VHA PROGRAM GUIDE PG-18-3
April 2001
3. SITE
a. Provide space for future expansion of the boiler plant and chiller plant.
b. Provide an area for underground or aboveground fuel oil tanks for boilers and engine-generators.
4. PLANT FACILITIES
a. Plant Arrangement
(1) Arrange boilers, chillers, emergency generators, control and instrumentation panels, motor control
center along an aisle.
(2) Locate all equipment to allow operation, maintenance, repair and replacement without disturbing
other equipment or piping systems.
(3) Provide unobstructed view from aisle of all boiler-mounted and burner-mounted gages and
indicators.
(4) Design the control and instrumentation panels to be visible from the aisle, and to the maximum
extent possible, visible from the operations room.
(5) Locate all valves not more than 2100 mm (7 ft.) above a floor, mezzanine, or platform. Limited
exceptions are permitted for valves that are rarely used and can be reached with portable ladders.
(6) Locate electrical generators so they are visible from the room that contains their paralleling and
distribution equipment, via view window.
b. Access Platforms
(1) Provide platforms as necessary to allow access to equipment requiring maintenance which is
located more than 4.5 m (15 ft.) above the floor or which is not accessible directly from a portable
ladder;
(2) Provide permanent ladders for access to all platforms. The design of ladders and platforms
should conform to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements; and
(3) Provide platforms as required by the Steam Generation Design Manual for boiler plant.
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