REPRESENTATIVES Calvert, Schmidt, Manning, Hartnett, Barrett, Flannery, Hagan, Distel

To amend sections 4104.02 and 4104.04 of the Revised

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Code to eliminate an exemption from the Boilers Law

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for specified historical steam boilers and require

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the Board of Building Standards to establish

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standards for operating historical steam-powered

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tractors and testing operators of those tractors.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 4104.02 and 4104.04 of the Revised	7
Code be amended to read as follows:	8

Sec. 4104.02.  The board of building standards shall:

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(A) Formulate rules for the construction, installation,	10
inspection, repair, conservation of energy, and operation of	11
boilers and the construction, inspection, and repair of unfired	12
pressure vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures	13
to be carried on such boilers and unfired pressure vessels and the	14
qualification of inspectors of boilers and unfired pressure	15
vessels;	16

(B) Prescribe tests, if it is considered necessary, to	17
ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of	18
boilers and unfired pressure vessels;	19

(C) Adopt rules regulating the construction and sizes of	20
safety valves for boilers and unfired pressure vessels of	21
different sizes and pressures, for the construction, use, and	22
location of fusible plugs, appliances for indicating the pressure	23
of steam and level of water in the boiler or unfired pressure	24
vessels, and such other appliances as the board considers	25
necessary to safety in operating boilers;	26

(D) Make a standard form of certificate of operation for	27
boilers;	28

(E) Establish reasonable fees for the performance of	29
reviews, surveys, or audits of manufacturer's facilities by the	30
division of industrial compliance for certification by the	31
American society of mechanical engineers and the national board of	32
boiler and pressure vessel inspectors;	33

(F) Adopt rules establishing all of the following:

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(1) Standards for the operation of tractors that are powered	35
by historical steam boilers of riveted construction that are	36
preserved, restored, or maintained for hobby or demonstration;	37

(2) Testing requirements for the operators of tractors	38
described in division (F)(1) of this section;	39

(3) Methods for determining compliance with rules adopted	40
under this division.	41

The definitions and rules adopted by the board for the	42
construction, installation, inspection, repair, conservation of	43
energy, and operation of boilers and the construction, inspection,	44
and repair of unfired pressure vessels and for ascertaining the	45
safe working pressures to be used on such boilers and unfired	46
pressure vessels shall be based upon and follow generally accepted	47
engineering standards, formulae, and practices established and	48
pertaining to boilers and unfired pressure vessel construction,	49
operation, and safety, and the board may, for this purpose, adopt	50
existing published standards as well as amendments thereto	51
subsequently published by the same authority.	52

When a person desires to manufacture a special type of boiler	53
or unfired pressure vessel, the design of which is not covered by	54
the rules of the board, hethe person shall submit drawings and	55
specifications of such boiler or unfired pressure vessel to the	56
board for investigation, after which the board may permit its	57
installation.	58

The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the Revised	59
Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 119.	60
of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the proceedings of	61
the board of building standards in adopting, amending, or	62
rescinding rules pursuant to this section.	63

Sec. 4104.04.  (A) Sections 4104.01 to 4104.20, and section	64
4104.99 of the Revised Code do not apply to the following boilers	65
and unfired pressure vessels:	66

(1) Boilers and unfired pressure vessels under federal	67
control or subject to inspection under federal laws;	68

(2) Air tanks located on vehicles operating under the rules	69
of other state authorities and used for carrying passengers, or	70
freight;	71

(3) Air tanks installed on the right of way of railroads and	72
used directly in the operation of trains;	73

(4) Unfired pressure vessels which are under the regulation	74
and control of the state fire marshal under Chapter 3737. of the	75
Revised Code.	76

(B) The following boilers and unfired pressure vessels are	77
exempt from the requirements of sections 4104.10, 4104.101,	78
4104.11, 4104.12, and 4104.13 of the Revised Code, but shall be	79
equipped with such appliances, to insure safety of operation, as	80
are prescribed by the board:	81

(1) Portable boilers or unfired pressure vessels when	82
located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes;	83

(2) Steam or vapor boilers carrying a pressure of not more	84
than fifteen psig, which are located in private residences or in	85
apartment houses of less than six family units;	86

(3) Hot water boilers operated at pressures not exceeding	87
one hundred sixty psig, or temperatures not exceeding two hundred	88
fifty degrees Fahrenheit, which are located in private residences	89
or in apartment houses of less than six family units;	90

(4) Unfired pressure vessels containing only water under	91
pressure for domestic supply purposes, including those containing	92
air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion or airlift	93
pumping system, when located in private residences or in apartment	94
houses of less than six family units;	95

(5) Portable boilers used in pumping, heating, steaming, and	96
drilling, in the open field, for water, gas, and oil;	97

(6) Portable boilers used in the construction of and repair	98
to public roads, railroads, and bridges;	99

(7) Historical steam boilers of riveted construction,	100
preserved, restored, or maintained for hobby or demonstration use.	101

Section 2. That existing sections 4104.02 and 4104.04 of the	102
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	103