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...C) "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated, or any combination thereof, under pressure or vacuum for use externally to itself by the direct application of heat from the combustion of fuels, or from electricity or nuclear energy. "Boiler" includes fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing...

...fe 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 considered necessary, to ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of boilers and pressure vessels; (3) Adopt rules regulating the construction and sizes of safety valves for boilers and pressure vessels of different sizes...

...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.

... 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...

... The person is working under the direct supervision of a steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or low pressure boiler operator. (B) Unless otherwise provided by the rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 4104.02 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate a power boiler that has more than three hundred sixty square feet of heating surface, unless one of the following applie...

...pliance 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 rules exclusively for the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates of competency and certificates of operation, for conducting hearings in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised C...

...de. An application shall be rejected which contains any willful falsification, or untruthful statements. (C) An applicant shall be examined by the superintendent, by a written examination, prescribed by the board, dealing with the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels and their appurtenances, and the applicant shall be accepted or rejected on the merits of th...

...and the superintendent shall issue to such persons commissions authorizing them to act as special inspectors. Special inspectors shall be compensated by the company designating them. (C) The director shall establish an annual fee to be charged by the superintendent for each certificate of competency or commission the superintendent issues. The director shall not establish an annual fee of more than fifty dollars un...

...rt of any inspection in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or commission shall be issued in its place without another examination.

... the office of the superintendent of industrial compliance. All unfired pressure vessels shall conform in every detail with applicable rules adopted by the board of building standards pursuant to section 4104.02 of the Revised Code.

...o, or modify boilers in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code if either of the following applies: (1) The contractor is licensed or registered in another state to install, make major repairs to, or modify boilers. (2) The contractor has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter to install, make major repairs to, or modify boilers ...

...(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...

...n shall not be issued for any boiler which has not been thoroughly inspected during construction and upon completion, by either a general or special inspector, and which does not conform in every detail with the rules adopted by the board of building standards and unless, upon completion, such boiler is distinctly stamped under such rules by such inspector.

...e Revised Code. The owner or user of such boilers shall keep an accurate record which will show that samples of the boiler water have been taken at regular intervals not greater than forty-eight hours of operation, and the record shall show that the water conditions in the boilers meet the said controlling and limiting factors mentioned in this section, all in accordance with rules formulated by the board of buildin...

... carried and the general condition of each boiler, and ascertain if the safety valve and the appliances for indicating the pressure and level of water in the boiler are in proper working order. No person shall remove or tamper with any safety appliances prescribed by the board of building standards, and no person shall in any manner load the safety valve to a greater pressure than that allowed by the certificate of o...

...ler or of any liability for damages for failure to inspect, repair, or operate the pressure vessel or boiler safely.

... 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 boiler. Such boiler shall be inspected before it is again operated.

...ons adopted by the superintendent of industrial compliance.

... the Revised Code. (G) Any person who fails to pay an invoiced renewal fee or an invoiced inspection fee required for any inspection conducted by the division of industrial compliance pursuant to this chapter within forty-five days of the invoice date shall pay a late payment fee equal to twenty-five per cent of the invoiced fee. (H) In addition to the fees assessed in divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section,...

...an applicant because of a disqualifying offense unless the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (H) The superintendent shall issue a license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a priv...

...ration issued therefor as provided in such sections or hinder or prevent a general or special inspector of boilers from entering any premises in or on which a boiler is situated for the purpose of inspection. No owner or operator of any pressure vessel shall operate the same in violation of section 4104.10 of the Revised Code, or of any rule or regulation adopted by the board of building standards, pursuant to sectio...

...ate 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...

... board members. The superintendent of industrial compliance shall call the first meeting of the board, and the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, shall act as an ex officio chairperson at the first meeting for the sole purpose of electing a chairperson. The superintendent of industrial compliance shall furnish office space, staff, and supplies to the board as the superintendent determines are necess...