Automatic shutoff valves.

Current as of 1999-10-01 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

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Each automatic shutoff valve or combination of valves must:

(a) Have a fail-safe design;

(b) Operate to stop fluid flow which would endanger the operational integrity of plant equipment; and

(c) Close at a rate to avoid fluid hammer which would endanger the operating integrity of a component.

Meanings are ordered from the narrowest applicable scope.

Componentbinding

means any part, or system of parts functioning as a unit, including, but not limited to, piping, processing equipment, containers, control devices, impounding systems, lighting, security devices, fire control equipment, and communication equipment, whose integrity or reliability is necessary to maintain safety in controlling, processing, or containing a hazardous fluid.

49 CFR 193.2007Applies at 49 CFR Part 193 scope

Fail-safebinding

means a design feature which will maintain or result in a safe condition in the event of malfunction or failure of a power supply, component, or control device.

49 CFR 193.2007Applies at 49 CFR Part 193 scope

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Retrieved: Aug 12, 2026
Version: 1999-10-01

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