N.J. Admin. Code § 12:90-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 12:90-4.2 - Compliance with referenced standards

(a) Construction and installation of boilers used solely for building service are regulated by the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, 5:23-3.20, Mechanical Subcode. All boilers shall be maintained, altered, repaired, and inspected in accordance with the standards in this subsection, which are incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented. Except for boilers used solely for building service, which are regulated by the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, 5:23-3.20, Mechanical Subcode, all boilers shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the standards in this subsection.

1. The applicable sections of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code--2015 edition listed below, or their equivalent:

i. Section I, Power Boilers;

ii. Section II, Materials;

iii. Section III, Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components;

iv. Section IV, Heating Boilers;

v. Section VI, Care and Operation of Heating Boilers;

vi. Section VII, Care of Power Boilers;

vii. Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications;

viii. Section XI, Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components--Division 1;

ix. Case Interpretation and Addenda of each section listed above, except as provided in (e) below.

2. NBBPVI National Board Inspection Code--2013 edition.

3. ASME CSD-1, Control and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, 2012 Edition.

4. NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2011 Edition.

5. NFPA 85, Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazard Code, 2011 Edition.

(b) Each person engaged in the design, construction, fabrication, installation, repair, and alteration of boilers shall protect the public by complying with the standards prescribed in (a) above.

(c) Only standards relating to public safety (that is, substantive rules) are adopted by any incorporation by reference as prescribed in (a) above.

(d) Where any conflict occurs between the standards prescribed in (a) above and this chapter, this chapter shall prevail.

(e) All sections of the ASME Code referenced in (a)1 above shall become mandatory six months after approval by the ASME Council as do published addenda and Code Cases, unless specific exception is taken by the Bureau of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance administratively subject to confirmation by the Board.

(f) A code of construction which is a national or international standard and is recognized by regulation and by the country of origin, when applicable, shall be acceptable as an alternate code of construction under this subchapter, provided that it has been fully and finally approved and accepted as an alternate code of construction by the NBBPVI.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:90-4.2

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 3041(a), effective 12/7/2015