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

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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-Comm_Sub.html

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As Reported by the House Commerce, Labor, and Technology Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Am. 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 boilers directly fired with gas,

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oil, gas-oil, or electricity that comply with

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standards established by the Board of Building

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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	7
Code be amended to read as follows:	8

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

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(A)(1) Formulate rules for the construction, installation,	10
repair, conservation of energy, and operation of boilers and the	11
construction and repair of pressure vessels and for ascertaining	12
the safe working pressures to be carried on such boilers and	13
pressure vessels and the qualification of inspectors of boilers	14
and pressure vessels;	15

(B)(2) Prescribe tests, if it is considered necessary, to	16
ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of	17
boilers and pressure vessels;	18

(C)(3) Adopt rules regulating the construction and sizes of	19
safety valves for boilers and pressure vessels of different sizes	20
and pressures, for the construction, use, and location of fusible	21
plugs, appliances for indicating the pressure of steam and level	22
of water in the boiler or pressure vessels, and such other	23
appliances as the board considers necessary to safety in operating	24
boilers;	25

(D)Establish reasonable fees for the performance of reviews,	26
surveys, or audits of manufacturer's facilities by the division of	27
industrial compliance for certification by the American society of	28
mechanical engineers and the national board of boiler and pressure	29
vessel inspectors;	30

(E)(4) Adopt rules that prescribe the conditions and	31
requirements for design, certification, reporting, installation,	32
operation, and periodic testing and maintenance of controls and	33
safety devices on an automatically operated boiler directly fired	34
with gas, oil, gas-oil, or electricity that would allow an owner	35
to operate a low pressure steam boiler or power boiler without the	36
presence of a licensed low pressure boiler operator, a licensed	37
high pressure boiler operator, or a licensed steam engineer as	38
required in section 4104.05 of the Revised Code.	39

(B) The definitions and rules adopted by the board for the	40
construction, installation, repair, conservation of energy, and	41
operation of boilers and the construction and repair of pressure	42
vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures to be used	43
on such boilers and pressure vessels shall be based upon and	44
follow generally accepted engineering standards, formulae, and	45
practices established and pertaining to boilers and pressure	46
vessel construction, operation, and safety, and the board may, for	47
this purpose, adopt existing published standards as well as	48
amendments thereto subsequently published by the same authority.	49

(C) When a person desires to manufacture a special type of	50
boiler or pressure vessel, the design of which is not covered by	51
the rules of the board, the person shall submit drawings and	52
specifications of such boiler or pressure vessel to the board for	53
investigation, after which the board may permit its installation.	54

(D) The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the	55
Revised Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of	56
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the	57
proceedings of the board of building standards in adopting,	58
amending, or rescinding rules pursuant to this section.	59

Sec. 4104.05. (A) NoUnless otherwise provided by the rules	61
adopted by the board of building standards pursuant to division	62
(A)(5) of section 4104.02 of the Revised Code, no person shall	63
operate a low pressure steam boiler atthat has more than thirty	64
horsepowerthree hundred sixty square feet of heating surface,	65
unless one of the following applies to that person:	66

(1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer, high pressure	67
boiler operator, or low pressure boiler operator in accordance	68
with section 4104.19 of the Revised Code.	69

(2) The person is working under the direct supervision of a	70
steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or low pressure	71
boiler operator.	72

(B) NoUnless otherwise provided by the rules adopted by the	73
board pursuant to division (A)(5) of section 4104.02 of the	74
Revised Code, no person shall operate a power boiler atthat has	75
more than thirty horsepowerthree hundred sixty square feet of	76
heating surface, unless one of the following applies to that	77
person:	78

(1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer or high	79
pressure boiler operator in accordance with section 4104.19 of the	80
Revised Code.	81

(2) The person is working under the direct supervision of a	82
steam engineer or high pressure boiler operator.	83

(C) NoUnless otherwise provided by the rules adopted by the	84
board pursuant to division (A)(5) of section 4104.02 of the	85
Revised Code, no person shall operate a stationary steam engine at	86
more than thirty horsepower unless one of the following applies to	87
that person:	88

(1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer in accordance	89
with section 4104.19 of the Revised Code.	90

(2) The person is working under the direct supervision of a	91
steam engineer.	92

(D) For purposes of this section, ahorsepowermeans twelve	93
square feet of boiler heating surface.	94

Section 2. That existing sections 4104.02 and 4104.05 of the	95
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	96