New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 9 - MECHANICAL CODES › Part 4 - BOILERS › Section 14.9.4.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The following terms shall have the meaning indicated when
				  used in these rules and when referenced in the various codes:
A. "Administrative authority" means the
				mechanical bureau, construction industries division, regulation and licensing
				department, state of New Mexico.
B.
				"Accident" means an unexpected happening which causes physical damage in excess
				of $25,000.00, or injury to any person.
C. "Alter/alteration" means any change in the
				item described on the original manufacturer's data report which affects the
				pressure-containing capacity of the boiler. Nonphysical changes such as an
				increase in the maximum allowable working pressure (internal or external) or
				design temperature of a boiler shall be considered an alteration. A reduction
				in the minimum temperature which requires additional mechanical tests shall
				also be considered an alteration.
D. "ANSI" means the American national
				standards institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.
E. "American petroleum institute (API)" means
				the American petroleum institute, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
				20005.
F. "ASME Code" means the
				American society of mechanical engineers boiler and pressure vessel code as
				published by the society, including addenda and code cases approved by its
				council.
G. "Automatic boiler" when
				applied to any class of boilers defined below means such boiler shall be
				equipped with automatic controls and limit devices.
H. "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which
				water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, steam is
				superheated, or any combination of these functions is accomplished, under
				pressure, for use external to itself, by the direct application of energy from
				the combustion of fuels or from electricity or solar energy. The term includes
				a fired unit for heating and vaporizing liquids other than water where the unit
				is separate from the processing system and is complete within itself.
I. "Certificate of inspection" means a
				document issued upon a successful inspection, stating the boiler may be
				operated.
J. "Certificate of
				qualification" is a certificate issued by the construction industries division
				to a qualifying party.
K.
				"Commission" means the construction industries commission.
L. "Condemned boiler" means a boiler
				inspected and declared unfit for further service by the mechanical bureau chief
				inspector, a deputy state inspector, a special inspector or the
				commission.
M. "Deputy state
				inspector" means any state employee appointed by the mechanical bureau of the
				construction industries division.
N. "Director" means the administrative head
				of the division.
O. "Division"
				means the construction industries division of the regulation and licensing
				department.
P. "Existing boiler"
				means any boiler installed in New Mexico before the adoption of these
				rules.
Q. "External piping" shall
				be considered as that piping which begins where the boiler proper terminates at
				the first circumferential joint for welding end connections; or the face of the
				first flange in bolted flanged connections; or the first threaded joint in that
				type of connection including the valve, if required.
R. "High pressure steam boiler" means a
				boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated at pressures exceeding 15
				psi. (See power steam boiler).
S.
				"High temperature water boiler" means a boiler used for heating water or liquid
				to a pressure exceeding 160 psi or to a temperature exceeding 250 degrees
				F.
T. Hot-water heating boiler. See
				low-pressure hot-water heating boiler.
U. Hot-water supply boiler means a boiler
				with volume exceeding 120 gallons or a heat input exceeding 200,000 Btu/hr. or
				for operation at pressures not exceeding 160 psi and/or temperatures not
				exceeding 250 degrees F, and that provides hot water to be used externally to
				itself.
V. Inspection code means
				the National Board Inspection Code published by the national board of boiler
				and pressure vessel inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, OH 43229, or any
				other code or standard adopted by Sections
				60-13-1.1 or
				60-13-2.R of
				the Construction Industries Licensing Act and LPG Act, NMSA 1978.
W. Inspection Tag means:
(1) Yellow tag means the boiler does not meet
				code requirements, has deficiencies such as a minor leak, deteriorating
				refractory, and missing or wrong parts, or in poor operating condition (burner
				calibration). A qualified inspector evaluates whether the deficiencies
				presently cause an unsafe condition.
(2) Red tag means the boiler has major leaks
				(water, fuel, or combustion gases); the refractory is deteriorated to the point
				where it could cause overheating to the unit; the safety or safety relief valve
				is corroded shut, the wrong type, or undersized; there are a lack of controls
				and safety devices; or there are improper repairs (welding, wrong parts, etc.).
				A qualified inspector evaluates whether deficiencies that presents danger to
				persons and/or property.