<P> The ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standard that regulates the design and construction of boilers and pressure vessels . The document is written and maintained by volunteers chosen for their technical expertise . The American Society of Mechanical Engineers works as an Accreditation Body and entitles independent third parties such as verification, testing and certification agencies to inspect and ensure compliance to the BPVC . </P> <P> The BPVC was created in response to public outcry after several serious explosions in the state of Massachusetts . A fire - tube boiler exploded at the Grover Shoe Factory in Brockton, Massachusetts, on March 20, 1905, which resulted in the deaths of 58 people and injured 150 . Then on December 6, 1906, a boiler in the factory of the P.J. Harney Shoe Company exploded in Lynn, Massachusetts . As a result, the state of Massachusetts enacted the first legal code based on ASME's rules for the construction of steam boilers in 1907 . </P>

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