Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 151 - Labor and Industry Department
Chapter 5205 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
HOPPERS
Part 5205.1400 - INSPECTION OF HOPPERS
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Definitions.
The terms used in this part have the meanings given them in this subpart.
Subp. 2. Inspection.
Hoppers used to hold aggregate shall be inspected according to the schedule in subpart 3 if employees have access to the area beneath the hopper or the area surrounding the hopper, equal to the height of the hopper measured from the ground or floor to the hopper's highest point. The inspection shall be conducted by a person qualified to conduct the inspection under subpart 7.
Subp. 3. Inspection schedule.
Subp. 4. Documentation.
Inspections required by this part shall be documented and the required documentation shall be retained for the life of the hopper at the facility where the hopper is located. The documentation shall be made available upon request to representatives of the Occupational Safety and Health Division. The documentation of the inspections shall include:
Subp. 5. Repairs.
If deficiencies found during an inspection do not compromise the designed load capacity of the hopper, all repairs shall be made within the minimum amount of time necessary to complete repairs. If deficiencies found during an inspection do compromise the designed load capacity, the hopper shall be emptied and removed from service until all repairs are completed.
Subp. 6. Means of inspection.
All inspections conducted under this part shall include visual inspections and nondestructive testing that is capable of determining that erosion, corrosion, stress, fatigue, damage, repairs, or alterations have not compromised the designed load capacity.
Subp. 7. Qualified person.
A person is qualified to conduct inspections under this part if, through education, training, or experience, the person is capable of determining through visual inspections and nondestructive testing that erosion, corrosion, stress, fatigue, damage, repairs, or alterations have not compromised the designed load capacity.
Statutory Authority: MS s 182.655