As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code means the boiler and pressure
vessel code developed by the boiler and pressure vessel committee of the
American society of mechanical engineers with amendments, addenda, and
interpretations thereto, made and approved by the council of said society, 1968
edition, a copy of which code is on file in the office of the boiler inspection section
of the division of oil and public safety.
(1.5) A.S.M.E. review and survey means the review and survey of the
manufacturers quality control system for the certification of authorization for the
use of the A.S.M.E. applicable code symbol stamp.
(2) Boiler means a closed pressure vessel in which a fluid is heated for use
external to itself by the direct application of heat resulting from the combustion of
fuel, solid, liquid, or gaseous, or by the use of electricity or nuclear energy.
(2.5) Chief boiler inspector means the person appointed by the director to
oversee the boiler inspection section created in section 9-4-102.
(3) Colorado boiler and pressure vessel code is used to designate the
accepted reference for construction, installation, operation, and inspection of
boilers and pressure vessels and will be referred to as the Colorado boiler and
pressure vessel code, which includes the A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel codes
and the national board inspection code.
(4) Condemned boiler means a boiler which has been inspected and
declared unsafe or disqualified as to legal requirements by an inspector qualified to
take such action and to which has been applied a stamping or marking designating
its rejection.
(5) Director means the director of the division of oil and public safety or his
or her designee.
(6) External inspection means an inspection made when a boiler is in
operation.
(7) Hot-water heating boiler means a boiler operated at pressure not
exceeding one hundred sixty PSIG and temperature not exceeding two hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit for water.
(8) Hot-water supply boiler means a boiler used to supply hot water
operated at pressure not exceeding one hundred sixty PSIG and temperatures not
exceeding two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit at or near the boiler outlet.
(9) Internal inspection means an inspection made when a boiler is shut
down with all handholes or manholes opened for inspection of its interior.
(10) Locomotive boiler means a boiler mounted on a self-propelled track
carrier and which is used to furnish motivating power for traveling on rails.
(11) Miniature boiler means any boiler which does not exceed any of the
following limits:
(a) Sixteen inches inside diameter of shell;
(b) Five cubic feet gross volume exclusive of casing and insulation;
(c) One hundred pounds PSIG maximum working pressure.
(12) National board inspection code means the manual for boiler and
pressure vessel inspections published in 1970 by the national board of boiler and
pressure vessel inspectors, 10th edition, and subsequent revisions.
(13) Nonstandard boiler means any boiler which does not qualify as a
standard boiler.
(14) Owner or user means any person, firm, corporation, or business entity
of whatever nature owning or operating any boiler within this state.
(14.3) Owner-user inspection organization means an owner or user of
pressure-retaining items who maintains a regularly established inspection
department, and whose organization and inspection procedures meet the
requirements of the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors rules or
the American petroleum institute's API 510 program and are acceptable to the
director.
(14.5) Owner-user inspector means an inspector who holds a valid national
board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors owner-user inspector commission
and who has passed the examination prescribed by the national board or is an
American petroleum institute certified inspector under a jurisdictionally approved
owner-user inspection organization.
(15) Portable boiler means an internally fired boiler which is primarily
intended for temporary locational use, the construction and usage of which is
obviously portable for use in multiple locations.
(16) Power boiler means any boiler exceeding the miniature boiler size
which generates steam or vapor at a pressure of more than fifteen pounds per
square inch gauge (PSIG).
(16.5) Pressure vessel means a pressure vessel or a container for the
containment of pressure, either internal or external. Except as exempted in section
1910.172 of the Colorado occupational safety and health general standards, such
pressure may be obtained from an external source or by the application of heat
from a direct or indirect source or by any combination of such methods. The scope
in relation to the geometry of pressure-containing parts shall terminate at the
following: The first circumferential joint for welding end connections, or the face of
the first flange in bolted flanged connections, or the first threaded joint in that type
of connection.
(17) Reinstalled boiler means a boiler removed from its original setting and
reerected at the same location or erected at a new location without change of
ownership.
(18) Relief valve means an automatic pressure-relieving device actuated by
static pressure upstream of the valve which opens farther with an increase in
pressure over the opening pressure. It is used primarily for liquid service.
(19) Safety relief valve means an automatic pressure-actuated relieving
device suitable for use either as a safety valve or relief valve, depending on
application.
(20) Safety valve means an automatic pressure-relieving device activated
by static pressure upstream of the valve and characterized by full-opening pop
action. It is used for steam, gas, or vapor service.
(21) Secondhand boiler means a boiler in which both location and
ownership have been changed after primary use.
(22) Section means the boiler inspection section of the division of oil and
public safety.
(23) Service and domestic-type water heater means a water heater of
either instantaneous or storage type used for heating or combined heating and
storage of hot water for domestic or sanitary purposes or for space heating in which
none of the following limitations is exceeded:
(a) Heat input of two hundred thousand BTUs per hour;
(b) Fluid temperature of two hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit;
(c) Normal internal fluid capacity of one hundred twenty gallons.
(24) Shop inspection means inspection of new construction of boilers or
pressure vessels, and shall include review of the specifications, determination that
such construction is in accordance with the applicable codes, and certification to
the national board and to the A.S.M.E. that such completed new construction is
eligible to be stamped with the appropriate A.S.M.E. symbol.
(25) Special boiler inspector means an inspector who has received and
maintained in force a commission as inspector issued by the national board of boiler
and pressure vessel inspectors and authorized by the boiler inspection section to
inspect or insure boilers in the state of Colorado.
(26) Standard boiler means a boiler which bears the stamp of the state of
Colorado or another state which has adopted a standard boiler construction
equivalent to that required by the Colorado boiler and pressure vessel code or a
boiler which bears the A.S.M.E. stamp.
(27) State boiler inspector means any boiler inspector employed by the
division of oil and public safety.
(28) Steam-heating boiler means a boiler operated at pressure not
exceeding fifteen PSIG for steam.