Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 522 CMR - BOARD OF BOILER RULES › Title 522 CMR 1.00 - General Provisions › Section 1.01 - Scope and Authority

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Pursuant to
			 M.G.L. c. 146, § 2, the Board shall formulate or adopt rules formulated by
			 a recognized engineering organization for the construction, installation, and
			 inspection of steam Boilers and power reactor vessels and piping as used in
			 atomic energy installations and for ascertaining the safe working pressure to
			 be carried therein; prescribe tests, if it deems it necessary, to ascertain the
			 qualities of materials used in the construction of Boilers, power reactor
			 vessels, and piping; formulate rules regulating the construction and sizes of
			 safety valves for Boilers of different sizes and pressures, appliances for
			 indicating the pressure of steam and the level of water in the Boiler or power
			 reactor vessel, and such other appliances as the Board may deem necessary to
			 safety in operating steam Boilers or power reactor vessels; and make a standard
			 form of Certificate.
(2) Pursuant
			 to M.G.L. c. 146, § 35, the Board shall prescribe regulations conforming
			 to recognized standards of engineering practice for the size, shape,
			 construction, gauges, operation, maximum pressure, safety devices, use of oil,
			 and other appurtenances necessary for the safe operation of tanks or other
			 receptacles used for the storing of compressed air.
(3) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, §§
			 43 and 45A, the Board shall adopt rules for the size, design, location, and
			 piping of safety valves on ammonia compressors, refrigeration and air
			 conditioning systems.
(4) Pursuant
			 to M.G.L. c. 146, §§ 70 and 71, the Board shall adopt rules for the
			 construction, installation, and inspection of all hot water Low
			 Pressure/Heating Boilers.
(5) All
			 reconstruction shall conform to the original stamped code of construction for
			 all Boilers and Pressure Vessels covered by 522 CMR.
(6) The Board shall hold public hearings
			 annually on the first Thursday in May and November, and at such other times as
			 it may determine, on petitions for changes in the rules formulated by it. If,
			 after any such hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said
			 rules, it shall appoint a day for a further hearing, and shall give notice
			 thereof and of the changes proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in
			 each of the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell, and
			 Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If the Board on its own initiative
			 contemplates changes in said rules, like notice and a hearing shall be given
			 and held before the adoption thereof. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 4,
			 changes in the rules which affect the construction of new Boilers shall take
			 effect six months after their filing as provided in M.G.L. c. 146, § 2;
			 provided, that the Board may, upon request, permit the application of such
			 change in rules to Boilers manufactured or installed during said six months.
			 When a person desires to manufacture a special type of Boiler the design of
			 which is not covered by the rules formulated by the Board, he or she shall
			 submit drawings and specifications of such Boiler to said Board, which, if it
			 approves, shall permit the construction thereof.