New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Chapter IV - STEAM UTILITIES
Subchapter C - Safety
Part 420 - Distribution Of Steam
Section 420.4 - Operating and maintenance plan

Universal Citation: 16 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 420.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Each steam corporation subject to this Part shall establish and file with the Albany office of the Gas Division of the New York State Department of Public Service a detailed written operating and maintenance plan for complying with all the provisions of this Part. Revisions to these written procedures shall be submitted to the Gas Division in Albany at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof.

(b) The operating and maintenance plan shall include, as a minimum, the following:

(1) detailed instructions for employees covering operating and maintenance procedures during normal operations and repairs;

(2) procedures for welding, brazing, and welder qualifications;

(3) procedures for reporting, investigating, classifying, handling, and monitoring steam leaks;

(4) procedures to correct, within specified timeframes, deficiencies found during inspections, evaluations, tests, etc. required by this Part;

(5) procedures for continuing surveillance of steam facilities to determine and take appropriate action concerning failures, leakage history, and other unusual operating and maintenance conditions;

(6) an established list of qualified persons who exclusively may approve the turn-on of any section of the steam distribution system; and

(7) procedures to insure that the turn-on of any section of the steam distribution system is accomplished only by persons specifically trained, qualified, and approved for such purpose.

(c) Each steam corporation shall establish and maintain detailed maps of its distribution pipelines and maps or records of its service lines as necessary to administer its operating and maintenance plan.

(d) Each steam corporation shall satisfactorily conform with the operating and maintenance plan submitted to the Gas Division of the New York State Department of Public Service.

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