Virginia Administrative Code › Title 16 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Agency 25 - SAFETY AND HEALTH CODES BOARD › Chapter 50 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Part I - Definitions › Section 16VAC25-50-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
"Act" means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act,
					 Chapter 3.1 (§
										40.1-51.5
					 et seq.) of Title 40.1 of the Code of Virginia.
"Alteration" means any change in the item described on the
					 original Manufacturers' Data Report which affects the pressure containing
					 capability of the boiler or pressure vessel. Non-physical changes, such as an
					 increase in the maximum allowable working pressure (internal or external) or
					 design temperature of a boiler or pressure vessel, shall be considered an
					 alteration. A reduction in minimum temperature such that additional mechanical
					 tests are required shall also be considered an alteration.
"ANSI/ASME CSD-1" means ASME CSD-1-2012, Controls and
					 Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, 2012 Edition, American Society
					 of Mechanical Engineers.
"API-510" means API-510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code:
					 In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Tenth Edition, May 2014,
					 American Petroleum Institute.
"Approved" means acceptable to the board, commissioner or
					 chief inspector as applicable.
"ASME B31" means ASME B31.1-2014, Power Piping, an
					 International Piping Code, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
"ASME Code" means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of
					 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers .
"Authorized inspection agency" means one of the
					 following:
a. A department or division established by a state,
					 commonwealth or municipality of the United States, or a province of Canada,
					 which has adopted one or more sections of the ASME Code and whose inspectors
					 hold valid commissions with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
					 Inspectors; or equivalent qualifications as defined and set forth in
					 16VAC25-50-50
					 and
					 16VAC25-50-70;
b. An inspection agency of an insurance company which is
					 authorized (licensed) to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance in those
					 jurisdictions which have examined the agency's inspectors to represent such
					 jurisdictions as is evident by the issuance of a valid certificate of
					 competency to the inspector;
c. An owner-user inspection agency as defined in this
					 section; or
d. A contract fee inspector.
"Board" means the Virginia Safety and Health Codes
					 Board.
"Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water is heated,
					 steam is generated, steam is superheated, or any combination of them, under
					 pressure or vacuum for use externally to itself by the direct application of
					 heat. The term "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.
"BTU" means British thermal unit.
"Certificate of competency" means a certificate issued by
					 the commissioner to a person who has passed the prescribed examination as
					 provided in
					 16VAC25-50-50.
					 See §§
										40.1-51.9
					 and
					 40.1-51.9:1
					 of the Act.
"Certificate inspection" means an inspection, the report of
					 which is used by the chief inspector to decide whether or not a certificate, as
					 provided for in §
										40.1-51.10
					 of the Act may be issued. This certificate inspection shall be an internal
					 inspection when required; otherwise, it shall be as complete an inspection as
					 possible.
"Chief inspector" means the chief boiler and pressure
					 vessel inspector of the Commonwealth.
"Commission, National Board" means the commission issued by
					 the National Board to a holder of a Certificate of Competency for the purpose
					 of conducting inspections in the Commonwealth in accordance with this chapter.
					 The employer must submit the inspector's application to the National Board for
					 a commission.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of
					 Labor and Industry.
"Commonwealth inspector" means any agent appointed by the
					 commissioner under the provisions of §
										40.1-51.9
					 of the Act.
"Condemned boiler or pressure vessel" means a boiler or
					 pressure vessel that has been inspected and declared unsafe for use or
					 disqualified by legal requirements and to which a stamping or marking
					 designating its condemnation has been applied by the chief or commonwealth
					 inspector.
"Current edition of the ASME Code" means the 2015 Edition
					 of the ASME Code, which has been adopted by the Safety and Health Codes
					 Board.
"Department" means the Department of Labor and
					 Industry.
"Division" means the Boiler Safety Enforcement Division of
					 the Department of Labor and Industry.
"Electric boiler" means a boiler in which the source of
					 heat is electricity.
"Examining board" means persons appointed by the chief
					 inspector to monitor examinations of inspectors.
"Existing installation" means and includes any boiler or
					 pressure vessel constructed, installed, placed in operation or contracted for
					 before July 1, 1974.
"External inspection" means an inspection of the exterior
					 of the boiler or pressure vessel and its appliances when the item is in
					 operation.
"Heating boiler" means a steam or vapor boiler operating at
					 pressures not exceeding 15 psig, or a hot water boiler operating at pressures
					 not exceeding 160 psig or temperature not exceeding 250°F at or near the
					 boiler outlet.
"High-pressure, high-temperature water boiler" means a
					 water boiler operating at pressures exceeding 160 psig or temperatures
					 exceeding 250°F at or near the boiler outlet.
"Hobby boiler" means a steam boiler which serves no
					 commercial purpose and is used solely for hobby or display and operated solely
					 for the enjoyment of the owner.
"Hot water supply boiler" means a boiler furnishing hot
					 water to be used externally to itself at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or
					 temperatures not exceeding 250°F at or near the boiler outlet, with the
					 exception of boilers which are directly fired by oil, gas or electricity where
					 none of the following limitations is exceeded:
a. Heat input of 200,000 BTU per hour;
b. Water temperature of 210°F; or
c. Nominal water containing capacity of 120 gallons.
"Hot water supply storage tanks" means those heated by
					 steam or any other indirect means where any one of the following limitations is
					 exceeded:
a. Heat input of 200,000 BTU per hour;
b. Water temperature of 210°F; or
c. Nominal water containing capacity of 120 gallons.
"Inspection certificate" means a certificate issued by the
					 chief inspector for the operation of a boiler or pressure vessel.
"Inspector" means the chief inspector, commonwealth
					 inspector or special inspector.
"Internal inspection" means a complete examination of the
					 internal and external surfaces of a boiler or pressure vessel and its
					 appliances while it is shut down and manhole plates, handhole plates or other
					 inspection openings removed.
"Lap seam crack" means a failure in a lap joint extending
					 parallel to the longitudinal joint and located either between or adjacent to
					 rivet holes.
"Miniature boiler" means any boiler which does not exceed
					 any one of the following limits:
a. 16 inches inside diameter of shell;
b. 20 square feet heating surface;
c. 5 cubic feet gross volume, exclusive of casing and
					 insulation; or
d. 100 psig maximum allowable working pressure.
"National Board" means the National Board of Boiler and
					 Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, OH 43229, whose
					 membership is composed of the chief inspectors of government jurisdictions who
					 are charged with the enforcement of the provisions of the ASME Code.
"National Board Inspection Code" means NB-23, the National
					 Board Inspection Code, 2015 Edition, The National Board of Boiler Pressure
					 Vessel Inspectors.
"National Fire Protection Association No. 85" means the
					 NFPA® 85, Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards
					 Code, 2015 Edition, National Fire Protection Association.
"New boiler or pressure vessel installation" means all
					 boilers or pressure vessels constructed, installed, placed in operation or
					 contracted for after July 1, 1974.
"NFPA" means the National Fire Protection
					 Association.
"Nonstandard boiler or pressure vessel" means a boiler or
					 pressure vessel that does not bear the stamp of Commonwealth of Virginia, the
					 ASME stamp or the National Board stamp when applicable.
"Owner or user" means any person, partnership, firm or
					 corporation who is legally responsible for the safe operation of a boiler or
					 pressure vessel within the Commonwealth.
"Owner-user inspection agency" means any person,
					 partnership, firm or corporation registered with the chief inspector and
					 approved by the board as being legally responsible for inspecting pressure
					 vessels which they operate in this Commonwealth.
"Portable boiler" means an internally fired boiler which is
					 primarily intended for temporary location and whose construction and usage
					 permit it to be readily moved from one location to another.
"Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other vapor
					 is generated at a pressure of more than 15 psig.
"Pressure vessel" means 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 in
					 Part I (16VAC25-50-10 et seq.) of this chapter.
"PSIG" means pounds per square inch gauge.
"R Certificate of Authorization" means an authorization
					 issued by the National Board for the repair and alteration of boilers and
					 pressure vessels.
"Reinstalled boiler or pressure vessel" means a boiler or
					 pressure vessel removed from its original setting and reinstalled at the same
					 location or at a new location.
"Repair" means work necessary to return a boiler or
					 pressure vessel to a safe and satisfactory operating condition, provided there
					 is no deviation from the original design.
"Secondhand boiler or pressure vessel" means a boiler or
					 pressure vessel which has changed both location and ownership since the last
					 certificate inspection.
"Special inspector" means an inspector holding a Virginia
					 Certificate of Competency, and who is regularly employed by an insurance
					 company authorized (licensed) to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance in
					 this Commonwealth, an inspector continuously employed by any company operating
					 pressure vessels in this Commonwealth used or to be used by the company, or a
					 contract fee inspector.
"Standard boiler or pressure vessel" means a boiler or
					 pressure vessel which bears the stamp of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the ASME
					 Code stamp and the National Board stamp when applicable.
"Underwriters' Laboratories" means Underwriters'
					 Laboratories, Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, which is a
					 nonprofit, independent organization testing for public safety. It maintains and
					 operates laboratories for the examination and testing of devices, systems, and
					 materials to determine their relation to life, fire, casualty hazards and crime
					 prevention.
"VR Certificate of Authorization" means an authorization
					 issued by the National Board for the repair of pressure relief valves.
"Water heater" means a vessel used to supply:
(i) potable hot water; or
(ii) both space heat and potable water in combination which
					 is directly heated by the combustion of fuels, electricity, or any other source
					 and withdrawn for use external to the system at pressures not to exceed 160 psi
					 or temperatures of 210°F. This term also includes fired storage water
					 heaters defined by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code as a "water
					 heater."
Statutory Authority: §
												40.1-51.6
						of the Code of Virginia.