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State Department<br />

G. Thomas Surtees, Commissioner<br />

Ralph P. Pate, Chief Elevator/<strong>Boiler</strong> Inspector<br />

Alabama Department <strong>of</strong> Labor<br />

649 Monroe Street<br />

Montgomery, AL 36131<br />

Telephone — 334.242.3066 Email — ralph.pate@labor.alabama.gov<br />

Fax — 334.353.4528<br />

empOWerment<br />

<strong>Boiler</strong> <strong>Board</strong>: Yes. (Contact above <strong>of</strong>ficial for more information.)<br />

Date OF laW paSSaGe: 2000<br />

alabama<br />

Date rules <strong>and</strong> regulations implemented: February 2004.<br />

State statute: Alabama State Statutes, Title 25. Industrial Relations <strong>and</strong> Labor, Chapter 12. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Boiler</strong> <strong>and</strong> Pressure Vessel<br />

Safety Act, Sections 25.12.1 through 25.12.22.<br />

rUleS FOr COnStrUCtIOn anD StampInG<br />

Construction:<br />

1. ASME Code (2010 Edition, 2010 Addendum).<br />

2. <strong>National</strong> <strong>Board</strong> Inspection Code (2011 Edition).<br />

3. API-510 (2002 Edition).<br />

4. ASME Code B31.1, boiler pressure piping <strong>and</strong> piping systems.<br />

5. ANSI/ASME CSD-1 (2009 Edition).<br />

6. NFPA-85.<br />

7. ASME PVHO-1 (2007 Edition).<br />

ObJeCtS SUbJeCt tO rUleS FOr COnStrUCtIOn anD StampInG<br />

All boilers <strong>and</strong> pressure vessels except the following:<br />

1. <strong>Boiler</strong>s <strong>and</strong> pressure vessels under federal control or under regulations <strong>of</strong> Title 49 <strong>of</strong> the Code <strong>of</strong> Federal <strong>Regulations</strong>,<br />

Parts 192 <strong>and</strong> 193.<br />

2. Pressure vessels used for transportation <strong>and</strong> storage <strong>of</strong> compressed liquified gases when constructed in compliance<br />

with specifications <strong>of</strong> the US Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation, <strong>and</strong> when charged with gas or liquid, marked, maintained,<br />

<strong>and</strong> periodically requalified for use, as required by regulations <strong>of</strong> the US Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation.<br />

3. Pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rules <strong>of</strong> other state or federal authorities <strong>and</strong> used for<br />

carrying passengers or freight.<br />

4. Air tanks installed on the right-<strong>of</strong>-way <strong>of</strong> railroads <strong>and</strong> used directly in the operation <strong>of</strong> trains.<br />

MEMBER<br />

JURISDICTION<br />

5. Pressure vessels that do not exceed any <strong>of</strong> the following weights <strong>and</strong> measures:<br />

a. 5 cubic feet in volume <strong>and</strong> 250 psig pressure;<br />

b. 1-1/2 cubic feet in volume <strong>and</strong> 600 psig pressure;<br />

c. An inside diameter <strong>of</strong> 6 inches with no limitation on pressure.<br />

6. Pressure vessels having an internal or external working pressure not exceeding 15 psig, with no limit on size.<br />

7. Pressure vessels with a nominal water-containing capacity <strong>of</strong> 120 gallons or less containing water under pressure,<br />

including those containing air, the compression <strong>of</strong> which serves only as a cushion.<br />

2013 <strong>National</strong> <strong>Board</strong> Synopsis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boiler</strong> <strong>and</strong> Pressure Vessel <strong>Laws</strong>, <strong>Rules</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Regulations</strong>

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