Section 120.10  Definitions

 

Act or the Act means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act [430 ILCS 75].

 

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.

 

API 510 means the Maintenance, Inspection, Rating, Repair and Alteration of Pressure Vessels as published by the American Petroleum Institute.

 

Approved means approved by the Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules.

 

ASME Code means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers with such revisions, amendments and interpretations thereof as are made, approved and adopted by the Council of the Society and approved and adopted by the Board. Copies of the Code may be obtained from said Society at 345 E. 47^th Street, New York, New York 10017.

 

Authorized Inspection Agency means one of the following:

 

A department or division established by a jurisdiction which has adopted one or more Sections of the ASME Code and whose inspectors hold valid commissions issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors;

 

An inspection agency of an insurance company which is authorized (licensed) to insure and is insuring boilers and pressure vessels 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; or

 

An owner or user of boilers and pressure vessels who maintains a regularly established inspection department, whose organization and inspection procedures meet the requirements established by the Board and contained in this Part.

 

Authorized Repairer means a holder of a Certificate of Registration issued pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation Act.

 

Board means the Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules created by the Act and empowered to make, alter, amend and interpret rules and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, alteration, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels and for establishing fees.

 

Boiler means a vessel intended for use in heating water or other liquids or for generating steam or other vapors under pressure or vacuum by the application of heat resulting from the combustion of fuels, electricity, or waste gases.

 

Certificate Inspection means an inspection, the report of which is used by the Chief Inspector as justification for issuing, withholding or revoking the inspection certificate.  The Certificate Inspection shall be an internal inspection when required; otherwise, it shall be as complete an inspection as possible.

 

Certificate of Competency means a certificate issued to a person who has passed the examination prescribed by the Board.

 

Certificate of Registration means a certificate issued by the Office pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation Act.

 

Commission, National Board means the commission issued by the National Board to a holder of a Certificate of Competency who desires to make shop inspections or field inspections in accordance with the National Board bylaws and whose employer submits the inspector's application to the National Board for such commission.

 

Condemned Boiler or Pressure Vessel means a boiler or pressure vessel that has been inspected and declared unsafe, or disqualified by legal requirements, by the Chief or Deputy Inspector.

 

Division means the Division of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Safety.

 

Electric Boiler means a boiler in which the source of heat is electricity.

 

Engineer means a registered professional engineer registered in accordance with the Illinois Professional Engineering Act [225 ILCS 325] or a person who graduated from an accredited college or university and either:

 

holds a mechanical engineering degree, or

 

has five years experience in a related field (e.g., civil engineering, metalurgical engineering, industrial engineering, design engineering, maintenance engineering, project engineering or construction, maintenance, repair or operation of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels).

 

Existing Installation means and includes:

 

Any boiler installed and placed in operation within the State of Illinois before May 1, 1953.

 

Any hot water supply boiler installed and placed in operation within the State of Illinois on or before July 9, 1957.

 

Any pressure vessel installed and placed in operation within the State of Illinois on or before December 31, 1976.

 

External Inspection means an inspection made when a boiler or pressure vessel is in operation, if possible.

 

Heating Boiler means a steam boiler operated at pressures not exceeding 15 psig, or a hot water heating boiler operated at pressures not exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures not exceeding 250° F. at or near the boiler outlet.

 

High Pressure Boiler means a boiler where steam is generated at a pressure in excess of 15 psig or a water boiler operated in excess of 160 psig and/or temperatures in excess of 250° F.

 

High-Temperature Water Boiler means a water boiler operating at pressures exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures exceeding 250° F. at or near the boiler outlet.

 

Hot water supply boiler means a boiler (including fired storage water heater) furnishing hot water to be used externally to itself at pressures not exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures not exceeding 250° F. at or near the boiler outlet except those exempted pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act and this Part.

 

Inspection Certificate means a certification issued by the Chief Inspector for the operation of a boiler or pressure vessel as required by the Act.

 

Inspector means the Chief Inspector or Deputy Inspector or Special Inspector or Owner-User Inspector.

 

Chief Inspector means the Chief Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspector employed under the Act.

 

Deputy Inspector means any inspector employed under the provisions of the Act.

 

Special Inspector means an inspector holding an Illinois Certificate of Competency and who is regularly employed by an insurance company authorized to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance in this State.

 

Owner-User Inspector means an inspector described in Section 120.1360 continuously employed as an inspector by an Owner-User Inspection Agency.

 

Internal Inspection means as complete an examination as can reasonably be made of the internal and external surfaces of a boiler or pressure vessel while it is shut down and manhole plates, handhole plates or other inspection opening closures are removed as required by the inspector.

 

Jurisdiction means a state, commonwealth, county or municipality of the United States or a province of Canada which has adopted one or more sections of the ASME Code and maintains a duly constituted Department, Bureau, or Division for the purpose of enforcement of such Code. In Illinois the Division of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety is the jurisdiction except for the City of Chicago.

 

Lined Potable Water Heater shall mean a water heater with a corrosion resistant lining, used to supply potable hot water.

 

Low Pressure Boiler means a steam boiler operated at pressures exceeding 15 psig or a hot water boiler operated at pressures not exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures not exceeding 250° F.

 

Miniature Boiler means any boiler which does not exceed any of the following limits:

 

16 inches inside diameter of shell

 

20 square feet heating surface

 

5 cubic feet gross volume, exclusive of casing and insulation

 

100 psig maximum allowable working pressure

 

National Board Inspection Code or NBIC means the Manual for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors published by the National Board. Copies of the Code may be obtained from the National Board.

 

National Board means the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43229, whose membership is composed of the Chief Inspectors of jurisdictions who are charged with the enforcement of the provisions of the ASME Code.

 

New Boiler Installations means and includes all boilers constructed, installed and placed in operation within the State of Illinois after May 1, 1953, and all hot water supply boilers installed and placed in operation after July 9, 1957.

 

New Pressure Vessel Installations means and includes any pressure vessel installed and placed in operation within the State of Illinois after December 31, 1976.

 

Non-Standard Boiler or Pressure Vessel means a boiler or pressure vessel that does not bear the ASME Stamp or the API-ASME Stamp.

 

Office means the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

 

Operator means any individual who has charge of a boiler or pressure vessel as defined by the Act, and whose duties include operation and maintenance of such devices.

 

Owner or User means any person, firm or corporation legally responsible for the safe operation of any boiler or pressure vessel within the State.

 

Owner-User means an owner and user qualified under Section 15 of the Act.

 

Place of Public Assembly means a building or specific area, including outdoor areas, in which persons assemble for civic, educational, religious, social or recreational purposes or which is provided by a common carrier for passengers awaiting transportation or in which persons are housed to receive medical, charitable or other care or treatment, or are held or detained for public, civic or correctional purposes.

 

Portable Boiler means an internally fired boiler which is primarily intended for temporary location and the construction and usage of which permits 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 and includes a high-pressure, high-temperature water boiler.

 

Pressure Vessel means a vessel in which 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 as defined above.

 

PSIG means pounds per square inch gauge.

 

Reinstalled Boiler or Pressure Vessel means a boiler or pressure vessel removed from its original setting and reinstalled at the same location within the State of Illinois or at a new location without change of ownership.

 

Relief Valve means an automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve which opens further with the increase in pressure over the opening pressure. It is used primarily for liquid service.

 

Repair means work necessary to return a boiler or pressure vessel to a safe operating condition.

 

Rerating means a change in the maximum allowable working pressure or temperature of a boiler or pressure vessel regardless of whether or not physical work is performed on the boiler or pressure vessel. Rerating shall be considered an alteration.

 

Safety Relief Valve means an automatic pressure actuated relieving device suitable for use as a safety or relief valve, depending on application.

 

Safety Valve means an automatic pressure relieving device actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve and characterized by full opening pop action. It is used for gas or vapor service.

 

Secondhand Boiler or Pressure Vessel means a boiler or pressure vessel which has changed both location and ownership since primary use.

 

Standard Boiler or Pressure Vessel means a boiler or pressure vessel which bears the ASME Code Symbol.

 

State Special means a pressure vessel of special construction that may not be constructed in accordance with the ASME Code.  See Subpart E, Section 120.1100 of this Part, for the procedures for granting a State Special.

 

Underwriters Laboratories (U.L.) means a non-profit independent organization testing for public safety. It maintains and operates laboratories for the examination and testing of devices, systems and materials to determine their relationship to life, fire and casualty hazards.

 

Welding or Arc Welding means a group of welding processes wherein coalescence is produced by heating with an arc or arcs, with or without the application of pressure, and with or without the use of filler metal.

 

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 13509, effective September 24, 2004)