Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 120 - OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER AND INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER › Chapter 120-3 - RULES OF SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER › Subject 120-3-26 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS › Rule 120-3-26-.07 - State Inspection Fees New Installation of Boilers and Installation of Secondhand Boilers or Pressure Vessels

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The company or person responsible for the
				installation of the boiler or secondhand pressure vessel is required to obtain
				an installation permit for the boiler or pressure vessel prior to any work
				being performed. A "Request to Install a Boiler or Pressure Vessel" along with
				the installation fee and any drawings, calculations, or ASME Code Data Reports
				as applicable will be forwarded to the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire
				Commissioner, Safety Engineering Section. Boilers or pressure vessels that are
				ASME Code stamped and National Board registered need only the ASME Data Report.
				A request for a Georgia State Special must be accompanied by all design
				documents. No boilers or pressure vessels shall be sold to be installed in the
				State unless the boiler or pressure vessel meets all adopted Codes, Standards,
				and/or these Rules.
(2) All boiler
				installations shall meet all requirements of ASME, the NBIC, and CSD-1. Boilers
				12,500,000 BTU/hr and over shall meet any additional requirements of NFPA85.
				All fluid heaters shall meet the requirements of NFPA 87.
(3) A Deputy Inspector, prior to the vessel
				being used must inspect all completely new and secondhand packaged boilers and
				secondhand pressure vessels installed. The company or person performing the
				installation is responsible for notifying the Safety Engineering Section when
				the boiler or secondhand pressure vessel is ready for inspection.
(4) All Permits that have not had any action
				toward the installation shall expire 24 months after the issue date. The
				expiration date shall be shown on the permit. The monies for the expired permit
				shall be forfeited and the file closed out. The installer shall be required to
				resubmit for another permit in accordance with paragraph (1) above and Rule
				120-3-26-.05(4),
				when a file has been closed out.
(5) Water heaters must have a check valve
				installed in the cold water supply line at the heater.
(6) All low pressure steam heating, water
				heating or hot water supply boilers as described in Rule
				120-3-26-.02 must have a type "B"
				vent. The vent must be double wall galvanized or other corrosion resistant
				material, or as specified by the boiler manufacturer.
(7) All high pressure power boilers for
				steam, water or oil as described in Rule
				120-3-26.02 must have a single wall
				welded stack at least .056 inches thick (16 gage), or double wall manufactured
				corrosion resistant stack, or as specified by the boiler manufacturer. The
				double wall must be UL listed for the temperature specified by the boiler
				manufacturer.
(8) All stack
				clearance from combustible material shall be as specified in NFPA Standard 31,
				54, or 58 as applicable.
(9) All
				steam boilers over 15 psi and over 10 boiler horsepower must be in a 2 hr. fire
				rated room, (except for Group F Occupancy). All heating boilers installed in
				places of Assembly (Group A), or place of Hazardous Occupancy (Group H) must be
				in a 2 hr. fire rated room.
(10)
(a) Each boiler room containing one or more
				boilers or hot water heaters or pressure vessels from which carbon monoxide can
				be produced shall be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector with a manual
				reset. The requirements of this subsection apply to boiler rooms in which new
				installations or reinstallations of one or more boilers are completed.
(1) The carbon monoxide detector will alarm
				at 50 ppm and boiler(s) shall be interlocked to disable the burners when the
				measured level of carbon monoxide rises above 200 ppm.
(2) The carbon monoxide detector shall
				disable the burners upon loss of power to the detector.
(3) When the carbon monoxide detector trips
				in the boiler room, the detector should be interlocked with all boilers or hot
				water heaters or pressure vessels installed in the space to secure the fuel
				burning equipment thus stopping the production of carbon monoxide.
(4) The carbon monoxide detector shall be
				calibrated every eighteen months after installation or in accordance with the
				manufacturer's recommendations, whichever is more frequent. A record of
				calibration shall be posted at or near the boiler or be readily accessible to
				an inspector.
(5) The carbon
				monoxide detector shall be installed and function in accordance with all other
				regulations and standards adopted by the Commissioner.
(6) Any boiler room that is monitored by a
				full-time boiler operator is exempt from the safety shutdown, as defined in
				ASME CSD-1. The presence of a full-time boiler operated does not exempt such
				boilers from the alarm requirement.