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H. B. No. 344As IntroducedAs Introduced
124th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2001-2002 |
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REPRESENTATIVES Calvert, Schmidt, Manning, Hartnett, Barrett, Flannery, Hagan, Distel
A BILL
To amend sections 4104.02 and 4104.04 of the Revised
Code to eliminate an exemption from the Boilers
Law for specified historical steam boilers and
require the Board of Building Standards to
establish standards for operating historical
steam-powered tractors and testing operators of
those tractors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 4104.02 and 4104.04 of the Revised
Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4104.02. The board of building standards shall: (A) Formulate rules for the construction, installation,
inspection, repair, conservation of energy, and operation of
boilers and the construction, inspection, and repair of unfired
pressure vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures
to be carried on such boilers and unfired pressure vessels and
the
qualification of inspectors of boilers and unfired pressure
vessels; (B) Prescribe tests, if it is considered necessary, to
ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of
boilers and unfired pressure vessels; (C) Adopt rules regulating the construction and sizes of
safety valves for boilers and unfired pressure vessels of
different sizes and pressures, for the construction, use, and
location of fusible plugs, appliances for indicating the pressure
of steam and level of water in the boiler or unfired pressure
vessels, and such other appliances as the board considers
necessary to safety in operating boilers; (D) Make a standard form of certificate of operation for
boilers; (E) Establish reasonable fees for the performance of
reviews, surveys, or audits of manufacturer's facilities by the
division of industrial compliance for certification by the
American
society of mechanical engineers and the national board of
boiler
and pressure vessel inspectors; (F) Adopt rules establishing all of the following: (1) Standards for the operation of tractors that are powered
by historical steam boilers of riveted construction that are
preserved, restored, or maintained for hobby or demonstration; (2) Testing requirements for the operators of tractors
described in division (F)(1) of this section; (3) Methods for determining compliance with rules adopted
under this division. The definitions and rules adopted by the board for the
construction, installation, inspection, repair, conservation of
energy, and operation of boilers and the construction,
inspection,
and repair of unfired pressure vessels and for
ascertaining the
safe working pressures to be used on such
boilers and unfired
pressure vessels shall be based upon and
follow generally accepted
engineering standards, formulae, and
practices established and
pertaining to boilers and unfired
pressure vessel construction,
operation, and safety, and the
board may, for this purpose, adopt
existing published standards
as well as amendments thereto
subsequently published by the same
authority. When a person desires to manufacture a special type of
boiler
or unfired pressure vessel, the design of which is not
covered by
the rules of the board,
he
the person shall submit
drawings and
specifications of such boiler or unfired pressure vessel to the
board for investigation, after which the board may permit its
installation. The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the Revised
Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 119.
of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the proceedings of
the board of building standards in adopting, amending, or
rescinding rules pursuant to this section.
Sec. 4104.04. (A) Sections 4104.01 to 4104.20, and
section
4104.99 of the Revised Code do not apply to the following
boilers
and unfired pressure vessels: (1) Boilers and unfired pressure vessels under federal
control or subject to inspection under federal laws; (2) Air tanks located on vehicles operating under the
rules
of other state authorities and used for carrying
passengers, or
freight; (3) Air tanks installed on the right of way of railroads
and
used directly in the operation of trains; (4) Unfired pressure vessels which are under the
regulation
and control of the state fire marshal under Chapter
3737. of the
Revised Code. (B) The following boilers and unfired pressure vessels are
exempt from the requirements of sections 4104.10, 4104.101,
4104.11, 4104.12, and 4104.13 of the Revised Code, but shall be
equipped with such appliances, to insure safety of operation, as
are prescribed by the board: (1) Portable boilers or unfired pressure vessels when
located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes; (2) Steam or vapor boilers carrying a pressure of not more
than fifteen psig, which are located in private residences or in
apartment houses of less than six family units; (3) Hot water boilers operated at pressures not exceeding
one hundred sixty psig, or temperatures not exceeding two hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit, which are located in private residences
or in apartment houses of less than six family units; (4) Unfired pressure vessels containing only water under
pressure for domestic supply purposes, including those containing
air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion or airlift
pumping system, when located in private residences or in
apartment
houses of less than six family units; (5) Portable boilers used in pumping, heating, steaming,
and
drilling, in the open field, for water, gas, and oil; (6) Portable boilers used in the construction of and
repair
to public roads, railroads, and bridges; (7) Historical steam boilers of riveted construction,
preserved, restored,
or maintained for hobby or demonstration use.
Section 2. That existing sections 4104.02 and 4104.04 of the
Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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