§ 28-25-1 - Definitions.
SECTION 28-25-1
§ 28-25-1 Definitions. – In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authorized inspector" means an inspector of boilersand/or pressure vessels employed by the state of Rhode Island or an insurancecompany authorized to write boiler or pressure vessel insurance or of anauthorized owner/user organization.
(2) "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water or otherliquid is heated, steam or vapor generated, steam is superheated, or in whichany combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum,for use externally to itself, by the direct application of energy from thecombustion of fuels or from electricity or nuclear energy. The term boilerincludes fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water wherethese units are separate from processing systems and are complete withinthemselves.
(3) "Certificate inspection" means an inspection, the reportof which is used by the chief inspector to determine whether or not acertificate as provided by § 28-25-10 may be issued.
(4) "Chief inspector" means the existing position of chiefboiler and pressure vessel inspector as appointed by the director of labor andtraining.
(5) "Code of rules" means the standard code of rulesformulated and adopted by the division of occupational safety under theprovision of this chapter.
(6) "Heating boiler" means a steam or vapor boiler operatingat pressures not exceeding fifteen (15) psig, or a hot water boiler operatingat pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty (160) psig or temperatures notexceeding two hundred fifty degrees (250°) F.
(7) "High pressure, high temperature water boiler" means awater boiler operating at pressures exceeding one hundred sixty (160) psig ortemperatures exceeding two hundred fifty degrees (250°) F.
(8) "Hot water supply boiler" means a vessel used for thestorage and/or supply of hot water to be used externally to itself at pressuresnot exceeding one hundred sixty (160) psig and/or temperatures not exceedingtwo hundred fifty degrees (250°) F at or near the vessel outlet.
(9) "Imminent danger" means a condition or practice whichcould reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harmimmediately or before the danger can be eliminated through normal enforcementprocedures.
(10) "Owner" means any person owning, operating, or in chargeor control of any boiler or pressure vessel as defined in this sectionincluding the chief administrative officer in the private or public sector.
(11) "Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or othervapor is generated at a pressure of more than fifteen (15) psig.
(12) "Pressure vessel" means a vessel in which the pressureis obtained from an external source or by the application of heat other thanthose vessels defined in subdivision (7) of this section.
(13) "Safety device" means any valve, plug or appurtenanceattached to any boiler for the purpose of diminishing the danger of accident.
(14) "Water heater" means a closed vessel in which water isheated by the combustion of fuels, electricity, or any source and withdrawn foruse external to the system at pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty (160)psig including the apparatus by which heat is generated and all controls anddevices necessary to prevent water temperatures from exceeding two hundred tendegrees (210°) F.