Section 2120.1220  Issuance and Renewal of the Certificate

Authorization to repair all ASME Section I and Section VIII safety and safety relief valves will be granted by the Division of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, pursuant to the provisions of the following administrative procedures and rules:

a)         A Certificate of Authorization will be issued expiring on the triennial anniversary date.  The certificate shall indicate authorization to repair either Section I or Section VIII valves or both, as verified by testing and as covered by the repair organization's Quality Control System Manual. The Certificate will be signed by the Chief Inspector;

b)         The applicant should apply to the Division for renewal of authorization and reissuance of the Certificate at least six (6) months prior to the date of expiration;

c)         Before issuance or renewal of the Certificate of Authorization for Valve Repair, the repair organization and its facilities demonstrate its Quality Control System to a representative of the Division;

d)         It is the responsibility of the valve repair organization to make arrangements for this review.  Certificates cannot be issued nor renewed until the Division has completed this review;

e)         Before the Certificate of Authorization for Valve Repair will be issued or renewed, two valves which have been repaired by the applicant at his repair facility, and selected at random by a representative of the Division, must successfully complete operational verification tests prior to issuance or renewal.  The valve selection (one steam and one air or gas where steam and gas valves are repaired) shall be such as to cause a minimum disruption to the repair organization.  However, the valves shall be typical of those repaired by the organization.  Tests conducted must be witnessed by a representative of the Division.  The purpose of the tests is to ensure that the repairs have been satisfactorily carried out and the function and operation of the valves meet the requirements of the Section of the ASME Code to which they were manufactured.

(Source:  Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 14917, effective September 1, 1993)