South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 61 - Department of Public Safety › Article 61:08 - Boilers › Chapter 61:08:01 - Definitions › Section 61:08:01:01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Words defined in SDCL  34-29A-1 have the same meaning when used in the article. In addition, terms used in this article mean:
(1) "ASME code," the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, July 1, 2021, edition, Sections I, IV, V, and IX;
(2) "Condemned boiler," a condemned boiler or pressure vessel that has been inspected and declared unsafe or disqualified according to legal requirements by an inspector qualified to take such action who has applied a stamp or mark designating its rejection;
(3) "Electric boiler," a boiler in which the source of heat is electricity;
(4) "Fired radiators," boiler for purposes of this article;
(5) "Nonstandard boiler," a boiler or pressure vessel that does not bear the state stamp, the national board stamp, the ASME stamp, or the stamp of a state or political subdivision which has adopted a standard of construction equivalent to that required by the South Dakota boiler inspection program;
(6) "Portable boiler," an internally fired boiler that is primarily intended for temporary location, the construction and usage of which is obviously portable;
(7) "Reinstalled boiler," a boiler removed from its original setting and reerected at the same location or erected at a new location without change of ownership;
(8) "Standard boiler," a boiler or pressure vessel that bears the stamp of the state of South Dakota, another state which has adopted a standard of construction equivalent to that required by the department of commerce and regulation, the ASME, the national board, or equivalent safe construction acceptable to the Department of Public Safety;
(9) "BTU," British thermal unit;
(10) "Certificate of competency," a certificate issued to a person who has passed the examination in accordance with SDCL  34-29A-9;
(11) "Department," the Department of Public Safety;
(12) "External inspection," an inspection made when a boiler is in operation;
(13) "Internal inspection," an inspection made when a boiler or pressure vessel is shut down and handholes, manholes, or other inspection openings are opened for inspection of the internal surfaces;
(14) "Inspector," the chief boiler inspector or a deputy inspector or special inspector;
(15) "Inspection code," the
National Board Inspection Code
of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 2021 edition;
(16) "Major repair," repair as defined by the inspection code;
(17) "National board," the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors;
(18) "Owner or user," a person responsible for the operation or maintenance of a boiler except exempt boilers;
(19) "Psig," pounds per square inch gauge.
(20) "Installer," a contractor or owner who removes, installs, or reinstalls a boiler in a building under the boiler inspector's jurisdiction.
General Authority:
SDCL  34-29A-16.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  34-29A-16.
ASME Boiler and Pressure Code
, July 1, 2021, edition, Sections I, IV, V, and IX. Copies may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Section I, $508; Section IV, $517; Section V, $583; Section IX, $588.
National Board Inspection Code
, July 1, 2021, edition. Copies may be obtained from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, OH 43229; $325 plus shipping and handling.