Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part V - Fire Protection › Chapter 50 - Boiler Construction, Maintenance, Inspection and General Use › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-5003 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Act
- regulations affecting boilers, as
					 enacted, amended and reenacted by the Legislature of Louisiana, herein referred
					 to as the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 23, Chapter 5, Part III,
					 Sections
					 R.S.
					 23:531 through
					 R.S.
					 23:545.
Alteration
- a change in any item described
					 on the original Manufacturers Data Report that affects the pressure containing
					 capability of the boiler or pressure vessel. Non-physical changes such as an
					 increase in maximum allowable working pressure (internal or external) or design
					 temperature shall be considered an alteration. A reduction in minimum
					 temperature such that additional mechanical test are required shall also be
					 considered an alteration.
ASME
- the American Society of Mechanical
					 Engineers.
ASME Code
- the American Society of
					 Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code published by that
					 society, including addenda and code cases, approved by its council and adopted
					 by the assistant secretary, shall hereafter be known as the "Louisiana Boiler
					 Construction Code." A copy of this code will be on file at the State of
					 Louisiana, Department of Public Safety, Office of State Fire Marshal, Boiler
					 Inspection Section, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Assistant Secretary
- as used herein shall
					 be the Fire Marshal for the State of Louisiana.
Authorized Inspection Agency
- one of the
					 following:
1. a department or division established by a jurisdiction
					 which has adopted and does administer one or more sections of the ASME Code,
					 one of which shall be Section I as a legal requirement, and whose inspectors
					 hold valid commissions issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
					 Vessel Inspectors. For these rules this shall be the Boiler Inspection Section,
					 Office of State Fire Marshal, State of Louisiana;
2. an insurance company which has been licensed or
					 registered by the appropriate authority of a state of the United States or a
					 Province of Canada, to write and does write boiler and pressure vessel
					 insurance, and to provide inspection service of boilers and pressure vessels
					 that they insure in such state or province, and whose inspectors meet the
					 requirements of
Authorized Inspector
below.
Authorized Inspector
- an inspector who
					 holds a current commission as an inspector of boilers and other pressure
					 vessels, issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors;
					 a certificate of competency and commission as a boiler inspector, issued by the
					 Boiler Inspection Section, Office of State Fire Marshal, State of
					 Louisiana.
Boiler
- a vessel in which water is heated,
					 steam is generated, steam is superheated, or any combination thereof, under
					 pressure or vacuum for use external to itself, by the direct application of
					 heat, that is heat resulting from the combustion of fuel, electrical elements,
					 nuclear fuel, or waste gases. (Vessels known as evaporators or heat exchangers
					 and vessels in which steam and other vapor is generated by the use of heat
					 resulting from operation of a processing system containing a number of pressure
					 vessels such as used in the manufacture of chemical and petroleum products,
					 would be exempted from jurisdictional inspection requirements.) The term
boiler
shall include the following.
1.
Power Boiler
- a boiler in which steam is
					 generated at a pressure of more than 15 psig.
2.
High Pressure/High Temperature Water
					 Boiler
- a water boiler intended for operation at pressures in excess
					 of 160 psig and/or temperatures in excess of 250° F.
3.
Heating Boiler
- a steam boiler operating
					 at pressures not exceeding 15 psig, or a hot water boiler operating at
					 pressures not exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures not exceeding 250°
					 F.
4.
Electric Boiler
- a power boiler or a hot
					 water heating or supply boiler in which the source of heat is
					 electricity.
5.
Miniature Boiler
- a power boiler or a
					 high-temperature water boiler which does not exceed the following
					 limits:
a. 16 inch inside diameter of shell;
b. 20 square feet heating surface (not applicable to
						electric boilers);
c. 5 cubic feet gross volume exclusive of casing and
						  insulation;
d. 100 psig maximum allowable working
							 pressure.
6.
Steam Heating Boiler
- a steam
							 boiler for operation at pressures not exceeding 15 psig, used for heating
							 purposes.
7.
Hot Water Heating Boiler
- a boiler
							 in which no steam is generated, from which hot water is circulated for heating
							 purposes and then returned to the boiler, and which operates at a pressure not
							 exceeding 160 psig and/or a temperature of 250° F at or near the boiler
							 outlet.
8.
Hot Water Supply Boiler
- a boiler
							 completely filled with water that furnishes hot water to be used externally to
							 itself at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or a temperature not exceeding
							 250° F at or near the boiler outlet.
9.
Potable Water Boiler
- a vessel in
							 which water is heated and withdrawn for use external to itself at pressures not
							 exceeding 160 psig and temperatures not exceeding 210° F. This shall
							 include hot water heaters (fired and electric), supplying potable hot water, 50
							 gallons and over in capacity; coil water heaters and fired jacketed
							 kettles.
10.
Portable Boiler
- a boiler which
							 is primarily intended for temporary location and the construction and usage
							 permits it to be readily moved from one location to another.
11.
Heat Recovery Boiler
- a vessel or
							 system of vessels comprised of one or more heat exchanger surfaces used for the
							 recovery of waste heat (Vessels known as evaporators or heat exchangers and
							 vessels in which steam and other vapor is generated by the use of heat
							 resulting from the operation of a processing system containing a number of
							 pressure vessels such as used in the manufacture of chemical and petroleum
							 products, are to be exempted from jurisdictional inspection
							 requirements).
12.
Unfired Steam Boiler
- an unfired
							 vessel intended for operation at a pressure in excess of 15 psig steam for the
							 purpose of producing and controlling an output of thermal energy. (Vessels
							 known as evaporators or heat exchangers and vessels in which steam and other
							 vapor is generated by the use of heat resulting from the operation of a
							 processing system containing a number of pressure vessels such as used in the
							 manufacture of chemical and petroleum products, are to be exempted from
							 jurisdictional inspection requirements).
13.
Waste Heat Boiler
- an unfired
							 vessel or system of unfired vessels intended for operation in excess of 15 psig
							 steam for the purpose of producing and controlling an output of thermal energy.
							 (Vessels known as evaporators or heat exchangers and vessels in which steam and
							 other vapor is generated by the use of heat resulting from the operation of a
							 processing system containing a number of pressure vessels such as used in the
							 manufacture of chemical and petroleum products, are exempted from
							 jurisdictional inspection requirements.)
Certificate Inspection
- an
							 inspection, the report of which is used by the chief inspector as justification
							 for issuing, withholding or revoking the inspection certificate. This
							 certificate inspection shall be an internal inspection when required;
							 otherwise, it shall be as complete an inspection as possible.
1.
Internal Inspection
- as complete
							 an examination as can be made of the internal and external surface of a boiler
							 or pressure vessel while it is shut down and manhole plates, hand hole plates
							 or other inspection opening closures are removed as required by the
							 inspector.
2.
External Inspection
- an inspection
							 made when a boiler or pressure vessel is in operation, if possible.
Certificate of Competency
-a
							 certificate issued to a person who has passed the examination prescribed by the
							 assistant secretary.
Certificate of Inspection
- a
							 certificate issued by the chief inspector for the operation of a boiler or
							 pressure vessel as required by the Act.
Commission-National Board
- the
							 commission issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
							 Inspectors 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 application to the national board for
							 such commission.
Condemned Boiler or Pressure Vessel
-
							 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 chief inspector, deputy or
							 special inspector.
Existing Installation
- includes any
							 boiler constructed, installed, placed in operation, or contracted for before
							 July 7, 1938 and any pressure vessel (when required by the Act) before July 16,
							 1975.
Inspector
- the chief inspector, any
							 deputy inspector or special inspector.
1.
Chief Inspector
- the chief boiler
							 and pressure vessel inspector, appointed under the Act.
2.
Deputy Inspector
- any inspector,
							 employed by this state and appointed by the assistant secretary under the
							 provisions of the Act.
3.
Special Inspector
- an inspector
							 holding a Certificate of Competency, and who is regularly employed by an
							 insurance company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers
							 or pressure vessels in this state.
Jurisdiction
- a state, commonwealth,
							 county or municipality of the United States or a province of Canada, which has
							 adopted one or more sections of the ASME Code, or other codes and standards
							 accepted by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, and
							 maintains a duly constituted department, bureau or division for the purpose of
							 enforcement of such Code.
National Board
-t he 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 provisions of the ASME Code.
National Board Inspection Code
- the
							 manual for boiler and Pressure vessel inspectors published by the National
							 Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, from which copies may be
							 obtained.
New Boiler or Pressure Vessel
-
							 includes all boilers constructed, installed, placed in operation or contracted
							 for after July 7, 1938, or pressure vessels (when requested) after July 16,
							 1975.
Non-Standard Boiler or Pressure
							 Vessel
- a boiler or pressure vessel that does not bear the ASME stamp,
							 the API-ASME stamp, or the stamp of any jurisdiction which has adopted a
							 standard of construction equivalent to that required by these rules.
Owner or User
- any person, firm or
							 corporation legally responsible for the safe installation, operation and
							 maintenance of any boiler or pressure vessel within this jurisdiction.
Pressure Vessel
- a vessel in which
							 the 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 herein, and shall be those vessels within the scope of Section VIII of
							 the ASME Code.
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 or at a new location without change of
							 ownership.
Repair
-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.
Repair/Pressure Relief Valve
- the
							 replacement, re-machining or cleaning of any critical part, lapping of seat and
							 disk or any other operation which may affect the flow passage, capacity
							 function or pressure retaining ability of the valve. Disassembly, reassembly
							 and/or adjustments which affect the pressure relief valve function are also
							 considered repair.
Second Hand Boiler or Pressure
							 Vessel
- a boiler or pressure vessel that has changed both locations
							 and ownership since its primary use.
Standard Boiler or Pressure Vessel
-
							 a boiler or pressure vessel which bears the stamp of the state, the ASME stamp,
							 the API-ASME stamp, both the ASME and National Board stamp, or the stamp of
							 another jurisdiction which has adopted a standard of construction equivalent to
							 that required by this state.
Water Heater
- a vessel in which
							 water is heated by combustion of fuel or electricity, for use external to the
							 system at pressures not exceeding 160 psig and shall include all controls and
							 devices necessary to prevent water temperatures from exceeding 210° F as
							 well as storage vessels connected to the water heater (also defined as a
							 potable water boiler).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 23:531 and
					 R.S.
					 51:1424.