49 CFR § 192.756 - Joining plastic pipe by heat fusion; equipment maintenance and calibration.

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title: "49 CFR § 192.756 - Joining plastic pipe by heat fusion; equipment maintenance and calibration."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "192.756"
section_name: "Joining plastic pipe by heat fusion; equipment maintenance and calibration."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "192"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101  and 49 CFR 1.97."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 192.756 Joining plastic pipe by heat fusion; equipment maintenance and calibration.

Each operator must maintain equipment used in joining plastic pipe in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended practices or with written procedures that have been proven by test and experience to produce acceptable joints.

[Amdt. 192-124, 83 FR 58719, Nov. 20, 2018]