Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-26-.03 - Definition of Terms
(1)
Accumulation Test - A test by which the capacity of the safety or safety relief
valves are checked to ensure the pressure of the boiler does not rise six
percent above the highest setting of any valve, and in no case six percent
above the maximum allowable working pressure.
(2) Alteration - A change in any item
described on the original manufacturer's data report which affects the pressure
capability of the boiler or pressure vessel. Nonphysical 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.
(3) The Commissioner is the Commissioner of
Insurance and Safety Fire.
(4)
Approved - Approved by the Commissioner or his designee.
(5) Authorized Inspection Agency - one of the
following:
(a) The State of Georgia Safety
Engineering Section, of the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner,
or
(b) Any insurance company which
has been licensed to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance and to provide
all inspection services required by such company in this State, or
(c) An Owner-User Inspection
Agency.
(6) Cessation
order - is the official order stopping of an action by an individual or
company.
(7) Certificate of
Competency - A certificate issued to a person who has passed the examination
prescribed by the Board.
(8)
Certificate Inspection - An inspection, the report of which is used by the
Chief Inspector as justification for issuing, withholding, or revoking the
Inspection Certificate. This certificate inspection shall be as complete an
inspection as possible.
(9) Chief
Inspector - The chief boiler and pressure vessel Engineer appointed by the
Safety Fire Commissioner.
(10)
Citation - is the act by which a person or company is so summoned or
cited.
(11) Code-ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code Sections I, III Division 1 and Division 2, IV, VIII
Division 1, 2 and Division 3, and X, National Board Inspection Code, Controls
and Safety Devices (CSD-1), National Fire Protection Association Code (NFPA)
Sections 31, 54, 58, 70, 85, 87 and 211 for boilers and pressure vessels
Code.
(12) Commission - National
Board - The Commission issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Inspectors to a holder of a Certificate of Competency who desires to
make inspections in accordance with the National Board Bylaws and whose
employer submits the Inspector's application to the National Board for such
Commission.
(13) Condemned Boilers
and Pressure Vessels - Condemned boilers and pressure vessels declared unfit
for further use by the Chief Inspector or Commissioner shall immediately be
stamped with three X's over the ASME code symbol stamp or immediately above the
front manway, or on the front head of a fire tube boiler, or over the object
identification number.
(14) Deputy
Inspector - Any Inspector appointed by the Commissioner under the provision of
the Act.
(15) Electric Boiler - A
power boiler or heating boiler in which the source of heat is
electricity.
(16) External
Inspection - An inspection made when a boiler or pressure vessel is in
operation or idle.
(17) Existing
Installation - Includes any boiler constructed, installed, placed in operation,
or contracted for before January 1, 1986; and any pressure vessel constructed;
installed, placed in operation, or contracted for before January 1,
1986.
(18) Fitting or Appliance -
The terms "Fittings" and "Appliances" shall be taken to mean such necessary
safety devices as are attached to a boiler and/or pressure vessel for safety
purposes.
(19) Georgia State
Special - A boiler or pressure vessel which is of a special design which cannot
or has not been constructed to the Code.
(20) Heating Boiler - A steam or vapor boiler
operating at pressures not exceeding 15 psig or temperatures not exceeding 250
degrees Fahrenheit.
(21) Heat
Recovery Boiler - A steam boiler for operation at pressures not exceeding 15
psig.
(22) High Pressure High
Temperature Water Boiler - Means a water boiler operating at pressures
exceeding 160 psig or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
(23) Hobby - An activity pursued outs ide of
one's regular work, primarily for pleasure and receive no monetary
gain.
(24) Hot Water Heating Boiler
- A boiler in which no steam is generated, from which hot water is circulated
for heating purposes and then returned to the boiler, and which operates at a
pressure not exceeding 160 psig and/or a temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit
at or near the boiler outlet.
(25)
Hot Water Supply Boiler - A boiler or heater completely filled with water that
furnishes hot water to be used externally to itself at pressures not exceeding
160 psig or a temperature not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit for hot water
supply boilers, or temperatures not exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit for hot
water supply heaters.
(26) Inspector
- The Chief Inspector, Deputy Inspector, Special Inspector, or Owner- User
Inspector.
(27) Installation of
Boilers and Pressure Vessels - When referred to in this Chapter shall include
all fittings, appliances and/or appurtenances.
(28) Internal Inspection - 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 openings are removed as per the Inspector's
requirements.
(29) Insurance Company
- An insurance company which has been licensed or registered by the appropriate
authority of a state of the United States or a Province of Canada to write
boiler and pressure vessel insurance and to provide all inspection services
required by this State.
(30)
Investigative Board - The Investigative Board shall be made up of the Chief
Inspector and two members of the Boiler Board appointed by the Chairman of the
Boiler Board.
(31) Jurisdiction - 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, one of
which is Section I, and maintains a duly constituted department bureau or
division for the purpose of enforcement of such Code.
(32) Lined Potable Water Heater - A water
heater with a corrosion resistant lining used to supply potable hot water and
exceeding any of the following:
(a) A heat
input of 200,000 BTU per hour;
(b) A
water temperature of 210 degrees Fahrenheit; or
(c) A nominal water containing capacity of
120 gallons.
(33)
Miniature Boiler - A power boiler or high-temperature water boiler which does
not exceed the following limits:
(a) 16
inches inside diameter of shell;
(b)
20 sq. ft. heating surface (not applicable to electric boilers);
(c) 5 cu. ft. gross volume exclusive of
casing and insulation;
(d) 100 psig
maximum allowable working pressure.
(34) National Board - The National Board of
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
43229.
(35) National Board
Inspection Code. The manual for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors published
by the National Board and adopted by the Board.
(36) New Boiler or Pressure Vessel
Installation - All boilers constructed, installed, placed in operation, or
contracted for after December 31, 1986. All pressure vessels constructed,
installed, placed in operation, or contracted for after December 13,
1986.
(37) Non-standard Boiler or
Pressure Vessel - A boiler or pressure vessel that does not bear the ASME stamp
and National Board Number.
(38)
Owner or User - Any person, firm, or corporation legally responsible for the
safe installation, operation, and maintenance of any boiler or pressure vessel
within the jurisdiction.
(39)
Owner-User Inspector - An Inspector continuously employed by a company owning
and operating pressure vessels in this State for the purpose of making
inspections of pressure vessels used or to be used by such company, but not for
resale, and providing such company complies with the requirements of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Section
25-15-10 of the Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Law.
(40)
Owner/User Inspection Agency - An owner or user of pressure vessels who
maintains a regularly established inspection department, whose organization and
inspection procedures shall meet the requirements of the boiler and pressure
vessel Rules and are acceptable to the Office Of Insurance and Safety Fire
Commissioner.
(41) Portable Boiler
- A boiler which is primarily intended for temporary location and the
construction and usage permits it to be readily moved from one location to
another.
(42) Power Boiler - Means
a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressure of more than
15 psig.
(43) PSIG - Pounds per
square inch gauge.
(44) Reinstalled
Boiler or Pressure Vessel - A boiler or pressure vessel removed from its
original setting and reinstalled at the same location, or at a new location
without change of ownership.
(45)
Repair - The work necessary to restore a boiler or pressure vessel to a safe
and satisfactory operating condition provided there is no deviation from the
original design.
(46) Secondhand
Boiler or Pressure Vessel - A boiler or pressure vessel which has changed both
location and ownership since last used.
(47) Steam Heating Boiler - A steam boiler
for operation at pressures not exceeding 15 psig.
(48) Special Inspection - Any inspection
performed by the State other than a regularly scheduled inspection, and
includes instances where the original inspection was rescheduled due to the
owner's or user's failure to prepare the boiler or pressure vessel after
notification.
(49) Special
Inspector - An Inspector holding a Georgia Commission, and who is regularly
employed by an insurance company authorized to insure against loss of boilers
or pressure vessels in this State.
(50) Standard Boiler or Pressure Vessel - A
boiler or pressure vessel which bears the ASME stamp and National Board Number,
except cast iron boilers which will not be registered with the National
Board.
(51) Unfired Steam Boiler -
An unfired pressure vessel or system of unfired pressure vessels intended for
operation at a pressure in excess of 15 psig steam for the purpose of producing
and controlling an output of thermal energy.
(52) Waste Heat Boiler - An unfired pressure
vessel or system of unfired pressure vessels intended for operation in excess
of 15 psig steam for the purpose of producing and controlling an output of
thermal energy.
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