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(ii) Contractors, who install, maintain, or service hot water or steam heating boilers shallhave a Class II, unrestricted Condition Air License issued by the Secretary of State andshall be issued a Class II Certificate of Authority.(iii) Contractors who install, maintain, or service hot water supply boilers or hot watersupply heaters shall have a Class II Master Plumbers’ License issued by the Secretary ofState and shall be issued a Class III Certificate of Authority.(iv) In addition to the stipulations mentioned in 1a, 1b and 1c above, the applicant mustprovide a copy of documentation showing experience and training in the area wherecertification is requested.(2) All items listed in 1. above must be documented and each will be evaluated forexemption from taking the required examination.(3) Installing equipment is the act of connecting piping and/or electrical circuits to theequipment and set the equipment up for use. Electrical circuits may be connected, by theinstaller, from the electrical disconnect to the equipment. All piping that is not connectedto a water supply system, sanitary drainage system or storm drainage systems, may beconnected by the installer.(4) Maintenance and Servicing is defined as keeping the equipment in good workingorder: Any person or company who performs maintenance and service to equipment,shall be responsible for the following: cleaning, replacement of component parts with likeparts, testing, blowing down, checking for proper operation, testing equipment aftermaintenance and service has been performed and starting or stopping of equipment orany other boiler related activity.(5) It shall be the responsibility of the owners/users or lessees to ensure the company,contractor and/or persons performing the work has the proper certificate of authority.(6) It shall be the responsibility of all owners/users or lessees who are not exemptedunder paragraph (2) to have persons within their organization qualified and have acertificate of authority to perform installations, maintenance or service on their ownboilers, or they may contract companies who have a certificate of authority to perform thescope of work requested.(7) All installations shall meet the applicable ASME Code, CSD-1 and state adoptedstandards (see 300-6-1-.01).(8) All maintenance and servicing shall meet the applicable requirements of ASME CSD-1; State adopted Standards, Manufacturer suggestions and good Engineering Practice.Also may meet the requirements of ASME Sections VI and VII.(9) The fee for the certificate of authority shall be $50.00 for the original issue and foreach renewal.(10) All procedures to implement the rules in this section shall be approved by theadvisory committee.(11) This section shall be effective January 1, 1998 and required to be fully implementedby January 1, 1999.Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 25-15-26, 25-15-13, 25-15-22. History. Original Rule entitled “Notification ofInspection” was filed on November 19, 1985; effective December 9, 1985. Amended: Rule repealed and anew Rule entitled “Installation of Piping” adopted. Filed September 28, 1987; effective October 18, 1987.Amended: Rule repealed. Filed November 14, 1988; effective December 4, 1988. Amended: New Ruleentitled “Maintenance Inspection, Testing and Operation of Boilers and Pressure Vessels” adopted. F. Jan.30, 1992; eff. Feb. 19, 1992. Amended: Rule retitled “Certificate of Authority to Install, Maintain and/or
Service Boilers.” F. Jun. 17, 1997; eff. Jul. 7, 1997. Amended: F. Sept. 22, 1998; eff. Oct. 12, 1998.Amended: F. Jan. 10, 2000; eff. Jan. 30, 2000.120-3-26-.17 Preparation for Certificate Inspection. Amended.(1) The owner or user shall prepare each boiler or pressure vessel for inspection, and shallprepare for and apply a hydrostatic or pressure test, whenever necessary, on the datearranged by the Inspector.(2) Boilers — The owner or user shall prepare a boiler for internal inspection in thefollowing manner:(a) Water shall be drained off and the boiler washed thoroughly;(b) Manhole and handhole plates, washout plugs, and inspection plugs in water columnconnections shall be removed as required by the Inspector, and the furnace andcombustion chambers shall be cooled and thoroughly cleaned;(c) All grates of internally fired boilers shall be removed;(d) Insulation or brickwork shall be removed as required by the Inspector in order todetermine the condition of the boiler, headers, furnace, supports, or other parts;(e) The pressure gauge shall be removed for testing, as required by the Inspector;(f) Any leakage of steam or hot water into the boiler shall be prevented by disconnectingthe pipe or valve at the most convenient point or any appropriate means approved by theInspector, and(g) Before opening the manhole or handhole covers and entering any parts of the steamgenerating unit connected to a common header with other boilers, the nonreturn andsteam stop valves shall be closed, tagged, and preferably padlocked, and drain valves orcocks between the two valves opened. The feed valves shall be closed, tagged, andpreferably padlocked, and drain valves or cocks located between the two valves opened.After draining the oiler, the blowoff valves shall be closed, tagged, and preferablypadlocked. Blowoff lines, where practicable, shall be disconnected between pressureparts and valves. All drains and vent lines shall be opened.(3) Pressure Vessels. Pressure vessels shall be prepared for inspections to the extentdeemed necessary by the Inspector and the applicable procedures outlined in Rule 120-3-26-.17(2).(4) No employer or owner/user shall permit entry to nor shall an employee or inspectorenter a boiler furnace, drum, or header or pressure vessel until all requirements of theOccupational Safety and Health Administration, Office of Insurance and Safety FireCommissioner, 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-Required Confined Space Standard, requirements havebeen met, and until the plant inspector or supervisor and the person entering the boiler orpressure vessel have confirmed all stop valves on inlet and outlet piping (not vented to theatmosphere have been closed and tagged. Where not valved, the piping shall be disconnected orblanked. In addition, plant personnel shall make appropriate test to assure there is no oxygendeficiency of hazardous or toxic gases in the boiler drums or pressure vessels to beentered by the inspector. Prior to and during entry an approved person must be outsidethe boiler or pressure vessel to ensure confined space procedures are complied with.(5) Boilers and pressure vessels improperly prepared for inspection. If a boiler or pressurevessel has not been properly prepared for an internal inspection, or if the owner or userfailed to comply with the requirements for a pressure test as set forth in these Rules, the
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(ii) Contractors, who install, maintain, or service hot water or steam heating <strong>boiler</strong>s shallhave a Class II, unrestricted Condition Air License issued by the Secretary <strong>of</strong> State <strong>and</strong>shall be issued a Class II Certificate <strong>of</strong> Authority.(iii) Contractors who install, maintain, or service hot water supply <strong>boiler</strong>s or hot watersupply heaters shall have a Class II Master Plumbers’ License issued by the Secretary <strong>of</strong>State <strong>and</strong> shall be issued a Class III Certificate <strong>of</strong> Authority.(iv) In addition to the stipulations mentioned in 1a, 1b <strong>and</strong> 1c above, the applicant mustprovide a copy <strong>of</strong> documentation showing experience <strong>and</strong> training in the area wherecertification is requested.(2) All items listed in 1. above must be documented <strong>and</strong> each will be evaluated forexemption from taking the required examination.(3) Installing equipment is the act <strong>of</strong> connecting piping <strong>and</strong>/or electrical circuits to theequipment <strong>and</strong> set the equipment up for use. Electrical circuits may be connected, by theinstaller, from the electrical disconnect to the equipment. All piping that is not connectedto a water supply system, sanitary drainage system or storm drainage systems, may beconnected by the installer.(4) Maintenance <strong>and</strong> Servicing is defined as keeping the equipment in good workingorder: Any person or company who performs maintenance <strong>and</strong> service to equipment,shall be responsible for the following: cleaning, replacement <strong>of</strong> component parts with likeparts, testing, blowing down, checking for proper operation, testing equipment aftermaintenance <strong>and</strong> service has been performed <strong>and</strong> starting or stopping <strong>of</strong> equipment orany other <strong>boiler</strong> related activity.(5) It shall be the responsibility <strong>of</strong> the owners/users or lessees to ensure the company,contractor <strong>and</strong>/or persons performing the work has the proper certificate <strong>of</strong> authority.(6) It shall be the responsibility <strong>of</strong> all owners/users or lessees who are not exemptedunder paragraph (2) to have persons within their organization qualified <strong>and</strong> have acertificate <strong>of</strong> authority to perform installations, maintenance or service on their own<strong>boiler</strong>s, or they may contract companies who have a certificate <strong>of</strong> authority to perform thescope <strong>of</strong> work requested.(7) All installations shall meet the applicable ASME Code, CSD-1 <strong>and</strong> state adoptedst<strong>and</strong>ards (see 300-6-1-.01).(8) All maintenance <strong>and</strong> servicing shall meet the applicable requirements <strong>of</strong> ASME CSD-1; State adopted St<strong>and</strong>ards, Manufacturer suggestions <strong>and</strong> good Engineering Practice.Also may meet the requirements <strong>of</strong> ASME Sections VI <strong>and</strong> VII.(9) The fee for the certificate <strong>of</strong> authority shall be $50.00 for the original issue <strong>and</strong> foreach renewal.(10) All procedures to implement the rules in this section shall be approved by theadvisory committee.(11) This section shall be effective January 1, 1998 <strong>and</strong> required to be fully implementedby January 1, 1999.Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 25-15-26, 25-15-13, 25-15-22. History. Original Rule entitled “Notification <strong>of</strong>Inspection” was filed on November 19, 1985; effective December 9, 1985. Amended: Rule repealed <strong>and</strong> anew Rule entitled “Installation <strong>of</strong> Piping” adopted. Filed September 28, 1987; effective October 18, 1987.Amended: Rule repealed. Filed November 14, 1988; effective December 4, 1988. Amended: New Ruleentitled “Maintenance Inspection, Testing <strong>and</strong> Operation <strong>of</strong> Boilers <strong>and</strong> Pressure Vessels” adopted. F. Jan.30, 1992; eff. Feb. 19, 1992. Amended: Rule retitled “Certificate <strong>of</strong> Authority to Install, Maintain <strong>and</strong>/or
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