| (53) Person--An individual, corporation, partnership,
association or other legal entity.
(54) Pool Heater--A hot water supply boiler or a potable
water heater designed to provide hot water to a pool.
(55) Portable Boiler--A boiler primarily intended for
use at a temporary location.
(56) Potable Water Heater--A boiler designed for operation
at pressures not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch gage (1100 kilopascals)
and water temperatures not exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit (99 degrees
Celsius) if the boiler's heat input exceeds 200,000 British thermal
units per hour (58.6 kilowatts) or nominal water-containing capacity
exceeds 120 gallons (454 liters).
(57) Power Boiler--A high-temperature water boiler
or a boiler in which steam is generated at a pressure exceeding 15
pounds per square inch gage (103 kilopascals) for a purpose external
to the boiler.
(58) Preliminary order--A written order issued by the
chief inspector or any commissioned boiler inspector to require repairs
or alterations to render a boiler safe for use or to require that
operation of the boiler be discontinued. The Boiler Inspection report
which requires repairs to be made or the boiler operation to be ceased
which is signed by the chief inspector or a commissioned boiler inspector
is a Preliminary Order.
(59) Process Steam Generator--An evaporator, heat exchanger,
or vessel in which steam is generated by the use of heat resulting
from the operation of a processing system that contains a number of
pressure vessels, such as used in the manufacture of chemical and
petroleum products.
(60) Reinstalled Boiler--A boiler removed from its
original setting and reinstalled at the same location or at a new
location without change of ownership.
(61) Repair--The work necessary to restore pressure-retaining
items to a safe and satisfactory operating condition.
(62) Rules--The rules promulgated and enforced by the
commission in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, §755.032
and Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 51.
(63) Safety Appliance--A safety device such as a safety
valve or a pressure relief valve for a boiler provided to diminish
the danger of accidents.
(64) Secondhand Boiler--A boiler in which the location
and ownership have changed.
(65) Serious Accident--An explosion resulting in any
degree of distortion to the wall of the boiler or related equipment
or damage to the building where the boiler is located. Or, emergency
medical services are dispatched to the location of a boiler accident
in which one or more persons require on-site medical services, transport
to a medical facility or the accident results in a fatality.
(66) Special Inspection--An inspection by the chief
inspector or deputy inspector other than those in Texas Health and
Safety Code, §§755.025 - 755.027.
(67) Stacked Boiler--A design in which one boiler is
placed onto a rack above another boiler, as designed by the boiler
manufacturer with a rack nameplate, and as approved by the department.
(68) Standard Boiler--A boiler that bears the stamp
of a nationally recognized engineering professional society, or the
stamp of any jurisdiction that has adopted a standard of construction
equivalent to the standard required by the executive director.
(69) Standby--The condition of a boiler in which the
owner or operator has (1) placed the boiler into operation at low
fire or (2) can place the boiler into operation within 48 hours' notice.
(70) Steam Heating Boiler--A boiler designed for operation
at pressures not exceeding 15 pounds per square inch gage (103 kilopascals).
(71) System Pressure--The pressure of the boiler system,
which is governed by the highest safety valve or pressure relief valve
set pressure as allowed by ASME Code and this chapter.
(72) Texas Commission--Authorization to inspect boilers
and enforce Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 755, and 16 Texas
Administrative Code, Chapter 65, on behalf of the department.
(A) ASME Only Commission--Only authorizes an inspector
to conduct ASME new construction activities.
(B) In-Service Only Commission--Only authorizes an
inspector to conduct boiler in-service activities.
(C) ASME and In-Service Commission--Authorizes an inspector
to conduct both activities in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(73) Unfired Steam Boiler--An unfired pressure vessel
in which steam is generated. The term does not include: vessels known
as evaporators or heat exchangers; or vessels in which steam is generated
by using the heat that results from the operation of a processing
system that contains a number of pressure vessels, as used in the
manufacture of chemical and petroleum products.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §65.2 adopted to be effective June 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 3121; amended to be effective February 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 795; amended to be effective January 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 75; amended to be effective July 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 4330; amended to be effective October 29, 2020, 45 TexReg 7578 |
