Illinois Administrative Code › Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION › Part 2120 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 2120.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Act or the Act - the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act [
				  430 ILCS 75 ].
Alteration - any change in the item described on the original
				  Manufacturers' Data Report which affects the pressure containing capability of
				  the boiler or pressure vessel. Non-physical changes such as an increase in the
				  maximum allowable working pressure (internal or external) or design temperature
				  of a boiler or pressure vessel shall be considered an alteration. A reduction
				  in minimum temperature such that additional mechanical tests are required shall
				  also be considered an alteration.
API 510 - the code for the maintenance, inspection, repair,
				  alteration and re-rating of pressure vessels published by the American
				  Petroleum Institute.
Approved - approved by the Board of Boiler and Pressure
				  Vessel Rules.
ASME Code - the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the
				  American Society of Mechanical Engineers with revisions, amendments and
				  interpretations made, approved and adopted by the Council of the Society and
				  approved and adopted by the Board. Copies of the Code may be obtained from the
				  Society at Three Park Avenue, New York NY 10016-5990.
Authorized Inspection Agency - one of the following:
A department or division established by a jurisdiction that
				  has adopted one or more Sections of the ASME Code and whose inspectors hold
				  valid National Board Commissions;
An insurance company authorized by the jurisdiction to insure
				  boilers and pressure vessels that employs special inspectors who have met the
				  requirements of this Part; or
An owner-user of boilers and pressure vessels who employs
				  owner-user inspectors and maintains a regularly established inspection
				  department, whose organization and inspection procedures meet the requirements
				  of this Part.
Authorized Repairer - a holder of a Certificate of
				  Registration issued pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer
				  Regulation Act.
Board - the Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules created
				  by the Act and empowered to make, alter, amend and interpret rules and
				  regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, alteration,
				  and repair of boilers and pressure vessels and for establishing fees.
Boiler - a vessel intended for use in heating water or other
				  liquids or for generating steam or other vapors under pressure or vacuum by the
				  application of heat resulting from the combustion of fuels, electricity, or
				  waste gases.
Certificate Inspection - an inspection, the report of which
				  is used by the Chief Inspector as justification for issuing, withholding or
				  revoking the inspection certificate. The Certificate Inspection shall be an
				  internal inspection when required; otherwise, it shall be as complete an
				  inspection as possible.
Certificate of Competency - a certificate issued to a person
				  who has passed the examination and meets all other requirements of this Part,
				  as prescribed by the Board.
Certificate of Registration - a certificate issued by OSFM
				  pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation Act.
Commission - the commission issued by OSFM to the chief,
				  deputy, special or owner-user inspector in accordance with this Part.
Condemned Boiler or Pressure Vessel - a boiler or pressure
				  vessel that has been inspected and declared unsafe, or disqualified by legal
				  requirements, by the Chief or Deputy Inspector.
Division - the Division of Boiler & Pressure Vessel
				  Safety.
Electric Boiler - a boiler in which the source of heat is
				  electricity.
Engineer - a registered professional engineer registered in
				  accordance with the Illinois Professional Engineering Act [ 225 ILCS 325 ] or a
				  person who graduated from an accredited college or university and
				  either:
holds a mechanical engineering degree; or
has five years experience in a related field (e.g., civil
				  engineering, metallurgical engineering, industrial engineering, design
				  engineering, maintenance engineering, project engineering or construction,
				  maintenance, repair or operation of high pressure boilers and pressure
				  vessels).
Existing Installation - includes:
Any boiler installed and placed in operation within the State
				  of Illinois before May 1, 1953.
Any hot water supply boiler installed and placed in operation
				  within the State of Illinois on or before July 9, 1957.
Any pressure vessel installed and placed in operation within
				  the State of Illinois on or before December 31, 1976.
External Inspection - an inspection made when a boiler or
				  pressure vessel is in operation, if possible.
Heating Boiler - a steam boiler operated at pressures not
				  exceeding 15 psig, or a hot water heating boiler operated at pressures not
				  exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures not exceeding 250° F. at or near the
				  boiler outlet.
High Pressure Boiler - a boiler generating steam at a
				  pressure in excess of 15 psig or a water boiler operated in excess of 160 psig
				  and/or temperatures in excess of 250° F.
High-Temperature Water Boiler - a water boiler operating at
				  pressures exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures exceeding 250° F. at or
				  near the boiler outlet.
Hot Water Supply Boiler - a boiler (including fired storage
				  water heater) furnishing hot water to be used externally to itself at pressures
				  not exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures not exceeding 250° F. at or near
				  the boiler outlet, except those exempted pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure
				  Vessel Safety Act and this Part.
Inspection Certificate - a certification issued by the Chief
				  Inspector for the operation of a boiler or pressure vessel, as required by the
				  Act.
Inspector - the Chief Inspector or Deputy Inspector or
				  Special Inspector or Owner-User Inspector.
Chief Inspector - the Chief Boiler and Pressure Vessel
				  Inspector employed under the Act.
Deputy Inspector - any inspector employed under the
				  provisions of the Act.
Special Inspector - an inspector holding an Illinois
				  Certificate of Competency and who is regularly employed by an insurance company
				  authorized to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance in this State.
Owner-User Inspector - an inspector described in Section
				  2120.1360 continuously employed as an inspector by an Owner-User Inspection
				  Agency.
Internal Inspection - as complete an examination as can
				  reasonably be made of the internal and external surfaces of a boiler or
				  pressure vessel while it is shut down and manhole plates, handhole plates or
				  other inspection opening closures are removed as required by the
				  inspector.
Jurisdiction - a state, commonwealth, county or municipality
				  of the United States or a province of Canada that has adopted one or more
				  sections of the ASME Code and maintains a duly constituted Department, Bureau,
				  or Division for the purpose of enforcement of the Code. In Illinois, the
				  Division of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety is the jurisdiction, except for
				  the City of Chicago.
Lined Potable Water Heater - a water heater, with a corrosion
				  resistant lining, used to supply potable hot water.
Low Pressure Boiler - a steam boiler operated at pressures
				  not exceeding 15 psig or a hot water boiler operated at pressures not exceeding
				  160 psig and/or temperatures not exceeding 250° F.
Miniature Boiler - any boiler that does not exceed any of the
				  following limits:
16 inches inside diameter of shell;
20 square feet heating surface;
5 cubic feet gross volume, exclusive of casing and
				  insulation;
100 psig maximum allowable working pressure.
National Board Inspection Code or NBIC - the Manual for
				  Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors published by the National Board. The NBIC
				  is developed under the ANSI consensus process. Copies of the NBIC may be
				  obtained from the National Board.
National Board - the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
				  Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43229, whose membership
				  is composed of the Chief Inspectors of jurisdictions who are charged with the
				  enforcement of the boiler and pressure vessel laws within their respective
				  jurisdictions.
National Board Commission - the commission issued by the
				  National Board to a holder of a Certificate of Competency who desires to make
				  shop inspections or field inspections in accordance with the National Board
				  bylaws and whose employer submits the inspector's application to the National
				  Board for the commission.
Nationally Recognized Testing Agency - an organization
				  concerned with product evaluation that provides uniform testing, examination,
				  listing and labeling under established, nationally recognized standards.
New Boiler Installations - all boilers constructed, installed
				  and placed in operation within the State of Illinois after May 1, 1953, and all
				  hot water supply boilers installed and placed in operation after July 9,
				  1957.
New Pressure Vessel Installations - pressure vessels
				  installed and placed in operation within the State of Illinois after December
				  31, 1976.
Non-Standard Boiler or Pressure Vessel - a boiler or pressure
				  vessel that does not bear the ASME Code Symbol Stamp.
Operator - any individual who has charge of a boiler or
				  pressure vessel as defined by the Act, and whose duties include operation and
				  maintenance of those devices.
OSFM - the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Owner or User - any person, firm or corporation legally
				  responsible for the safe operation of any boiler or pressure vessel within the
				  State.
Owner-User - an owner and user qualified under Section 15 of
				  the Act.
Place of Public Assembly - a building or specific area,
				  including outdoor areas, in which persons assemble for civic, educational,
				  religious, social or recreational purposes or that is provided by a common
				  carrier for passengers awaiting transportation or in which persons are housed
				  to receive medical, charitable or other care or treatment, or are held or
				  detained for public, civic or correctional purposes.
Portable Boiler - an internally fired boiler primarily
				  intended for temporary location and the construction and usage of which permits
				  it to be readily moved from one location to another.
Power Boiler - a boiler in which steam or other vapor is
				  generated at a pressure of more than 15 psig and includes a high-pressure,
				  high-temperature water boiler.
Pressure Vessel - a vessel in which pressure is obtained from
				  an external source, or by the application of heat from an indirect source or
				  from a direct source other than those boilers defined in this Section.
PSIG - pounds per square inch gauge.
Reinstalled Boiler or Pressure Vessel - a boiler or pressure
				  vessel removed from its original setting and reinstalled at the same location
				  within the State of Illinois or at a new location without change of
				  ownership.
Relief Valve - an automatic pressure relieving device
				  actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve that opens further with
				  the increase in pressure over the opening pressure. It is used primarily for
				  liquid service.
Repair - work necessary to return a boiler or pressure vessel
				  to a safe operating condition.
Re-rating - a change in the maximum allowable working
				  pressure or temperature of a boiler or pressure vessel, regardless of whether
				  physical work is performed on the boiler or pressure vessel. Re-rating shall be
				  considered an alteration.
Safety Relief Valve - an automatic pressure actuated
				  relieving device suitable for use as a safety or relief valve, depending on
				  application.
Safety Valve - an automatic pressure relieving device
				  actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve and characterized by full
				  opening pop action. It is used for gas or vapor service.
Secondhand Boiler or Pressure Vessel - a boiler or pressure
				  vessel that has changed both location and ownership since primary use.
Standard Boiler or Pressure Vessel - a boiler or pressure
				  vessel that bears the ASME Code Symbol Stamp.
State Special - a boiler or pressure vessel of special
				  construction that may not be constructed in accordance with the ASME Code. See
				  Section 2120.1100 of this Part for the procedures for granting a State
				  Special.
Welding or Arc Welding - a group of welding processes in
				  which coalescence is produced by heating with an arc or arcs, with or without
				  the application of pressure, and with or without the use of filler
				  metal.