HAR 6-77-90
HAR 6-77-90 Plastic pipe; qualifying persons to make joints
plastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified under the applicable joining procedure by:#
(1)Appropriate training or experience in the use of the procedure; and#
(2)Making a specimen joint from pipe sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test set forth in subsection#
(b).#
(b)The specimen joint must be:#
(1)Visually examined during and after assembly or joining and found to have the same appearance as a joint or photographs of a joint that is acceptable under the procedure; and#
(2)In the case of heat fusion, solvent cement, or adhesive joint: (A) Tested under any one of the test methods listed under section 6-77-89(a) applicable to the type of joint and material being tested; (B) Examined by ultrasonic inspection and found not to contain flaws that would cause failure; or (C) Cut into at least three longitudinal straps, each of which is:#
(i)Visually examined and found not to contain voids or discontinuities on the cut surfaces of the joint area; and#
(ii)Deformed by bending, torque, or impact, and if failure occurs, it must not initiate in the joint area.#
(c)A person must be requalified under an applicable procedure, if during any twelve month period that person:#
(1)Does not make any joints under that procedure; or#
(2)Has three joints or three percent of the joints made, whichever, is greater, under that procedure that are found unacceptable by testing under section 6-77-149.#
(d)Each operator shall establish a method to determine that each person making joints in plastic pipelines in his system is qualified in accordance with this section. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS '269-6) (Imp: 49#