New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 4 - Low Pressure Boilers
Subpart 4-8 - Heat Generating Apparatus-special Provisions
Section 4-8.4 - Gas burners
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Accessibility of controls. All controls shall be accessible for normal servicing and adjustment in position and shall be replaceable during normal servicing.
(b) Openings in panels. Openings in perforated or expanded metal panels, provided over combustion air, circulating air or draft hood relief openings, shall be not less than 1/8 inch diameter. If the openings in such panels are other than circular in shape, they shall permit entrance of a number 20 DMS drill.
(c) Sharp edges. All parts of the burner that may come in contact with the operator's hand or arm during normal adjustment or servicing shall be free from sharp projections or edges and projecting screwheads.
(d) Attaching bolts. When tap bolts are used to attach air shutters, manifold supports or other parts which must be removed for normal servicing or replacement, they shall be made of rust resisting material or, if of steel, shall have a metallic rust resisting coating.
(e) Cleanout plate bolts. Heads and nuts of bolts which must be removed to permit the removal of cleanout plates shall not be placed where they will be in contact with flue gases.
(f) Ventilation. Cabinet compartments housing gas piping and controls shall be adequately ventilated. The top or plane of any concealed combustion air or ventilation openings shall not be less than two inches above the floor level. The bottom of such openings shall not be less than one inch above the floor level unless proper operation can be had with the bottom of the opening blocked to a distance one inch above the floor.
