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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-901" title_number="12" title_name="Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Authorized inspection agency” means an entity that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is accredited in accordance with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors NB–369; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>meets the qualification and definition of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors NB–360.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Board” means the Board of Boiler Rules.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Boiler” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated, or a combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum for use externally to the vessel by the direct application of heat from the combustion of fuels or from electricity or nuclear energy; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a fired unit for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water if the unit is separate from a processing system and is complete within itself.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Certificate” means a certificate issued by the Chief Boiler Inspector to operate a boiler or pressure vessel.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Certificate inspection” means an inspection, the report of which is used by the Chief Boiler Inspector to determine whether to issue a certificate.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Heating boiler” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a steam boiler that operates at pressures not exceeding 15 psig; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a hot water boiler that operates at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>“High pressure, high temperature water boiler” means a water boiler that operates at pressures exceeding 160 psig or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“Model steam boiler” means a boiler that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>individually fabricated for noncommercial use;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>used primarily for demonstration, exhibition, or educational purposes; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>not for profit.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“Power boiler” means a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressure of more than 15 psig.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Pressure vessel” means a vessel in which the pressure is obtained:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>from an external source; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>by the application of heat from:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>an indirect source; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a direct source other than a boiler.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Pressure vessel” does not include a pipe, piping component, or structure whose primary function is to transport fluids.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>“Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
  </level>
</section>
