 pounds to the square
inch and have less than four square feet of grate surface; and
4. Boilers of not more than three-horse
power.
Upon written application made to it by the Owner/User of a Boiler or Pressure Vessel, the Board may, when the public interest and convenience require, extend the time for the making of such inspection for a period not to exceed six months as the Board may determine.
(b)
Air
Tanks. All Air Tanks and their Appurtenances, except those
specified in M.G.L. c. 146, § 34, shall be thoroughly inspected externally
or internally consistent with the specifications set forth in
522 CMR
7.00: Air Tanks at least once every
two years when the following criteria are met:
1. design MAWP greater than 50 PSI;
and
2. greater than six inches
internal diameter; and
3. internal
volume greater than one cubic foot.
(c)
Massachusetts Tag
Number.
1. Every Boiler, Pressure
Vessel, and Refrigeration System or air conditioning system which has been
inspected by the Division shall be given a registration number upon a
nonferrous metal tag authorized by the Board. The tag shall be held by
nonferrous wire in a conspicuous place on the unit and no person, except a
District Engineering Inspector, shall remove the tag.
2. Authorized insurance companies shall be
furnished tag numbers by the Chief for Refrigeration Systems, air conditioning
systems or hot water Boiler systems. The authorized insurance companies shall
furnish tags, authorized by the Board, upon which shall be the tag number. The
tag shall be made of nonferrous metal and attached in a conspicuous place on
the unit.
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