Section 12-E1001. GENERAL

 

Strike Section 1001 of the International Mechanical Code in its entirety and insert Section 1001 in the Mechanical Code in its place to read as follows:

 

1001.1 Scope.  This chapter shall govern the installation, repair, maintenance, testing and inspection of new and existing boilers, water heaters and pressure vessels.

 

1001.1.1 Exceptions. The following pressure vessels, boilers, tanks and containers are not covered by this chapter.

 

1. Pressure vessels used for unheated water supply.

 

2. Portable unfired pressure vessels and Interstate Commerce Commission containers.

 

3. Containers for bulk oxygen and medical gas.

 

4. Unfired pressure vessels having a volume of 5 cubic feet (0.14 m3) or less operating at pressures not exceeding 250 pounds per square inch (psi) (1724 kPa) and located within occupancies of Groups B, F, H, M, R, S and U.

 

5. Pressure vessels used in refrigeration systems that are regulated by Chapter 11 of the Mechanical Code.

 

6. Pressure tanks used in conjunction with coaxial cables, telephone cables, power cables and other similar humidity control systems.

 

7. Any boiler or pressure vessel subject to inspection by federal inspectors.

 

1001.2 Standards applicability. Boilers, pressure vessels and their respective appurtenances and control systems shall be designed, constructed, installed, inspected, repaired or altered in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and of the specific provisions of the following standards, to the extent of their respective references contained in this chapter:

 

1.ASME BPVC, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code;

 

2.ASME CSD-1;

 

3.NFPA 8501, NFPA 8502, NFPA 8504;

 

4.UL 726; and

 

5.ANSI/NBBPVI NB-23 National Board Inspection Code (NBIC).

1001.3 Permit Requirement.  A permit shall be obtained from the code official for each boiler or unfired pressure vessel installed, erected, or moved and reinstalled, or re-erected in a new location in the District of Columbia before any work in connection with the equipment is performed.

1001.4 Licensed engineer requirement.  The owner or user of a facility containing one or more boilers or pressure vessels shall be responsible for employing or contracting for the services of an engineer holding the appropriate class of license for the size of the facility, issued by the Department in accordance with the requirements of the District of Columbia Board of Industrial Trades (Title 17 DCMR). The engineer’s license shall be framed, protected under a durable transparent material and prominently displayed in the boiler room or engine room.  A daily log of plant operations documenting daily testing of all boiler safeties and controls for each tour of duty shall also be kept in the boiler room or engine room.

 

1001.4.1 Engineer’s license suspension or revocation.  Any engineer licensed by the District of Columbia to operate boilers or pressure vessels covered by this code shall be subject to fines and other penalties for violation of the Construction Codes, and to suspension or revocation of his or her engineer’s license, if he or she shall operate, or cause to be operated, any boiler or unfired pressure vessel under his or her supervision without a certificate of inspection or with a certificate that has expired.  Revocation or suspension of a license, shall be in accordance with the procedures laid out at D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2853.17 through 47-2853.30 (2012 Repl.). 

1001.5 Inspection criteria.  The approval of the design and the inspection of the construction, installation and operation of power boilers, steam boilers, hot water boilers and pressure vessels in the District of Columbia, shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the ASME Code, ANSI/NBBPVI NB-23 and ASME CSD-1, as specified by this chapter and the manufacturer’s inspection instructions.  Inspections for compliance with specific District of Columbia safety requirements shall be performed in accordance with this chapter.

1001.5.1 Equipment replacement.  The inspection of boiler and pressure vessel equipment installed to replace inoperable equipment shall be performed in accordance with the inspection requirements for new construction as specified in Section 1001.5.

1001.5.2 Existing equipment.  Inspection of boilers and pressure vessels installed and operating in existing facilities shall be performed at a frequency in accordance with the requirements of ANSI/NBBPVI NB-23 and this chapter.

 

 

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3101 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Mechanical Code (2013), referred to as the “Mechanical Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Mechanical Code, published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the District of Columbia Mechanical Code Supplement (2013)(12 DCMR E). The International Mechanical Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/imc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000005&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.