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California Code of Regulations (Last Updated: August 6, 2014) |
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Title 8. Industrial Relations |
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Division 1. Department of Industrial Relations |
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Chapter 4. Division of Industrial Safety |
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Subchapter 1. Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders |
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Article 10. Safe Practices |
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Appendix C. |
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Acceptance Tests for Plastic Piping The following are tests that shall be passed for acceptance of plastic piping for the conveyance of compressed air: 1. Test for impact resistance at 0oC: (32oF) Objective: To determine if the material will withstand the energy of impact without fracturing through the complete wall thickness. Form of test specimen: Each specimen shall be a section of pipe, of a length equal to twice the nominal size or 150 mm (6” ), whichever is greater, subject to a maximum length of 300 mm (12” ). The ends of the specimen shall be cut clean and equal to the axis of the pipe. For “round-the-clock” testing, each specimen shall be marked with the number of longitudinal lines shown in Table 1. |
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HISTORY 1. New Appendix C filed 3-28-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 13). 2. Repealer and new Appendix C filed 4-8-92; operative 5-8-92 (Register 92, No. 18). 3. Change without regulatory effect providing more legible illustrations filed 8-4-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 32). |