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Occupations | Inspects boilers, pressure vessels, and accessories for conformance to safety laws and standards regulating their design, fabrication, installation, repair, and operation: Inspects steam boilers, air tanks, liquefied gas tanks, and other pressure vessels under construction or already installed in ships or in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings to verify conformance to safety codes and standards issued by governmental agency, recognized professional technical organization, or insurance underwriting company. Inspects drawings, designs, and specifications for boilers and other vessels. Inspects materials used, safety devices, regulators, construction quality, brace and rivet tension, riveting, welding, pitting, corrosion, cracking, safety valve operation, and other factors affecting condition and operation of equipment. Performs standard tests such as hammer, accumulation, and hydrostatic tests to verify condition of boilers and other vessels. Calculates allowable limits of pressure, strength, and stresses. Witnesses acceptance and installation tests. Recommends changes to correct unsafe conditions. Orders correction of faulty work or materials or other conditions which violate legal requirements. Checks permits and methods of operation for boiler and other pressure vessel installations. Confers with engineers, manufacturers, contractors, owners, and operators concerning problems in construction, operation, and repair of pressure vessels and accessories. Investigates accidents involving pressure vessels to determine causes and to develop methods of preventing recurrences. Keeps records and prepares reports of inspections and investigations for administrative or legal authorities. May be required to possess Federal, State, or local license. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 41 46 45 54 59 2D 45 4E 47 49 4E 45 45 52 2C 50 52 45 53 53 55 52 45 56 45 53 53 45 4C 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000001 01000110 01000101 01010100 01011001 00101101 01000101 01001110 01000111 01001001 01001110 01000101 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01010011 01010101 01010010 01000101 00100000 01010110 01000101 01010011 01010011 01000101 01001100 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S A F E T Y - E N G I N E E R ,   P R E S S U R E   V E S S E L S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0041 0046 0045 0054 0059 002D 0045 004E 0047 0049 004E 0045 0045 0052 002C 0050 0052 0045 0053 0053 0055 0052 0045 0056 0045 0053 0053 0045 004C 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5335403954591539484143483939521425052395353555239256395353394653 |
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