North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 13 - Labor
Chapter 13 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL
Section .0400 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 13 .0415 - AGE LIMIT FOR CERTAIN BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
(a) Except as provided in Paragraph (b) of this Rule, a boiler or pressure vessel shall not be operated for longer than 20 years from the date of its installation if it is not constructed according to the ASME Code and has riveted longitudinal lap joints.
(b) The Chief Inspector may authorize operation of a boiler or pressure vessel meeting the criteria listed in Paragraph (a) of this Rule after the owner or user satisfactorily completes such additional examinations, tests, and engineering evaluations as may be deemed necessary by the Chief Inspector, to demonstrate that the boiler or pressure vessel is suitable for operation at the maximum allowable working pressure for the term of the inspection certificate.
Authority
G.S.
95-69.11;
95-69.14;
Eff. May 29,
1981;
Recodified From
13 NCAC
13 .0405 Eff. January 1, 1995;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2006; January 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. July 22,
2018.
