Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4101:4 - Boiler Inspection: Ohio Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules › Chapter 4101:4-9 - Existing vessels › Section 4101:4-9-01 - Existing boilers and pressure vessels

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All existing
			 boilers and pressure vessels and the associated equipment, controls, devices,
			 and safeguards are to be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition,
			 in good working order, and free of leaks and defects. The owner or the owner's
			 designated agent is responsible for the maintenance of such boilers and
			 pressure vessels and associated equipment, controls, devices, and safeguards.
If the original stamping, marking, or
				nameplate becomes illegible, detached, or lost, the owner or user is to have
				the stamped data, markings, or nameplate replaced in accordance with the
				applicable part of the "NBIC" as referenced in rule
				4101:4-3-01 of the
				Administrative Code.
(B) The rules of the board
			 are not
			 to be retroactively applied to existing boilers
			 or pressure vessels that are not otherwise being altered, repaired,
			 reinstalled, or relocated. Portions of a boiler or pressure vessel not altered
			 or repaired and not affected by an alteration or repair are not required to
			 comply with the code requirements for a new boiler or pressure
			 vessel.
(C) Routine boiler repairs
			 such as piping or tube replacement or repairs considered general maintenance
			 may be made without permit or inspection. However, routine repairs that involve
			 welding do require a permit and approval 
								is to be
			 obtained from a general or special inspector prior to performing the repair. In
			 the case where the contractor or owner making the routine repair has obtained a
			 "National Board "R" Certificate of Authorization", the authorized inspector
			 is to
			 authorize the routine repair prior to the work being performed. If the repair
			 requires welding, the welding is to be performed in accordance with the provisions of section
			 IX of the "ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code" as referenced in rule
			 4101:4-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D) Where a
			 major repair or alteration (including a re-rating) is necessary or desired on
			 an existing boiler which bears the stamp of the appropriate "ASME" symbol or
			 which is stamped with a state of Ohio boiler number, the repair or alteration
			 is to
			 comply with the requirements of "Part 3" of the "NBIC" as referenced in rule
			 4101:4-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code. The repair or alteration is to meet the
			 requirements for the conditions under which it will be operated.
(1) In accordance with rule
			 4101:4-7-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, unless the contractor or owner has obtained a "National
			 Board "R" Certificate of Authorization", all contractors or owners
			 are to
			 apply for a permit from the division of industrial compliance to make proposed
			 repairs and the repairs are to be approved by a special or general inspector.
			 A repair report, executed and signed by the special or general inspector,
			 is to be
			 filed with the superintendent on forms provided.
(2) In accordance with
			 "Part 3" of the "NBIC," contractors or owners
			 performing boiler alterations are to obtain a "National Board "R" Certificate of
			 Authorization" prior to making any alterations. All alterations
			 are to
			 be authorized and approved by an authorized inspector.