South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 71 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-DIVISION OF LABOR
Article 9 - BOILER SAFETY PROGRAM
Subarticle 1 - GENERAL
Section 71-9101 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
For the purposes of this Chapter all definitions from the Boiler Safety Act apply. In addition the following definitions apply.
1. 'Act' means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act, which were enacted as Title 41, Chapter 14, of the S.C. Code of Laws.
2. 'Alteration' means any change in the item described on the original Manufacturer's Data Report which affects the pressure-containing 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 shall be considered an alteration. A reduction in minimum temperature such that additional mechanical tests are required shall also be considered an alteration.
3. 'Approved' means approved by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
4. 'ASME Code' means The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, including addenda and code cases approved by the council of that Society.
5. 'Authorized Inspection Agency' means one of the following:
6. 'Special Inspector Certificate' means a certificate issued by the Department to a person who meets the requirements of the S.C. Code 41-14-80 and these regulations.
7. 'Internal Inspection' means as complete an examination as can reasonably be made of the internal and external surfaces of a boiler while it is shut down, and manhole plates, handhold plates or other inspection-opening closures are removed as required by the inspector.
8. 'External Inspection' means an inspection made when a boiler is in operation, if possible.
9. 'Commission; National Board' means 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 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.
10. 'Condemned Boiler' means a boiler that has been inspected and declared unsafe or disqualified by legal requirements by an inspector, and a stamping or marking has been applied by the chief or a special inspector designating its condemnation.
11. 'Existing Installation' means includes any boiler constructed, installed, placed in operation, or contracted for before December 31, 2005.
12. 'Hot Water Storage Tank' means a closed vessel connected to a water heater used exclusively to contain potable water.
13. 'Lined Potable Water Heater' means a water heater with a corrosion-resistant lining used to supply potable hot water.
14. 'National Board' means the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NB), 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43229, whose membership is composed of the chief boiler administrators of jurisdictions who are charged with the enforcement of the provisions of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
15. 'National Board Inspection Code Ansi/Nb-23' means the code for jurisdictional authorities, inspectors, users, and organizations performing repairs and alterations to pressure-retaining items; published by the National Board.
16. 'National Board Commission' means a certificate issued by the National Board to an individual who has passed the National Board Examination, who holds a valid certificate of competency and who is regularly employed by an Authorized Inspection Agency.
17. 'National Board Commissioned Inspector' means an individual who holds a valid Certificate of Competency to perform in-service, repair and alteration inspections as defined by the National Board Inspection Code; holds a National Board commission; and is regularly employed as an inspector by an Authorized Inspection Agency.
18. 'New Boiler Installation' means includes all boilers constructed, installed, placed in operation or contracted for after December 31, 2005.
19. 'Nonstandard Boiler' means a boiler that does not bear a stamp acceptable to South Carolina, or otherwise does not comply with the Act or stated rules and regulations of this state.
20. 'Original Code of Construction' means documents promulgated by recognized national standards-writing bodies that contain technical requirements for construction of pressure retaining items or equivalent to which the original manufacturer certified the pressure-retaining item.
21. 'Owner or User' means any person, firm, or corporation legally responsible for the safe installation, operation, and maintenance of any boiler within South Carolina.
22. 'Pressure-Retaining Item (PRI)' means any boiler, pressure vessel, piping, or material used for the containment of pressure, either internal or external. The pressure may be obtained from an external source, or by the application of heat from a direct source, or any combination thereof.
23. 'PSIG' means pounds per square inch gauge.
24. 'Reinstalled Boiler' means a boiler removed from its original setting and reinstalled at the same location or at a new location without change of ownership.
25. 'Relief valve' means a pressure relief valve actuated by inlet static pressure having a gradual lift generally proportional to the increase in pressure over opening pressure. It may be provided with an enclosed spring housing suitable for closed discharge system application and is primarily used for liquid service.
26. 'Repair' means the work necessary to restore a pressure-retaining item to a safe and satisfactory operating condition.
27. 'Repair/Pressure Relief valve' means the replacement, re-machining, or cleaning of any critical part, lapping of seat and disk, or any other operation, which may affect the flow passage, capacity function, or pressure-retaining ability of the valve. Disassembly, reassembly, and/or adjustments, which affect the pressure relief valve function are also considered a repair.
28. 'Safety Relief valve' means depending on application, a pressure relief valve characterized by rapid opening or pop action, or by opening in proportion to the increase in pressure over opening pressure.
29. 'Safety valve' means a pressure relief valve actuated by inlet static pressure and characterized by rapid opening or pop action.
30. 'Secondhand Boiler' means a boiler, which has changed both location and ownership since primary use.
31. 'Standard Boiler' means a boiler which bears the stamp of South Carolina, the ASME stamp, the API/ASME stamp, both the ASME and National Board stamp, or the stamp of another jurisdiction which has adopted a standard of construction equivalent to that required by the Board.
32. 'Water Heater' means a closed vessel used to supply potable hot water which is heated by the combustion of fuels, electricity, or any other source and withdrawn for use external to the system at pressures not exceeding 160 psig, or a heat input of 200,000 BTU per hour, and shall include all controls and devices necessary to prevent water temperatures from exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit.
