Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8 § 1692

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 1692 - Power Loads

(a) Identification of Cased Power Loads. Cased power loads shall be coded to identify power load levels by case color and power load color as specified in Table 1.

(b) Identification of Caseless Power Loads. Caseless power loads shall be coded to identify power load levels by power load color as specified in Table 1 and by configuration.

(c) Power Load Use Limitation. No power load (cased or caseless) shall be used if it will properly chamber in any existing commercially available tool and will cause a fastener to have a test velocity in excess of the maximum test velocities specified for the tool.

(d) Identification of Power Load Packages. Power load packages shall provide a visual number-color indication of the power level of the power load as specified in Table 1.

Table 1 Power Load Identification
						Nominal	Nominal
Power		Color Identification				Velocity	Velocity
Level		Case Color		Load Color		(± 45'/s)	(± 14m/s)
1			Brass		Gray	300	90
2			Brass		Brown	390	120
3			Brass		Green	480	145
4			Brass		Yellow	570	175
5			Brass		Red	660	200
6			Brass		Purple	750	230
7			Nickel		Gray	840	255
8			Nickel		Brown	930	285
9			Nickel		Green	1020	310
10			Nickel		Yellow	1110	340
11			Nickel		Red	1200	365
12			Nickel		Purple	1290	395

NOTE: The nominal velocity applies to a 3/8 -inch (9 mm), 350-grain (113 carat) ballistic slug fired in a test device and has no reference to actual fastener velocity developed in any specific tool.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 1692

1. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 10-16-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

1. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 10-16-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 42).