Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part VIII - Compressed Air, Gases, and Boilers-Surface and Underground
Section 4VAC25-40-1280 - Boiler equipment and maintenance

Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-40-1280

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

Boilers shall be equipped and maintained as follows:

1. Boilers shall be equipped with guarded, well-maintained water gauges and pressure gauges placed so that they can be observed easily. Water gauges and pipe passages to the gauges shall be kept clean and free of scale and rust;

2. Boilers shall be equipped with automatic pressure-relief valves; valves shall be opened manually at least once a week to determine that they will function properly;

3. Boiler installations shall be provided with acceptable safety devices to protect against hazards of flame outs, fuel interruptions, and low water level; and

4. Blowoff valves shall be piped outside the building and shall have outlets so located or protected that persons passing by, near, or under them will not be scalded.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.

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