West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 42 - Labor › Title 42 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DIVISION OF LABOR › Series 42-03 - High-Pressure Steam BOILER and Forced Flow Steam Generator Requirements › Section 42-3-3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions are in addition to the
				  terms defined in the National Board's Recommended Administrative
				  Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Rules and Regulations (NB-132),
				  Part 1, Definition of Terms," incorporated by reference in subsection
				  4.2. of this rule:
3.1.
				"Act" means W. Va. Code §
									21-3-7, "Regulation of operation of
				steam boilers."
3.2.
				"Appurtenance" means any control, fitting, appliance, or device
				attached to or working in conjunction with a high-pressure steam
				boiler.
3.3. "ASME" means
				the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, located at Two Park
				Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990, and whose website is
https://www.asme.org/
.
3.4. "Certificate of
				Competency" means the document issued by the Commissioner to an
				inspector or special inspector who meets the commissioned inspector
				qualifications established by the National Board.
3.5. "Chief inspector" or
				"inspector" means the commissioned inspector employed by the Division
				of Labor.
3.6.
				"Commission Card" means the annual card issued to an inspector or
				special inspector by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
				Inspectors.
3.7.
				"Commissioned inspector" means an inspector or special inspector who
				meets the education, experience, employment and examination
				requirements of the National Board, who is qualified to perform
				high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator
				inspections, and who has a current Commission Card issued by the
				National Board.
3.8.
				"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division
				of Labor, and his or her authorized representatives.
3.9. "Days" means calendar days
				unless otherwise specified.
3.10. "Division" means the West
				Virginia Division of Labor, and its authorized
				representatives.
3.11.
				"Forced flow steam generator" or "generator," as used in this rule,
				means a device that uses a once-through, forced flow design to
				convert incoming water to steam during a single pass through a water
				coil.
3.12. "Hydrostatic
				pressure test" means an examination of a new or repaired
				high-pressure steam boiler to ensure that the boiler is free from
				leakage conducted in accordance with the National Board Inspection
				Code, Part 4.3.1, "Pressure Testing."
3.13. "Inspection" means the
				internal and external examination of a high-pressure steam boiler or
				forced flow steam generator while the device is not under pressure
				and includes an examination of the boiler's or generator's design,
				construction, installation, condition, appurtenances, and operation.
				Inspection can also include the examination of a boiler or generator
				after repairs or alterations have been performed.
3.14. "Inspection report" means one
				of the National Board's report forms, or a form that contains the
				same information as the appropriate National Board form, completed by
				an inspector or special inspector detailing the results of a
				high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator inspection.
3.15. "Jurisdiction,"
				when used in the standards incorporated by reference in Section 4 of
				this rule, means the State of West Virginia.
3.16. "Manufacturer's Data Report"
				or "MDR" means the report submitted by a high-pressure steam boiler
				or forced flow steam generator manufacturer to the National Board
				that registers the boiler's or generator's compliance with the design
				and construction specifications in the ASME Boiler and Pressure
				Vessel Code and that includes the inspection results of the boiler or
				generator by an inspector or special inspector.
3.17. "National Board" or "Board"
				means the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors,
				located at 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, OH 43229, and whose website
				address is
https://www.nationalboard.org/
.
3.18. "National Board
				number" means the unique number assigned to a high-pressure steam
				boiler or forced flow steam generator by the National Board.
3.19. "NBIC" means the
				National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Inspection
				Code.
3.20. "Owner" or
				"operator" means the person, firm, or corporation legally responsible
				for the safe installation, operation, and maintenance of a
				high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator.
3.21. "Permit to install" means the
				document issued by the Commissioner to the owner or operator of a
				high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator after
				receipt of a complete application for a permit to install a
				high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator.
3.22. "Permit to operate" means the
				document issued by the Commissioner to the owner or operator of a
				high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator after
				receipt of an inspection report confirming that the boiler or
				generator complies with the NBIC, Part 2, "Inspections."
3.23. "Repair" means the work
				necessary to restore a high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow
				steam generator to a safe and satisfactory operating condition, or as
				further defined in the NBIC, Part 3, "Repairs and Alterations" and
				the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section 1, "Power
				Boilers."
3.24. "Special
				inspector" means an inspector employed by or contracted with an
				insurance company to inspect the company's insured high-pressure
				steam boilers and forced flow steam generators and who is certified
				by the Commissioner as having met the minimum qualifications for
				boiler inspectors established by the National Board.
3.25. "Temporary use" means an
				installation of a high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam
				generator for a specified or limited amount of time and one that is
				not meant to become a permanent installation.
3.26. "WV Serial Number" means a
				unique identifying serial number assigned by the Division to a
				high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator, denoted as
				"W-------W".