Volume 13 Number 1 - University of the Philippines College of Law

January - March 2002 National Administrative Register 255
3. ìClearedî shall mean acceptance by the Regional Labor Office concerned after
verification and checking of the applications, plans and other pertinent documents showing
compliance with prescribed installation requirements.
1242: General Provisions
1. Application for installation of a power pipeline shall be filed with the Regional Labor
Office concerned for processing and evaluation. Application shall be accompanied by the
working drawings showing location plant piping layout and piping specifications, all in five
(5) copies (white/blue print) duly signed by the owner and signed and sealed by a professional
mechanical engineer.
2. No power piping line shall be connected/installed without the plans cleared by the
Regional Labor Office concerned.
3. No power piping line shall be operated until the necessary documents are submitted
and final inspection conducted, the safety permit is issued upon payment of the corresponding
inspection fee.
4. Any repair work done on power pipeline shall be documented and shall be made
available during the conduct of periodic inspection.
1243: Standards Requirements
For purposes of design installation, inspection and other considerations prior to the
clearance of any installation of the power piping connection system, Chapter 11 on Power
Piping System of the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineering (PSME) Code shall be
applied as a minimum requirement.
1244: Construction
1. Power piping shall be designed to be of sufficient strength suitable for their intended
use.
2. Power pipeline shall be provided with safety and or relief valves, indicating and controlling
devices to ensure their safe operation. The safety devices shall be accessible, installed and
maintained in good operating condition.
3. The discharge capacity of safety valves provided on power pipelines shall be sufficient
for the size and pressure at which the power pipeline is operated.
4. Outlets of safety valves on power pipeline shall be installed on location so that hazards
to personnel shall be avoided.
5. In the absence of appropriate provisions in the PSME Code, the manner of installation
of approved pressure relief devices such as rupture discs shall be in accordance with the
code of practice for mechanical engineering under the supervision of a professional
mechanical engineer.