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Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
Air receivers. - 1917.155
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• Part Number: 1917
• Part Title: Marine Terminals
• Subpart: G
• Subpart Title: Related Terminal Operations and Equipment
• Standard Number: 1917.155
• Title: Air receivers.

1917.155(a)

Application. This section applies to compressed air receivers and equipment used for operations such as cleaning, drilling, hoisting and chipping. It does not apply to equipment used to convey materials or in such transportation applications as railways, vehicles or cranes.

1917.155(b)

Gauges and valves.

1917.155(b)(1)

Air receivers shall be equipped with indicating pressure gauges and spring-loaded safety valves. Safety valves shall prevent receiver pressure from exceeding 110 percent of the maximum allowable working pressure.

1917.155(b)(2)

No other valves shall be placed between air receivers and their safety valves.

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