Full Text of SB3011 94th General Assembly
SB3011 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB3011
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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430 ILCS 75/2a |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202a |
430 ILCS 75/2b |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202b |
430 ILCS 75/4 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3205 |
430 ILCS 75/5 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3206 |
430 ILCS 75/8 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3209 |
430 ILCS 75/10 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 |
430 ILCS 75/11 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3212 |
430 ILCS 75/15 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3216 |
430 ILCS 75/14 rep. |
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Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Replaces references to the Department of Nuclear Safety with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Removes references to pressure vessels containing the API ASME Code symbol in the determination of maximum and minimum operating temperatures of a pressure vessel by using the applicable section of the ASME Code. Exempts all pressure vessels containing liquified petroleum regulated by the Liquified Petroleum Regulation Act. Exempts the listed types of hot water boilers, pressure vessels, and water conditioning equipment from the inspection and certification process under the Act. Changes the time limit for filing reports concerning boiler or pressure vessel certificate inspections and owner-user certificate inspections to 10 days (from 30 days). Provides that the inspection reports may be filed electronically. Repeals the Section requiring the Chief and Deputy Inspectors to furnish bonds. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning public safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act is | 5 |
| amended by changing Sections 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, and 15 as | 6 |
| follows:
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| (430 ILCS 75/2a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202a)
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| Sec. 2a. Nuclear facilities. Notwithstanding any other | 9 |
| provision to
the contrary, the Illinois Emergency Management | 10 |
| Agency
Department
of Nuclear Safety shall have sole | 11 |
| jurisdiction over all boilers and pressure
vessels contained | 12 |
| within or upon or in connection with any nuclear facility
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| within this State. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency
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| Department of Nuclear Safety shall have the same
authority and | 15 |
| shall have and exercise the same powers and duties in relation
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| to those boilers and pressure vessels under this Act as the | 17 |
| Board
or the
State Fire Marshal have and exercise in relation | 18 |
| to all boilers
and pressure vessels in this State that are not | 19 |
| included in this
Section.
Notwithstanding any other provision | 20 |
| to the contrary, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
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| Department of
Nuclear Safety shall establish by rule the types | 22 |
| and frequency of
inspections of boilers and pressure vessels | 23 |
| contained within or upon or in
connection with any nuclear | 24 |
| facility. The rules may provide that multiple
boilers and | 25 |
| pressure vessels in a nuclear power system shall be covered by
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| a single inspection certificate. The Illinois Emergency | 27 |
| Management Agency
Department of Nuclear Safety may
enter into | 28 |
| such agreements with the Board or the State Fire Marshal as are
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| necessary to carry out its duties under this Act. The | 30 |
| agreements may
provide that the Illinois Emergency Management | 31 |
| Agency
Department of Nuclear Safety shall accept and recognize
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| Special Inspector Commissions issued by the State Fire Marshal.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-901; 87-1169.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/2b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3202b)
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| Sec. 2b. In addition to its other powers, the Illinois | 4 |
| Emergency Management Agency
Department of Nuclear
Safety is | 5 |
| authorized to enter into agreements with the United States
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| Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the establishment of a | 7 |
| coordinated and
comprehensive program to minimize the risks | 8 |
| posed by boilers, pressure
vessels, and related components | 9 |
| contained within or upon or in connection
with any nuclear | 10 |
| facility within this State. The program may provide for
such | 11 |
| inspections of nuclear facilities within the State as may be | 12 |
| agreed
upon and for inspections within and outside the State of | 13 |
| Illinois of
boilers and pressure vessels to be installed in any | 14 |
| nuclear facility within
this State.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-901.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3205)
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| Sec. 4. Existing
boilers and pressure vessels.
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| (a) The maximum allowable pressure consistent with the | 19 |
| maximum and
minimum operating temperatures of a boiler carrying | 20 |
| the ASME
Code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME | 21 |
| or API-ASME Code
symbol shall be determined by the applicable | 22 |
| section of the Code under
which it was constructed and stamped | 23 |
| or a later edition
of the ASME Code, provided the
rating | 24 |
| conforms with the
rules of the later edition.
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| (b) The maximum allowable pressure consistent with the | 26 |
| maximum and
minimum operating temperatures of a boiler or | 27 |
| pressure vessel
that does not carry the ASME or the API-ASME | 28 |
| Code symbol shall be
computed in accordance with the rules and | 29 |
| regulations of the
Board, unless the boiler
or pressure vessel | 30 |
| is of special design or
construction, in which case the Board | 31 |
| may grant, at its discretion, a special
operating permit | 32 |
| consistent with the safety objectives of the rules and
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| regulations of the Board.
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| (c) This Act does not prohibit the use,
sale, or |
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| reinstallation of
a boiler or pressure vessel
referred to in | 2 |
| this Section, provided it has
been made to conform to the rules | 3 |
| and regulations of the Board
governing existing installations, | 4 |
| and provided, further, it has not been
found upon inspection to | 5 |
| be in an unsafe condition.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-1169.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3206)
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| Sec. 5. Exemptions.
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| (a) This Act shall not apply to the following boilers and | 10 |
| pressure vessels:
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| (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal | 12 |
| regulations, except for
boiler and pressure vessels in | 13 |
| nuclear facilities subject to Section 2a, and
boilers and | 14 |
| pressure vessels located in cities of more than 500,000
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| inhabitants.
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| (2) Pressure vessels used for transportation and | 17 |
| storage of
compressed or liquefied gases when constructed | 18 |
| in compliance with
specifications of the Department of | 19 |
| Transportation and charged with
gas or liquid, marked, | 20 |
| maintained, and periodically requalified for use,
as | 21 |
| required by appropriate regulations of the Department of
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| Transportation.
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| (3) Pressure vessels located on vehicles operating | 24 |
| under the rules of
other State authorities and used for | 25 |
| carrying passengers or freight.
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| (4) Pressure vessels installed on the right of way of | 27 |
| railroads and
used directly in the operation of trains.
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| (5) Boilers and pressure vessels under the inspection | 29 |
| jurisdiction of the
Department of Natural Resources and | 30 |
| located on mine
property.
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| (6) Boilers and pressure vessels located on farms and | 32 |
| used solely for
agricultural purposes.
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| (7) Steam boilers of a miniature model locomotive, | 34 |
| boat, tractor,
or stationary engine constructed and | 35 |
| maintained as a hobby and not for
commercial use, that have |
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| an inside diameter not exceeding 12 inches and a
grate area | 2 |
| not exceeding 1 1/2 square feet, provided they are | 3 |
| constantly
attended while in operation and are equipped | 4 |
| with a water level indicator,
pressure gauge, and a safety | 5 |
| valve of adequate capacity.
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| (8) Pressure vessels regulated and inspected under the | 7 |
| Illinois
Fertilizer Act of 1961.
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| (9) Pressure vessels containing liquified petroleum | 9 |
| gas regulated under
the Liquified Petroleum Gas Regulation | 10 |
| Act , except those used for industrial
processes .
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| (b) The following boilers and pressure vessels shall be | 12 |
| exempt from
the requirements of Sections 10, 11, 12, and 13 of | 13 |
| this Act:
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| (1) Steam boilers used for heating purposes and | 15 |
| operated at a
pressure not in excess of 15 pounds per | 16 |
| square inch gauge (psig)
and having a rating not in excess | 17 |
| of 200,000 B.T.U. per hour input.
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| (2) Hot water heating boilers operated at a pressure | 19 |
| not in excess of
30 psig and having a rating not in excess | 20 |
| of 200,000 B.T.U. per hour.
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| (3) Boilers and pressure vessels, located in private | 22 |
| residences or in
multi-family buildings having fewer than 6 | 23 |
| dwelling units .
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| (4) Hot water supply boilers that are directly fired | 25 |
| with oil, gas, or electricity when none of the following | 26 |
| limitations are exceeded:
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| (A) Heat input of 200,000 BTU per hour.
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| (B) Water temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
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| (C) Nominal water containing capacity of 120 U.S. | 30 |
| gallons.
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| (5) Coil type hot water boilers where the water can | 32 |
| flash into steam when released directly to the atmosphere | 33 |
| through a manually operated nozzle provided the following | 34 |
| conditions are met:
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| (A) There is no drum, headers, or other steam | 36 |
| space.
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| (B) No steam is generated within the coil.
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| (C) Outside diameter of tubing does not exceed 1 | 3 |
| inch.
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| (D) Pipe size does not exceed 3/4 inch NPS.
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| (E) Water capacity of unit does not exceed 6 U.S. | 6 |
| gallons.
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| (F) Water temperature does not exceed 350 degrees | 8 |
| Fahrenheit.
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| , that are within
any of the following categories:
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| (A) Steam heating boilers operated at not more than | 11 |
| 15 psig.
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| (B) Hot water heating boilers operated at not more | 13 |
| than 30 psig.
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| (C) Hot water boilers operated at not more than 160 | 15 |
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or 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
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| (6)
(D) Pressure vessels containing only water under | 17 |
| pressure for
domestic supply purposes, including those | 18 |
| containing air, the compression
of which serves only a | 19 |
| cushion or airlift pumping function.
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| (7)Pressure vessels operated at a pressure not | 21 |
| exceeding 15 psig with no limitation on size.
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| (8) Pressure vessels that do not exceed:
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| (A) Both a volume of 15 cubic feet and 250 psig | 24 |
| when not located in a place of public assembly.
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| (B) Both a volume of 5 cubic and 250 psig when | 26 |
| located in a place of public assembly.
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| (C) A volume of 1 1/2 cubic feet or an inside | 28 |
| diameter of 6 inches with no limitation on pressure.
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| (9) Water conditioning equipment used for the removal | 30 |
| of minerals, chemicals, or organic or inorganic particles | 31 |
| from water by means other than application of heat | 32 |
| including, without limitation, water softeners, water | 33 |
| filters, dealkalizers, and demineralizers.
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| (10) Steam boilers of railroad locomotives and | 35 |
| traction engines built prior
to 1955 that were constructed | 36 |
| or operated
in compliance with the Federal Locomotive |
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| Inspection Law and are in the
permanent collection of a | 2 |
| museum or historical association are exempt
from the | 3 |
| requirements of subsection (c) of Section 10 upon proof of
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| such construction or inspection being furnished to the | 5 |
| Board.
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| (c) (Blank).
Steam boilers of railroad locomotives and | 7 |
| traction engines built prior
to 1955 that were constructed or | 8 |
| operated
in compliance with the Federal Locomotive Inspection | 9 |
| Law and are in the
permanent collection of a museum or | 10 |
| historical association are exempt
from the requirements of | 11 |
| subsection (c) of Section 10 upon proof of
such construction or | 12 |
| inspection being furnished to the Board.
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| (Source: P.A. 88-608, eff. 1-1-95; 88-616, eff. 9-9-94;
89-235, | 14 |
| eff. 8-4-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3209)
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| Sec. 8. Special Inspectors.
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| (a) The
Office of the State Fire Marshal shall, upon the | 18 |
| request of
any company authorized to write boiler and pressure | 19 |
| vessel insurance
in this State or authorized under Section 15 | 20 |
| of this Act to self-insure
boilers and pressure vessels , issue | 21 |
| to inspectors of the company
commissions as Special Inspectors, | 22 |
| provided that each inspector
before receiving his commission | 23 |
| shall meet the experience requirements of
the Board and shall:
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| (1) satisfactorily pass the
examination provided for | 25 |
| in Section 9 of this Act; or
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| (2) in lieu of that
examination, hold a Certificate of | 27 |
| Competency as an inspector of
boilers or pressure vessels | 28 |
| for a jurisdiction that has a standard of
examination | 29 |
| substantially equal to that of the State of Illinois; or
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| (3) hold a
Commission as an inspector of boilers and | 31 |
| pressure
vessels from the National Board of Boiler
and | 32 |
| Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
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| (b) Special Inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor | 34 |
| shall
any of their expenses be paid by, the State. The | 35 |
| continuance of a
Special Inspector's Commission shall be |
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| conditioned upon his continuing
in the employ of the duly | 2 |
| authorized insurance company or
owner-user
self-insurer and | 3 |
| upon maintenance of the standards
imposed by this Act.
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| (c) Special Inspectors shall inspect boilers and pressure
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| vessels insured or operated
self-insured by their respective | 6 |
| companies.
The Board may impose limitations on owner-user | 7 |
| inspectors who have
received their commissions based on the | 8 |
| American Petroleum Institute API-510
Inspectors Examination. | 9 |
| When
so inspected, the owners and users of insured or | 10 |
| self-insured
boilers and pressure
vessels shall be exempt from | 11 |
| the payment to the State of the inspection
fees provided for in | 12 |
| Section 13 of this Act.
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| (d) Within 10 business days
30
days following each boiler | 14 |
| or pressure vessel certificate inspection,
except the | 15 |
| inspection of pressure vessels covered by subsection (c)
of | 16 |
| Section 11 of this Act, made by
a Special Inspector, the | 17 |
| company employing the
inspector shall file a report of the | 18 |
| inspection with the Chief
Inspector either electronically or | 19 |
| upon the appropriate forms. Reports of non-certificate | 20 |
| external inspections need
not be submitted except when those
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| inspections disclose that the boiler or
pressure vessel is in | 22 |
| an unsafe condition or in
violation of the rules and | 23 |
| regulations of the Board.
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| (e) The State Fire Marshal, the Chief
Inspector, or any | 25 |
| Deputy or Special Inspector, shall have free access to any
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| premises in the State to perform
inspections and investigations | 27 |
| in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-1169; 88-608, eff. 1-1-95.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211)
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| Sec. 10. Inspection of boilers and pressure vessels.
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| (a) Each boiler
or pressure vessel used or proposed to be | 32 |
| used within this State, except
boilers or pressure vessels | 33 |
| exempt under this Act or rules and regulations of
the Board, | 34 |
| shall be
thoroughly inspected as to its construction, | 35 |
| installation, condition, and
operation as follows:
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| (1) Power boilers shall be inspected annually both | 2 |
| internally
and
externally while not under pressure and | 3 |
| shall also be inspected annually
externally while under | 4 |
| pressure if possible; provided that any power
boiler or | 5 |
| steam generator, the operation of which is an integral part | 6 |
| of
or a necessary adjunct to other continuous processing | 7 |
| operations, shall
be inspected internally at such | 8 |
| intervals as are permitted by the
shutting down of the | 9 |
| processing operations. The Board may provide by
rules and | 10 |
| regulations for extension of time within which power | 11 |
| boilers
are required to be inspected based upon type, | 12 |
| function, or manner of
operation.
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| (2) Low pressure steam ,
and hot water heating ,
boilers | 14 |
| and hot water
supply boilers shall be inspected
biennially | 15 |
| as required by the rules and regulations of the Board.
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| (3) Traction steam engine boilers and other boilers | 17 |
| constructed
before the effective date of this amendatory | 18 |
| Act of 1992 and operated solely
for exhibition purposes may | 19 |
| be issued an inspection certificate by the
Chief or Deputy | 20 |
| Inspector, provided the owner can establish and document
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| that the design, materials, fabrication, examination, | 22 |
| testing, and operation
are in accordance with the rules and | 23 |
| regulations of the Board. Traction
engine boilers and other | 24 |
| boilers used solely for exhibition purposes
shall be | 25 |
| inspected every 2 years.
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| (4) Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion | 27 |
| shall receive a
certificate inspection every 3 years as | 28 |
| required by rules and regulations of
the
Board. However, | 29 |
| the standards of inspection and repair of pressure
vessels | 30 |
| in service by an owner-user authorized under
Section 15 | 31 |
| shall, at
the option of the owner -user
or user , be either | 32 |
| (1) the applicable rules and
regulations in the National | 33 |
| Board Inspection Code, or (2) the applicable section
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| standards in the
American Petroleum Institute API-510, | 35 |
| "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and | 36 |
| Rating
of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service" , |
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| with any revisions,
reissues, amendments, and | 2 |
| interpretations of those
inspection standards that are | 3 |
| subsequently approved and adopted by the Board .
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| (5) Pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion | 5 |
| shall receive
certificate inspection at intervals set by | 6 |
| the Board, but internal
inspection shall not be required of | 7 |
| pressure vessels containing materials that
are known to be | 8 |
| noncorrosive to the material of which the shell,
heads, or | 9 |
| fittings are constructed, either from the chemical | 10 |
| composition
of the materials or from evidence that the | 11 |
| materials are adequately
treated with a corrosion | 12 |
| inhibitor, provided that the vessels are
constructed in | 13 |
| accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board.
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| A grace period of 2 months beyond the period specified in | 15 |
| this Section
may elapse between internal
inspections of a | 16 |
| boiler while it is not under pressure and between external
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| inspections of a boiler while it is under pressure. The Board | 18 |
| may, in its
discretion, permit longer periods between | 19 |
| certificate inspection.
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| The inspections herein required shall be made by the Chief | 21 |
| Inspector, a
Deputy Inspector, or a Special Inspector provided | 22 |
| for in this
Act.
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| (b) If at any time a test is deemed necessary for a stated | 24 |
| cause by
the inspector, the owner or user shall perform a
test | 25 |
| acceptable to the inspector in the
presence of and under the | 26 |
| direction of the
inspector.
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| (c) All boilers and pressure vessels, except those
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| otherwise exempted by the Board, shall be inspected during
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| construction, as required by the applicable rules and | 30 |
| regulations of the
Board, by an inspector authorized to inspect | 31 |
| boilers and pressure vessels
in this State or, if constructed | 32 |
| outside of the State, by an inspector
holding a Certificate | 33 |
| from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
Vessel | 34 |
| Inspectors or a Certificate of Competency as an inspector of
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| boilers and pressure vessels for a jurisdiction that has a | 36 |
| standard of
examination substantially equal to that of this |
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| State as provided in
Section 9.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-1169; 88-608, eff. 1-1-95.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3212)
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| Sec. 11. Inspection Certificates and annual statements.
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| (a) Each
company employing Special Inspectors, except a | 6 |
| company operating
pressure vessels covered by an owner-user | 7 |
| inspection
service , that meet the
requirements of subsection | 8 |
| (a) of Section 8 of this Act shall, within
10 business days
30 | 9 |
| days following each certificate inspection, file a report of | 10 |
| inspection with
the Chief Inspector
electronically or upon the | 11 |
| appropriate forms as approved by the division.
upon appropriate | 12 |
| forms provided by the Division.
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| (b) If the report filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this | 14 |
| Section
shows that a boiler or pressure vessel is found to | 15 |
| comply with the
rules and regulations of the Board, the owner | 16 |
| or user thereof shall pay
directly to the Office of the State | 17 |
| Fire Marshal the fee established by the
Board,
and the Chief
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| Inspector shall issue to the owner or user
an Inspection | 19 |
| Certificate bearing the date of inspection and specifying
the | 20 |
| maximum pressure under which the boiler or pressure vessel may | 21 |
| be
operated.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this | 22 |
| Section, an Inspection Certificate
shall remain valid beyond | 23 |
| the expiration date noted on the certificate until
the boiler | 24 |
| or pressure vessel is reinspected by the authorized inspecting
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| authorities or until the certificate is suspended by the Chief | 26 |
| Inspector,
provided that the owner or user of the boiler or | 27 |
| pressure vessel makes it
available for inspection at reasonable | 28 |
| times. Certificates shall be posted in
the room containing the
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| boiler or pressure vessel inspected. If the boiler or pressure | 30 |
| vessel is
not located within the building, the certificate | 31 |
| shall be posted in a
location convenient to the boiler or | 32 |
| pressure vessel inspected or in any
place where it will be | 33 |
| accessible to interested parties.
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| (c) Each company operating pressure vessels covered by an | 35 |
| owner-user
inspection program
service meeting the requirements |
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| of subsection (a) of
Section 8 of this Act shall maintain in | 2 |
| its files an inspection record,
which shall list, by number and | 3 |
| such abbreviated description as may be
necessary for | 4 |
| identification, each pressure vessel covered by this Act,
the | 5 |
| date of the last inspection of each unit, and the approximate | 6 |
| date for the
next inspection. The inspection date
shall be | 7 |
| arrived at by applying the appropriate rules to all data
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| available at the time the inspection record is compiled. The
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| inspection record shall be readily available for examination by | 10 |
| the
Chief Inspector or his authorized representative during | 11 |
| business hours.
Each such company shall, in addition, file | 12 |
| annually with the Chief
Inspector a statement, signed by the | 13 |
| person having supervision over
the inspections made during the | 14 |
| period covered, stating the number of
vessels covered by this | 15 |
| Act inspected during the year and certifying
that each | 16 |
| inspection was conducted pursuant to the inspection
standards | 17 |
| provided for by this Act. The annual statement shall be
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| accompanied by the
a filing fee in accordance with the rates | 19 |
| established by the
Board.
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| (d) (Blank).
An Inspection Certificate issued for a boiler | 21 |
| or
pressure vessel based upon a report of a Special Inspector | 22 |
| shall be
void if the boiler or pressure vessel insurance
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| ceases.
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| (e) The Chief Inspector or his authorized representative | 25 |
| may at any
time suspend an Inspection Certificate when, in his | 26 |
| opinion, the boiler
or pressure vessel for which it was issued | 27 |
| cannot be operated without
menace to public safety, when the | 28 |
| boiler or pressure vessel is
found not to comply with the rules | 29 |
| and regulations herein provided, or
when an owner or operator | 30 |
| has failed to pay any required fees or refused to
allow | 31 |
| inspection. In
that event, the Chief Inspector or his | 32 |
| representative shall issue a Notice
of Suspension, which shall | 33 |
| be posted in a conspicuous location on or near
the posted | 34 |
| Inspection Certificate. Each suspension of an Inspection
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| Certificate shall continue in effect until the boiler or | 36 |
| pressure vessel
has been made to conform to the rules and |
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| regulations of the Board,
and until the Inspection Certificate | 2 |
| has been reinstated.
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| (Source: P.A. 88-608, eff. 1-1-95; 89-467, eff. 1-1-97.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3216)
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| Sec. 15. Self-insurers. Any owner or user of boilers or | 6 |
| pressure vessels subject to Section 10 of
this Act who
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| maintains and operates, under the supervision of one or more | 8 |
| regularly
employed engineers who meet the experience and
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| education requirements of the Board, an inspection or | 10 |
| maintenance program
service in
which one or more inspectors are | 11 |
| regularly employed on inspection of boilers or
pressure vessels | 12 |
| operated by the
owner or
user shall, upon
application to the | 13 |
| Board showing that fact
and showing that the owner or user
has | 14 |
| the financial ability to bear any loss and to pay
all final
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| judgments or awards obtained against the owner or user by
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| reason of the operation
of the boilers or pressure vessels, be | 17 |
| authorized to act as a self-insurer
of his or its
boiler and | 18 |
| pressure vessel risk in this State; and when
so authorized, the | 19 |
| owner-user shall employ special
inspectors to supervise
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| inspections performed at the owner-user's facilities.
The | 21 |
| owner-user and the regularly employed special inspectors shall | 22 |
| be
entitled
to all the
rights and privileges and shall be | 23 |
| subject to all the requirements, duties,
and obligations | 24 |
| provided in this Act respectively for boiler and pressure
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| vessel insurance companies and special inspectors.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-1169; 88-608, eff. 1-1-95.)
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| (430 ILCS 75/14 rep.)
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| Section 10. The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act is | 29 |
| amended by repealing Section 14.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 31 |
| becoming law.
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