Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Applying State
Serial Number. The State serial number on boilers shall be not less than
5/16" in height
and shall be preceded by the letter "B". The State serial number on pressure
vessels shall be not less than
5/16" in height
and shall be preceded by the letter "U". The inspector shall make certain that
the correct Illinois State serial number is affixed to the boiler or pressure
vessel at the time of inspection.
b) First Time Inspection. Effective January
1, 1999, all first time inspections of boilers and pressure vessels shall be
performed by the Chief or a Deputy Inspector employed by the
Division.
c) Basis for Extending
Certificate of Internal Inspection for Power Boilers. The Chief Inspector is
authorized to extend, for a period not exceeding one year, or 2 years for power
boilers having an output rated at or above 450,000 lbs/hr, the time within
which power boilers are required to be internally inspected, subject to the
following conditions and qualifications:
1)
The analysis and treatment of feedwater for power boilers shall be under the
supervision of a person qualified in the field of water chemistry.
2) The analysis and treatment of the boiler
feedwater shall be for the purpose of controlling and limiting serious
deteriorating, encrusting and sludging factors affecting the safety of the
boiler.
3) The owner or user of
power boilers must maintain, for examination by the inspector, accurate records
of chemical and physical laboratory analyses of samples of the boiler water
taken at regular intervals of not more than 24 hours operation and of the
treatment applied. These records must specify dates and times of analyses, by
whom analyzed, and the treatment applied at that time, and should be certified
by the responsible authority. These records will adequately show the conditions
of the water and any constituents or characteristics that are capable of
producing corrosion or other deterioration of the boiler or its
parts.
4) The Chief Inspector is
authorized to review the qualifications of the supervisor and the acceptability
of supervision in accordance with the requirements of subsections (c)(1)
through (c)(3).
5) An internal
inspection must have been performed during a pre-planned outage allowing
appropriate time for a complete and comprehensive evaluation, including
inspections of watersides, furnace area and all gas passages, with no
deficiencies found that would preclude extending the internal inspection for
one year, or 2 years for power boilers having an output rated at or above
450,000 lbs/hr.
6) At no time shall
the period between internal inspections for boilers having an output rated at
or above 450,000 lbs/hr exceed a 36-month time interval.
7) Application for extension shall be by
letter setting forth facts establishing compliance with the requirements of
subsections (c)(1) through (c)(7) and shall be accompanied by the report of
external inspection.
d)
Unsafe Boilers or Pressure Vessels. Any boiler or pressure vessel having been
inspected and declared unsafe by an inspector shall have the Inspection
Certificate suspended.
e) Factors
of Safety for Existing Installations. An inspector shall increase the factors
of safety if the condition of a boiler or pressure vessel warrants it. If the
owner or user does not concur with the inspector's decision, the owner or user
may appeal to the Board.
f)
Frequency of Inspection of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
1) Power boilers and high temperature water
boilers shall receive a certificate inspection annually, which shall be an
internal inspection where conditions permit unless authorization is granted by
the chief inspector to extend the internal inspection as permitted in
subsection (c). The boilers shall also be inspected externally annually while
under representative operating conditions, if possible, except that a power
boiler having an output rated at or above 450,000 lbs/hr may forgo the external
inspection for the year the internal inspection is conducted.
2) Low pressure steam and hot water heating
boilers and hot water supply boilers shall receive a certificate inspection
every 2 years. Groups of heating and hot water supply boilers connected
together shall be registered as one unit and receive one Inspection Certificate
when the following conditions are met:
A) No
unit exceeds 400,000 BTU input;
B)
All units being considered in the assembled modular unit are connected to a
common header or manifold; and
C)
No more than 8 units can be grouped together and registered as one
unit.
3) Inspection of
the flame safeguard equipment shall be in conjunction with the regular
inspections of boilers.
4) Pressure
vessels subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection
every 3 years. This inspection shall be external and internal where conditions
permit. However, owner-users qualified in accordance with Section 15 of the Act
shall have the option of using API-510 or the NBIC for inspection
intervals.
5) Pressure vessels not
subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection every 3
years. However, owner-users qualified in accordance with Section 15 of the Act
shall have the option of using API-510 or the NBIC for inspection
intervals.
g) Inspection
and Inspection Certificate Fees
1) If a boiler
or pressure vessel shall, upon inspection, be found to be suitable and to
conform to this Part, the owner or user will be invoiced the fees established
by the Board for each boiler and pressure vessel inspected. The fee must be
paid before an Inspection Certificate will be issued.
2) If the owner or user of each boiler or
pressure vessel required to be inspected refuses or fails to allow an
inspection to be made or refuses or fails to pay the appropriate fees, the
Inspection Certificate, if it has not expired, shall be suspended by the Chief
Inspector until the owner or user complies with the requirements.
3) The owner or user who causes a boiler or
pressure vessel to be operated without a valid Inspection Certificate shall be
guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and each day shall be deemed a separate offense
in accordance with Section 12 of the Act.
h) Inspectors to Have No Other Interests. It
is prohibited for any employee of the Division of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Safety to accept any compensation or remuneration from any source for acting as
a consultant, engineer, safety engineer, safety specialist, etc., or under any
other title. Employees of this Division shall not be engaged in the sale of any
article or device that is related to boilers or pressure vessels and shall
devote their full time to inspection work.
i) Installing Used or Second-hand Boilers or
Pressure Vessels. A certificate inspection shall be made of all used or
second-hand boilers or pressure vessels prior to operation in this State. When
a boiler or pressure vessel is moved and reinstalled, the fittings and
appurtenances shall be upgraded to comply with the rules for new
installations.
j) Inspectors to
Notify Chief Inspector of Defective Boilers and Pressure Vessels. If an
inspector finds that a boiler or pressure vessel or any of the appurtenances
are in an unsafe condition, the inspector shall immediately notify the Chief
Inspector and submit a report of the defects.
k) Insurance Agencies to Notify the Chief
Inspector of New, Cancelled or Suspended Risks. All insurance agencies shall
notify the Chief Inspector within 30 days of all boiler or pressure vessel
risks written, cancelled, not renewed or suspended in Illinois.
l) Manufacturers Data Reports to be Filed.
Effective January 1, 1974, Manufacturers Data Reports on boilers and, as
amended December 31, 1976, for pressure vessels, that are to be installed in
the State of Illinois (unless otherwise exempted by this Part) shall be filed
with the Chief Inspector through the National Board. Each boiler and pressure
vessel for which a report is filed should be assigned a National Board
number.
m) Boilers and Pressure
Vessels without ASME Stamping. If the boiler or pressure vessel does not bear
the ASME stamp, then the drawings, data and material showing all details of
construction shall be submitted to the Chief Inspector and the Chief
Inspector's approval shall be obtained before installation in this State. The
Chief Inspector shall grant approval if the construction, materials and
inspection requirements meet the rules, except for ASME stamp.
n) Notification of Inspection. The owner or
user shall prepare each boiler or pressure vessel for internal inspection and
shall prepare for and apply a hydrostatic test whenever necessary, on the date
specified by an inspector, which shall be not less than 7 days after the date
of notification.
o) Owner to Notify
Chief Inspector in Case of Accident. Any owner or user, which includes any
person, firm, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity, that knowingly
fails to notify the Chief Inspector within 24 hours, or on the next business
day, of an accident, explosion, event, or incident that serves to render a
boiler or pressure vessel inoperative because of damage or failure or that
involves any bodily injury or death to any person is guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor, if a natural person, or a business offense punishable by a fine of
not less than $501 and not more than $10,000, if a corporation or governmental
entity.
p) Penalties. Any person,
firm, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Part
shall be subject to the penalties provided in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Safety Act.
q) Registration of
Boilers and Pressure Vessels. All owners or users of boilers and pressure
vessels subject to the Act now in use or installed ready for use in the State
of Illinois shall notify the Chief Inspector in writing giving the location,
type, capacity, age and date of installation.
r) Removal of Safety Appliances
1) No person, except under the direction of
an inspector, shall attempt to remove or shall do any work upon safety
appliances required by this Part while a boiler or pressure vessel is in
operation. Should any of these appliances be repaired during an outage of a
boiler or pressure vessel, they must be reinstalled and in proper working order
before the object is again placed in service.
2) No person shall in any manner load the
safety valve or valves to maintain a working pressure in excess of that stated
on the Inspection Certificate.
s) Stamping of Boilers and Pressure Vessels.
Each boiler or pressure vessel subject to the Act shall be identified by a
serial number of the State of Illinois. The number will be assigned by the
Chief Inspector and applied to the boiler or pressure vessel by the inspector
at the time of inspection. Also, the Code required stamping shall be kept free
of paint and lagging so that it will be plainly visible and easily read by the
inspector.
t) Inspections and
Inspection Reports
1) Inspection Reports shall
be submitted within 10 days from the date of inspection.
2) All Inspection Reports shall be completed
with all pertinent information as required, including location and actual
conditions observed.
3) The Chief
or a Deputy Inspector employed by the Division, and Special Inspectors, shall
have up to 90 days after the expiration of the Inspection Certificate to
conduct his or her inspection. An Inspection Certificate shall remain
valid beyond the expiration date noted on the certificate until the boiler or
pressure vessel is reinspected by the authorized inspecting authorities or
until the certificate is suspended by the Chief Inspector, provided that the
owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel makes it available for
inspection at reasonable times. [
430 ILCS
75/11(b)]
4) Validity of Inspection Certificate. The
Chief Inspector may at any time suspend an Inspection Certificate when the
boiler or pressure vessel for which it was issued may not continue to be
operated without menace to public safety, or when the boiler or pressure vessel
is found not to comply with this Part. A Special Inspector shall have authority
to request suspension of an Inspection Certificate for boilers or pressure
vessels insured by the employing company. Suspension of an Inspection
Certificate shall continue in effect until the boiler or pressure vessel has
been made to conform to this Part.
u) For all boiler systems installed after
December 1, 2014, the intake and exhaust points for all boiler ventilation
piping shall be located outside of the building served and at least 36 inches
above grade.
