---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 178.255-7"
title: "49"
number: "178.255-7"
heading: "Protection of valves and accessories."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/178.255-7"
---

# §178.255-7. Protection of valves and accessories.

- (a) All valves, fittings, accessories, safety devices, gauging devices, and the like shall be adequately protected against mechanical damage by a housing closed with a cover plate.
- (b) Protective housing shall comply with the requirements under which the tanks are fabricated with respect to design and construction, and shall be designed with a minimum factor of safety of four to withstand loadings in any direction equal to two times the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with water.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 29 FR 18972, Dec. 29, 1964, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97.