This Code applies to facility, technology and inspection for manufacturing of electrofusion polyethylene fittings (joints that is used for fusion joint of polyethylene pipe installed in city gas or liquefied petroleum gas facility. Hereinafter "joints") in conformity to 「Enforcement Regulation of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act」(Hereinafter "regulation") Table 3, No.8, Table 7, No.4-h. <Revised on December 10, 2015>
Table of Contents
1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Validity of Code
1.3 Reference Codes and Standards
1.3.1 Inspection standard for new technology products
1.3.2 Registration standard for manufacturing of foreign products
1.4 Definitions
2. Manufacturing Installation Standard
2.1 Manufacturing Facilities
2.2 Inspection Facilities
3. Manufacturing Technology Standard
3.1 Design (not applicable)
3.2 Materials
3.3 Thickness (currently not used)
3.4 Construction and Dimensions
3.5 Fabrication (currently not used)
3.6 Welding (not applicable)
3.7 Heat Treatment (not applicable)
3.8 Performance
3.8.1 Product performance
3.8.2 Material performance
3.8.3 Operating performance
3.9 Marking
3.9.1 Product marking
3.9.2 Acceptance marking
4. Inspection Standard
4.1 Kinds of Inspections
4.1.1 Manufacturing facility inspection
4.1.2 Product inspection
4.2 Object Audit of Process Inspection
4.2.1 Application for audit
4.2.2 Audit method
4.2.3 Adjudication committee
4.3 Inspection Items
4.3.1 Manufacturing facility inspection
4.3.2 Product inspection
4.4 Inspection Method
4.4.1 Manufacturing facility inspection
4.4.2 Product inspection
4.5 Other Inspection Standards
4.5.1 Inspection of imported products
4.5.2 Partial omission of inspection
4.5.3 Disposal of rejected products (not applicable)
4.5.4 Detailed inspection standards
Appendix A General Standard for Operation of Quality Control System for Gas Appliance Manufacturing Plants
