{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 178.345-4","title":"-4 Joints.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) All joints between the cargo tank shell, heads, baffles, baffle attaching rings, and bulkheads must be welded in conformance with Section VIII of the ASME Code (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter).\n\n(b) Where practical all welds must be easily accessible for inspection.\n\n[Amdt. 178-89, 54 FR 25","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-178-345-4.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-178-345-4.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-178-345-4","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-178.345-4","body":"(a) All joints between the cargo tank shell, heads, baffles, baffle attaching rings, and bulkheads must be welded in conformance with Section VIII of the ASME Code (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter).\n\n(b) Where practical all welds must be easily accessible for inspection.\n\n[Amdt. 178-89, 54 FR 25022, June 12, 1989, as amended by Amdt. 178-118, 61 FR 51341, Oct. 1, 1996; 68 FR 75756, Dec. 31, 2003]","truncated":false,"body_characters":403}