Pressure Vessel Regulatory Body in State of Texas. 2

[fvakili65]

Dear friends,

I am just wondering if the procedure from design phase till fabrication completion is similar of what we have in Alberta Canada.

You register your design with ABSA and obtain a CRN and then fabricator builds the vessel and fill out the Form U1 or U1A and ultimately ABSA Inspector (AI) will come to site and check the documentation and punch an A number on the vessel name plate.

I am aware there are ASME and National Board are involved in this process but need some more in depth information specially when it comes to state of Texas.

I appreciate your comments,
Yours,
Frank

 

[JStephen]

As far as I know- Pressure vessels are not regulated by a state entity in Texas- boilers only.
Engineering is regulated in Texas. You may or may not have building codes that require ASME construction. And OSHA rules for the site may require ASME construction.

 

[david339933]

I have shipped many oil and gas desalters/coalescers to Texas and have never had any regulatory body from the State involved...only our local AI, employed by the province. Vessels had a U stamp and NB stamp. I am speaking as the fabricator in Canada (NS)....I can't tell you what our customers had to do.

From the NB website for the State of Texas:

OBJECTS SUBJECT TO RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STAMPING

All boilers, except the following:
boilers owned or operated by the federal government;
pressure vessels or process steam generators, other than steam collection or liberation drums of process steam generators;
manually fired miniature boilers that:

are constructed or maintained for locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby for exhibition, recreation, education, or historical purposes and not for commercial use;

have an inside diameter of 12 inches or less or a grate area of two square feet or less; and

are equipped with a safety valve of adequate size, a water level indicator, and a pressure gauge;

boilers that are designed for operation only at atmospheric pressure and that are equipped with two independent means to prevent the buildup of pressure; or
steam cookers.
Heating boilers used to heat buildings that are exclusively for residential use and that have accommodations for not more than four families are exempt from Sections 755.025, 755.027, 755.029, and 755.030.