Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 522 CMR - BOARD OF BOILER RULES › Title 522 CMR 1.00 - General Provisions › Section 1.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in 522 CMR, shall have
				the following meanings:
Alteration
. A change in the item
				described on the original Manufacturer's Data Report which 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
				pursuant to the NBIC.
ANSI
. American National Standards
				Institute.
Approved Nationally Recognized Testing
				Laboratory
. A laboratory that is acceptable to the Board and
				provides uniform testing and examination procedures and standards for meeting
				design, manufacturing, and factory testing requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE 15-2013;
				is organized, equipped, and qualified for testing; and has a follow-up
				inspection service for the current production of the listed products.
Appurtenance
. A component or piping
				added to a Boiler/Pressure Vessel necessary for its proper operation.
ASHRAE
. American Society of Heating,
				Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers.
ASME
. American Society of Mechanical
				Engineers.
ASNT
. The American Society for
				Nondestructive Testing.
Authorized Inspector
. An employee of
				an authorized insurance company holding a Certificate of Competency as a Boiler
				Inspector, issued to them by the Department to perform shop inspections,
				alterations, repair inspections, and field inspection of Boilers within the
				Commonwealth. All Authorized Inspectors shall also hold a valid National Board
				Commission.
Authorized Manufacturer (Heating
				Boilers)
. A Boiler manufacturer which holds a certificate of
				authorization to use the ASME certification mark and "H" or "U"
				designator.
Authorized Manufacturer (Refrigeration and Air
				Conditioning Systems)
. A manufacturer which holds a certificate of
				authorization to use the appropriate ASME certification mark to build Pressure
				Vessels for use in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Authorized Manufacturer (Steam and Hot Water
				Boilers and Heat Storage Sources)
. A Boiler manufacturer which
				holds a certificate of authorization to use the ASME certification mark and
				"H," "S" or "U" designator.
Authorized Nuclear Inspector
. Holds
				NBIC Commission with a nuclear endorsement (N).
Authorized Nuclear Inspector
				(Concrete)
. Holds NBIC Commission with a nuclear endorsement
				(C).
Board
. The Board of Boiler Rules
				appointed under M.G.L. c. 22, § 10.
Boiler
. A closed Pressure Vessel in
				which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated or any
				combination thereof, under pressure or vacuum for use externally to itself by
				the direct application of heat from the combustion of fuel, or from electricity
				or nuclear energy.
Boiler
shall include fired units
				for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are
				separate from processing systems and are complete within themselves.
Boiler External Inspection
. An
				examination of a Boiler and Appurtenances while the unit is operating, during
				which, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 11, the inspector shall observe the
				pressure of steam carried and the general condition of each Boiler, and shall
				ascertain if the safety valve and the appliances for indicating the pressure of
				steam and level of the water in the Boiler are in proper working order. Boilers
				pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 70 may be externally inspected when the unit
				is not in operation by the inspector reviewing evidence provided by the owner
				or user of which tests have been completed.
Boiler Internal Inspection
. A thorough
				inspection that is performed on a Boiler water and fireside, when the Boiler is
				not operating and is open, in accordance with the NBIC.
Certificate
. A certificate of
				inspection issued by the Department.
Certificate of Competency
. A
				certificate issued to individuals pursuant to M.G.L. c. 146, § 62.
Chief
. The Chief of Engineering
				Inspections for the Division of Inspections of the Department of Fire
				Services.
CPS
. Covered Piping System.
Deaerator
. A Pressure Vessel
				classified as a Heat Storage Source that uses steam to remove oxygen and carbon
				dioxide from Boiler feed water.
Decommission
. The process in which a
				Boiler or Pressure Vessel is made inoperable or dismantled, and removed from
				service.
Department
. The Department of Fire
				Services.
District Engineering Inspector
. An
				inspector of the Division.
Division
. The Division of Inspections
				of the Department of Fire Services.
Engineer in Charge
. A person who holds
				a valid and current Massachusetts Engineer or Fireman license issued by the
				Department, is designated by the Owner/User as the "Engineer in Charge", and is
				invested by the Owner/User with the actual authority for:
(a) The daily operation, maintenance, and repair of the
				Boilers, Pressure Vessels, engines, and Appurtenances specified and;
(b) All persons operating, maintaining, or repairing these
				Boilers, Pressure Vessels, engines, and Appurtenances.
First Inspection
. An inspection of a
				Boiler, Pressure Vessel, Heat Storage Source, Refrigeration or Air Conditioning
				System, Air Tank that has, regardless of its age or installation date, never
				before been inspected by a District Engineering Inspector or an Authorized
				Inspector in the Commonwealth. The First Inspection of all steam Boilers and
				Pressure Vessels shall be performed by a District Engineering Inspector.
Heat Storage Source
. A potable water
				heater or water storage tank, deaerator or steam accumulator constructed to
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
, Section IV and/or
				Section VIII, respectively.
High Pressure/Power Boiler
. A Boiler
				having hot water at pressures exceeding 160 PSIG or temperatures exceeding
				250EF, or steam at pressures exceeding 15 PSIG.
Low Pressure/Heating Boiler
. A Boiler
				having steam pressures not exceeding 15 PSIG, or a hot water at pressures not
				exceeding 160 PSIG or temperatures not exceeding 250EF.
Marshal
. The State Fire Marshal
				appointed in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 6, § 165B.
Massachusetts Heat Boiler
. A steel
				plate Boiler built by an authorized manufacturer in accordance with
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Section IV,
Rules
				for Construction of Heating Boilers
, but not stamped with the Code
				symbol.
Mass Tag
. A noncorrosive metal tag
				attached to the vessel with a noncorrosive metal wire.
MAWP
. Maximum Allowable Working
				Pressure.
Minimum Allowable Thickness
. The
				minimum thickness permitted in accordance with the provisions of the applicable
				section of the original code of construction.
National Board
. The National Board of
				Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
National Board Commissioned Inspector
.
				An inspector employed by an authorized insurance company who holds a valid
				National Board Commission, or such other individuals who hold a valid National
				Board Commission.
NBIC
.
National Board
				Inspection Code
, 2015.
NFPA
. National Fire Protection
				Agency.
Operator
. A person who operates a
				Boiler, Pressure Vessel, steam engine, and their Appurtenances.
Owner/User
. Any person, firm or
				corporation legally responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of any
				pressure-retaining item, steam engine or their Appurtenances pursuant to M.G.L.
				c. 146, and 522 CMR.
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 a Boiler.
"R" Certificate Holder
. An
				organization in possession of a valid "R" Certificate of Authorization issued
				by the National Board pursuant to the NBIC.
R-1 Forms
. Report of repair form
				provided in accordance with the NBIC.
R-2 Forms
. Report of alteration form
				provided in accordance with the NBIC.
Refrigeration System
. A combination of
				interconnected parts forming a closed circuit in which refrigerant is
				circulated for the purpose of extracting, then rejecting, heat.
(a)
Absorption System
. A refrigerating
				system in which the gas evolved in the evaporator is taken up by an absorber or
				adsorber.
(b)
Sealed Absorption System
. A unit
				system or Group 2 refrigerants only, in which all refrigerant-containing parts
				are made permanently tight by welding or brazing against refrigerant
				loss.
(c)
Self-contained System
. A complete,
				factory-assembled and factory-tested system that is shipped in one or more
				sections and has no refrigerant-containing parts that are joined in the field
				by other than companion or block valves.
(d)
Unit System
. A self-contained
				system which has been assembled and tested prior to its installation and which
				is installed without connecting any refrigerant-containing parts. A unit system
				may include factory-assembled companion or block valves.
Repair
. The work necessary to restore
				pressure-retaining items to a safe and satisfactory operating condition
				pursuant to the NBIC.
Reportable Accidents/Incidents
.
				Accidents or incidents that result in Serious Injury/Illness or damage that
				results in the Boiler or Pressure Vessel being removed from service for work
				other than routine or scheduled maintenance, or Routine Repair work in
				accordance with the NBIC Part 3.
Routine Repair
. Repairs for which the
				requirement for in-process involvement by the District Engineering Inspector or
				Authorized Inspector and stamping by the "R" Certificate Holder may be waived
				as determined by the Chief and the District Engineering Inspector or Authorized
				Inspector in accordance with the NBIC and documented on an R-1 Form as a
				"Routine Repair" under the Remarks section.
Serious Injury/Illness
. A personal
				injury/illness that results in death, dismemberment, significant disfigurement,
				permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function or system, a
				compound fracture or other significant injury/illness that requires immediate
				admission and overnight hospitalization and observation by a licensed
				physician.
Temporary Use Boiler
. A portable
				Boiler which is installed for not more than one year.
Ton of Refrigeration
. The removal of
				heat at a rate of 12,000 BTU/hr.