Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 10 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL › Chapter 220 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-220-1 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this part: "Accident" means any undesired boiler
					 or pressure vessel event that results in personal injury or property damage.
					 This does not include: events of a routine nature due to the normal operation
					 of a boiler or pressure vessel such as tube leaks, general leakage from the
					 pressure boundary, corrosion, erosion, or other events that are typically
					 associated with maintenance or repair.
"AIA" means:
(1) The department of labor and industrial relations boiler
					 and elevator inspection branch; or
(2) An insurance company which has been licensed or
					 registered by the appropriate authority of the State of Hawaii to write boiler
					 and pressure vessel insurance and provides inspection services of boilers and
					 pressure vessels and pressure systems in this State, and whose inspectors hold
					 a valid commission issued by the National Board, and possess a valid State of
					 Hawaii certificate of competency. The insurance company shall be accredited by
					 the National Board in accordance with NB-369, Accreditation of Authorized
					 Inspection Agencies (AIA) Performing Inservice Inspection Activities.
"Alteration" means a change in the item described on the
					 original manufacturer's data report that affects the pressure containing
					 capability of the pressure retaining item. Nonphysical changes such as an
					 increase in the maximum allowable working pressure {internal or external),
					 increase in design temperature, or a reduction in minimum temperature of a
					 pressure retaining item shall be considered an alteration.
"ANSI" means the American National Standards
					 Institute.
"Appeals board" means the department of labor and
					 industrial relations, labor and industrial relations appeals board.
"API" means the American Petroleum Institute.
"API-510" means the American Petroleum Institute Pressure
					 Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and
					 Alteration.
"Application" means a written or electronic request for
					 approval required by law to be obtained prior to the installation, operation,
					 or repair or alteration of a pressure retaining item.
"Approved" means approved by the department.
"Appurtenance" means a device installed on and used in the
					 normal operation of a boiler or pressure vessel.
"ASME" means the American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers.
"ASME B31.1" means the American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers Power Piping, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section
					 12-220-1.1.
"ASME BPVC" means the American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, as adopted and incorporated by
					 reference in section 12-220-1.1.
"ASME CSD-1" means the American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, as
					 adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-220-1.1.
"ASME PVHO 1" means the American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers, Safety Standards for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy, as
					 adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-220-1.1.
"ASME PVHO 2" means the American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy: In-Service
					 Guidelines, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section
					 12-220-1.1.
"Attorney general" means the attorney general of the State
					 of Hawaii or any of the deputy attorneys general.
"Authorized inspection agency" means the same as
					 AIA.
"Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water or other
					 liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, steam or vapor is superheated,
					 or any combination thereof, under pressure for use external to itself, by the
					 direct application of energy from the combustion of fuels, electricity, or
					 solar energy. The term boiler also shall include the apparatus used to generate
					 heat and all controls and safety devices associated with the apparatus or the
					 closed vessel.
"Boiler external piping" or "BEP" means all piping and
					 components connected to a power boiler as defined in ASME B31.1 and ASME BPVC
					 Section I Power Boilers.
"Certificate of competency" means a certificate issued to a
					 person who has passed the examination prescribed by the director.
"Chief boiler inspector" means the appointed chief boiler
					 and pressure vessel inspector in the jurisdiction charged with the enforcement
					 of laws pertaining to the inspection of boilers and pressure vessels. The chief
					 boiler inspector represents the jurisdiction as the voting member of the
					 National Board and serves as an ASME Conference Committee member.
"Commission" means the commission issued by the National
					 Board.
"Condemned boiler or pressure vessel" means a boiler or
					 pressure vessel that has been inspected and declared unsafe or disqualified by
					 legal requirements by an inspector and a stamping or marking designating its
					 condemnation has been applied by the inspector.
"Contractor" means any person, firm, or corporation
					 installing, repairing, or servicing and responsible for the safe operation of
					 any pressure retaining item subject to chapter
					 397, HRS.
"Department" or "DLIR" means the department of labor and
					 industrial relations. State of Hawaii.
"Director" means the director of the department of labor
					 and industrial relations or the director's agent.
"Discrepancy" means the nonconformance of an item, unit, or
					 part to a code, standard, or rule required by part 10 of this subtitle.
"Division" means the Hawaii occupational safety and health
					 division, department of labor and industrial relations.
"Electric boiler" means a power boiler or heating boiler in
					 which the source of heat is electricity.
"Existing installation" means any boiler or pressure vessel
					 constructed, installed, placed in operation, or contracted for before the
					 effective date of these rules.
"Factor of safety" is the number by which a given
					 permissible force, or load, value can be multiplied before the boiler or
					 pressure vessel reaches its ultimate design strength value.
"Fired" means the application of heat from the combustion
					 of gaseous, liquid, or solid fuels; or from electricity; which includes direct
					 or indirect fired provided that:
(1) "Direct" means the primary application of heat.
(2) "Indirect" means other than the primary application of
					 heat.
"Fuel" means any matter consumed to produce heat.
"Hawaii Revised Statutes" or "HRS" means laws enacted by
					 the Hawaii State Legislature.
"Heat" means thermal energy in transition by radiation,
					 conduction, convection, or any combination of these.
"Heat recovery steam generator" means a vessel or system of
					 vessels comprising one or more heat exchanger surfaces used for the recovery of
					 waste heat. It produces steam that can be used in a process (cogeneration) or
					 used to drive a steam turbine (combined cycle).
"Heating boilers" means steam heating boilers, hot-water
					 heating boilers, hot-water supply boilers, and potable water heaters.
"High-temperature water boiler" means a power boiler in
					 which water is heated and operates at a pressure more than 160 psig or
					 temperatures more than 250 degrees Fahrenheit, and has the ASME Code symbol
					 stamp or ASME certification mark with the designator 'S".
"Hot-water heating boiler" means a hot water boiler
					 installed to operate at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or at a temperature
					 not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit, at or near the boiler outlet, and that
					 has the ASME Code symbol stamp or ASME certification mark with the designator
					 "H".
"Hot-water supply boiler" means a boiler that furnishes hot
					 water to be used externally to itself at a pressure not exceeding 160 psig or
					 at a temperature less than or equal to 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the
					 boiler outlet, and that has the ASME Code symbol stamp or ASME certification
					 mark with the designator "H".
"Hydrostatic test" means a liquid pressure test which is
					 conducted using water as the test medium.
"Inspector" means a qualified boiler inspector, including
					 the chief boiler inspector, deputy boiler inspector, special inspector, or
					 owner-user inspector holding a valid certificate of competency issued by the
					 department, who has satisfied the requirements established by the department
					 and has a valid National Board commission:
(1) "Chief boiler inspector" means the appointed chief
					 boiler and pressure vessel inspector;
(2) "Deputy boiler inspector" means any boiler inspector
					 employed by the department;
(3) "Special inspector" means any inspector who is.
					 regularly employed by an insurance company which has been licensed or
					 registered by the appropriate authority of the State of Hawaii to write boiler
					 and pressure vessel insurance and provide inspection services of pressure
					 retaining items in this State; and
(4) "Owner-user inspector" means an inspector who is
					 regularly employed as an inspector by an owner-user inspection
					 organization.
"Jurisdiction" means the State of Hawaii.
"Lined potable water heater" means a water heater with a
					 corrosion resistant lining used to supply potable hot water.
"May" means permissive.
"Miniature boiler" means a power boiler or high temperature
					 water boiler which does not exceed any one of these limits:
(1) Sixteen inches (16) inside diameter of shell;
(2) Twenty (20) square feet heating surface (not applicable
					 to electric boilers);
(3) Five (5) cubic feet gross volume exclusive of casing
					 and insulation; and
(4) One hundred (100) psig maximum allowable working
					 pressure.
"National Board" or "NB" means the National Board of Boiler
					 and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
"National Board Inspection Code" or "NBIC" means the
					 National Board Inspection Code as adopted and incorporated by reference in
					 section 12-220-1.1.
"NB-263, RCI-1" means the National Board Rules for
					 Commissioned Inspectors.
"NB-264" means the National Board Criteria for
					 Registration.
"NB-369" means the National Board Accreditation of
					 Authorized Inspection Agencies (AIA) Performing Inservice Inspection
					 Activities.
"NB-371" means the National Board Accreditation of
					 Owner-User Inspection Organizations (OUIO).
"NB-381" means the National Board Quality Program for
					 Inspection Organizations.
"NBEP" means non-boiler external piping that refers to all
					 piping and components connected downstream of the boiler external piping as
					 defined, in ASME B31.1.
"NBEP certificate" means a certificate issued by the
					 department to a company that is qualified to design, fabricate, install,
					 repair, or alter non-boiler external piping. A company that applies for a NBEP
					 authorization without a valid ASME certificate of authorization with a 'S",
					 "A", or "pp" designator, or a valid NB "R" certificate of authorization, may be
					 issued a certificate limited in scope of work to a MAWP of 150 psi or less, and
					 a pipe size to three (3) inches in diameter or less. The provisions of ASME
					 B31.1 shall apply, including the quality control requirements in Mandatory
					 Appendix J.
"NBIC" means the National Boiler Inspection Code, as
					 adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-220-1.1.
"New boiler or pressure vessel installation" means all
					 boilers or pressure vessels constructed, installed, placed in operation, or
					 contracted for after the effective date of these rules.
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection
					 Association.
"NFPA 31" means the National Fire Protection Association
					 Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment.
"NFPA 54, ANSI Z223.1" means the National Fire Protection
					 Association National Fuel Gas Code.
"NFPA 58" means the National Fire Protection Association
					 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code.
"NFPA 70" means the National Fire Protection Association
					 National Electrical Code, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section
					 12-220-1.1.
"NFPA 85" means the National Fire Protection Association
					 Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code, as adopted and incorporated by
					 reference in section 12-220-1.1.
"Non-code water heater" means a closed vessel in which
					 water is heated by the combustion of fuels or by electricity, or by any other
					 source, and withdrawn for use external to the system and not exceeding the
					 following: 160 psig, volume capacity of less than 120 gallons, or a heat input
					 of 200,000 Btu per hour. It shall include all controls and devices necessary to
					 prevent water temperature from exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Nonstandard or non-code" means a pressure retaining item
					 that does not bear the ASME BPVC symbol or ASME certification mark with the
					 appropriate designator and National Board stamping.
"NPS" means nominal pipe size.
"Operating permit" or "certificate of inspection" means a
					 permit issued by the department authorizing the operation of a pressure
					 retaining item.
"Order" means a command to perform a mandatory act issued
					 by the department.
"Owner" means any person, firm, entity, or corporation with
					 legal title to any pressure retaining item subject to chapter
					 397, HRS, who may or may not be the
					 user.
"Owner-user inspection organization" or "OUIO" means an
					 owner or user of pressure retaining items, whose organization and inspection
					 procedures meet the requirements of NB-371, and is acceptable to the
					 jurisdiction.
"Permit inspection" means an inspection, the report of
					 which is used by the department as justification for issuing, withholding, or
					 revoking the operating permit which includes internal and external
					 inspections.
(1) "Internal inspection" means as complete an examination
					 as can reasonably be made to the internal and external surfaces of a boiler or
					 pressure vessel while it is shut down, and manhole plates or handhole covers,
					 or other inspection opening closures, are removed as required by the
					 inspector.
(2) "External inspection" means an inspection made when a
					 boiler or pressure vessel is in operation, when the controls, safety devices,
					 and pressure containing components are examined.
"Pool heater" means a boiler in which no steam is
					 generated, from which hot water is circulated to a swimming pool, hot tub, or
					 spa, and returned to the boiler, and operates at a pressure not exceeding 160
					 psig, or a temperature not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Portable boiler" means a boiler that is primarily intended
					 to be conveyable and can be readily moved from one location to another.
"Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other vapor
					 is generated at a pressure in excess of fifteen (15) psig for use external to
					 itself and includes fired units for vaporizing liquids other than water, but
					 does not include fired process heaters and systems (see also high-temperature
					 water boiler), and has the ASME Code symbol stamp or ASME certification mark
					 with designators 'S", "M", or "E".
"Pressure piping" means piping systems specified in ASME
					 B31.1.
"Pressure retaining item" means boiler, pressure vessel, or
					 pressure system.
"Pressure system" means a system composed of unfired
					 pressure vessels and piping components for liquid or vapor distribution at a
					 pressure of more than fifteen (15) psi or a temperature more than 250 degrees
					 Fahrenheit, or both, that includes, but is not limited to, a bank of pressure
					 vessels, including those of a size that does not require permits, and are
					 connected with or without any intervening valves.
"Pressure vessel" means a closed vessel in which the
					 pressure is obtained from an external source, or by the application of heat
					 from either an indirect or direct source, other than those vessels defined as
					 boilers in this section, which includes fired and unfired pressure
					 vessels.
(1) "Fired pressure vessel" means a closed vessel in which
					 fluid is heated or steam is generated for use within itself by the direct or
					 indirect application of heat.
(2) "Unfired pressure vessel" means a closed vessel in
					 which pressure is obtained from an external source.
"Psi" means pounds per square inch.
"Psig" means pounds per square inch gage.
"Reinstalled boiler or pressure vessel" means a boiler or
					 pressure vessel removed from its original site and reinstalled at the same
					 location or at a new location.
"Relief valve" means an automatic pressure relieving
					 device, used primarily for liquid service, actuated by the static pressure
					 upstream of the valve that opens further with the increase in pressure over the
					 opening pressure.
"Repair" means the work necessary to restore a boiler or
					 pressure vessel to a safe and satisfactory-operating condition, provided there
					 is no deviation from the original design.
"Safety relief valve" means an automatic, pressure-actuated
					 relieving device suitable for use either as a safety valve or relief valve
					 depending on the application.
"Safety valve" means an automatic pressure relieving
					 device, used for gas or vapor service, actuated by the static pressure upstream
					 of the valve, and characterized by full-opening pop action.
"School" means an institution of learning, which includes
					 preschools, elementary schools, intermediate or middle schools, high schools,
					 technical schools, trade schools, and colleges and universities.
"Second-hand boiler or pressure vessel" or "used boiler or
					 pressure vessel" means a boiler or pressure vessel that has changed both
					 location and ownership since its primary use.
"Shall" means mandatory.
"Standard pressure retaining item" means a pressure
					 retaining item which bears both the ASME Code symbol or ASME certification mark
					 and National Board number.
"State special" means any non-code or nonstandard pressure
					 retaining item, including water heaters and kettles, which contain steam, hot
					 water, or air greater than fifteen (15) psi, and are located or installed on
					 school property.
"Steam heating boiler" means a steam boiler for operation
					 at pressures not exceeding fifteen (15) psig, and has the ASME Code symbol
					 stamp or ASME certification mark with designator "H".
"Thermal fluid boiler" means a fluid heater intended for
					 heating a fluid for circulation externally to itself for energy
					 transfer.
"Unfired" means the application of pressure or heat that is
					 obtained from an external source.
"User" means any person, firm, entity, or corporation
					 legally in possession and responsible for the safe operation of any pressure
					 retaining item subject to chapter
					 397, HRS.
"Vendor" means any person, firm, entity, or corporation
					 that sells or distributes any pressure retaining item subject to chapter
					 397, HRS.
"Violation" means nonconformance of an item, unit, or part
					 to codes, standards, or rules required by this subtitle.
"Welding documentation" means the welding procedure
					 specifications, procedure qualification records, records of welder or welding
					 operator performance qualification, welder's continuity log, and reports of
					 welded repairs or alterations.