Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The owner or
operator of a facility required to be registered pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
5:18-9.1shall prepare, maintain, and follow a
quality control manual, which shall, at a minimum, include the following:
1. A cover sheet indicating the full name of
the owner and operator and the street address of the facility;
2. An organization chart detailing the lines
of communication and authority and identifying the individual, who shall be a
senior company official, who is responsible for implementation of the quality
control manual;
3. A complete site
plan for each registered facility and a process flow diagram that illustrates
piping, valves, equipment, and emergency shutdowns of the facility;
4. A description of a training program for
LPG handling and safety approved by the Division of Codes and Standards. The
training program shall meet the following requirements:
i. There shall be ongoing training for all
individuals involved in the operation and maintenance of LPG equipment;
and
ii. All training shall be
consistent with national standards for LPG safety training and with this
chapter;
5. Standard
operating procedures (SOP) and checklists for each facility in order to ensure,
at a minimum, safe operation. Any such SOP or checklist shall include, where
applicable, but not be limited to, the following:
i. Filling, refilling and/or venting
containers;
ii. Delivery of LPG to
any location. A checklist shall be provided to each driver and, when requested,
to the Division inspector, to ensure that proper procedures, as required by
this chapter, are followed;
iii.
Evacuation of cylinders;
iv.
Emergency procedures;
v. Accident
reporting and documentation;
vi.
Installation guidelines and standards for every type of container;
vii. Repair or reconditioning of vessels;
and
viii. Testing, repair and
maintenance of pressure relief valves and other control or flow
devices;
6.
Documentation of compliance with the NJDEP Risk Management Program, if
applicable, including details specific to the following:
i. Plant safety information, including hazard
review scenarios with both normal and emergency shutdown procedures;
ii. System operating procedures;
iii. Employee training;
iv. Maintenance procedures and
programs;
v. Compliance
audits;
vi. Plant fire safety
analysis; and
vii. Incident
investigations;
7.
Documentation assuring that only acceptable materials are used for new,
existing or replacement systems and that all required materials are properly
identified when received; and
8.
Nonconformance reports documenting all conditions not conforming to this
chapter and ensuring that any problems identified through procedures, controls,
inspections, specifications or testing are effectively corrected and
documented.
(b) The
owner or operator of a facility shall maintain a file system for equipment
inspection records, which shall list, by number and such abbreviated
description as may be necessary for identification, each ASME pressure vessel
covered by these rules, the date of the last inspection of the vessel, and the
approximate date for the next inspection.
(c) The owner or operator of a facility shall
maintain the following records for the times specified:
1. Manufacturer's data reports of new and
used pressure vessels: life of the vessel;
2. All documentation of repairs: life of the
vessel;
3. Reports of training:
term of employment;
4. Reports of
nonconformance: five years; and
5.
All results of nondestructive examination tests and other tests and all repair
or alteration documentation: life of the vessel.
(d) The Division shall have free access to
the records of the facility maintained under (a), (b), and (c) above.
