California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 1 - Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders › Article 3 - Air Tanks › Section 461 - Permits to Operate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Except during the time that a request for a permit remains unacted upon or as
					 permitted in Section
					 461 (f), no air
					 tank shall be operated unless a permit to operate has been issued.
(b) Except during the time that a request for
					 a permit remains unacted upon, every person owning or having the custody,
					 management, or operation of an air tank which requires a permit to operate who
					 operates it without a permit is guilty of a misdemeanor. Operating an air tank
					 without a permit constitutes a separate offense for each day that it is so
					 operated.
(c) The permit shall be
					 posted under glass in a conspicuous place on or near the air tank or in a
					 weatherproof container secured to the unit, and shall be available at all times
					 to any qualified inspector.
(d)
					 Except as provided in Subsection
					 461(h), the permit
					 for portable air tanks shall expire not more than three years from the date of
					 inspection and for all other air tanks not more than 5 years from the date of
					 inspection or upon the alteration of, or damage to, the air tank or
					 installation, or upon change of ownership and location, whichever occurs first.
NOTE: The permit shall not expire upon change of
						ownership and location for portable tanks.
(e) A temporary permit to operate may be
					 issued for not more than 30 days to allow a reasonable time for required
					 changes to be made.
(f) Air tanks
					 having a volume of 1 ½ cubic feet or less which have safety valves set
					 to open at not more than 150 psi do not require permits to operate, but shall
					 comply with all other provisions of these Orders, including construction. Air
					 tanks used for self-contained breathing apparatus and having a volumetric
					 capacity of 1 cubic foot or less and constructed, inspected, and maintained in
					 accordance with DOT regulations do not require permits to operate.
(g) No person, firm, or company shall rent or
					 offer for rent for use in a place of employment any air tank requiring a permit
					 to operate unless the required permit has been issued by or in behalf of the
					 Division.
(h) Air tanks subject to
					 a maximum allowable working pressure not exceeding 150 psi., as shown by the
					 required code marking, and having a volume of 25 cubic feet or less shall be
					 inspected when placed into service. An indefinite permit shall be issued
					 provided that the tank has been constructed, inspected and stamped in
					 compliance with the ASME Code, or the design, material, and construction of the
					 tank is accepted by the Division as equivalent to the ASME Code and the tank is
					 in compliance with the applicable provisions of these orders. A new inspection
					 and permit for operation shall be required whenever there is a change of
					 ownership and permanent location of the tank or there is an alteration or
					 change in the tank which affects the tank's safety.
1.
						Amendment filed 12-8-72 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing
						(Register 72, No. 50).
2. Amendment of subsection (d) and new
						subsection (h) filed 12-18-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81,
						No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code. Reference: Sections
						  142.3,
						  7681 and
						  7683, Labor
						  Code.