2016 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 236 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY
.050 Maximum working pressure allowed -- Construction of chapter.

Download as PDF 236.050 Maximum working pressure allowed -- Construction of chapter. (1) (2) (3) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel carrying the ASME code symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed and stamped. The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel which does not carry the ASME code symbol shall be computed in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute 579/ASME FFS-1 (Fitness for Service) evaluation as adopted by the department and the regulations adopted in accordance with KRS 236.030. This chapter shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use or sale of a boiler referred to in this section, provided it has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the commissioner governing existing installations; and provided, further, it has not been found upon inspection to be in an unsafe condition. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 518, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 207, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 5.