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-.02 - Application

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Pursuant to
				O.C.G.A. 25-2-10, rules and regulations
				adopted by the Safety Fire Commissioner shall have the force and effect of law
				and shall have statewide application as being the state minimum fire safety
				codes and standards for boilers and pressure vessels and shall not require
				adoption by a municipality or county.
(2) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section
				25-15-1, the Office succeeded to
				all rules and regulations of the Department of Labor which were in effect on
				June 30, 2012, or were scheduled to go into effect on or after July 1, 2012,
				which related to the functions transferred to the Office pursuant to either
				Chapter 15 of Title 25 or Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8. The
				Office has authority to modify the Boiler and Pressure Vessel regulations or
				promulgate new regulations pursuant to O.C.G.A. Sections
				25-15-1,
				25-15-13,
				33-2-9 and
				50-13-21.
(3) The primary purpose of these rules and
				regulations is to promote consumer protection through state regulation of the
				construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and
				pressure vessels.
(4) All Editions
				of the Codes and Standards shall also include revisions, amendments, and
				interpretations made, approved and adopted by the Codes or Standards Society as
				adopted by these regulations listed below:
(a)
				The 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel
				Code. Copies of the Code may be obtained from said Society at 22 Law Drive, Box
				2300, Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2300.
(b) The 2021 Edition of the National Board
				Inspection Code. Copies of this Code may be obtained from the National Board of
				Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
				43229.
(c) ASME B31.1 as adopted by
				ASME Section I Boiler Pressure Piping and Piping Systems as described in
				B31.1.
(d) The 2021 Edition of the
				ASME CSD-1, Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers less
				than 12,500,000 BTU/hr. and State adopted Edition of the National Fire
				Protection Association (NFPA) 85, Boiler and Combustion System Hazard Code for
				boilers over 12,500,000 BTU/hr., NFPA 87 Recommended Practice for Fluid
				Heaters, NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code and all other adopted and related NFPA
				Codes (see below definition of Code). ASME CSD-1 Boiler Controls and Safety
				Devices may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345
				East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017. The National Fire Protection Association
				Standards may be obtained from National Fire Protection Association,
				Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
(e) The 2019 ASME PVHO-1 Pressure Vessels for
				Human Occupancy and 2019 ASME PVHO-2 In-Service Guidelines. This Code may be
				ordered from ASME, 22 Law Drive, Box 2300, Fairfield, NY 07007.