ASME BPVC Section VIII, Division 1

Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels

Published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

The CFR incorporates ASME BPVC Section VIII, Division 1 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.

The 2 editions the CFR requires

Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.

ASME BPVC.VIII.1-2019, 2019 Edition, issued July 1, 2019

As the CFR lists it: “ASME BPVC.VIII.1-2019, 2019 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels, 2019 Edition, issued July 1, 2019 (“Section VIII of the ASME BPVC”)”

ASME BPVC Section VIII, Division 1, 1989, with Addenda issued December 31, 1989

As the CFR lists it: “ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels, 1989, with Addenda issued December 31, 1989 (“Section VIII of the ASME BPVC”)”

How to read it

A free or purchased copy may not be the edition the CFR names; check it against the edition above. Every incorporated standard can also be inspected at the National Archives (NARA) and at the agency named in the section that lists it.

ASME BPVC Section VIII, Division 1 is copyrighted by its publisher; RegKnot shows its title and the editions the CFR names, not its text. Read from the eCFR's incorporation-by-reference sections, current as of October 26, 2026. The regulation text governs. All standards the CFR requires.