{"operation":"document","citation":"LAC 43:XIII §1321","title":"Inspection and Test of Welds [49 CFR 192.241]","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Louisiana Office of Conservation","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"A. Visual inspection of welding must be conducted by an individual qualified by appropriate training and experience to ensure that [49 CFR 192.241(a)] : 1. the welding is performed in accordance with the welding procedure; and [49 CFR 192.241(a)(1)] 2. the weld is acceptable under Subsection C of th","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-1321.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-1321.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-1321","source_url":"https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/","body":"A. Visual inspection of welding must be conducted by an individual qualified by appropriate training and experience to ensure that [49 CFR 192.241(a)] :\n\n1. the welding is performed in accordance with the welding procedure; and [49 CFR 192.241(a)(1)]\n\n2. the weld is acceptable under Subsection C of this Section. [49 CFR 192.241(a)(2)]\n\nB. The welds on a pipeline to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of 20 percent or more of SMYS must be nondestructively tested in accordance with §1323, except that welds that are visually inspected and approved by a qualified welding inspector need not be nondestructively tested if: [49 CFR 192.241(b)]\n\n1. the pipe has a nominal diameter of less than 6 inches (152 millimeters); or [49 CFR 192.241(b)(1)]\n\n2. the pipeline is to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of less than 40 percent of SMYS and the welds are so limited in number that nondestructive testing is impractical. [49 CFR 192.241(b)(2)]\n\nC. The acceptability of a weld that is nondestructively tested or visually inspected is determined according to the standards in section 9 of API Std 1104 (incorporated by reference, see §507). Appendix A of API Std 1104 may not be used to accept cracks. [49 CFR 192.241(c)]\n\nAUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.\n\nHISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:230 (April 1983), amended LR 10:522 (July 1984), LR 24:1309 (July 1998), LR 27:1541 (September 2001), LR 30:1242 (June 2004), LR 31:683 (March 2005), LR 33:479 (March 2007), LR 44:1039 (June 2018).","truncated":false,"body_characters":1620}