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...(A) Whoever violates section 4101.15 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars for a first offense; for each subsequent offense such person shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five thousand dollars.

...As used in sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 and section 4104.99 of the Revised Code: (A) "Board of building standards" or "board" means the board established by section 3781.07 of the Revised Code. (B) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of industrial compliance created by section 121.04 of the Revised Code. (C) "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated...

...(A) The board of building standards shall: (1) Formulate rules for the construction, installation, repair, conservation of energy, and operation of boilers and the construction and repair of pressure vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures to be carried on such boilers and pressure vessels and the qualification of inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels; (2) Prescribe tests, if it is consid...

...Sections 4104.01 to 4104.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not affect the rights of municipal corporations under section 715.44 of the Revised Code insofar as such section provides for the regulation of the installation and inspection of boilers and boiler plants for the purpose of the prevention of the emission of smoke.

... 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) Pressure vessels that are under the regulation and control of the state fire marshal under Chapter 3737. of the Revised Code. (B) ...

...(A) Unless otherwise provided by the rules adopted by the board of building standards pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 4104.02 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate a low pressure steam boiler that has more than three hundred sixty square feet of heating surface, unless one of the following applies to that person: (1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or l...

...(A) The inspection of boilers and their appurtenances and pressure vessels shall be made by the inspectors mentioned in sections 4104.07 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code. The superintendent of industrial compliance shall administer and enforce such sections and rules adopted by the board of building standards pursuant to section 4104.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent shall adopt, amend, and repeal r...

...(A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, an application for examination as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels shall be in writing, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars, upon a blank to be furnished by the superintendent of industrial compliance. Any moneys collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund create...

...(A) The director of commerce may appoint from the holders of certificates of competency provided for in section 4104.07 of the Revised Code, general inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels. (B) Any company authorized to insure boilers and pressure vessels against explosion in this state may designate from holders of certificates of competency issued by the superintendent of industrial compliance, or holders of ...

...The certificate of competency issued under section 4104.07 of the Revised Code or the commission provided for in section 4104.08 of the Revised Code may be revoked by the superintendent of industrial compliance for the incompetence of the holder thereof, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the holder's application or in a report of any inspection in accordance with Chapter 119. of the...

...All unfired pressure vessels, except unfired pressure vessels exempt under section 4104.04 of the Revised Code, shall be thoroughly inspected during fabrication and upon completion and shall not be operated until a copy of the manufacturers' data report, properly executed and signed by the inspector is filed in the office of the superintendent of industrial compliance. All unfired pressure vessels shall conform...

...(A) No person shall install or make major repairs or modifications to any boiler without first registering to do so with the division of industrial compliance. (B) No person shall make any installation or major repair or modification of any boiler without first obtaining a permit to do so from the division. The permit application form shall provide the name and address of the owner, location of the boiler, and type...

...(A) All power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers and their appurtenances shall be thoroughly inspected internally and externally and under operating conditions at intervals of not more than one year, unless approved for biennial inspection under section 4104.13 of the Revised Code, and shall not be operated at pressures in excess of the safe working pressure stated in the certificate of operati...

...All boilers, except boilers mentioned in section 4104.04 of the Revised Code, shall be inspected when installed and shall not be operated until an appropriate certificate of operation has been issued by the superintendent of industrial compliance. The certificate of operation required by this section shall not be issued for any boiler which has not been thoroughly inspected during construction and upon completi...

...Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers having internal continuous water treatment under the general supervision of a registered professional engineer having experience in the treatment of boiler water where said water treatment is for the purpose of controlling and limiting serious corrosion, and other deteriorating factors shall be thoroughly inspected internally and externally and under ope...

...The owner or user of a boiler required by sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code to be inspected shall, after due notice, prepare the boiler for internal and external inspection at the appointed time, by drawing the water from the boiler and removing the manhole and handhole plates and thoroughly cleaning the boiler and its setting. The inspector, when making inspections under operating conditions, shall ob...

...(A) All certificates of inspection for boilers, issued prior to October 15, 1965, are valid and effective for the period set forth in such certificates unless sooner withdrawn by the superintendent of industrial compliance. The owner or user of any such boiler shall obtain an appropriate certificate of operation for such boiler, and shall not operate such boiler, or permit it to be operated unless a certificate of op...

...The owner or user of any boiler required by sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code, to be inspected, shall immediately notify the superintendent of industrial compliance in case a defect affecting the safety of the boiler is discovered. The owner or user of any stationary boiler required by such sections to be inspected, who moves the same, shall report to the superintendent the new location of the b...

...Certificates of operation issued for boilers subject to inspection under Chapter 4104. of the Revised Code shall be issued and renewed in accordance with and at dates prescribed by rules and regulations adopted by the superintendent of industrial compliance.

...(A) The owner or user of a boiler required under section 4104.12 of the Revised Code to be inspected upon installation, and the owner or user of a boiler for which a certificate of inspection has been issued that is replaced with an appropriate certificate of operation, shall pay to the superintendent of industrial compliance an initial certificate of operation fee in the following amount, as applicable: (1) Fifty ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, any person seeking a license to operate as a steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or low pressure boiler operator shall file a written application with the superintendent of industrial compliance on a form prescribed by the superintendent with the appropriate application fee as set forth in section 4104.18 of the Revised Code. The application shall con...

...No owner or operator of any boiler shall operate the same in violation of sections 4104.11 to 4104.16, inclusive, and 4104.18 of the Revised Code, or of any rule or regulation adopted by the board of building standards, pursuant to section 4104.02 of the Revised Code, or without having a boiler inspected and a certificate of operation issued therefor as provided in such sections or hinder or prevent a general or spec...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of industrial compliance shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate or license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...As used in sections 4104.31 to 4104.37: (A) "Boiler" has the same meaning as in section 4104.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Historical boiler" means a steam boiler of riveted construction that is preserved, restored, or maintained for hobby or demonstration.

...Except as provided pursuant to section 4104.37 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate a historical boiler in this state in a place that is open to the public unless both of the following requirements are satisfied: (A) The person operating the boiler is licensed under section 4104.35 of the Revised Code. (B) The owner of the boiler holds a current valid certificate of operation for the historical boiler pur...