§ 28-25-1. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authorized inspector� means an inspector of boilers and/or pressure vessels employed
by the state of Rhode Island or an insurance company authorized to write boiler or
pressure vessel insurance or of an authorized owner/user organization.
(2) "Boiler� means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or
vapor generated, steam is superheated, or in which any combination of these functions
is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use externally to itself, by the direct
application of energy from the combustion of fuels or from electricity or nuclear
energy. The term boiler includes fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other
than water where these units are separate from processing systems and are complete
within themselves.
(3) "Certificate inspection� means an inspection, the report of which is used by the chief
inspector to determine whether or not a certificate as provided by § 28-25-10 may be issued.
(4) "Chief inspector� means the existing position of chief boiler and pressure vessel
inspector as appointed by the director of labor and training.
(5) "Code of rules� means the standard code of rules formulated and adopted by the division
of occupational safety under the provision of this chapter.
(6) "Heating boiler� means a steam or vapor boiler operating at pressures not exceeding
fifteen (15) psig, or a hot water boiler operating at pressures not exceeding one
hundred sixty (160) psig or temperatures not exceeding two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(250° F).
(7) "High pressure, high temperature water boiler� means a water boiler operating at pressures
exceeding one hundred sixty (160) psig or temperatures exceeding two hundred fifty
degrees Fahrenheit (250° F).
(8) "Hot water supply boiler� means a vessel used for the storage and/or supply of hot
water to be used externally to itself at pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty
(160) psig and/or temperatures not exceeding two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(250° F) at or near the vessel outlet.
(9) "Imminent danger� means a condition or practice that could reasonably be expected
to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the danger can be eliminated
through normal enforcement procedures.
(10) "Owner� means any person owning, operating, or in charge or control of any boiler
or pressure vessel as defined in this section including the chief administrative officer
in the private or public sector.
(11) "Power boiler� means a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressure
of more than fifteen (15) psig.
(12) "Pressure vessel� means a vessel in which the pressure is obtained from an external
source or by the application of heat other than those vessels defined in subsection
(7) of this section.
(13) "Safety device� means any valve, plug, or appurtenance attached to any boiler for
the purpose of diminishing the danger of accident.
(14) "Water heater� means a closed vessel in which water is heated by the combustion of
fuels, electricity, or any source and withdrawn for use external to the system at
pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty (160) psig including the apparatus by which
heat is generated and all controls and devices necessary to prevent water temperatures
from exceeding two hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit (210° F).