192.285—Plastic pipe: Qualifying persons to make joints.
(a)
No person may make a plastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified under the applicable joining procedure by:
(2)
Making a specimen joint from pipe sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.
(1)
Visually examined during and after assembly or joining and found to have the same appearance as a joint or photographs of a joint that is acceptable under the procedure; and
(i)
Tested under any one of the test methods listed under § 192.283(a) applicable to the type of joint and material being tested;
(A)
Visually examined and found not to contain voids or discontinuities on the cut surfaces of the joint area; and
(B)
Deformed by bending, torque, or impact, and if failure occurs, it must not initiate in the joint area.
(c)
A person must be requalified under an applicable procedure, if during any 12-month period that person:
(2)
Has 3 joints or 3 percent of the joints made, whichever is greater, under that procedure that are found unacceptable by testing under § 192.513.
(d)
Each operator shall establish a method to determine that each person making joints in plastic pipelines in the operator's system is qualified in accordance with this section.
[Amdt. 192-34A, 45 FR 9935, Feb. 14, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 192-34B, 46 FR 39, Jan. 2, 1981; Amdt. 192-93, 68 FR 53900, Sept. 15, 2003]