Welding procedures

Rule 304. In addition to the requirements contained in 49 C.F.R. §192.225, which is adopted by reference in R 460.20606, an operator shall ensure that a welding procedure meets all of the following requirements:#

(a)Is qualified under section IX of the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code, which is adopted by reference in R 460.20604, or section 5, section 12, or appendix A of API standard 1104, which is adopted by reference in R 460.20603, whichever is appropriate to the function of the weld.#

(b)Is qualified under appendix B of API standard 1104, which is adopted by reference in R 460.20603 for pipelines operating at greater than 60 psig.#

(c)A copy of the welding procedure being followed is on the jobsite when welding is performed.#

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2019 AACS.#

Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 460.20304 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 1. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2019 MR 1.#