KRS 236.010: Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Boiler" or "boilers" means and includes a closed vessel in which water or other

liquid is heated, steam or vapor is 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, solar or nuclear energy. The term

"boiler" shall include fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than

water where these units are separate from processing systems and are

complete within themselves:

(a) "Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated

at a pressure of more than fifteen (15) pounds per square inch gauge;

(b) "High pressure, high temperature water boiler" means a water boiler

operating at pressures exceeding one hundred sixty (160) pounds per

square inch gauge or temperatures exceeding two hundred fifty (250)

degrees Fahrenheit;

(c) "Heating boiler" means a steam or vapor boiler operating at pressures not

exceeding fifteen (15) pounds per square inch gauge or a hot water boiler

operating at pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty (160) pounds per

square inch gauge or temperatures not exceeding two hundred fifty (250)

degrees Fahrenheit; and

(d) "Portable boiler" means a boiler which is primarily intended for a

temporary location, construction and usage of which allows the boiler to

be readily removed from one (1) location to another;

(2) "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 (1) of this section;

(3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of Department of Housing, Buildings

and Construction;

(4) "Department" means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction;

(5) "ASME" means American Society of Mechanical Engineers;

(6) "Committee" means the Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory

Committee created by KRS 198B.032;

(7) "Certificate inspection" means an inspection, the report of which is used by the

chief boiler inspector to determine whether or not a certificate, as provided by

subsection (1) of KRS 236.120, may be issued;

(8) "Administrative regulation" means an administrative regulation adopted by the

department and filed and approved in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A that

is designed to ensure the safety of boilers and pressure vessels that affects or

may affect property rights of a designated class of owners, or designed for the

prevention of loss or damage to property, loss of life, or personal injury from

boiler or pressure vessel explosion or from certain indicated hazards related

thereto;

(9) "Order" or "emergency order" means an order of the department, chief boiler

inspector, or boiler inspector issued in accordance with this chapter for the

prevention of:

(a) Loss or damage to property;

(b) Loss of life from boiler or pressure vessel malfunction or explosion; or

(c) Personal injury from boiler or pressure vessel malfunction or explosion;

(10) "Division" means the Division of Plumbing in the department;

(11) "Qualified welder" means a welder or welding machine operator who has

successfully passed the tests required by the appropriate ASME boiler,

pressure vessel, or piping code;

(12) "Person" or "firm" means any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation;

(13) "Chief boiler inspector" means the person employed by the department who

shall serve as the boiler section supervisor within the Division of Plumbing;

(14) "Boiler inspector" means a duly authorized employee of the department who is

charged with the responsibility of inspecting boilers and pressure vessels and

with the enforcement of the state boiler laws;

(15) "Special boiler inspector" means any person employed by an insurance

company authorized to insure boilers and pressure vessels in the

Commonwealth and who holds a commission as provided in KRS 236.080.

This term shall apply to both in-service inspectors and authorized inspectors of

repairs, alterations, and shop work;

(16) "Domestic water" means potable water delivered by a piping system for

personal use or consumption;

(17) "Potable water" means water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient

to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming in its

bacteriological and chemical quality to the requirements of the Division of

Water or the administrative regulations of the department;

(18) "Cryogenic service" means a fluid held under pressure and having a boiling

point below one hundred degrees below zero (-100) Fahrenheit at one (1)

atmospheric pressure, which upon release results in auto-refrigeration or

cooling effect;

(19) "Oil refinery" means a facility used primarily for the refinement of petroleum

products;

(20) "Qualified welding procedure" means a welding procedure that has passed

tests required by the applicable ASME boiler, pressure vessel, or piping code;

(21) "Boiler external piping" means boiler piping as defined by ASME;

(22) "Non-boiler external piping" means boiler piping and boiler proper connections

as defined in ASME Section I and applicable figures, and shall conform to

either ASME B31.1 or ASME B31.3, including steam, boiler feedwater,

blowdown, vents and drains, and chemical injection piping outside the boiler

boundary;

(23) "MAWP" means the maximum allowable working pressure for a boiler,

pressure vessel, or piping system;

(24) "Owner facility" means any facility licensed pursuant to KRS 236.097(1);

(25) "Owner's piping inspector" means any person licensed pursuant to KRS

236.097(2);

(26) "Independent inspection agency" means a person or company licensed under

KRS 236.097(3) who is retained by an owner facility to conduct inspections

under KRS 236.097(1); and

(27) "Owner-user facility" means any facility that operates pressure vessels and is

accredited as an owner-user inspection organization by the national board.