Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-51 - BOILER SAFETY › Section 69A-51.005 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this rule chapter, the term:
(1) "Act" means Chapter 554, F.S., the
				"Boiler Safety Act."
(2)
				"Alteration" means any change in the item described on the original
				manufacturer's 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 alteration.
(3)
				"ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute, 1899 L Street, NW, 11th
				Floor, Washington, DC 20036, (202)293-8020.
(4) "Antique boiler" means any closed vessel
				used solely for display and demonstration purposes, in which water is heated,
				steam is superheated, or any combination thereof, under pressure or in a
				vacuum, for use externally to itself, by direct application of heat from the
				combustion of fuels, or from electricity. The term shall include fired vessels,
				used solely for display and demonstration purposes, for heating or vaporizing
				liquids other than water where these vessels are separate from processing
				systems and are complete within themselves.
(5) "Approved" means permitted by the Boiler
				Safety Program of the Department of Financial Services.
(6) "ASME Code" means The American Society of
				Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code published by that
				Society, which are incorporated by reference in Rule
				 69A-51.010, F.A.C.
(7) "Authorized inspection agency" means:
(a) Any county, municipality, town, or other
				governmental subdivision that has adopted into law the ASME Code and the
				National Board Inspection Code for the construction, installation, inspection,
				maintenance, and repair of boilers to regulate boilers in public assembly
				locations and whose boiler inspectors hold valid certificates of competency in
				accordance with Section
				 554.104, F.S.; or
(b) An insurer authorized by a subsisting
				certificate of authority, issued by the Office of Insurance Regulation, to
				transact boiler and machinery insurance in this state and whose boiler
				inspectors hold valid certificates of competency in accordance with Section
				 554.104, F.S.; or.
(c) An inspecting agency accredited in
				accordance with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector's
				program entitled "Accreditation of Authorized Inspection Agencies (AIA)
				Performing Inservice or Repair/Alteration Inspection Activities," document
				number NB-369, and whose boiler inspectors hold valid certificates of
				competency in accordance with Section
				 554.104, F.S. Such an inspection
				agency may inspect uninsured boilers at the request of the owner/user or, at
				the direction of an insurance company, may inspect a boiler insured by that
				insurance company. Document number NB-369 (Eff. 10/03/16) is hereby
				incorporated by reference and is available on the following link:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13320
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				or can be viewed, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, at the
				offices of the Boiler Safety Program, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Division of
				State Fire Marshal, 325 John Knox Road, Third Floor, Atrium Building,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32303, Phone: (850)413-3614/3723.