La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-5083

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section V-5083 - Attendance on Power Boilers

A. No power boiler while in active service, i.e., that portion of time when the main stop valves are open and the fires are burning, shall be left unattended longer than it will take the water level to drop from the normal operating level in the water gauge glass, or by indicating devices or recorders, when the feed water is shut off and the boiler is forced to its maximum capacity unless the following are complied with:

1. the boiler is equipped with an audible alarm that will operate when the water reaches the highest and/or the lowest permissible operating level, or, for boilers having no fixed steam or water line, when the highest permissible operating temperature is reached. The audible alarm shall be sufficiently loud that it can be plainly heard at the most remote point from the boiler that the attendant is required to work; and

2. the boiler is equipped with two independently connected low water safety devices that will shut off the fuel to the burner or burners when the water reaches the lowest permissible operating level, or, for boilers having no fixed steam or water line, when the highest permissible operating temperature is reached. These devices shall require manual resetting; or

3. the attendant shall personally check the operation of the boiler, the necessary auxiliaries, and the water level in the boiler at such intervals as are necessary to insure safe operation of the boiler, and in no case shall this exceed 120 minutes.

B. The operation of the automatic controls shall be checked at the beginning of each shift.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-5083

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 33:1368 (July 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:531 and R.S. 51:1424.