Bill Text: OH HB12 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To eliminate the licensed operator requirement for boilers directly fired with gas, oil, gas-oil, or electricity or stationary steam engines that comply with standards established by the Board of Building Standards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 41-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-01-30 - Effective Date [HB12 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HB12-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 12

Representative Roegner 

Cosponsors: Representatives Young, Butler, Terhar, Stebelton, Lynch, McGregor, Gonzales, Thompson, Hood, Scherer 

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A BILL

To amend sections 4104.02 and 4104.05 of the Revised

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Code to eliminate the licensed operator

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requirement for gaseous fuel and fuel oil fired

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boilers that comply with certain safety and

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engineering standards.

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

Section 1. That sections 4104.02 and 4104.05 of the Revised	6
Code be amended to read as follows:	7

Sec. 4104.02. (A) The board of building standards shall:

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(A)(1) Formulate rules for the construction, installation,	9
repair, conservation of energy, and operation of boilers and the	10
construction and repair of pressure vessels and for ascertaining	11
the safe working pressures to be carried on such boilers and	12
pressure vessels and the qualification of inspectors of boilers	13
and pressure vessels;	14

(B)(2) Prescribe tests, if it is considered necessary, to	15
ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of	16
boilers and pressure vessels;	17

(C)(3) Adopt rules regulating the construction and sizes of	18
safety valves for boilers and pressure vessels of different sizes	19
and pressures, for the construction, use, and location of fusible	20
plugs, appliances for indicating the pressure of steam and level	21
of water in the boiler or pressure vessels, and such other	22
appliances as the board considers necessary to safety in operating	23
boilers;	24

(D)(4) Establish reasonable fees for the performance of	25
reviews, surveys, or audits of manufacturer's facilities by the	26
division of industrial compliance for certification by the	27
American society of mechanical engineers and the national board of	28
boiler and pressure vessel inspectors;.	29

(E)(B) The definitions and rules adopted by the board for the	30
construction, installation, repair, conservation of energy, and	31
operation of boilers and the construction and repair of pressure	32
vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures to be used	33
on such boilers and pressure vessels shall be based upon and	34
follow generally accepted engineering standards, formulae, and	35
practices established and pertaining to boilers and pressure	36
vessel construction, operation, and safety, and the board may, for	37
this purpose, adopt existing published standards as well as	38
amendments thereto subsequently published by the same authority.	39

(C) When a person desires to manufacture a special type of	40
boiler or pressure vessel, the design of which is not covered by	41
the rules of the board, the person shall submit drawings and	42
specifications of such boiler or pressure vessel to the board for	43
investigation, after which the board may permit its installation.	44

(D) The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the	45
Revised Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of	46
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the	47
proceedings of the board of building standards in adopting,	48
amending, or rescinding rules pursuant to this section.	49

(E) The board shall not adopt rules that require a person	50
operating a low pressure boiler or high pressure boiler to be	51
licensed as a steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or	52
low pressure boiler operator, except as provided in section	53
4104.05 of the Revised Code.	54

Sec. 4104.05. (A) No person shall operate a low pressure	55
boiler at more than thirty horsepower, unless one of the following	56
applies to that person:	57

(1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer, high pressure	58
boiler operator, or low pressure boiler operator in accordance	59
with section 4104.19 of the Revised Code.	60

(2) The person is working under the direct supervision of a	61
steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or low pressure	62
boiler operator.	63

(3) The boiler is an exempted boiler.

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(B) No person shall operate a power boiler at more than	65
thirty horsepower unless one of the following applies to that	66
person:	67

(1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer or high	68
pressure boiler operator in accordance with section 4104.19 of the	69
Revised Code.	70

(2) The person is working under the direct supervision of a	71
steam engineer or high pressure boiler operator.	72

(3) The boiler is an exempted boiler.

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(C) No person shall operate a stationary steam engine at more	74
than thirty horsepower unless one of the following applies to that	75
person:	76

(1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer in accordance	77
with section 4104.19 of the Revised Code.	78

(2) The person is working under the direct supervision of a	79
steam engineer.	80

(D) For purposes of this section, a:

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(1) A "horsepower" means twelve square feet of boiler heating	82
surface.	83

(2) "Exempted boiler" means a boiler fired by gaseous fuel,	84
fuel oil, or some combination thereof that complies with the	85
applicable sections of the CSD-1 standards contained in "controls	86
and safety devices for automatically fired boilers," published by	87
the American society of mechanical engineers, or with the	88
applicable sections of the national fire protection association	89
standard No. 85, "boiler and combustion systems hazards code,"	90
published by the national fire protection association.	91

Section 2. That existing sections 4104.02 and 4104.05 of the	92
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	93