Michigan Administrative Code

R 339.5222 Defacing or removing certificate or numbers. Rule 222. No individual, except the chief inspector or a deputy inspector, shall deface or remove any certificate of inspection or mark of identification number on a boiler. History: 2023 MR 8, Eff. May 3, 2023.

R 325.5222 Personnel monitoring. Rule 222. (1) Each licensee or registrant shall supply appropriate personnel monitoring equipment to, shall require the use of such equipment by, and shall demonstrate compliance pursuant to this rule for the following: (a) Each individual under s…

R 339.5223 Boiler insurance policies. Rule 223. All insurance companies shall notify the chief inspector within 30 days of all boiler policies, newly written, canceled, not renewed, or suspended because of unsafe conditions. History: 2023 MR 8, Eff. May 3, 2023.

R 339.5224 Notification; defective boilers. Rule 224. If a special inspector, upon the first inspection of a new risk, finds that the boiler or any of the appurtenances are in such condition that the company refuses insurance, the company shall immediately notify the chief inspec…

R 325.5224 Caution signs, labels, and signals. Rule 224. (1) Except as otherwise authorized by the department, symbols prescribed by Rules 224 to 231 shall use the conventional radiation caution colors (magenta or purple on yellow background). The symbol prescribed is the convent…

R 325.5225 Radiation area signs. Rule 225. Each radiation area shall be conspicuously posted with 1 or more signs bearing the radiation caution symbol and the following words: History: 1979 AACS; 2016 AACS. CAUTION: RADIATION AREA

R 339.5225 Notification in case of accident that renders boiler inoperative. Rule 225. (1) If an accident occurs that renders a boiler inoperative, then the owner or user shall immediately notify the chief inspector. For a serious accident, notice must be given immediately by the…

R 339.5226 Restamping of boilers. Rule 226. When the stamping on a boiler becomes indistinct, the inspector shall instruct the owner or user to have it restamped. A request for permission to restamp the boiler must be made to the chief inspector and proof of the original stamping…

R 325.5226 High radiation area signs. Rule 226. Each high radiation area shall be conspicuously posted with 1 or more signs bearing the radiation caution symbol and the following words: History: 1979 AACS; 2016 AACS. CAUTION: HIGH RADIATION AREA

R 325.5227 Controls for access to high radiation areas. Rule 227. (1) Each entrance or access point to a high radiation area shall be equipped with a control device that complies with 1 of the following: (a) It causes that level of radiation to be reduced below that at which an i…

R 339.5227 Condemned boilers. Rule 227. A boiler that has been inspected and declared unsafe by the chief inspector, deputy inspector, or special inspector and that the owner has determined will be scrapped must be placed out of service and stamped or labeled with the word “conde…

R 325.5228 Airborne radioactivity area signs. Rule 228. (1) As used in this rule, “airborne radioactivity area” means a room, enclosure, or operating area in which airborne radioactive material exists in concentrations in excess of the amounts specified in column 1, table I of Ru…

R 325.5229 Area and room signs. Rule 229. (1) Each area or room in which any radioactive material, other than natural uranium or thorium, is used or stored in an amount exceeding 10 times the quantity of radioactive material specified in Rule 271 shall be conspicuously posted wit…

R 325.5230 Container labels. Rule 230. (1) Except as provided in subrule (3) of this rule each container of radioactive material shall bear a durable, clearly visible label identifying the radioactive contents. (2) The label required shall bear the radiation caution symbol and th…

R 338.5230 Relicensure; continuing education. Rule 230. (1) An applicant for relicensure whose license has lapsed for less than 3 years after the expiration date of the last license may be relicensed under section 411(3) of the code, MCL 339.411, if the applicant satisfies both o…

R 325.5231 Alternate wording for warning signs. Rule 231. The word DANGER may be used instead of CAUTION in a warning sign required by Rules 225, 226, 228, 229, and 230. History: 1979 AC; 2016 AACS. Page 55 Courtesy of www.michigan.gov/orr R 325.5232 Rescinded. History: 1979 AC; …

R 339.5231 Reinstallation of boilers repaired out of state. Rule 231. Repairs conducted outside of this state to boilers or pressure parts of boilers that will be reinstalled in this state must be conducted by an organization in possession of valid certificate of authorization to…

R 339.5232 Nonstandard boilers. Rule 232. (1) An individual may petition the board to approve the use of a nonstandard boiler. Upon receipt of the petition, the board shall require the appropriate testing and evaluation for the nonstandard boiler to determine whether construction…

R 339.5233 Clearance between boilers and other objects. Rule 233. (1) A licensee performing an installation shall ensure the installation is made pursuant to the NBIC part 1 section 2.3.3 and 3.3.4, except for the requirement that the minimum clearance of 24 inches is provided be…

R 325.5233 Exemptions from posting and labeling requirements. Rule 233. Notwithstanding Rules 225 to 230, the following apply: (a) A room or other area containing radioactive material for periods of less than 8 hours is not required to be posted with a caution sign if either of t…

R 339.5234 Steam kettles. Rule 234. (1) A fired or electrically heated steam kettle, irrespective of size, that has piped feed connections must comply with these rules. A fired or electrically heated kettle, irrespective of size without feed piping connections, must comply with t…

R 339.5235 Safety appurtenances and controls. Rule 235. An individual shall not attempt to remove, or do any work on, any safety appurtenance or control prescribed by these rules while a boiler is in operation. If an appurtenance or control is repaired during an outage of a boile…

R 339.5236 Prevention of contamination of potable water supply. Rule 236. The boiler owner shall ensure that a boiler has proper connections to the potable water supply system to prevent contamination. The connections must be as specified in R 408.30701 to R 408.30796. History: 2…

R 325.5236 Storage of sources and procedures for receiving and opening of packages. Rule 236. (1) Sources of radiation shall be secured against unauthorized removal from the place of storage. (2) A licensee shall establish and maintain procedures for safely opening packages in wh…

R 325.5237 Surface contamination. Rule 237. (1) Pursuant to Rule 221, a licensee or registrant shall conduct surveys and measurements of radioactive surface contamination of facilities, equipment, and other property that may be contaminated. With regard to radioactive surface con…

R 339.5237 Platforms. Rule 237. (1) A platform must be installed at 1 end of all drums of a water tube boiler that are more than 4 feet above the floor or walkway to permit safe access to the interior of the drums for cleanout and inspection. An inspector shall notify the owner o…

R 339.5238 Exits from boiler rooms. Rule 238. An owner shall ensure that the exit from a boiler room complies with the requirements specified in R 408.30401 to R 408.30499a. History: 2023 MR 8, Eff. May 3, 2023.

R 325.5238 Disposal of radioactive material. Rule 238. (1) A licensee shall not dispose of any radioactive material except for either of the following: (a) By transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in Rule 123. (b) As authorized pursuant to subrule (2) of this rule or Ru…

R 325.5239 Disposal by release into sanitary sewerage systems. Rule 239. (1) A licensee shall not discharge radioactive material into a sanitary sewerage system unless all of the following conditions exist: (a) It is readily soluble or dispersible in water. (b) The quantity of an…

R 339.5240 Age limit of nonstandard existing steam boilers. Rule 240. The age limit of any existing steam boilers of nonstandard construction, installed before July 1, 1966, is 30 years except that after a thorough internal and external inspection and a hydrostatic pressure of 1-…

R 325.5241 Use of safety equipment. Rule 241. (1) Requirements for safety interlocks, protective enclosures, protective clothing, precautionary labels, or any other safety equipment presumes the proper use of such equipment. Unauthorized override of safety interlocks or other int…

R 339.5242 Lap seam crack. Rule 242. The shell or drum of a boiler in which a typical lap seam crack is discovered along a longitudinal riveted joint or lap joints must be permanently discontinued for use under pressure. “Lap seam crack” as used in this rule, means the typical cr…

R 339.5243 Age limit of standard existing boilers. Rule 243. The age limit of any existing steam boilers of standard construction is dependent on a thorough internal and external inspection and hydrostatic pressure test of 1-1/2 times the allowable working pressure for a period o…

R 339.5244 Portable boilers. Rule 244. Portable boilers, used for purely portable purposes and transported from place to place, must comply with the rules for new construction when reinstalled at a new location. These portable boilers must have a factor of safety of at least a 5.…

R 339.5245 Cast-iron headers and mud drums. Rule 245. The maximum allowable working pressure on a water-tube boiler, the tubes of which are secured to cast iron or malleable iron headers, or that have cast iron mud drums, must not exceed 160 p.s.i.g. History: 2023 MR 8, Eff. May …

R 339.5246 Safety valves on connected boilers of different pressures. Rule 246. When 2 or more boilers operating at different pressures and safety valve settings are interconnected, the lower pressure boilers or interconnected piping must be equipped with safety valves of suffici…

R 325.5246 Reports of theft or loss of sources of radiation. Rule 246. A licensee or registrant shall report by telephone and facsimile to the department the theft or loss of any source of radiation immediately after such occurrence becomes known to the licensee or registrant. Hi…

R 325.5247 Notification of incidents. Rule 247. (1) A licensee or registrant shall immediately notify the department by telephone and facsimile if any incident involving any source of radiation possessed by him or her and that may have caused or threatens to cause any of the foll…

R 339.5247 Hydrostatic testing of traction boilers. Rule 247. (1) A traction boiler designed to pull farm equipment or to convert steam power into flywheel energy driving farm apparatus, such as thrashers, saws, or grinding equipment, is subject to both of the following provision…

R 339.5248 Miniature hobby locomotive boilers. Rule 248. (1) At the initial inspection of a miniature hobby locomotive boiler, the owner shall provide the chief boiler inspector with design specifications and calculations for review and acceptance. If a boiler is approved for use…

R 339.5249 Failure to prepare boiler for internal inspection. Rule 249. If a boiler has not been properly prepared for an internal inspection, an inspector may decline to make the inspection or test, and a certificate blocking violation must be issued as provided in R 339.5221. H…

R 339.5250 Stripping of riveted boiler to determine required data. Rule 250. If a riveted boiler is jacketed so that the longitudinal seams of shells, drums, or domes cannot be seen, and if data cannot be determined by other means, enough of the jacketing, setting wall, or other …

R 339.5251 Replacement of heating or process boiler pressure relief device. Rule 251. When it is necessary to replace pressure relief devices on low pressure heating or process boilers for any reason, the replacement must be made with other than top-outlet type valves. History: 2…

R 339.5253 Qualified technical education program content; department approval; application and approval process, standards; fees. Rule 253. (1) An organization requesting approval of a qualified technical education program (QTEP) or an employer requesting approval of a qualified …

R 325.5253 Vacating premises. Rule 253. A specific licensee, not less than 20 days before vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises that may have been contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his or her activities, shall notify the department in wri…

R 338.5255 Qualifying continuing education content areas. Rule 255. (1) Content areas qualifying for continuing education include any of the following: (a) Accounting. (b) Auditing. (c) Management advisory services. (d) Information technology. (e) Mathematics, statistics, probabi…

R 325.5255 Intrastate transportation of radioactive materials. Rule 255. (1) A licensee shall not transport any radioactive material outside of the confines of his or her plant or other authorized location of use, or deliver any radioactive material to a carrier for transportatio…