DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
MICHIGAN BOILER RULES
Filed with the secretary of state on
These rules become effective 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State.
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authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and
regulatory affairs by sections 4, 4a and 13c of 1965 PA 290, MCL 408.754, MCL
408.754a, and MCL 408.763c, and executive reorganization order nos. 2003-1, 2008-4
and 2011-4, MCL 445.2011, MCL 445.2025, and MCL 445.2030 By authority
conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs
by section 207 of the skilled trades regulation act, 2016 PA 407, MCL 339.5207,
and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 2003-1, 2008-4, and 2011-4, MCL
445.2011, 445.2025, and 445.2030)
R 408.4001, R 408.4012, R 408.4024, R 408.4025, R 408.4026, R 408.4027, R 408.4028, R 408.4029, R 408.4031, R 408.4032, R 408.4033, R 408.4034, R 408.4035, R 408.4036, R 408.4038, R 408.4039, R 408.4045, R 408.4047, R 408.4049, R 408.4051, R 408.4055, R 408.4057, R 408.4058, R 408.4059, R 408.4065, R 408.4067, R 408.4069, R 408.4071, R 408.4073, R 408.4075, R 408.4079, R 408.4081, R 408.4087, R 408.4089, R 408.4091, R 408.4096, R 408.4099, R 408.4101, R 408.4103, R 408.4105, R 408.4107, R 408.4109, R 408.4111, R 408.4114, R 408.4117, R 408.4119, R 408.4120, R 408.4121, R 408.4122, R 408.4123, R 408.4124, R 408.4125, R 408.4127, R 408.4129, R 408.4131, R 408.4133, R 408.4139, R 408.4143, R 408.4149, R 408.4151, R 408.4153, R 408.4155, R 408.4157, R 408.4161, R 408.4163, R 408.4165, R 408.4167, R 408.4169, R 408.4171, R 408.4172, R 408.4175, R 408.4177, R 408.4179, R 408.4182, R 408.4185, R 408.4187, R 408.4189, R 408.4193, R 408.4195, R 408.4197, R 408.4201, R 408.4202, R 408.4203, R 408.4205, R 408.4206, R 408.4207, R 408.4208, R 408.4210, R 408.4212, R 408.4214, R 408.4215, R 408.4216, R 408.4217, R 408.4218, R 408.4219, R 408.4220, R 408.4222, R 408.4223, R 408.4225, R 408.4230, R 408.4232, R 408.4235, R 408.4236, R 408.4240, R 408.4241, R 408.4242, R 408.4244, R 408.4246, R 408.4251, R 408.4253, R 408.4255, R 408.4257, R 408.4258, R 408.4259, R 408.4260, R 408.4263, R 408.4265, R 408.4267, R 408.4268, R 408.4269, R 408.4270, R 408.4272, R 408.4274, R 408.4277, R 408.4278, R 408.4280, R 408.4281, R 408.4283, R 408.4284, R 408.4286, R 408.4287, R 408.4288, R 408.4290, R 408.4291, R 408.4292, R 408.4293, R 408.4294, R 408.4296, R 408.4298, R 408.4301, R 408.4302, R 408.4501, R 408.4503, R 408.4507, R 408.4510, R 408.4511, R 408.4512, R 408.4515, R 408.4520, R 408.4522, R 408.4566, R 408.4575, R 408.4581, R 408.4601, R 408.4626, R 408.4701, R 408.4711, R 408.5501, R 408.5601, R 408.5602, R 408.5603, R 408.5604, R 408.5605, R 408.5606, R 408.5607, R 408.5608, and R 408.5609, of the Michigan Administrative Code are rescinded as follows:
PART 1. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
R 408.4001 ScopeRescinded.
Rule 1. These rules establish minimum
standards of safety for the use, construction, installation, inspection,
alteration, and repair of boilers; licensing of boiler inspectors, boiler repairers,
and boiler installers; requirements for permits to install, repair, and alter;
and fees to be charged.
R 408.4012 DefinitionsRescinded.
Rule 12. (1) “Accident” means a
sudden and accidental breakdown of a boiler or a part of a boiler that results
in physical damage to the boiler which necessitates the repair or replacement
of the boiler or a part of the boiler. “Accident” does not mean a breakdown
due to any of the following unless a unique or unusual explosion hazard exists
as a result of the breakdown:
(a) Normal erosion.
(b) Corrosion.
(c) Wastage of metal that
requires restoration.
(d) Leaking tubes.
(e) Weakened metal, such as
water legs or handhole areas.
(2) “Act” means 1965 PA 290, MCL
408.751 to 408.776 and known as the boiler act of 1965.
(3) “Aftercooler” means a device
used for lowering the temperature of a boiler blowoff discharge before it
enters the building drain.
(4) “Alteration” means any
change in the item described on the original manufacturer’s data report that
affects the pressure-containing capability of the boiler or its piping. A
nonphysical change such as an increase in the maximum allowable working
pressure (internal or external) or design temperature of a boiler or its piping
is an alteration.
(5) “ASME,” “ASME boiler and
pressure vessel code,” “ASME code,” or “code” means the boiler and pressure
vessel code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, with addenda, as
prescribed and approved by the council of the society.
(6) “Authorized inspector” means
an individual who is designated as an authorized inspector by an authorized
inspection agency, who holds a valid certificate of competency and national
board commission with an “A” or “B” endorsement, and who is employed by the
authorized inspection agency that assumes responsibility for the individual’s
actions.
(7) “Board of boiler rules” or
“board” means the board created by the act.
(8) “Boiler assembler” means a
corporation, company, partnership, or individual who assembles a boiler that
has been delivered in pieces. For ASME code section I power boiler assemblies,
a boiler assembler shall possess the appropriate code symbol stamps.
(9) “Boiler blowoff piping”
means the piping, fittings, and valves from the boiler to the blowoff tank,
blowoff separator, or other safe point of discharge through which the water in
the boiler may be blown out under pressure, except for drains such as those
used in water columns, gauge glasses, or piping to feed water regulators and
similar devices.
(10) “Boiler blowdown vessel”
means an unfired pressure vessel into which water is discharged above
atmospheric pressure from a boiler blowoff line.
(11) “Boiler installation” means
the installation of a boiler, including all connected piping, valves, fittings,
flanges, firing equipment, controls, appurtenances, and auxiliaries. The term
includes the field assembly of boilers.
(12) “CSD-1” means the ASME code
for controls and safety devices for automatically fired boilers.
(13) “Certificate of competency”
means a certificate issued to a person who has passed an examination for
inspectors prescribed by the board of boiler rules.
(14) “Chief inspector” means the
chief boiler inspector appointed under the act.
(15) “Condemned boiler” means a
boiler that has been inspected and declared unsafe or rejected for use by an
inspector who is qualified to take such action and who has applied a stamping
or marking designating its rejection.
(16) “Department” means the
department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(17) “Deputy inspector” means an
inspector who is licensed under the act and employed by the director.
(18) “Existing installation”
means and includes any steam boiler constructed, installed, placed in
operation, or contracted for before August 10, 1917, or any hot water heating
or supply boiler constructed, installed, placed in operation, or contracted for
before the effective date of these rules.
(19) “External inspection” means
an inspection which is conducted while the boiler is under pressure and which
does not involve examination of the internal surfaces of the pressure parts of
the boiler.
(20) “Field assembly” means
assembling prefabricated boiler pressure parts without field welding or
riveting.
(21) “Field erection” means the
erecting and assembling of boiler parts by welding, riveting, or other
fabrication processes.
(22) “Flash tank” means a closed
vessel equipped with internal baffles or an apparatus for the purpose of separating
moisture from flash steam as it passes through the vessel.
(23) “Hobby” means an interest
or activity that a person pursues in his or her leisure time without
compensation.
(24) “Hot water heating and hot
water supply boiler” means a boiler that operates at pressures of not more than
160 psi or temperatures of not more than 250 degrees Fahrenheit, at or near the
boiler outlet.
(25) “Incompetence” means a
departure from, or a failure to conform to, minimal standards of acceptable
practice for the occupation.
(26) “Inspector” means an
individual who holds a valid certificate of competency and national board
commission.
(27) “Internal inspection” means
an inspection made when a boiler is shut down and handholes or manholes are
opened for inspection of the interior.
(28) “Labeled” means devices,
equipment, appliances, or material to which have been affixed a label, seal,
symbol, or other identifying mark of a nationally recognized testing
laboratory, inspection agency, or other organization concerned with product
evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of the production of the items
and by whose label the manufacturer attests to compliance with applicable
nationally recognized standards.
(29) “Licensed boiler installer”
means a person licensed under the act to engage in the business of making
piping connections to a boiler or in the business of field-assembling boilers.
(30) “Licensed boiler repairer”
means a person licensed under the act to engage in making or supervising all
phases of boiler repair, alteration, or field erection.
(31) “Listed” means equipment,
appliances, or material included in a list published by a nationally recognized
testing laboratory, inspection agency, or other organization concerned with
product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed
equipment, appliances, or materials, and whose listing states either that the
equipment, appliances, or material meets nationally recognized standards or has
been tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner. The authority
having jurisdiction shall utilize the system employed by the listing
organization to identify a listed product.
(32) “Maximum allowable working
pressure” or “MAWP” means the maximum gage pressure permissible for boiler to
operate.
(33) “Maximum operating pressure”
means the maximum operating pressure of the complete boiler system as designed,
which shall include supply, return, feed, and blow off piping.
(34) “Mechanical assembly” means
the work necessary to establish or restore a pressure retaining boundary whereby
pressure retaining capability is established through a mechanical, chemical, or
physical interface.
(35) “Mechanical repair” means a
method of repair which restores a pressure retaining boundary to a safe and satisfactory
operating condition, where the pressure retaining boundary is established by a
method other than welding or brazing.
(36) “Miniature boiler” means a
power boiler that does not have any of the following:
(a) An inside diameter of the
shell of more than 16 inches.
(b) A working pressure of more
than 100 psig.
(c) A gross volume of more than
5 cubic feet.
(d) More than 20 square feet of
heating surface.
(37) “Miniature locomotive
boiler” means a miniature hobby steam locomotive boiler which operates on a
narrow gauge track that is less than 24 inches wide and which is for public
display or use.
(38) “Modular boiler” means a
steam or hot-water heating assembly consisting of a grouping of individual
boilers called modules, intended to be installed as a unit, with a single inlet
and a single outlet. Modules may be under 1 jacket or may be individually
jacketed.
(39) “NBIC” means national board
inspection code.
(40) “New boiler” means a boiler
constructed, installed, placed in operation, or contracted for after July 1,
1966.
(41) “Nonstandard boiler” means
a boiler that does not bear the national board stamping or the stamp of any
state or political subdivision which has adopted a standard of construction
equivalent to that required by the board of boiler rules.
(42) “Owner or user” means a
person, firm, partnership, or corporation that owns or operates a boiler within
this state.
(43) “Out-of-use boiler” means a
boiler not ready for use having the fuel supply, electricity, and all piping
that may pressurize the boiler disconnected.
(44) “Portable boiler” means a
boiler which is primarily intended for temporary location and which is, by its
construction and usage, obviously portable.
(45) “Pressure-retaining items”
means any boiler, pressure vessel, piping, or material used for the containment
of pressure, either internal or external. The pressure may be obtained from an
external source, or by the application of heat from a direct source, or any combination
thereof.
(46) “Reinstalled boiler” means
a boiler which is removed from its original setting and which is reinstalled at
the same location or reinstalled at a new location.
(47) “Reinstatement” means the
granting of a license or registration, with or without limitations or
conditions, to a person whose license or registration has been suspended by the
chief inspector.
(48) “Rental boiler” means a
boiler which is in temporary use for not more than 1 year and which may or may
not be installed inside a boiler room, temporary room, or temporary shed or
without external covering.
(49) “Repair” means the work
necessary to restore a boiler or its piping to a safe and satisfactory
operating condition.
(50) “Safe point of discharge”
means a point of discharge that will protect personnel and property from injury
due to discharge.
(51) “Special inspector” means a
boiler inspector who holds a license in the state of Michigan pursuant to 1965
PA 290, MCL 408.751 to 408.776 and who is regularly employed by an insurance
company authorized to insure against a loss from boiler accidents in this state
or by any city that is exempt under the act and has an authorized boiler
inspection department.
(52) “Standard boiler” means a
boiler that bears the stamp of the national board of boiler and pressure vessel
inspectors or of another state or political subdivision which has adopted a
standard of construction equivalent to that required by the board of boiler
rules of this state.
(53) “Traction boiler” means a
boiler designed for the express purpose of pulling farm equipment or to convert
steam power into flywheel energy driving farm apparatus such as threshers,
saws, or grinding equipment.
(54) “Used boiler” means a
boiler that is being reinstalled by the same owner.
(55) “Water heater” means a heater
for use in commercial or industrial sizes providing corrosion resistance for
supplying potable hot water at pressures not exceeding 160 psi or temperatures
not exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit. A water heater that does not exceed any
of the following is exempt from these rules:
(a) A heat input of more than
200,000 BTU per hour.
(b) A water temperature of more
than 210 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) A nominal water-containing
capacity of more than 120 gallons.
(56) Terms defined in the act
have the same meanings when used in these rules.
R 408.4024 Adoption of NBIC by
referenceRescinded.
Rule 24. (1) The owner shall
ensure the inspection, repair, and alteration of boilers, piping, and blowdown
vessels is pursuant to the NBIC, 2011 edition, except as modified by these
rules. The code is adopted by reference in these rules and available for
inspection at the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs,
Bureau of Construction Codes, 2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, Michigan 48864 or from
the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper
Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43229, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these
amendatory rules for a total of $265.00.
(2) The accreditation program
described in the NBIC for repairs and alterations to pressure retaining items
is mandatory for repairs to all power boilers and high pressure high
temperature water boilers and alterations to any boiler not exempt by these
rules. Repair companies in possession of a certificate of authorization issued
by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors to repair and
alter pressure retaining items shall have in their employ an individual with an
appropriate class repairer license issued by the boiler division of the
department. Repair companies not currently in possession of the certificate of
authorization or a certificate of authorization issued by ASME shall have 1
year from the date of adoption of this rule to secure the certificate. Companies
currently in possession of a valid certificate issued by ASME have until the
next certificate review or 1 year, whichever is greater, to secure the
certificate of authorization identified above. The board may waive the time requirement
if appropriate justification is presented.
(3) Where the text of the NBIC
refers to the “certificate holder,” the reference shall apply to all licensed
boiler repairers, except when the reference is in relation to completion of
NBIC forms and NBIC stamping, the reference shall refer to repair companies in
possession of a valid certificate of authorization issued by the national board
of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors to repair and alter pressure retaining
items.
(4) The standard welding
procedures referenced in the NBIC are accepted for use in this state, but are
not mandatory. A licensed boiler repairer who elects to use 1 or more of the
standard welding procedures shall file a list of the standard welding procedure
identification numbers with the boiler division of the department before
conducting any repairs or alterations requiring welding.
R 408.4025 ASME code; adoption by
referenceRescinded.
Rule 25. (1) A boiler, blow
down vessel, and expansion tank shall be constructed as prescribed by these
rules and the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code, sections I, II, III,
IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, 2010 edition and its 2011a addenda, and ASME code
B31.1, 2010 edition, power piping, are adopted by reference in these rules and
are available for inspection at the Michigan Department of Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes, 2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos,
Michigan 48864 or from the ASME International, 22 Law Drive, Fairfield, New
Jersey 07007, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these amendatory rules of
$15,500 and $245.00 respectively.
(2) The board may accept
pressure-retaining items which have been constructed to standards other than
ASME standards and which have been accepted by application of the national
board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors’ criteria for registration
procedure.
(3) The owner shall not
recalculate design maximum allowable working pressures based on ASME codes
published after 1998 for boilers in-service before December 31, 1998.
R 408.4026 Inspection
and stamping during constructionRescinded.
Rule 26. The
manufacturer shall register a boiler, blowdown vessel, and expansion tank other
than a cast sectional boiler built or constructed for use in this state after
the effective date of these rules, with the national board of boiler and
pressure vessel inspectors.
R 408.4027 Adoption; ASME code CSD-1Rescinded.
Rule 27. (1) The owner shall
ensure that the installation, maintenance, operation, and testing of controls
and safety devices is pursuant to manufacturer’s instructions and ASME code
CSD-1, 2009 edition, except as modified by these rules. The code is adopted by
reference in these rules and available for inspection at the Michigan
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes,
2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, Michigan 48864 or from the ASME, 22 Law Drive,
Fairfield, New Jersey 07007, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these
amendatory rules of $89.00.
(2) An owner or user of a boiler
system shall ensure that the maintenance and testing of controls and safety
devices is conducted by an individual with a valid mechanical contractor
license with the appropriate classification pursuant to the Forbes mechanical
contractors act, 1984 PA 192, MCL 338.971 to 338.988. Individuals conducting
maintenance and testing shall be under the guidance and supervision of a
licensed mechanical contractor.
(3) An owner or user shall
provide the inspector, at the time of certificate inspection, with evidence
showing the maintenance has been performed and what tests have been completed.
The evidence shall be a dated and signed service report or checklist, listing
each control and safety device tested with the manufacturer’s name, model
number, set point, and actual operational test point. Examples of a report or
checklist may be found in CSD-1, 2009 edition, appendix C or example form
exhibit A. If an owner does not provide the inspector with the required
evidence of maintenance and testing between certificate inspections, then the
inspector may issue a certificate of inspection for a term less than that
stated in R 408.4057.
Exception: For hot water heating
and hot water supply boilers with a BTU input of 400,000 or less, the
requirements of this rule need only be conducted once during an inspection cycle
but shall be performed within 12 months before the certificate inspection
required by R 408.4057(1)(c).
(4) The owner, user, or operator
of a boiler system shall ensure that the daily, weekly, and monthly operational
checks are performed and documented pursuant to the manufacturer’s instructions
and these rules. If the manufacturer’s instructions are not available, CSD-1,
2009 edition, nonmandatory appendix D contains a recommended checklist for additional
information on periodic checks.
(5) A manually operated remote
shutdown switch as required by CSD-1, 2009 edition, shall be located outside of
each exit access doorway to the boiler room. The switch may be located just
inside each exit access doorway should a possibility of tampering or weather conditions
exist. A licensee may request a deviation from the requirements of this
subrule by submitting drawings clearly showing the deviation and stating
justification for the request to the chief inspector for review and approval before
the installation of a boiler. The chief inspector shall notify the licensee of
the approval or denial of the request.
(6) A single manually-operated
remote shutdown switch may be used in a multiple boiler installation that
shares a common boiler room.
Exception: Kitchen cooking
boilers, steam kettles, and steam cookers used for food preparation located in
a kitchen shall be exempt from a manually operated remote shutdown switch and
lockable disconnect.
Exception: Electrically heated
or gas fired jacketed steam kettles safety devices at a minimum, shall be those
required in ASME Code Section-VIII Division-1 2010 and its 2011a addenda and
appendix 19.
(7) Where applicable, the boiler
installation shall comply with the Michigan mechanical code, R 408.30901 to R 408.30998,
Michigan plumbing code, R 408.30701 to R 408.30796 and Michigan electrical
code, R 408.30801 to R 408.30880.
R 408.4028 Manufacturer's
data reports; filingRescinded.
Rule 28. A
manufacturer's data report for boilers shall be signed by an authorized
inspector and shall be filed by the manufacturer with the chief inspector
before installation. A data report that is signed by an authorized inspector
and the ASME stamp on the boiler denotes that the boiler has been constructed
in accordance with these rules. If a boiler is of special design, blueprints
showing details of the proposed construction shall be submitted to the chief
inspector and his or her approval shall be secured before construction is
started.
R 408.4029 Allowable
pressure of noncode boilersRescinded.
Rule 29. The
maximum allowable pressure of a boiler which does not carry the American
society of mechanical engineers code symbol may be computed in accordance with
the requirements of R 408.4212(1).
R 408.4031 Installation and
reinstallation of boilersRescinded.
Rule 31. (1) The owner shall ensure
that the installation of a new boiler or a reinstalled boiler is pursuant to
the requirements of these rules, the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code, 2010
edition and its 2011a addenda, which is adopted by reference in R 408.4025 and
the NBIC 2011 edition, which is adopted by reference in R 408.4024 and ASME
CSD-1 2009 which is adopted in R 408.4027.
Exception: The ASME code
requirement for the completion of a P4B data report for the installation of
mechanically assembled boiler external piping is not required.
Exception: Witnessing of the
pressure test required by the NBIC part 1, section 2, paragraph 2.10.2, is not
required.
Exception: For a water tube or
coil type boiler requiring forced circulation a temperature differential system
that senses the water temperature difference (delta T) between inlet and outlet
across the boiler, and interrupts the fuel to the burner when the delta T
exceeds the boiler manufacturers’ parameters, shall be accepted when approved
by the boiler manufacturer. The manufacturer of the boiler shall provide
instructions in the owner’s manual for the testing, operation, and installation
of the temperature differential system.
(2) Where applicable, the boiler
installation shall comply with the Michigan mechanical code, R 408.30901 to R
408.30998, Michigan plumbing code, R 408.30701 to R 408.30796 and Michigan
electrical code, R 408.30801 to R 408.30880.
(3) The NBIC code, part 1,
section 2, paragraph 2.4.4, is enforced by the Michigan plumbing code, R
408.30701 to R 408.30796.
(4) The NBIC code, part 1,
section 3, paragraph 3.6.1, is enforced by the Michigan mechanical code, R
408.30901 to R 408.30998.
R 408.4032 Non-boiler external piping;
power boilers; adoption of standards by referenceRescinded.
Rule 32. (1) The owner shall
ensure that the installation of piping not covered by the ASME boiler and
pressure vessel code, section I, 2011 edition, and its 2011a addenda is
installed as prescribed by the ASME code for pressure piping, B31.1, 2010
edition and its 2011a addenda, adopted by reference in R 408.4025.
(2) The owner of a chemical
plant or petroleum refinery shall comply with subrule (1) of this rule or shall
ensure the installation is installed as prescribed by the ASME code for
chemical plants and petroleum refineries, B31.3, 2010 edition and its 2011a
addenda.
(3) A licensee under this rule
is not required to possess an ASME code symbol stamp, but shall hold a valid installer’s
license.
(4) The owner shall ensure that
the installation of all of the following piping is pursuant to subrule (1) of
this rule:
(a) Blowoff piping beyond the
second valve out to the safe point of discharge.
(b) Steam piping out to the load.
(c) Feed-water piping from the
pump.
(d) Condensate piping.
R 408.4033 Permits; documentation for
installation, reinstallation, alteration, and repair of boilers, boiler
external piping, and non-boiler external pipingRescinded.
Rule 33. (1) All of the following
provisions apply to installation permits:
(a) A person shall not install,
or reinstall, a boiler without holding a proper license and first securing a
permit from the boiler division of the department. The licensee applying for the
permit shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has
been secured.
(b) A person shall not install
or replace welded pipe without holding a proper license and first securing a
permit from the boiler division of the department. The licensee applying for
the permit shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has
been secured.
(c) A person shall not install
nonwelded pipe without holding a proper license. A permit is not required.
(2) All of the following
provisions apply to repair and alteration permits or reports:
(a) A person shall not alter or
repair a boiler without holding a proper license and first securing a permit
from the boiler division of the department. The licensee applying for the permit
shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has been
secured, except as provided by section 18 of the act.
(b) A person shall not repair or
replace welded piping without holding a proper license and first securing a
permit from the boiler division of the department. The licensee applying for
the permit shall ensure that work does not proceed until an approved permit has
been secured, except as provided for in section 18 of the act.
(c) A person shall not replace
nonwelded piping without holding a proper license. A permit is not required.
(d) A person shall not perform
welded repairs to nonwelded piping without holding a proper license and first
securing a permit from the boiler division of the department. The licensee
applying for the permit shall ensure that work does not proceed until an
approved permit has been secured, except as provided for in section 18 of the
act.
(e) A licensee who makes welded
repairs to boilers or boiler external piping requiring the use of the national
board “R” symbol stamp shall furnish the boiler division of the department,
with 1 copy of the approved permit application, along with reports as required
by the NBIC, upon completion of the work.
(f) A public utility or industrial
plant that has been granted an exemption under section 23 of the act that makes
a welded repair to non-boiler external piping shall maintain records of the
repairs and make the records available for review as required by the board of
boiler rules.
(3) A permit is required for
either of the following:
(a) A change in use of an
existing boiler from high pressure to low pressure and low pressure to high
pressure, hot water heat to hot water supply and hot water supply to hot water
heat, steam heating to hot water heating and hot water heating to steam
heating, steam heating to hot water supply and hot water supply to steam
heating shall comply with the requirements of the Michigan boiler code, R
408.4001 to R 408.5609.
(b) Replacement by mechanical
methods, without welding, of sections in sectional boilers; heat exchangers;
feed water heater or economizer; and tube bundles.
(4) A licensee replacing boiler
components required by these rules to be code symbol stamped and national board
registered shall provide the boiler division with the manufacturer’s data
reports.
(5) Any changes in the scope of
work stated on the original permit application shall be submitted to the boiler
division for approval.
R 408.4034 Public utility or industrial
exemptionRescinded.
Rule 34. (1) Practices and
procedures for the exemption of licensing and permitting as referenced in
section 23 of the act, MCL 408.773 consist of all of the following:
(a) The boiler(s), boiler
external piping, and non-boiler external piping shall be owned and operated by
the public utility or industrial facility.
(b) Have in effect a quality
program which shall be in the form of a quality manual.
(c) The quality program, at a
minimum, shall address the required features relative to the scope of work to
be preformed. The scope of work related to repairs or replacements to
boiler(s), boiler external piping, non-boiler external piping, and boiler
replacements.
(2) The outline of the quality
program shall include the following:
(a) Title page: name and
complete address of the company.
(b) Contents page: a listing of
the contents of the manual by subject.
(c) Scope of work: clearly
indicates the scope of work.
(d) Statement of authority: a
corporate resolution or policy recognizing its obligation under the act for
compliance at all times and naming the person having responsibility and
authority for the scope of work.
(e) Manual control: provisions
for revising and issuing those revisions to maintain the manual current within
the organization.
(f) Material control: method
used to assure that only acceptable materials (including welding material) are
ordered, verified, and identified in storage.
(g) Method of performing work:
documenting repairs in sufficient detail. Both of the following shall be
documented:
(i) When repairs are conducted
on boiler(s) or boiler external piping the inspector must have prior acceptance
of the method of repairs.
(ii) The quality program shows
who is responsible to notify the inspector of any boiler or boiler external
piping repair work, and keeps him or her apprised of the progress of such work.
(h) Shall describe controls to
ensure qualified welding procedures and welders qualified to those procedures
are used for repairs.
(i) Nondestructive examination
(NDE) and heat treatment: shall describe controls for NDE and heat treatment
procedures.
(j) Examinations and tests:
what examination and tests are to be conducted upon completion of the repair.
(k) Acceptance and inspection of
repairs: the individual responsible for acceptance of repairs.
(l) Inspections: provisions for
the inspector to have access to areas where repair work is being performed.
(m) Report of boiler repair:
indicate the person responsible for preparing, signing, and presenting the
record of welded (RWR) form to the inspector and sending it to the boiler
division.
(n) Nonconforming items: have a
system for the correction of nonconformities.
(o) Exhibits: forms referenced
in the quality manual shall be included.
(3) The boiler owner shall
maintain a maintenance record, subject to audit by state inspectors, for each
boiler. The maintenance record shall contain an adequate description of each
abnormal event, modification, repair, hydro test, internal or external
inspections, and off-normal operations.
(4) The boiler owner shall
contract with an approved third-party inspection and insurance company for
boiler and boiler external piping repairs.
(5) All welders working on
boilers or piping within the quality program shall be employees of the utility
or industrial facility.
(6) All welding, heat treatment,
non-destructive examination, and testing procedures shall be qualified pursuant
to the ASME code.
(7) The boiler owner shall
maintain documentation between each audit of non-boiler external piping repairs
or replacements.
(8) Third-party employees or
contractors shall not work under the exemption program for the applicant
related to installation or repairs.
(9) The boiler division shall be
notified prior to any boiler replacements.
(10) The applicant shall prepare
and file with the boiler division an appropriate record of a welded repair
form, signed by a commissioned inspector, with the boiler division. The applicant
shall submit to the boiler division the record of welded repair form within 180
days after the completion of the repair.
(11) Upon the boiler board
approval of the exemption program, a public utility or industrial plant shall
be granted relief from licensing and permit requirements of the act for repairs
to boiler and piping and the installation of a direct boiler replacement.
(12) Failure to comply with any
of the provisions of this rule shall constitute just cause for revocation of
the exemption status.
(13) The chief of the boiler
division shall cause an audit of the exemption program to be conducted at least
once every 3 years, to ensure continued compliance with the boiler act and the
board’s requirements and these rules.
R 408.4035 Permits; issuance to
licensed persons onlyRescinded.
Rule 35. (1) Permits shall be
issued only to persons licensed as required by the act and these rules. Work
shall be performed by or under the supervision of a licensed person.
(2) Payment of the permit
application fee as provided in R 408.4038 is the responsibility of the licensed
person.
R 408.4036 Multiple contractorsRescinded.
Rule 36. Each contractor
performing separate work on the same boiler installation, repair, or alteration
shall possess a valid boiler installer’s or boiler repairer’s license and shall
obtain a permit for that part of the work to be performed.
R 408.4038 FeesRescinded.
Rule 38. (1) Fees for licenses,
examinations, boiler operator and stationary engineer registration; permit
applications, certificates, and inspections are as follows:
Licenses
Installer license $80.00.
Installer exam $100.00.
Installer renewal $80.00.
Repairer license $80.00.
Repairer exam $100.00.
Repairer renewal $80.00.
Inspector license $80.00.
Inspector exam $100.00.
Inspector renewal $50.00.
Boiler operator
registration $80.00.
Boiler operator
examination $100.00.
Boiler operator
registration renewal $80.00.
Stationary
engineer registration $80.00.
Stationary
engineer written examination $100.00.
Stationary
engineer registration renewal $80.00.
3rd class
stationary engineer oral examination $150.00.
2nd class
stationary engineer oral examination $200.00.
1st class
stationary engineer oral examination $250.00.
The reprinting of
a registration more than 30 days after
the issuance date $30.00.
Examination fees
are nonrefundable.
Permit
applications
Nuclear
installation permit application $1,380.00.
Nuclear repair
permit application $400.00.
Low-pressure installation
permit application $75.00.
High pressure
installation permit application $120.00 +.05 per foot of piping.
Repair permit
application $75.00.
Permit application
fees are nonrefundable.
Certificates
Certificates $60.00.
Reprinting of
certificate more than 30 days after the issuance
date $30.00.
Inspections
Power boilers-150
square feet or less $70.00.
Power boilers-more
than 150 square feet to 4,000 square feet $165.00.
Power boilers-more
than 4,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet $180.00.
Power boilers-more
than 10,000 square feet $205.00.
Low-pressure
heating boiler without manhole $70.00.
Inspection of an
additional low-pressure heating boiler without
a manhole at the
same physical location, on the same date $60.00.
Low-pressure heating
boiler with manhole $85.00.
Low-pressure hot
water supply boiler $60.00.
Inspection of an
additional low-pressure hot water supply boiler
at the same
physical location, on the same date $45.00.
Low-pressure
process boiler without manhole $70.00.
Low-pressure
process boiler with manhole $85.00.
Miniature hobby
locomotive boiler $15.00.
Special
inspections
(2) The boiler division shall
provide special inspections not otherwise covered in subrule (1) of this rule.
The charge for this service shall be at the rate of $100.00 for the first hour
and $100.00 for each additional hour, plus lodging, meals, transportation, and
other related expenses incurred for performing special inspections.
(3) Fees required under these
rules shall be paid by cash, money order, or check to the department. Money
orders or checks shall be made payable to: “State of Michigan.”
R 408.4039 Permits
to alter boiler, piping, or vesselRescinded.
Rule 39. (1)
The boiler division of the department may issue a permit to alter a boiler, piping,
or vessel subject to these rules only to a Michigan-licensed boiler repairer
who possesses a valid certificate of authorization from the national board of
boiler and pressure vessel inspectors for alterations or the ASME boiler and
pressure vessel committee to build the type of boiler, piping, or vessel being
altered.
Drawings and calculations covering all
details of the proposed alteration shall accompany the application for a permit
to alter.
(2) The
licensed repairer shall perform the alteration in accordance with the NBIC.
(3) The licensed
repairer who makes the alteration shall prepare a report on forms prescribed by
the boiler division of the department. The licensed repairer shall furnish an
original and 2 copies of the report to the boiler division of the department,
and upon request, 1 copy of the report to the boiler owner and user. The
report shall clearly indicate what changes have been made to the original
construction. The report shall show, in the spaces provided, the manufacturer's
serial number of the boiler, the national board number, if assigned, and the
Michigan serial number assigned.
(4) The
licensed repairer who makes the alteration shall prepare and attach a nameplate
that complies with the requirements of the NBIC.
R 408.4045 Registration
of boilersRescinded.
Rule 45. (1)
Within 6 months from the effective date of these rules, all owners or users of
boilers and their installations now in use or installed ready for use in the
state shall report to the chief inspector on forms prescribed by the
department, giving the location, type, capacity, age, and date of installation.
(2) Before transfer of ownership of a
boiler is complete, the current owner shall assure all invoices for inspection
certificates and inspections for services rendered under his or her ownership
are paid in full. Upon completion of transfer of ownership, the new owner of a
boiler shall notify the boiler division of the department of change in
ownership of a boiler or change in ownership of a location where a boiler is
installed. Upon written notification, a new certificate of inspection shall be
issued in the name of the new owner.
(3) A boiler owner or user shall notify
the boiler division of the department immediately when his or her boiler
insurance has been discontinued.
R 408.4047 Exempt boilersRescinded.
Rule 47. These rules do not
apply to any of the following:
(a) A boiler under federal
control.
(b) A swimming pool heater, open
car wash heater, and similar types of equipment which do not have intervening
valves on the return or discharge piping, which do not have a reduction in pipe
size in the return or discharge piping, and which do not generate more than
normal circulating pump pressure.
(c) A miniature steam or marine
engine used for a hobby.
(d) A boiler used in the power
plant of a self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for transportation of
persons or property on a highway, except for a vehicle used exclusively on
stationary rails or tracks.
(e) A boiler used on a mint farm
for mint processing purposes.
(f) A nonvaporizing, organic
fluid boiler if the boiler meets all of the following criteria:
(i) The system is vented and
does not have valves or restrictions in the pipe between the boiler and the
vent.
(ii) The vent pipe is sized so
that the thermal expansion of the fluid will not result in an increase in
pressure on the system, which is verifiable with engineering data.
(iii) The owner or user provides
the boiler division of the department with calculations performed by an
engineer, which verify that pressure due to thermal expansion cannot exist in
the boiler as installed.
(g) A low-pressure steam boiler
that has a volume of less than 5 cubic feet and that does not have piped feed
connections.
R 408.4049 Boilers
subject to inspectionRescinded.
Rule 49. Each
boiler used or proposed to be used within this state shall be thoroughly
inspected as to its construction, installation, and condition.
R 408.4051 Inspection
of certain boilers requiredRescinded.
Rule 51. Upon
completion of the installation, all boilers shall be inspected by the chief
inspector or a deputy inspector.
R 408.4055 Right of accessRescinded.
Rule 55. The director, chief
inspector, deputy inspector, or any special inspector shall have free access,
during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler is being
constructed, installed, repaired, operated, or connected and ready for use for
the purpose of ascertaining whether the boiler is in compliance with the act.
R 408.4057 Boiler inspectionRescinded.
Rule 57. (1) Once a boiler has
been inspected by the chief or deputy inspector and the boiler and its
installation approved, all certificate inspections shall be conducted pursuant
to the NBIC and these rules by an inspector who is properly licensed to inspect
boilers in this state pursuant to all the following provisions:
(a) A power boiler, process
boiler, or high-pressure, high-temperature water boiler shall receive a
certificate inspection annually and shall also be externally inspected
annually, while under pressure, within 6 months from the date of the internal
inspection.
(b) A low-pressure steam or
vapor heating boiler shall receive a certificate inspection biennially.
(c) Hot water heating and hot
water supply boilers shall receive a certificate inspection triennially, with
an internal inspection at the discretion of the inspector.
(d) A nonvaporizing, organic
fluid boiler that is not exempt under these rules shall receive an external
certificate inspection triennially.
(e) A miniature hobby locomotive
boiler shall receive a certificate inspection annually.
(f) A grace period of 2 months
beyond the periods specified in subdivisions (a) to (e) of this subrule may lapse
between certificate inspections, and the board may permit longer periods
between certificate inspections.
(g) Internal inspection of cast
boilers shall be at the discretion of the inspector.
(2) The certificate inspection
shall be an internal inspection if construction allows, otherwise the
certificate inspection shall be as complete an inspection as possible unless
specified otherwise under this rule.
(3) The chief inspector, deputy
inspector, or a special inspector provided for in the act shall make the inspections
specified in this rule.
(4) If, at the discretion of the
inspector, a hydrostatic test is necessary, the boiler owner or user shall
ensure that the test is performed in the presence of the inspector.
(5) Certificate inspection
reports submitted by electronic interface shall be in a format acceptable to
the boiler division.
(6) Certificate inspection
reports submitted to the boiler division for data entry shall be assessed a fee
of $2.00 per report.
R 408.4058 Extension of internal inspection
certificate to 24 or 36 monthsRescinded.
Rule 58. (1) An internal boiler
inspection may be increased from an annual inspection to a 24-month inspection
frequency by approval of the board of boiler rules. An employee delegated by the
utility or industrial facility shall apply for the extension and submit a copy
of the document that controls its program for approval by the board of boiler
rules. The information shall be addressed by plant orders, procedures, or policies.
The following information may be contained in 1 document or several documents
if 1 document contains references to all other documents addressing the
required information:
(i) Operator training.
(ii) Boiler maintenance.
(iii) Water chemistry.
(iv) Operating parameters.
(v) Chemical cleaning schedule.
(vi) Protective devices.
(vii) Boiler external
inspection.
(viii) Testing of pressure
relief devices pursuant to the NBIC. Repairs shall be conducted by the valve
manufacturer or a “VR” stamp holder.
(2) The plant owner shall establish
a review committee. The inspector shall be a member of the committee. The
purpose of the committee is to determine the acceptability of a boiler to
operate safely for a 24-month period. The committee shall have access to and
review all information pertaining to the past operation, maintenance, and
repair of the boiler. The review committee meeting shall be conducted within
30 days after the internal inspection. The committee may decrease the period
of time the boiler may operate, but shall not extend the period beyond 24
months. The signed summary report of the review committee meeting shall be
submitted to the boiler division of the department. The grace period provided
under R 408.4057 does not apply to this rule. The inspector shall indicate the
next inspection due date on his or her inspection report to the boiler division
of the department.
(3) An internal boiler
inspection may be increased from a 24-month inspection to a 36-month inspection
frequency by approval of the board of boiler rules. An employee designated by
the utility or industrial facility shall request in writing the extension and
shall submit a copy of the document that controls its program with supporting
documentation that demonstrates compliance with all of the following for
approval by the board of boiler rules:
(a) The boiler complies with all
of the requirements of subrule (1) of this rule, and is currently inspected
under 24-month inspection frequency approved by the board of boiler rules.
(b) The boiler is a power
boiler.
(c) The following information
shall be addressed by the program document, plant orders, plant procedures, or
plant policies:
(i) The boiler is fully attended
during operations by qualified personnel designated by the owner to operate the
boiler.
(ii) The owner has a designated
organization that provides oversight to boiler maintenance, and monitors boiler
conditions to prevent significant deterioration from scaling, corrosion, erosion,
or overheating to boiler components. The program document shall contain an
organizational chart that delineates the reporting structure of this
organization along with the organization responsible for boiler operation and
maintenance within the owner’s organization.
(iii) The owner has installed
instrumentation available and functioning for continuous monitoring of water
chemistry parameters as identified by the boiler manufacturer and routine
calibration is performed. This instrumentation shall be maintained on a list
for each boiler that applies to this paragraph.
(iv) The owner has a program for
routine monitoring of the water chemistry condition, which includes physical
samples being analyzed by the owner’s staff. The owner shall maintain a list
of the physical samples for each boiler that applies to this paragraph.
(v) The owner has alarm response
procedures that provide direction to operators for actions to correct
variations to chemistry parameters that include removing the boiler from
service.
(d) The establishment of a
review committee whose purpose is to determine the acceptability of a boiler to
operate safely for a 36-month period. The review committee shall be made of,
at a minimum, the following members:
(i) A representative from the owner’s
boiler operating and maintenance organization.
(ii) A representative from the
owner’s organization designated to provide oversight to boiler maintenance and
monitoring of boiler condition.
(iii) The inspector.
(e) The review committee shall
have access to and review all information pertaining to the past operation,
maintenance, and repair of the boiler.
(f) The review committee meeting
shall be conducted within 30 days after the internal inspection. The review
committee may shorten the period of time the boiler may operate, but shall not
extend the period beyond that permitted by the board of boiler rules.
(g) The summary report of the
review committee meeting shall be submitted to the boiler division of the
department.
(h) The grace period provided
under R 408.4057(1)(f) shall not apply to this rule. The inspector shall
indicate the next inspection due date on the inspection report submitted to the
boiler division of the department.
(3) Utilities or industrial facilities
with a prescheduled boiler internal certificate inspection period shall
communicate with the boiler division the date when the boiler is removed from
service. The boiler internal inspection may occur at any time during the
outage period. The next operating period shall be calculated based on the date
of the certificate inspection conducted during this period.
(4) An external inspection of
the boiler shall be conducted while under pressure, within 12 months of the
certificate inspection, and every 12 months thereafter until the next boiler
internal inspection.
R 408.4059 Notification
for inspectionRescinded.
Rule 59. The
owner or user shall prepare each boiler for internal inspection in accordance
with the NBIC and these rules and shall prepare for and apply a hydrostatic
pressure test, whenever necessary, on the date specified by the chief
inspector, deputy inspector, or special inspector.
R 408.4065 Examinations for inspector
licensesRescinded.
Rule 65. (1) Examinations for
boiler inspector licenses and certificates of competency shall be held at a
location selected by the board.
(2) Examinations shall be
conducted as approved by the board.
R 408.4067 Qualifications of
applicants for a boiler inspector licenseRescinded.
Rule 67. An applicant for
examination for a boiler inspector license shall have had not less than 3
years’ practical experience in the design, construction, or operation of high
pressure boilers, as mechanical engineer, steam engineer, or boilermaker or
shall have had not less than 3 years’ inspection experience as an inspector of
high pressure boilers. A credit of 2 years of the required experience shall be
given to applicants holding a degree in engineering, mathematics, or science
from an accredited college or university.
R 408.4069 Examination; contents of
applicationsRescinded.
Rule 69. Application for an
examination for a certificate of competency shall be in writing upon a form to
be furnished by the department stating the education of the applicant, a list
of employers, period of employment, and position held with each employer. An
application containing a willful falsification or untruthful statement shall be
rejected.
R 408.4071 Examination;
contentsRescinded.
Rule 71. If an examination applicant's
history and experience meet the requirements of R 408.4067, the applicant shall
be given a written examination dealing with the design, construction,
installation, and repair of boilers and their appurtenances. The applicant
shall be accepted or rejected on the merits of the examination. If the applicant
is successful in meeting the requirements of the board, a license and
certificate of competency will be issued by the director. An applicant who
fails to pass the examination may appeal to the board for another examination,
which shall be given by the board within 90 days. The record of the applicant's
examination shall be accessible to the applicant and his or her employer.
R 408.4073 Examination
fee for boiler inspector's licenseRescinded.
Rule 73. A fee
prescribed by R 408.4038 shall be charged for each applicant taking the
examination for boiler inspector's license and shall accompany the application
filed with the department. The fee entitles the applicant to take the
examination twice if necessary. An additional fee prescribed by R 408.4038
shall accompany each subsequent application.
R 408.4075 Special
inspector's licenseRescinded.
Rule 75. The
director, upon the request of a company authorized to insure against loss from
accident of boilers in this state or a city that has an authorized boiler
inspection department, shall issue, to an inspector of the company or the city,
a license as a special inspector if the inspector, before receiving his or her
license, satisfactorily passes the examination provided for in R 408.4071 or,
in place of the examination, holds a license or a certificate of competency as
an inspector of boilers for a state that has a standard of examination
substantially equal to that of this state or holds a commission as an inspector
of boilers issued by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel
inspectors. Each inspector shall present himself or herself for a review of
Michigan boiler law and rules conducted by the chief inspector before a license
is issued.
R 408.4079 Annual
renewal of licenseRescinded.
Rule 79. Each
license issued to a special inspector shall be renewed at the beginning of each
calendar year following the date of issuance, and shall be accompanied by a fee
as prescribed by R 408.4038.
R 408.4081 Special
inspector employed by insurance companyRescinded.
Rule 81. A
special inspector's license issued to an inspector in the employ of an
insurance company shall be held at the office of the employing company. The
license and the identification card shall be returned to the chief inspector
when the special inspector to whom the license and identification card were
issued is no longer in the company's employ or at the request of the chief
inspector, as specified by section 14 of the act.
R 408.4087 Reporting unregistered
boilersRescinded.
Rule 87. (1) If a special inspector
visits a location to conduct an inspection as required by these rules, then he
or she shall report the location of all boilers that are not registered. The
reporting shall be in addition to the reporting pertaining to the inspection of
registered boilers and their installation. The chief inspector shall assign a
deputy inspector to visit the location to inspect all unregistered boilers and
affix a Michigan serial number.
(2) If an inspector makes an
inspection of a boiler that does not bear a Michigan serial number, then the
inspector shall attempt to verify whether the boiler is unregistered or is
missing the serial number tag. If the inspector is unable to determine that
the boiler is registered, then he or she shall report it as prescribed in
subrule (1) of this rule.
R 408.4089 Boiler
installers' licensesRescinded.
Rule 89. Boiler
installers shall be licensed as required by section 13 of the act.
R 408.4091 Application
for boiler installer's licenseRescinded.
Rule 91. (1)
An application for a boiler installer's license shall be on a form provided by
the boiler division of the department. The applicant shall state the name of
the business, firm, partnership, or corporation that the applicant intends to
represent in the business of installing boilers and shall provide evidence of
his or her past experience in the installation of boilers and evidence of his
or her workmanship and engineering skills that would qualify the applicant for
examination and licensing.
(2) An
applicant for a boiler installer's license shall have not less than 5 years of
experience in all phases of boiler installation in the class of license for
which the applicant is applying. A credit of 2 years of experience towards the
5 years of experience may be given for 2 years of experience in the design,
construction, manufacture, or inspection of boilers.
(3) The boiler
division of the department may verify installations required to be reported on
the application to establish the applicant's minimum practical installation
experience in the applicant's desired license classification.
R 408.4096 Filing
of welding proceduresRescinded.
Rule 96. (1)
If welding is employed in the installation or reinstallation of a boiler or piping,
then the licensed installer shall file welding procedure specifications and the
procedure qualification reports qualified in accordance with the requirements
of ASME code section IX, welding and brazing qualifications, with the boiler
division of the department, before conducting any installation requiring
welding.
(2) A licensed
installer who utilizes welding in the installation or reinstallation of boilers
or piping shall have available, for the inspector's review, welding procedure
specifications and welder performance qualification records to be used or that
were used in the installation or reinstallation.
R 408.4099 Identification
of applicant's business affiliation for installer's licenseRescinded.
Rule 99. (1)
An applicant for a boiler installer's license shall state the name of the
business, firm, partnership, or corporation under which he or she intends to
carry on the business of installing boilers before a license will be issued.
The applicant may be the owner, a partner, an officer of a corporation, or a
supervisory employee of the business, firm, partnership, or corporation legally
registered with the state.
(2) A person
shall not engage in installing boilers under the name of more than 1 business
at any one time.
(3) When required
by the ASME code, a licensee shall be in the employ of an organization in
possession of the appropriate certificate of authorization.
R 408.4101 Installer's
license not requiredRescinded.
Rule 101. An
individual employed by, and working under the supervision of, a licensed boiler
installer is not required to be licensed.
R 408.4103 Examination
for boiler installer's licenseRescinded.
Rule 103. (1) An
applicant for a boiler installer's license shall be required to take an
examination approved by the board of boiler rules. The examination will be
held quarterly at a location determined by the boiler division of the
department. A score of 70% is required to pass the examination. A passing
score on the examination is valid for 3 years. If a license is not applied for
in that time, then an applicant shall file a new application for examination.
(2) A licensee
wishing to upgrade his or her license to a higher classification shall maintain
his or her current license in good standing for a minimum of 1 year and take
the examination prescribed in subrule (1) of this rule. A licensee may only
upgrade a license 1 classification at a time.
R 408.4105 Fee
for boiler installer's licenseRescinded.
Rule 105. The
fee prescribed by R 408.4038 shall accompany the application for a boiler
installer's license.
R 408.4107 Annual renewal of boiler
installer’s license; change of business affiliationRescinded.
Rule 107. (1) A boiler
installer’s license shall be renewed annually upon payment of a fee as
prescribed by R 408.4038.
(2) An installer’s license shall
expire on December 31 of each year and shall be renewed. An application for
renewal shall be submitted to the boiler division of the department between
September 30 and December 31. A license that is not renewed by January 1 shall
be voided and may be reinstated only upon application for reinstatement and
payment of both the renewal fee and a reinstatement fee of $80.00. A person requesting
renewal of a license within 3 years after the license is voided pursuant to
this subrule is not subject to reexamination for the license, but shall pay
both the reinstatement fee and the annual license renewal fee for the current
renewal year. A person who fails to renew a license for 3 consecutive years
shall meet the requirements of, and take an examination for, the class of
license sought.
(3) A licensee who changes
business affiliation shall notify the chief inspector, on a form provided by the
boiler division of the department, of the name and address of the new business
affiliate under which the licensee intends to use his or her license. A fee of
$30.00 shall accompany the notification form.
R 408.4109 Classes
of boiler installer's licensesRescinded.
Rule 109.
(1) A class 1B installer's license qualifies a person to install a
low-pressure boiler that does not exceed a firing rate of 1,000,000 BTU per
hour as certified by the boiler manufacturer. For a class 1B license, the sum
of all modules in a modular boiler shall not exceed a firing rate of 1,000,000
BTU per hour as certified by the boiler manufacturer.
(2) A class 2B
installer's license qualifies a person to do all of the following:
(a) Install a
low-pressure boiler of any capacity or firing rate.
(b) To perform
work covered by a class 1B license.
(3) A class 3B
installer's license qualifies a person to do all of the following:
(a) Install a
power boiler that has a capacity of not more than 5,000 pounds of steam per
hour.
(b) Install or
replace non-boiler external piping as defined by ASME code B31.1 and R
408.4032.
(c) Perform
work covered by a class 2B license.
(4) A class 4B
installer's license qualifies a person to do all of the following:
(a) Install a
boiler that has a capacity of not more than 300,000 pounds of steam per hour.
(b) Install or
replace non-boiler external piping as defined by ASME code B31.1 and R
408.4032.
(c) Perform
work covered by a class 3B license.
(5) A class 5B
installer's license qualifies a person to do all of the following:
(a) Install a
boiler of any capacity or firing rate. Exception: a nuclear heat source
boiler.
(b) Install or
replace non-boiler external piping as defined by ASME code B31.1 and R 408.4032.
(c) Perform work
covered by a class 4B license.
(6) A class 6B
installer's license qualifies a person to install a boiler that utilizes a
nuclear heat source or its parts, appurtenances, or system components. Before
a license is issued, an applicant for a class 6B license shall submit evidence
of both of the following:
(a) Familiarity
with and knowledge of all federal rules and regulations regarding the
installation of a boiler that has a nuclear heat source.
(b) Employment
by a company in possession of a valid ASME nuclear code symbol applicable to
the portions of any nuclear boiler system that the company proposes to install.
(7) A class P
license qualifies a person to install or replace non-boiler external piping or
repair non-boiler external piping as defined by ASME code B31.1 and R 408.4032.
R 408.4111 Boiler installer’s
installation responsibilityRescinded.
Rule 111. All boiler installations
shall be made pursuant to the American society of mechanical engineers boiler
code, and pursuant to R 408.4025 and R 408.4027. Any deviation from these
requirements shall be considered incompetence on behalf of the licensee and is
cause for suspension or revocation of the boiler installer's license.
R 408.4114 Inspection of components and
systems in a nuclear power plantRescinded.
Rule 114. (1) Preservice (baseline)
inspection, in-service inspection, repair, replacement, modification,
alteration, examination, testing, records, and reports of individual nuclear
components, parts, appurtenances, piping, supports, nuclear systems, applicable
associated auxiliary systems, and complete nuclear power plants that are in
compliance with all of the requirements of the construction code, at the point
in time the requirements have been completed, irrespective of the physical location,
shall be as prescribed in section XI, rules for in-service inspection of
nuclear power plant components, of the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code. A
copy of the current edition of section XI-2010 and its 2011a addenda, is
available for inspection at the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes, 2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, Michigan
48864 or from the ASME International, 22 Law Drive, Fairfield, New Jersey
07007, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these amendatory rules of
$700.00.
(2) The owner of a nuclear power
plant shall file inspection plans and schedules, pump and valve testing
programs, and requests for relief from section XI of the ASME code requirements
with the boiler division of the department.
(3) The nuclear power plant
shall maintain compliance with requirements, as prescribed by the nuclear
regulatory commission.
R 408.4117 Boiler
repairers; licensesRescinded.
Rule 117. Boiler
repairers shall be licensed as required by section 13 of the act.
R 408.4119 Application
for boiler repairer's licensesRescinded.
Rule 119.
(1) An application for a boiler repairer's license shall be on a form provided
by the boiler division of the department. The applicant shall state the name
of the business, firm, partnership, or corporation that the applicant intends
to represent in the business of repairing boilers and shall give evidence of
his or her past experience in the repair of boilers and evidence of his or her
workmanship and engineering skills that would qualify the applicant for
examination and licensing.
(2) An
applicant for a boiler repairer's license shall have at least 5 years of
experience in all phases of boiler repair in the class of license for which the
applicant is applying. A credit of 3 years of experience towards the 5 years
of experience will be given for 3 years of experience in the design,
construction, manufacture, or inspection of boilers.
(3) The boiler
division of the department may verify repairs required to be reported on the
application to establish the applicant's minimum practical repair experience in
the applicant's desired license classification. Copies of the boiler division
inspection reports of the repairs shall be made part of the application.
R 408.4120 Filing
of welding proceduresRescinded.
Rule 120.
(1) If welding is employed in the repair, replacement, or alteration of a
boiler or piping, then the licensed repairer shall file welding procedure
specifications and procedure qualification reports qualified in accordance with
ASME code section IX, welding and brazing qualifications, with the boiler
division of the department, before conducting any welding.
(2) A licensed
repairer who utilizes welding in the repair, replacement, or alteration of
boilers or piping shall have available, for the inspector's review, welding
procedure specifications and welder performance qualification records at the
work site or other mutually agreed upon location.
R 408.4121 Examination
for boiler repairer's license; establishment; administration; nuclear repairer
license applicant; certificate of authorization; examinationRescinded.
Rule 121.
(1) The examination shall be held quarterly at a location determined by the
boiler division of the department.
(2) An
applicant wishing to upgrade his or her license to a higher classification
shall take the examination prescribed in subrule (1) of this rule.
(3) The
director, upon the request of a company in possession of a valid ASME
"N" type certificate of authorization or the national board of boiler
and pressure vessel inspectors "NR" certificate of authorization,
shall issue, to an individual of the company, a license as a nuclear repairer
if the individual, before receiving his or her license, satisfactorily passes
the examination prescribed in subrule (1) of this rule.
R 408.4122 Identification
of applicant's business affiliation for repairer's licenseRescinded.
Rule 122.
(1) An applicant for a boiler repairer's license shall state the name of the business,
firm, partnership, or corporation under which he or she intends to carry on the
business of repairing boilers before a license will be issued. The applicant
may be the owner, a partner, an officer of a corporation, or a supervisory employee
of the business, firm, partnership, or corporation legally registered with the
state.
(2) A person
shall not engage in repairing boilers under the name of more than 1 business at
any one time.
R 408.4123 Boiler
repairer's license application feeRescinded.
Rule 123.
The fee prescribed by R 408.4038 shall accompany each application for boiler
repairer's license.
R 408.4124 Repairer's
license not requiredRescinded.
Rule 124. An
individual employed by, and working under the supervision of, a licensed boiler
repairer is not required to be licensed.
R 408.4125 Annual renewal of boiler
repairer’s license; change of business affiliationRescinded.
Rule 125. (1) A boiler repairer’s
license shall be renewed annually upon payment of a fee as prescribed by R
408.4038.
(2) A repairer’s license shall
expire on December 31 of each year and shall be renewed. An application for
renewal shall be submitted to the boiler division of the department between
September 30 and December 31. A license that is not renewed by January 1 shall
be voided and may be reinstated only upon application for reinstatement and
payment of both the renewal fee and a reinstatement fee of $80.00. A person
requesting renewal of a license within 3 years after the license is voided
pursuant to this subrule is not subject to reexamination for the license, but
shall pay both the reinstatement fee and the annual license renewal fee for the
current renewal year. A person who fails to renew a license for 3 consecutive
years shall meet the requirements of, and take an examination for, the class of
license sought.
(3) A licensee who changes
business affiliation shall notify the chief inspector, on a form provided by
the boiler division of the department, of the name and address of the new business
affiliate under which the licensee intends to use his or her license. A fee of
$30.00 shall accompany the notification form.
R 408.4127 Boiler
repairers; classes of licensesRescinded.
Rule 127.
(1) A class I license allows a licensee to repair a boiler by means other
than welding, riveting, or other fabrication process.
(2) A class II
license allows a licensee to do both of the following:
(a) Repair a
low-pressure boiler, a hot water supply boiler, and a fire tube boiler of
any pressure.
(b) Perform work covered by a class I
license.
(3) A class III license allows a
licensee to do all of the following:
(a) Repair a high-pressure boiler.
(b) Repair or replace non-boiler
external piping, as defined by ASME code B31.1 and R 408.4032.
(c) Perform work covered by a class II
license.
(4) A class IV license allows a
licensee to do all of the following:
(a) Repair or field-erect a boiler of
any pressure. Exception: a boiler that has a nuclear heat source.
(b) Repair or replace non-boiler
external piping as defined by ASME code B31.1 and R 408.4032.
(5) A class V license allows a licensee
to erect and repair a boiler that has a nuclear heat source or its parts,
appurtenances, or system components, and also provides the following:
(a) The licensee may repair or
replace non-boiler external piping, as defined by ASME code B31.1 and R
408.4032.
(b) Before a license is issued, an
applicant for a class V license shall submit evidence of the following:
(i) Familiarity with and knowledge of
all federal rules and regulations regarding the construction of a boiler
that has a nuclear heat source.
(ii) Employment by a company in
possession of a valid ASME N-type symbol stamp applicable to the portions of
any nuclear boiler system he or she proposes to repair.
(6) A class P license qualifies a
person to install or repair non-boiler external piping as defined by ASME
code B31.1 and R 408.4032.
(7) A licensed boiler repairer shall
secure a permit for a change in use of an existing boiler or replacement by
mechanical methods, without welding, of sections in sectional boilers, heat
exchangers, feed water heater or economizer, and tube bundles in accordance
with R 408.4033.
R 408.4129 Boiler
repairer’s repair responsibilityRescinded.
Rule 129. It is the responsibility
of a licensed boiler repairer to make all boiler repairs pursuant to R 408.4024
and arrange for the required inspections with an inspector before work is
started. Any deviation from these requirements shall be considered
incompetence on behalf of the licensee and is cause for suspension or
revocation of the boiler repairer's license.
R 408.4131 Examination
of persons with revoked licensesRescinded.
Rule 131. The
board shall require examination or reexamination of any licensee whose
license has been revoked for cause.
R 408.4133 Reports of inspection to be
filedRescinded.
Rule 133. (1) Each company
employing licensed boiler inspectors, within 30 days following each boiler certificate
inspection made by the inspectors, shall file a report of the inspection with
the chief inspector upon appropriate forms provided by the boiler division.
(2) Certificate inspection reports
submitted by electronic interface shall be in a format acceptable to the boiler
division of the department.
(3) Certificate inspection
reports submitted to the boiler division of the department for data entry shall
be assessed a fee of $2.00 per report.
(4) Reporting of non-certificate
external inspections shall not be required except when such inspections
disclose the boiler is in a condition where a violation is issued pursuant to R
408.4149.
(5) The inspector shall leave a
signed and dated inspection sticker or inspection report at the inspection
location.
(6) The inspector shall record
his or her national board of boiler and pressure vessel commission number on
the inspection report.
R 408.4139 Rental
boilersRescinded.
Rule 139. A
rental boiler shall be inspected before it is rented and the boiler
shall be approved for temporary installation. An inspection
certificate for an approved rental boiler is valid for 12 months. A licensed
boiler installer shall secure an installation permit in accordance
with R 408.4033 each time a rental boiler is reinstalled. The permit
application for an installed rental boiler shall be posted at the rental
boiler.
R 408.4143 Refusal
of inspection or nonpayment of feeRescinded.
Rule 143. If
the owner or user of a boiler required to be inspected refuses to allow
an inspection to be made or refuses to pay the fee prescribed by R
408.4038, the certificate of inspection shall be suspended by the chief
inspector until the owner or user allows the inspection or pays the fee.
R 408.4149 Notice of violationRescinded.
Rule 149. (1) A written notice of
violation containing the code deficiencies shall be sent to, or served upon,
the owner or user by the chief inspector, deputy inspector, or special inspector
advising of the existing conditions and stating a compliance date when the
violation shall be corrected. If the code deficiencies are not corrected by
the compliance date, the violation notice shall serve as a suspension of the
certificate. (2) When the notice of violation is issued as a certificate
blocking, the inspection certificate shall be suspended and a written notice
shall be given to the owner or user at the time of the violation issuance. The
certificate blocking violation shall continue in effect until the boiler has
been made to conform to these rules and until the certificate has been
reinstated.
(3) A fee shall be charged pursuant
to R 408.4038 (2) for all follow-up visits by the chief inspector or deputy
inspector.
R 408.4151 Defacing
or removing certificate or numbersRescinded.
Rule 151. No
person except the chief inspector or a deputy inspector shall deface
or remove any certificate of inspection or mark of identification
number on a boiler.
R 408.4153 Operation of boiler under
pressure without valid certificate prohibited; penaltyRescinded.
Rule 153. (1) An owner or user
shall not operate a boiler under pressure in this state to which these rules
apply without a valid inspection certificate.
(2) An owner or user who causes
a boiler to be operated at a pressure exceeding maximum operating pressure that
is specified on the inspection certificate is subject to the penalty prescribed
in section 24 of the act.
(3) When 2 or more boilers of
different maximum allowable working pressure are connected to a common system,
the maximum operating pressure of each boiler shall be that of the lesser
boiler or boiler’s maximum allowable operating pressure.
R 408.4155 Boiler
policies; newly written, canceled, or suspendedRescinded.
Rule 155. All
insurance companies shall notify the chief inspector within 30 days of
all boilers newly insured, canceled, not renewed, or suspended because
of unsafe conditions.
R 408.4157 Notification; defective
boilersRescinded.
Rule 157. If a special inspector,
upon the first inspection of a new risk, finds that the boiler or any of the
appurtenances are in such condition that the company refuses insurance, the
company shall immediately notify the chief inspector and submit a notice of
violation of the defects.
R 408.4161 Defective
conditions; external inspectionsRescinded.
Rule 161. If,
upon an external inspection, there is evidence of a leak or crack, enough of
the covering of the boiler shall be removed to satisfy the inspector in order
that he may determine the safety of the boiler; or if the covering cannot be
removed at that time, he may order the operation of the boiler stopped until
such time as the covering can be removed and proper examination made.
R 408.4163 Notification
in case of accident that renders boiler inoperativeRescinded.
Rule 163.
(1) If an accident occurs that renders a boiler inoperative, then the owner
or user shall immediately notify the chief inspector. For a serious
accident, notice shall be given immediately by the quickest method
available, and neither the boiler nor any of its parts shall be removed
or disturbed before an inspection has been made by the chief inspector,
deputy inspector, or special inspector, unless the removal is to save human
life. A condition or failure which results in bodily injury or physical
damage to equipment or property other than the boiler or which creates a unique
or unusual explosion hazard shall be reported as a serious accident.
(2) A detailed accident report shall be
submitted by the owner's or user's insurance company boiler inspector
on an accident report form furnished by the boiler division of the
department. If a boiler is not insured, a state deputy boiler inspector
shall submit the required report.
R 408.4165 Restamping
of boilersRescinded.
Rule 165.
When the stamping on a boiler becomes indistinct, the inspector shall
instruct the owner or user to have it restamped. Request for permission to
restamp the boiler shall be made to the chief inspector and proof of the
original stamping shall accompany the request made to the chief inspector.
Restamping authorized by the chief inspector shall be done only by an
inspector, and shall be identical with the original stamping, except
that it will not be required to restamp the ASME code symbol. Notice of
completion of such restamping shall be filed with the chief inspector by
the inspector who stamped the boiler, together with a facsimile of the
stamping applied.
R 408.4167 Penalty
for operation of unsafe boilersRescinded.
Rule 167. If,
upon inspection, a boiler is found to be in such a condition that it
is unsafe to operate, the inspection certificate shall be suspended pursuant
to section 20(4) of the act. A person, firm, partnership, or
corporation causing such a boiler to be operated shall be subject to the
penalty prescribed in section 24 of the act.
R 408.4169 Condemned boilersRescinded.
Rule 169. A boiler which has been
inspected and declared unsafe by the chief inspector, deputy inspector, or
special inspector and which the owner has determined will be scrapped shall be
placed out of service and stamped or labeled with the word “condemned.” The
stamping shall be as shown by the following facsimile and shall be situated in
several conspicuous locations determined by the inspector.
-CONDEMNED-
R 408.4171 Removal of used boilers
from stateRescinded.
Rule 171. (1) If an ASME boiler
located in this state is to be moved to another state for temporary use or
repairs, application shall be made by the owner to the chief inspector for
permission to reinstall the boiler in this state as prescribed in R 408.4177.
(2) Repairs conducted outside of
this state to boilers or pressure parts of boilers that
will be reinstalled in this state
shall be conducted by an organization in possession of a valid certificate of
authorization to repair boilers. The organization shall conduct the repair
pursuant to the NBIC and submit all forms required by the NBIC.
R 408.4172 Nonstandard boilers;
bringing into stateRescinded.
Rule 172. (1) If a nonstandard
boiler that is in use in this state is removed outside the boundaries of the
state, it cannot be brought into the state and reinstalled without the
permission of the board of boiler rules.
(2) A person may petition the
board to approve the use of a nonstandard boiler. Upon receipt of the
petition, the board shall cause to be conducted testing and evaluation it
considers desirable for the nonstandard boiler to determine whether
construction is equivalent to standards specified in R 408.4025.
(3) A boiler owner requesting to
have a special installation and operational permit shall submit the following
items to the board of boiler rules, as applicable, in the English language and
units:
(a) A list of all existing or
proposed design and service conditions, maximum allowable working pressure
(MAWP), and temperature, internal and external loading, corrosion and erosion
allowance, heat treatment, service requirements, or service conditions.
(b) Documentation that the
manufacture of the boiler is based on requirements from the applicable ASME
code section as follows:
(i) Power boilers – section I
(ii) Materials specifications –
section II
(iii) Nuclear power plant
components – section III, division 1 and 2
(iv) Heating boilers – section
IV
(v) Pressure vessels – section
VIII, division 1 and 2
(vi) Welding and brazing
qualifications – section IX
(vii) Fiberglass-reinforced
plastic pressure vessels – section X
(viii) Power piping – ASME B31.1
(4) If the design, construction,
and certification were not based on ASME code rules, the
manufacturer of the boiler shall provide a copy of the design rules used
and show how they meet or exceed the ASME code requirements by providing all of
the following:
(a) A complete set of design drawings
showing weld joint details and construction including internal and external
attachments.
(b) A list of all pressure
boundary materials or those materials and the material’s thickness subject to
stress due to pressure and loading. The list shall include a material
specification to meet or exceed the applicable ASME codes specification. If
material used is a specification other than referenced in the applicable ASME
code section, the manufacturer of the boiler through the owner shall submit a
copy of the material specifications used in the vessel construction and
indicate how it is considered equivalent to the ASME Code. Stress values used
in all design calculations shall meet or exceed the maximum allowable stress
values permitted for materials in the applicable ASME code section.
(c) Documentation of any mill
identification, including location of identification.
(d) Manufacturers’ materials
test reports and traceability including test reports required by applicable code
section.
(e) Welding or brazing procedure
specifications and welder or brazer performance qualification records.
(f) NDE procedures and results
of examinations.
(g) Record of pressure test or
proof test.
(h) Documentation showing the
quality assurance program used by manufacturer is equivalent to requirements of
the ASME code.
(i) Identification of the
inspection agency performing inspections and certifying manufacturer’s data
report or equivalent.
(j) Evidence of qualification or
certification of the inspection agency by a jurisdictional authority.
(k) Documentation to show that
inspectors making certification inspections have been certified as required by
the jurisdictional authority. Individual names and commission numbers (if any)
shall be provided. System of supervisory control of inspection shall be
included.
(l) Documentation of fabrication
inspections by the manufacturer and inspection agency.
(m) An internal and external
inspection report by inspection agency inspectors.
(n) A facsimile of the nameplate
or stamping.
(o) A copy of manufacturer’s
data report or equivalent document certified by the manufacturer and the
inspection agency’s inspector.
(p) A copy of any code or standard
used for design or construction.
(5) The original code of
construction shall be used to establish the allowable stresses and joint
efficiencies when calculating the MAWP of a vessel.
R 408.4175 Inspection
of used and secondhand boilers for reinstallation and operationRescinded.
Rule 175.
The owner or user shall ensure that all used and secondhand boilers are
inspected by the chief inspector or a deputy inspector to determine
compliance with these rules before approval for reinstallation. The chief inspector
or deputy inspector may require a hydrostatic test. A used or secondhand
boiler shall not be placed in operation until its installation has been
approved for operation by the chief inspector or a deputy inspector.
R 408.4177 Reinstallation
of used or secondhand boilers; feesRescinded.
Rule 177.
Reinstallation of a used or secondhand boiler shall only be performed
by a licensed boiler installer. A permit fee prescribed by R 408.4038
shall be paid directly to the boiler division of the department and shall
accompany the permit to reinstall a used or secondhand boiler.
R 408.4179 Reinstalled
boilers; fittings and appurtenancesRescinded.
Rule 179.
The owner shall ensure that the installation of a reinstalled boiler conforms
to the requirements of R 408.4031.
R 408.4182 Steam kettlesRescinded.
Rule 182. (1) A fired or
electrically heated steam kettle, irrespective of size, that has piped feed
connections shall be in compliance with these rules.
(2) A fired or electrically
heated kettle, irrespective of size without feed piping connections, shall be
in compliance with the requirements of these rules. Instead of an installation
permit, the owner or user shall report the installation to the chief inspector
before the unit is operated. The chief inspector shall assign a deputy
inspector to visit the installation location to inspect the kettle to determine
its safety for operation. A kettle that is operated at or below 15 psi shall be
inspected biennially. A kettle that is operated at more than 15 psi shall be
inspected annually.
(3) Steam kettles manufactured
to ASME section VIII division-1 2010 and its 2011a addenda shall have the
minimum appurtenances and controls that are required in mandatory appendix 19.
R 408.4185 Safety
appurtenances and controlsRescinded.
Rule 185. A
person shall not attempt to remove, or shall not do any work upon, any
safety appurtenance or control prescribed by these rules while a boiler is in
operation. If an appurtenance or control is repaired during an outage of a
boiler, it shall be reinstalled and in proper working order before the
appurtenance or control is placed back in service. A person shall not
load the safety valve or valves to maintain a working pressure of more than
that stated on the certificate of inspection.
R 408.4187 Prevention
of contamination of potable water supplyRescinded.
Rule 187.
The boiler owner shall ensure that a boiler has proper connections to
the potable water supply system to prevent contamination. The connections
shall be as specified in the Michigan plumbing code, R 408.30701 to R
408.30796.
R 408.4189 Air
for combustionRescinded.
Rule 189.
The boiler owner shall ensure that a boiler has adequate outside combustion air
as specified in the Michigan mechanical code, R 408.30901a to R 408.30998a.
R 408.4193 Stairways, ladders,
platforms, and runwaysRescinded.
Rule 193. (1) A licensee shall
comply with NBIC part 1 sections 2.4.2 and 3.4.2 in the installation of
stairways, ladders, platforms, and runways.
Exception: A platform shall be
installed at 1 end of all drums of a water tube boiler that are more than 4
feet above the floor or walkway to permit safe access to the interior of the
drums for cleanout and inspection.
(2) An inspector shall notify
the owner or user who is required to conform to this rule and shall give
written notice of a violation to the owner or user that the installation of the
required stairway, runway, platform, or ladder is to be made. The owner or
user shall be allowed 1 year from the date of the violation to complete the
work.
(3) A licensee may request a
deviation from the requirements of this rule by submitting drawings to the chief
inspector for review and approval before installation of the boiler. The
licensee will be notified by the chief inspector of the approval or denial of
the request.
(4) Where applicable, the boiler
installation shall comply with the Michigan mechanical code, R 408.30901 to R
408.30998.
R 408.4195 Exits
from boiler roomsRescinded.
Rule 195.
The owner shall ensure that the exit from a boiler room complies with the
requirements specified in the Michigan building code, R 408.30401 to R
408.30547.
R 408.4197 Clearance between boilers
and other objectsRescinded.
Rule 197. (1) A licensee performing
an installation shall ensure that the installation is made pursuant to the NBIC
part 1 section 2.3.3 and 3.3.4.
Exception: The minimum clearance
of 24 inches is provided between a boiler, its controls, firing equipment, and
appurtenances and the building walls and partitions or other boilers or
machinery.
(2) The licensee shall ensure
that clearances are pursuant to the manufacturer’s instructions where required
clearances are greater than the minimum required by this rule. The boiler
owner shall ensure that the clearances are maintained for the life of the
boiler and shall not be infringed upon by items in storage.
(3) The elevation of a boiler
above the floor shall be as specified in the Michigan mechanical code, R
408.30901 to R 408.30998.
(4) A licensee may request a
deviation from the requirements of this rule by submitting drawings and the
manufacturer’s installation requirements to the chief inspector for review and
approval before installation of the boiler. The licensee shall be notified by
the chief inspector of the approval or denial of the request.
(5) Where applicable, the boiler
installation clearances shall comply with the Michigan electrical code, R
408.30801 to R 408.30880.
PART 2. EXISTING
INSTALLATIONS
STEAM BOILERS
R 408.4201 Existing
steam boilersRescinded.
Rule 201.
"Existing steam boilers," as used in this part, mean steam
boilers that are in actual use, or which are installed and ready for use
prior to August 10, 1917. It should not be applied to secondhand boilers,
rental boilers, or to boilers that are subject to change in ownership or
are to be reset, in which case the rules for new construction shall apply.
R 408.4202 Age
limit of nonstandard existing steam boilersRescinded.
Rule 202. The
age limit of any boiler of nonstandard construction, installed prior
to the date this law became effective, shall be 30 years except that after
a thorough internal and external inspection and a hydrostatic
pressure of 1 1/2 times the allowable working pressure and held for a
period of at least 30 minutes, during which no distress or leakage
develops, any boilers having other than a lap-riveted longitudinal joint may
be continued in operation without reduction in working pressure.
R 408.4203 Age
limit of lap seam boilersRescinded.
Rule 203. The
age limit of any boiler having lap-riveted longitudinal joints and operating
at a pressure in excess of 50 psi shall be 20 years; this type of boiler,
when removed from an existing setting, shall not be reinstalled for a
pressure in excess of 15 psi. A reasonable time for replacement, not to
exceed 1 year, may be given at the discretion of the chief inspector.
R 408.4205 Lap
seam crackRescinded.
Rule 205. The
shell or drum of a boiler in which a typical "lap seam crack"
is discovered along a longitudinal riveted joint or lap joints shall be
permanently discontinued for use under pressure. By "lap seam
crack" is meant the typical crack frequently found in lap seams
extending parallel to the longitudinal joint and located either between or
adjacent to rivet holes.
R 408.4206 Age
limit of standard existing boilersRescinded.
Rule 206. The
age limit of boilers of standard construction shall be dependent on a
thorough internal and external inspection and hydrostatic pressure test of
1 1/2 times the allowable working pressure for a period of 30 minutes. If the
boiler under these test conditions exhibits no distress or leakage,
it may be continued in operation at the same working pressure.
R 408.4207 Factors
of safetyRescinded.
Rule 207. (1)
The lowest factor of safety that will be permissible on existing
installations under any conditions is 4.5. Secondhand boilers shall have
a minimum factor of safety of 5 when the longitudinal joints are of butt-
and double-strap construction, and a minimum factor of safety of 6 when the
longitudinal joints are of lap-riveted construction.
Horizontal-return
tubular boilers having continuous lap-riveted joints of more than 12 feet
in length shall have a factor of safety of not less than 8.
(2) The factors
of safety for all standard boilers having longitudinal joints other than
lap-riveted construction shall be increased at the end of its specified age
limit by not less than 5/10, except that after a thorough internal
and external inspection and a hydrostatic pressure test of 1 1/2 times the
pressure allowed and held for a period of at least 30 minutes, during
which no distress or leakage develops, the pressure may be continued at a
factor of 5.5. These factors may be increased by the inspector as the
condition and safety of the boiler may dictate, and in no case shall the
factor of safety be less than called for by the rules for new
construction.
(3) In no case
shall the maximum allowable working pressure on old boilers be
increased, unless they are being operated at a lesser pressure than would
be allowable for new boilers, in which case the changed pressure
shall not exceed that allowable for new boilers of the same
construction.
R 408.4208 Portable
boilersRescinded.
Rule 208.
Portable boilers, such as used by contractors, agriculturists, sawmills,
etc., used for purely portable purposes and transported from place to
place, shall be deemed secondhand in the event of change of ownership,
irrespective of change of location, and shall comply with the rules for
new construction when reinstalled at a new location. They shall have a
factor of safety of at least 5.5 where of butt-strap construction and a
factor of safety of not less than 6 where of lap-seam construction.
R 408.4210 Cast-iron
headers and mud drumsRescinded.
Rule 210. The
maximum allowable working pressure on a water-tube boiler, the tubes of which
are secured to cast-iron or malleable-iron headers, or which have cast-iron
mud drums, shall not exceed 160 psig. The maximum allowable working
pressure of a steam boiler constructed wholly or principally of cast
iron shall not exceed 15 psi. Hot water boilers operating at
temperatures not to exceed 250 degrees Fahrenheit may be operated at
pressures up to 160 psi.
R 408.4212 Maximum
allowable working pressureRescinded.
Rule 212. (1)
The maximum allowable working pressure on the shell or drum of a boiler
shall be determined by the strength of the weakest section of the
structure, computed from the thickness of the plate, the tensile strength
of the plate, the efficiency of the longitudinal joint or of the ligaments
between tube holes in the shell or drum (whichever is the least), the
inside diameter of the outside course and the factor of safety allowed by
these rules.
TStE/RFS
= Maximum allowable working pressure, psi
where TS =
ultimate tensile strength of shell plates, psi.
t =
minimum thickness of shell plate, in weakest course, inches
E =
efficiency of longitudinal joint:
For riveted construction, E shall be determined by the rules
based
on the ratio which the strength of the joint bears to
the strength of the solid plate.
For fusion-welded construction, E shall be determined by the rules applying to
the
class of welding used.
For tube ligaments, E shall be determined by the rules based
on
the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the ligaments
to
the entire section of the plate.
For
seamless construction, E shall be considered 100%.
R = one
half the insude diameter of the weakest course of shell
or
drum, inches
FS =
factor of safety permitted by these rules.
(2) When the
tensile strength of steel or wrought-iron shell plates is not known, it
shall be taken as 55,000 psi for steel and 45,000 psi for wrought iron.
(3) In computing
the efficiency of riveted joints, the resistance to crushing of mild
steel shall be taken as 95,000 psi of cross-sectional area.
(4) When
computing the ultimate strength of rivets in shear, the following values
in pounds per square inch of the cross-sectional area of the rivet shank
shall be used:
Iron
rivets in single shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,000
Iron
rivets in double shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,000
Steel
rivets in single shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,000
Steel
rivets in double shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,000 When the diameter of
the rivet holes in the longitudinal joints of a boiler is not known, the
diameter and cross-sectional area of rivet shanks may be selected from
table 1, or they may be ascertained by cutting out 1 rivet in the body of the
joint.
(5) In no case
shall a boiler be designed for a pressure less than 30 psi.
TABLE 1
SIZES OF RIVETS
BASED ON PLATE THICKNESS
Thickness of
plate, inches 1/4 9/32 5/16 11/32 3/8 13/32 Diameter of rivet after driving,
inches 11/16 11/16 3/4 3/4 13/16 13/16 Thickness of plate, inches 7/16 15/32
1/2 9/16 5/8 ....
Diameter of rivet
after driving, inches 15/16 15/16 15/16 1 1/16 1 1/16 ....
R 408.4214 Safety
and safety relief valvesRescinded.
Rule 214. A
person shall not use weighted-lever safety valves or safety valves that
have a seat or disk made of cast iron. Valves of this type or construction
shall be replaced by direct spring-loaded pop-type valves or safety relief
valves that are in compliance with the requirements of the ASME power
boiler code and shall be connected to the boiler with the spindle
vertical.
R 408.4215 Number
of safety valvesRescinded.
Rule 215.
Each boiler shall have at least 1 safety valve; and if power boilers have
more than 500 square feet of water-heating surface, such boilers shall
have 2 or more safety valves.
R 408.4216 Safety
valve connectionsRescinded.
Rule 216.
The valve or valves shall be connected to the boiler, independent
of any other steam connection, and attached as close as possible to
the boiler, without unnecessary intervening pipe or fittings. Where
alteration is required to conform to this requirement, owners or users
shall be allowed reasonable time in which to complete the work.
R 408.4217 Safety
valve discharge pipesRescinded.
Rule 217. No
valves of any description shall be placed between the safety valve and
the boiler nor on the escape pipe between the safety valve and the
atmosphere. When an escape pipe is used, it shall be full size of the
safety valve discharge and fitted with an open drain to prevent water
lodging in the upper part of the safety valve or escape pipe. When an
elbow is placed on a safety valve escape pipe, it shall be located close
to the safety valve outlet and the escape pipe shall be anchored and
supported securely. All safety valve discharges shall be so located or
piped as to be carried clear from walkways or platforms used for access
to main stop valves of boilers or steam headers.
R 408.4218 Safety
valve capacityRescinded.
Rule 218. The
safety valve capacity of each boiler shall be such that the safety valve
or valves will discharge all the steam that can be generated by the
boiler without allowing the pressure to rise more than 6% above the highest
pressure to which any valve is set, and in no case to more than 6% above
the maximum allowable working pressure. The steam safety valve capacity
for each steam heating boiler shall be such that with the fuel-burning
equipment installed, the pressure cannot rise more than 5 psi above the
maximum allowable working pressure of the boiler.
R 408.4219 Safety
valve pressure settingRescinded.
Rule 219. One
or more safety valves on every boiler shall be set at or below the maximum
allowable working pressure. The remaining valves may be set within a range
of 3% above the maximum allowable working pressure, but the range of setting
of all of the safety valves on a boiler shall not exceed 10% of the
highest pressure to which any valve is set.
R 408.4220 Safety
valves on connected boilers of different pressuresRescinded.
Rule 220.
When 2 or more boilers operating at different pressures and safety valve
settings are interconnected, the lower pressure boilers or interconnected
piping shall be equipped with safety valves of sufficient capacity to
prevent overpressure, considering the maximum amount of steam that can flow
into the lower pressure system.
R 408.4222 Safety
valve setting on boilers with direct feedRescinded.
Rule 222. In
those cases where the boiler is supplied with feedwater directly from
water mains without the use of feeding apparatus (not to include return
traps), no safety valve shall be set at a pressure higher than 94% of the
lowest pressure obtained in the supply main feeding the boiler.
R 408.4223 Determining safety valve
capacityRescinded.
Rule 223. (1) The relieving capacity
of the safety valves on any boiler shall be checked by 1 of the following
methods and, if found to be insufficient, additional valves shall be provided:
(a) By making the accumulation
test, which consists of shutting off all other steam discharge outlets from the
boiler and forcing the fires to the maximum. The safety valve capacity shall
be sufficient to prevent a rise of pressure in excess of 6% of the maximum
allowable working pressure. This method should not be used on a boiler with a
superheater or reheater.
(b) By measuring the maximum
amount of fuel that can be burned and computing the corresponding evaporative
capacity (steam generating capacity) upon the basis of the heating value of
this fuel. These computations shall be made as outlined in the appendix of the
ASME power boiler code.
(c) By measuring the maximum
amount of feedwater that can be evaporated.
(2) When either of the methods
outlined in subrule (1) (b) or (c) is employed, the sum of the safety valve
capacities shall be equal to or greater than the maximum evaporative capacity
(maximum steam generating capacity) of the boiler.
R 408.4225 Replacement
of safety valvesRescinded.
Rule 225.
When it becomes necessary to replace safety or relief valves on low pressure
heating or process boilers for any reason, the replacement shall be made with
other than a top-outlet type valve.
R 408.4230 Means
of boiler feedingRescinded.
Rule 230.
Each boiler shall have a feed supply which will permit it to be fed at any
time while under pressure. A power boiler having more than 500 square feet
of water heating surface shall have at least 2 means of feeding, 1
of which shall be an approved feed pump, injector, or inspirator,
except boilers fired by gaseous, liquid, or solid fuel in suspension
may be equipped with a single source of feeding provided means are provided
for immediate shutoff of heat release, and the boiler furnace and fuel
system do not retain sufficient stored heat to cause damage to the boiler
if the feed supply is interrupted. A source of feed directly from water
mains at a pressure of 6% greater than the release pressure of the safety
valve with the highest release setting may be considered 1 of the means.
R 408.4232 Introduction
of feedwater into boilersRescinded.
Rule 232. The
feedwater shall be introduced into power and heating boilers in such
manner that it will not be discharged close to riveted joints of shell
or furnace sheets or directly against surfaces exposed to products of
combustion, or to direct radiation from the fire.
R 408.4235 Feed
valves requiredRescinded.
Rule 235. The
feed piping to a power boiler shall be provided with a check valve near
the boiler and a valve or cock between the check valve and the boiler.
When 2 or more boilers are fed from a common source, there shall also be a
valve on the branch to each boiler between the check valve and source of supply.
Whenever a globe valve is used on feed piping, the inlet shall be under
the disk of the valve. In all cases where returns are fed back to power or
heating boilers by gravity, there shall be a check valve and stop valve
in each return line, the stop valve to be placed between the boiler and
the check valve, and both shall be located as close to the boiler as is
practicable.
R 408.4236 Feedwater
temperatureRescinded.
Rule 236.
Where deaerating heaters are not employed, it is recommended that the
temperature of the feedwater be not less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit
to avoid the possibility of setting up localized stress. Where deaerating
heaters are employed, it is recommended that the minimum feedwater
temperature be not less than 215 degrees Fahrenheit so that dissolved
gases may be thoroughly released.
R 408.4240 Water
column connectionsRescinded.
Rule 240. No
outlet connections (except for damper regulator, feedwater regulator, low-water
fuel cut-out, drains, steam gauges, pressure controls or such apparatus that
does not permit the escape of an appreciable amount of steam or water
therefrom) shall be placed on the piping that connects the water column to
the boiler. The water column shall be provided with a valved drain of at least
3/4 inches pipe size, the drain to be piped to a safe location.
R 408.4241 Gauge
cocksRescinded.
Rule 241.
Each power boiler shall have 3 or more gauge cocks, located within the
visible length of the water glass, except when the boiler has 2 water
glasses located on the same horizontal lines. Boilers not over 36 inches
in diameter, in which the heating surface does not exceed 100 square
feet, need have but 2 gauge cocks. For all installations where the water gauge
glass or glasses are more than 30 feet above the boiler operating
floor, it is recommended that water-level indicating or recording
gauges be installed at eye height above the operating floor.
R 408.4242 Pressure
gaugesRescinded.
Rule 242. (1)
Each steam boiler shall have a pressure gauge, with dial range not less
than 1 1/2 times the maximum allowable working pressure, connected to the
steam space or to the steam connection to the water column.
(2) The pressure
gauge shall be connected to a siphon or equivalent device of sufficient
capacity to keep the gauge tube filled with water and so arranged that the
gauge cannot be shut off from the boiler except by a cock placed near the
gauge and provided with a tee or lever handle arranged to be
parallel to the pipe in which it is located when the cock is open.
(3) When a
pressure gauge connection longer than 8 feet becomes necessary, a shutoff
valve may be used near the boiler provided the valve is of the
outside-screw-and-yoke type and is locked open. The line shall be of ample
size with provision for free blowing.
(4) Each boiler
shall be provided with a 1/4-inch nipple and globe valve connected to the
steam space for the exclusive purpose of attaching a test gauge when the
boiler is in service so that the accuracy of the boiler pressure gauge
may be ascertained.
(5) The scale on
the dial of a steam heating boiler shall be graduated to not less than 30
psi. The travel of the pointer from 0 to 30 psi shall be at least 3 inches.
R 408.4244 Stop
valvesRescinded.
Rule 244. (1)
Each steam outlet from a power boiler (except safety valve connections)
shall be fitted with a stop valve located as close as practicable to
the boiler.
(2) When a stop
valve is so located that water can accumulate, ample drains shall be
provided. The drainage shall be piped to a safe location and shall not be
discharged on the top of the boiler or its setting.
(3) When power
boilers provided with manholes are connected to a common steam main, the
steam connection from each boiler shall be fitted with 2 stop valves
having an ample free-blow drain between them. The discharge of the drain shall
be visible to the operator while manipulating the valves and shall be
piped clear of the boiler setting. The stop valves shall consist
preferably of 1 automatic nonreturn valve (set next to the boiler) and a
second valve of the outside-screw-and-yoke type.
(4) A stop valve
shall be used in each supply and return pipe connection of 2 or more heating
boilers connected to a common system.
(5) When a stop
valve is used in the supply pipe connection of a single heating boiler,
there shall be 1 used in the return pipe connection.
R 408.4246 Blowoff
connections; existing power boilersRescinded.
Rule 246. (1)
The construction of the setting around each blowoff pipe shall permit free
expansion and contraction. Careful attention shall be given to the
problem of sealing these setting openings without restricting the movement
of the blowoff piping.
(2) All blowoff
piping, when exposed to furnace heat, shall be protected by firebrick or other
heat-resisting material, so constructed that the piping may be
inspected readily.
(3) Each boiler
shall have a blowoff pipe, fitted with a valve or cock, in direct connection
with the lowest water space. Cocks shall be of the gland or guard type and
suitable for the pressure allowed. The use of globe valves shall not be
permitted.
(4) When the
allowable working pressure exceeds 100 psi gauge, each blowoff pipe
shall be provided with 2 valves or a valve and cock, such valves and
cocks to be at least of the extra-heavy type.
(5) When the
maximum allowable working pressure exceeds 100 psi gauge, blowoff piping
shall be at least extra-heavy and shall be run full size without use of reducers
or bushings. The piping shall be at least extra-heavy wrought iron or
steel and shall not be galvanized.
(6) All fittings
between the boiler and blowoff valve shall be of steel. In case of renewal of
blowoff pipe or fittings, they shall be installed in accordance with the
rules and regulations for new installations.
(7) Each steam
heating boiler shall have a blowoff pipe connection fitted with a
valve or cock not less than 3/4 inches pipe size connected with the lowest
water space practicable.
HOT WATER HEATING
AND SUPPLY BOILERS
R 408.4251 Existing
hot water boilersRescinded.
Rule 251.
"Existing hot water boilers," as used in this part, means hot
water boilers which are in actual use, or which were installed and ready for
use at the time the act became effective. It should not be applied to
secondhand boilers, or to boilers that are subject to change in ownership, or
are to be reset, in which case the rules for new construction should apply.
R 408.4253 Hot
water boilers included; exemptedRescinded.
Rule 253. (1)
These rules for hot water boilers shall apply to all hot water heating and
hot water supply boilers to be designed for pressures not exceeding
160 psi and temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) For
conditions exceeding those specified above, the rules for power boilers
shall apply.
(3) Except as
provided in R 408.4253(4), the following classifications are considered
not to be within the jurisdiction of this part of these rules: hot water
supply boilers which are directly fired with oil, gas, or electricity when
none of the following limitations is exceeded:
(a) A heat input
of 200,000 Btu per hour.
(b) A water
temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) A nominal
water-containing capacity of 120 gallons.
(4) All hot
water supply boilers, including those exempted in R 408.4253(3) shall
be equipped with safety devices of proper type and size as specified in R
408.4278 and be of code construction.
(5) For conditions
exceeding those specified in subrule (1), cast-iron construction is not
permitted.
R 408.4255 Working
pressure and temperature; hot water steel-plate boilersRescinded.
Rule 255. (1)
Wherever the term "maximum allowable working pressure" is used
herein, it refers to gauge pressure or the pressure above the
atmospheric in pounds per square inch. The maximum allowable working
temperature at or near the outlet of a hot water steel-plate boiler shall
not exceed 250 degrees Fahrenheit, nor the maximum allowable working
pressure to 160 psi. The maximum allowable working pressure on the shell or
drum of steel-plate hot water boilers shall be determined in accordance with
the following formulas. In no case shall a boiler be designed for a
pressure less than 30 psi.
P =
SEt t = PR
R + 0.6t or SE - .06P
Where P =
maximum allowable working pressure, pounds per square inches
S = 20%
of the minimum ultimate tensile strength stamped on the
shell
plate, or as indicated in (2).
t =
minimum thickness of shell plates in weakest course, inches
E =
efficiency of longitudinal joint or of ligament between tube
holes
(whichever is lesser).
R =
inside radius of weakesr course of the shell or drum, inches.
(2) When the
tensile strength of steel or wrought-iron shell plates is not known, it
shall be taken as 55,000 psi for steel and 45,000 psi for wrought iron.
R 408.4257 Working
temperature; cast-iron hot water boilersRescinded.
Rule 257. The
maximum allowable working temperature at or near the outlet of a hot
water cast-iron boiler shall not exceed 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
R 408.4258 Washout
openings; other than cast-iron boilersRescinded.
Rule 258. All
boilers other than cast-iron shall be provided with suitable manhole
openings or handhole or washout plug openings to permit inspection and
permit removal of any sediment which may accumulate.
R 408.4259 Washout
openings; cast-iron boilersRescinded.
Rule 259. All
cast-iron steam and hot water boilers shall be provided with suitable
washout openings to permit the removal of any sediment that may accumulate
therein.
R 408.4260 Furnace
access openingsRescinded.
Rule 260. A
firedoor or other access opening, not less than 11 x 15 inches or 10 x
16 inches or 15 inches in diameter, shall be provided for the furnace of
an internally fired boiler other than cast-iron which the least furnace
dimension is 28 inches or over.
R 408.4263 Threaded
connectionsRescinded.
Rule 263. Pipe
connections, if threaded, shall be tapped into material having a minimum
thickness as specified in table HG-370, except that when a curved surface is
to be tapped the minimum thickness shall be sufficient to permit at least 4
full threads to be engaged.
TABLE HG-370
MINIMUM THICKNESS
OF MATERIAL FOR THREADED CONNECTIONS TO BOILERS
Size of Pipe
Connection, Minimum Thickness of Material Inches Required, Inches
Under
3/4 1/4 3/4 to 1, inclusive
5/16
1 1/4 to 2 1/2, inclusive 7/16 3 to 3 1/2,
inclusive
5/8 4 to 5, inclusive
7/8 6 to 8, inclusive
1 9 to 12,
inclusive 1 1/4
R 408.4265 Minimum
distance required between boiler and floorRescinded.
Rule 265.
Boilers other than cast iron of the wet-bottom type having an external
width of over 36 inches shall have not less than 12 inches between
the bottom of the boiler and the floor line, with access for
inspection. When the width is 36 inches or less, the distance between the
bottom of the boiler and the floor line shall be not less than 6 inches
and when any part of the wet bottom is not farther from an outer edge than 12
inches, it shall be not less than 4 inches.
R 408.4267 Minimum
size access door in a boiler settingRescinded.
Rule 267. The
minimum size of access door used in a boiler setting shall be 12 x 16 inches or
equivalent area, the least dimension being 11 inches.
R 408.4268 Feedwater
connectionsRescinded.
Rule 268.
Feedwater, make-up water, or water treatment shall be introduced into
a boiler through the return piping system or through an independent
feedwater connection which does not discharge against parts of the boiler exposed
to direct radiant heat from the fire. Feedwater, make-up water, or
water treatment shall not be introduced through openings or connections
provided for inspection or cleaning, safety valve, safety-relief
valve, surface or main blowoff, water column, water gauge glass, pressure
gauge, or temperature gauge.
R 408.4269 Oil
heatersRescinded.
Rule 269. A
heater for oil or other liquid harmful to boiler operation shall not be
installed directly in the water space within a boiler.
R 408.4270 Provisions
for thermal expansion in hot water systemsRescinded.
Rule 270. (1)
All hot water heating systems incorporating hot water tanks or fluid
relief columns shall be so installed as to prevent freezing under normal
operating conditions.
(2) If the
system is equipped with an open expansion tank, an indoor overflow from
the upper portion of the expansion tank shall be provided in addition to an
open vent. The indoor overflow shall be carried within the building to a
suitable plumbing fixture or to the basement.
(3) If the
system is of the closed type, an airtight tank or other suitable air
cushion shall be installed that will be consistent with the volume and capacity
of the system, and shall be suitably designed for a hydrostatic test
pressure of 2 1/2 times the allowable working pressure of the system.
Expansion tanks for systems designed to operate at or above 30 psi shall be
constructed in accordance with the provisions of section VIII of the ASME
boiler and pressure vessel code, 1983 edition, and its addenda.
Provisions shall be made for draining the tank without emptying the
system, except for pressurized tanks.
R 408.4272 Minimum
capacity of closed-type tankRescinded.
Rule 272. The
minimum capacity of the closed-type expansion tank may be determined from
tables 272A and 272B or from the following formula where the necessary
information is available.
Vt = (0.00041
T-).0466Vs
Pa
- Pa
Pf - Po
Where: Vt =
minimum volume of tanks, gallons
Vs =
volume of system, not including tanks, gallons
T =
average operating temperature, degrees Fahrenheit
Pa = atmospheric
pressure, psia
Pf = fill
pressure, psia
Po =
maximum operating pressure, psia
Table 272A
Expansion Tank Capacity for Gravity Hot Water Systems Based on 2-pipe system with
average operating water temperature 170 degrees Faherenheit, using
cast iron column radiation with heat emission rate 150 Btu per hour square
foot equivaelnt direct radiation.
Square
Feet of Installed Tank Capacity
Equivalent
Direct Radiation 1 Gallons
Up to
350 18
Up to
450 21
Up to
650 24
Up to
900 30
Up to
1,100 35
Up to
1,400 40
Up to
1,600 2 - 30
Up to
1,800 2 - 30
Up to
2,000 2 - 35
Up to
2,400 2 - 40
1 For systems with
more than 2,400 square feet of installed equivalent direct water radiation,
the required capacity of the cushion tank shall be increased on the basis of 1
gallon tank capacity per 33 square feet of additional equivalent direct
radiation.
Table 272B
Expansion Tank Capacities for Forced Hot Water Systems Based on average
operating water temperature 195 degrees Fahrenheit, a fill pressure 12 psig and
maximum operating pressure 30 psig.
System
Volume, Gallons 1 Tank Capacity, Gallons
100 15
200 30
300
45
400 60
500 75
1,000 150
2,000 300
1 Includes volume
water in boiler, radiation, and piping, not including expansion tank.
R 408.4274 Internal
parts subject to deteriorationRescinded.
Rule 274.
Materials shall not be used for internal parts which are liable to fail
due to deterioration when subjected to saturated steam temperatures at
or below the maximum allowable working pressure.
R 408.4277 Connections
for relief valvesRescinded.
Rule 277. The
area of the opening shall be at least equal to the aggregate area
based on the nominal diameters of all of the relief valves with which it
connects. A screwed connection may be used for attaching a relief valve.
R 408.4278 Relief
valvesRescinded.
Rule 278. (1)
Each hot water heater boiler shall have at least 1 officially rated
pressure relief valve set to relieve at or below the maximum allowable
working pressure of the boiler.
(2) Each hot
water supply boiler shall have at least 1 officially rated safety relief valve
or at least 1 officially rated pressure-temperature relief valve of the
automatic-reseating type set to relieve at or below the maximum allowable
working pressure of the boiler.
(3) When more
than 1 relief valve is used on either hot water heating or hot water supply
boilers, the additional valve or valves shall be officially rated and
may be set within a range not to exceed 6 psi above the maximum allowable
working pressure of the boiler up to and including 60 psi and 10% for those
having a maximum allowable working pressure exceeding 60 psi.
(4) Relief
valves shall be spring loaded without disk guides on the pressure side
of the valve.
(5) Relief
valves shall be so arranged that they cannot be reset to relieve at a higher
pressure than the maximum permitted by this rule.
R 408.4280 Lifting
devicesRescinded.
Rule 280.
Each relief valve shall have a substantial device which will positively
lift the disk from its seat at least 1/16 inch when there is no pressure on
the boiler.
R 408.4281 Material
of seats and disks of relief valvesRescinded.
Rule 281.
Seats and disks of relief valves shall be of material suitable to resist
corrosion. No materials liable to fail due to deterioration or
vulcanization when subject to saturated steam temperature corresponding to
capacity test pressure shall be used for any part.
R 408.4283 Relief
valve sizeRescinded.
Rule 283. No
relief valve shall be smaller than 3/4 inch nor larger than 4 1/2 inches
standard pipe size. The inlet opening shall have an inside diameter
approximately equal to, or greater than, the seat diameter. In no case shall
the minimum opening through any part of the valve be less than 1/4 inch
diameter or its equivalent area.
R 408.4284 Relieving
capacity requiredRescinded.
Rule 284. (1)
The required steam-relieving capacity, in pounds per hour, of the
pressure-relieving device or devices on a boiler shall be the
greater of that determined by dividing the maximum output in Btu at the
boiler nozzle obtained by the firing of any fuel for which the unit is
designed by 1,000 or by multiplying the square feet of heating surface by 5. In
many cases a greater relieving capacity of valves will have to be
provided than the minimum specified by these rules. In every case, the
requirements of subrule (3) shall be met.
(2) When
operating conditions are changed, or additional boiler heating surface is
installed, the valve capacity shall be increased, if necessary, to meet the new
conditions and be in accordance with subrule (3). The additional
valves required, on account of changed conditions, may be installed on
the outlet piping provided there is an intervening valve.
(3) Relief valve
capacity for each boiler shall be such that with the maximum heat input
the pressure cannot rise more than 6 psi above the maximum allowable
pressure for pressures up to and including 60 psi and 10% for maximum
allowable working pressures over 60 psi.
R 408.4286 Relief
valve connectionsRescinded.
Rule 286. (1)
Relief valves shall be connected to the top of boilers, with the spindle
vertical either directly to a tapped or flanged opening in the boiler, to a
fitting connected to the boiler by a close nipple, to a Y-base, to a
valveless water pipe between adjacent boilers, or to a valveless
header connecting water outlets on the same boiler. When a Y-base is
used the inlet area shall be not less than the combined outlet areas.
(2) When the
size of the boiler requires a relief valve larger than 4 1/2 inches
diameter, 2 or more valves having the required capacity shall be used. When 2
or more valves are used on a boiler, they may be single, directly
attached, or mounted on a Y-base.
R 408.4287 Shutoff
valves prohibitedRescinded.
Rule 287. No
shutoff of any description shall be placed between the relief valve and
the boiler, nor on discharge pipes between such valves and the
atmosphere. Relief valves shall not be connected to an internal pipe in
the boiler.
R 408.4288 Area
of and support of relief valve discharge pipesRescinded.
Rule 288. (1)
When a discharge pipe is used, its area shall be not less than the area of
the valve or aggregate area based on the nominal diameters of the
valves with which it connects, and the discharge pipe shall be fitted
with an open drain to prevent water from lodging in the upper part of the
valve or in the pipe. When an elbow is placed on a relief-valve
discharge pipe, it shall be located close to the valve outlet. The
pipe shall be supported so that no undue stress is placed on the valve
body.
(2) The discharge
from relief valves shall be arranged so that there will be no danger of
scalding attendants.
R 408.4290 Marking
of safety or relief valvesRescinded.
Rule 290.
Each safety or relief valve shall be plainly marked by the manufacturer
in such a way that the markings will not be obliterated in service. The
markings shall be cast or stamped on the valve body or on the lifting lever,
providing the lifting lever is permanently attached to the valve, or, when
desirable because of size, all or part of the required markings may be
stamped, cast or etched on a plate or plates, each securely fastened
to the valve body, lever or other permanent part of the valve, and such
markings shall include the following:
(a) The name or
identifying trademark of manufacturer.
(b) Size
_____________________________ inches.
(The
pipe size of the inlet)
(c) Pressure
_________________________________________ psi.
(The
pressure at which it is set to blow)
(d) Capacity
____________________________ lb. per hour, or
Capacity
______________________________ Btu per hour in accordance
with Par.
H-51(d) ASME code.
(e) ASME symbol
as shown in Fig. H-4 ASME code.
R 408.4291 Indirectly
heated hot water supply tanksRescinded.
Rule 291.
When a hot water supply is heated indirectly by steam in a coil or pipe,
the pressure of the steam used shall not exceed the safe working
pressure of the hot water tank, and a relief valve of at least 1 inch in
diameter, set to relieve at or below the maximum allowable working pressure
of the tank, shall be applied on the tank.
R 408.4292 Pressure
or altitude gaugesRescinded.
Rule 292.
Each hot water boiler shall have a pressure or altitude gauge connected to
it or to its flow connection in such a manner that it cannot be shut off from
the boiler except by a cock with tee or level handle, placed on the
pipe near the gauge. The handle of the cock shall be parallel to the
pipe in which it is located when the cock is open. The scale on the dial
of the pressure or altitude gauge shall be graduated to not less than 1 1/2
times the maximum allowable working pressure. The gauge shall be
provided with effective stops for the indicating pointer at the zero
point and at the maximum pressure point. Pressure or
altitude-gauge connections shall be of nonferrous composition when smaller
than 1-inch pipe size and longer than 5 feet between the gauge and point of
connection of pipe to boiler, and also when smaller than 1/2-inch pipe size
and shorter than 5 feet between the gauge and point of connection of pipe to
boiler.
R 408.4293 ThermometersRescinded.
Rule 293.
Each hot water boiler shall have a thermometer so located and connected
that it shall be easily readable when observing the water pressure or
altitude. The thermometer shall be so located that it shall at all times indicate
the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit of the water in the boiler at or
near the outlet.
R 408.4294 Temperature
combustion regulatorsRescinded.
Rule 294. (1)
In addition to the mandatory requirements for a pressure relief device
required by R 408.4278, an individual automatically fired hot water
heating or hot water supply boiler in addition to the operating control
used for normal boiler operation, shall have a separate
high-limit-temperature-actuated combustion control that will cut off the
fuel supply. The temperature range of a high-limit-actuated combustion
control shall not allow a maximum setting over 250 degrees Fahrenheit and
shall control the rate of combustion to prevent the temperature of the
water from rising above 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the boiler
outlet. Separate controls may have a common connection to the boiler.
(2) When it is
known that the Btu input to a hot water supply boiler does not exceed 200,000
or the volume does not exceed 120 gallons, the maximum setting of the
high-limit control determines whether the hot water supply boiler is subject
to these rules. The settings at which stops are inserted can be considered
to be the determining factor if the setting is with metallic fixed stops.
R 408.4296 Bottom
blowoffs or drain valvesRescinded.
Rule 296. (1)
Each boiler shall have a bottom blowoff or drain pipe connection fitted
with a valve or cock connected with the lowest water space practicable,
with the minimum size of blowoff piping and valves as shown in table 296.
Table 296
Size of Bottom Blowoff Piping and Valves
Minimum Required Blowoff
Safety or
Relief Valve Capacity Valves
Lb.
of Steam per Hour Size, Inches
Up
to 500 3/4
501 to 1,250 1
1,251
to 2,500 1 1/4
2,501
to 6,000 1 1/2
6,001 and larger 2
To determine the
discharge capacity of relief valves in terms of Btu, the relieving capacity
in pounds of steam per hour is multiplied by 1,000.
(2) Any discharge
piping connected to bottom blowoff and/or bottom drain connection shall be
full size to the point of discharge.
R 408.4298 Jacketed
boilersRescinded.
Rule 298. Any
or all of the fittings and appliances required by these rules may be installed
inside of boiler jackets provided the water gauge and pressure gauge on a
thermometer and pressure gauge on a water boiler are visible through an
opening or openings at all times.
PART 3.
INSPECTION AND TESTING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION; INSTALLATION AND LATERNATION OF
BOILERS AND PIPING
R 408.4301 ScopeRescinded.
Rule 301.
All boilers and piping constructed for use in this state shall be inspected
and tested during construction as required by the applicable ASME code
sections that are adopted by reference in R 408.4025, R 408.4027, and R
408.4032. Any alterations to an existing boiler or piping shall be
accomplished in accordance with these rules for new construction.
R 408.4302 Boiler
installationRescinded.
Rule 302.
(1) A boiler shall be installed by a licensed boiler installer in accordance
with the requirements of the applicable ASME code referenced in R 408.4031 and
as may be required by these rules.
(2) A boiler
installer shall file welding procedure specifications and the procedure
qualification reports qualified in accordance with the requirements of
the ASME code, section IX, welding and brazing qualifications,
with the boiler division of the department, before performing any
installations requiring welding.
(3) A boiler
installer utilizing welding during installation shall have welding
procedure specifications, welder performance qualifications, and a quality
control manual or procedures to be used or which were used in the conduct
of the installation available for the inspector's review.
PART 5. INSERVICE
INSPECTION OF BOILERS
R 408.4501 InspectionRescinded.
Rule 501.
The inspection of boilers as provided for under part 1 of these rules shall be
made in accordance with the requirements of the NBIC, except as modified by
these rules.
R 408.4503 Owner or user to prepare
boiler for inspectionRescinded.
Rule 503. All boilers and blowoff
vessels, except for a boiler which is exempted by these rules, shall be
prepared for inspection pursuant to the NBIC and these rules by the owner or
user when notified by the chief inspector, deputy inspector, or special
inspector. The owner or user shall ensure that all examinations and tests
required by these rules are performed.
R 408.4507 Pressure
testingRescinded.
Rule 507.
The inspector may require a pressure test to assess leak tightness of
the pressure retaining item. Pressure testing methods shall be as described
in the NBIC.
R 408.4510 Traction
boilersRescinded.
Rule 510.
(1) A traction boiler is a boiler designed for the express
purpose of pulling farm equipment or to convert steam power into flywheel
energy driving farm apparatus, such as thrashers, saws, or grinding
equipment. Such boilers shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) They
shall be tested hydrostatically every 3 years to a hydrostatic pressure
of 1 ½ times working pressure, held for sufficient time
to permit
visual observation of all seams, joints, supports, and attachments.
(b) All seams,
attachments, supports, and joints shall be exposed for each such annual
inspection.
(2) Traction
boilers used for display or hobby purposes shall not be operated for
any other purpose but that for which they were originally
constructed.
(3) Lap seam
boilers shall not be operated in excess of 100 psi.
(4) Any repairs
by welding or riveting to traction boilers shall be made by licensed repair
shops only after an approved permit has been obtained and subject to the
approval of the inspector before and after repair is made.
R 408.4511 Nonvaporizing organic fluid
boilersRescinded.
Rule 511. (1) A nonvaporizing
organic fluid boiler is a boiler designed to heat, but not vaporize, a fluid in
a closed system.
(2) The owner shall ensure that
a nonvaporizing organic fluid boiler is constructed pursuant to the ASME boiler
and pressure vessel code.
(3) The owner shall ensure that
stop valves are located at an accessible point in the supply and return pipe
connections as near the boiler as is practicable.
(4) The owner shall ensure that
a nonvaporizing organic fluid boiler has the following minimum equipment:
(a) A relief valve of sufficient
capacity to relieve the excess thermal fluid as a result of thermal expansion
verified by engineering calculations provided by the owner or user to the inspector.
(b) A thermometer graduated to
not less than 133% of the expected operating temperature.
(c) A pressure gauge graduated
to not less than 150% of the expected operating pressure.
(d) A low level or flow sensing
device suitable for operating conditions.
(5) The owner shall ensure that
the installation, maintenance, operation, and testing of controls and safety
devices is pursuant to R 408.4027.
(6) Expansion tanks for closed
systems designed to operate above 30 psi shall be constructed pursuant to ASME
Section VIII, Division 1, meeting at least the pressure and temperature ratings
of the system.
R 408.4512 Miniature
hobby locomotive boilersRescinded.
Rule 512.
(1) A miniature hobby locomotive boiler is designed to be operated on
a narrow gauge track of less than 24 inches.
(2) At the
initial inspection of a miniature hobby locomotive boiler, the owner shall
provide the chief boiler inspector with design specifications and calculations
for review and acceptance. If a boiler is approved for use, then the
boiler division of the department shall issue an identifying state number
and a deputy boiler inspector shall attach it to the boiler.
(3) The owner
shall ensure that a miniature hobby locomotive boiler has the following
minimum equipment:
(a) A pressure
gauge graduated to approximately 1 ½ times the operating pressure,
but not more than 4 times the operating pressure.
(b) A means to
extinguish the fire in the firebox if of a low water condition.
(c) Two means
of feeding water to the boiler, 1 of which shall be operable while the
locomotive is stationary.
(d) A water
level gauge glass located so that the top of the bottom nut of the gauge
glass is approximately 10% of the distance between the crown sheet and the
shell, but not less than ½ inch above the crown sheet.
(e) Two safety
valves set at not more than 10% above the operating pressure for
boilers fabricated after the effective date of the rules. The capacity of the
safety valves shall be equal to or greater than the calculated steam
generating capacity of the boiler.
(4) The owner
shall determine the maximum allowable working pressure of a miniature
hobby locomotive boiler by calculation. In place of acceptable
calculations, the owner shall subject the boiler to a hydrostatic
pressure test of 1 ½ times the owner specified operating pressure.
(5)
Triennially, during the certificate inspection, the owner shall
hydrostatically test the boiler to not more than 1 ½ times the
operating pressure.
(6) The
boiler division of the department shall develop procedures,
policies, and check lists necessary to accomplish the inspections
and tests required
by these rules.
(7) Repairs to
miniature hobby locomotive boilers are exempt from the licensing and
permitting requirements of the act. Repair welding shall
be made in
accordance with the requirements of ASME code section IX.
Welding procedures
and performance qualification shall be filed with the
boiler division
of the department for review.
R 408.4515 Plant
personnel to conduct test of boiler attachments or apparatus in presence
of inspectorRescinded.
Rule 515. If
boiler attachments or apparatus require testing, then plant personnel shall
perform the test in the presence of the inspector, unless otherwise
ordered.
R 408.4520 Failure to prepare boiler for
internal inspectionRescinded.
Rule 520. If a boiler has not been
properly prepared for an internal inspection or the owner or user fails to
comply with the requirements for hydrostatic test as set forth in these rules,
the inspector may decline to make the inspection or test and a certificate
blocking violation will be issued as referenced in R 408.4149.
R 408.4522 Stripping
of riveted boiler to determine required dataRescinded.
Rule 522. If
a riveted boiler is jacketed so that the longitudinal seams of shells, drums,
or domes cannot be seen, and if data cannot be determined by
other means, enough of the jacketing, setting wall, or other form of casing
or housing shall be removed so that the size of the rivets, pitch of the rivets,
and other data necessary to determine the safety of the boiler may be
obtained.
R 408.4566 Inspection and testing of
pressure relief devicesRescinded.
Rule 566. Inspection and testing of
pressure relief devices shall be conducted pursuant to the NBIC. The manual
lift test addressed in the NBIC part 2, paragraph 2.5.7 (e) may be used instead
of the pressure test required by NBIC part 2, paragraph 2.5.7 (a) through (d).
R 408.4575 Replacement of heating or
process boiler pressure relief deviceRescinded.
Rule 575. When it becomes necessary to
replace pressure relief devices on low pressure heating or process boilers for
any reason, the replacement shall be made with other than top-outlet type
valves.
R 408.4581 Rerolling
tubesRescinded.
Rule 581.
Rerolling a tube is considered maintenance, except rerolling a tube required
as a result of an accident is considered a repair. This repair work
shall require a repair permit and shall be performed by a licensed
repairer.
PART 6. REPAIR OF
BOILERS
SCOPE OF RULES FOR
REPAIR BY RIVETING
R 408.4601 Repair
to riveted boilersRescinded.
Rule 601. Repairs
to riveted boilers by riveting require the prior approval of the boiler
division of the department. The repairs shall be conducted in accordance with
the NBIC.
R 408.4626 Repairs
by weldingRescinded.
Rule 626. Repairs
to boilers and piping shall be conducted in accordance with the NBIC.
PART 7. BOILER
BLOWOFF SYSTEMS
R 408.4701 Design and construction of
blowdown vessel reportsRescinded.
Rule 701. (1) The owner shall
ensure that blowdown vessels for use in the state of Michigan are designed and
constructed as prescribed by these rules and the ASME boiler and pressure
vessel code, section VIII, division 1, entitled “Unfired Pressure Vessels,”
2010 edition, and its 2011a addenda which are adopted by reference in these
rules and are available for inspection at the Michigan Department of Licensing
and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes, 2501 Woodlake Circle,
Okemos, Michigan 48864 or from the ASME International, 22 Law Drive, Fairfield,
New Jersey 07007, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these amendatory
rules of $700.00. National board of boiler and pressure vessel inspector
document NB-27, 2004 edition, may be used as a guide for the design of blowdown
tanks.
(2) The owner shall ensure that
a blowdown vessel has a minimum allowable working pressure of 50 psig and that
the installation complies with these rules and the vessel manufacturer’s instructions.
(a) The blowdown vessel, its
fittings, and connections shall be sized so that the internal pressure does not
rise more than 5 psig above ambient pressure during the blowdown.
(b) The blowdown vessel shall be
provided with adequate openings to facilitate internal cleaning and
inspection. An internal inspection of the blowdown vessel shall be conducted
during the certificate inspection of the boiler.
(c) The blowdown vessel shall be
provided with the following fittings and connection openings in addition to
those provided by the manufacturer for the proper installation and operation of
the vessel:
(i) A vent connection.
(ii) A drain connection. A
drain connection is not required on a separator.
(iii) A thermometer that has a maximum
scale reading of 300 degrees Fahrenheit and that is located in the water outlet
from the blowdown vessel.
(iv) A pressure gauge that is
graduated from 0 to 30 psig and that is attached to the top of the steam space
of the blowdown vessel.
(d) The blowdown vessel shall be
installed in a location that prevents it and its connected piping from freezing
and shall be installed in a manner that permits both internal and external
inspection.
(3) A manufacturer shall provide
the boiler division of the department, with the manufacturer’s data reports. A
data report that is signed by an authorized inspector, together with the ASME
code symbol stamp on the vessel, is the record denoting that the blowdown
vessel has been constructed pursuant to the ASME code.
(4) The manufacturer shall
register all blowdown vessels for use in the state of Michigan with the
national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspector.
R 408.4711 Safe
discharge from blowdown systemRescinded.
Rule 711. A
safe point of discharge from a blowdown system shall protect
personnel and property from the injurious effects of the discharge and
shall not exceed 140 degrees Fahrenheit at the outlet of the blowdown
vessel. All safe points of discharge shall be in compliance with all
federal, state, and local regulations governing discharges.
PART 15. HEARINGS
R 408.5501 Conduct
of hearingsRescinded.
Rule 1501.
Hearings shall be conducted as prescribed by Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of
1969, as amended, being §24.201 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Part 16. MICHIGAN
BOILER OPERATORS AND STATIONARY ENGINEERS QUALIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY
REGISTRATION PROGRAM RULES
R 408.5601 ScopeRescinded.
Rule 1601.
These rules establish minimum standards for the voluntary registration of
boiler operators and stationary engineers and are intended to apply to
individuals working in or who have worked in the professions of boiler
operator or stationary engineer, who elect to register.
R 408.5602 DefinitionsRescinded.
Rule 1602.
(1) Terms used in these rules are defined as follows:
(a)
"Act" means the boiler act of 1965, 1965 PA 290, MCL 408.751 to
MCL 408.776.
(b)
"Review panel" means a group of not less than 3 individuals
knowledgeable in the profession of boiler operator or stationary engineer
that have been approved by the board to act on its behalf to conduct reviews
of applications for registration or conduct oral reviews of applicants for
registration as stationary engineers.
(2) Terms
defined in the act mean the same when used in these rules.
R 408.5603 Apprenticeship
program; board approvalRescinded.
Rule 1603.
An organization providing an apprenticeship program to its employees working
in the profession of boiler operator and stationary engineer that has
been certified by the U.S. department of labor, office of apprenticeships,
may request approval of the program from the board. The organization shall
submit documentation that details the scope of the program and certification
from the U.S. department of labor, office of apprenticeships.
R 408.5604 ReciprocityRescinded.
Rule 1604.
(1) A request for reciprocity shall be accompanied by information
sufficient for the board of boiler rules to compare the criteria for
qualification of the issuing jurisdiction to the criteria for
registration under Michigan's boiler law and rules.
(2) The board
of boiler rules may accept information maintained by a nationally-recognized
organization that details an individual's qualification for registration or
licensing accepted by an issuing jurisdiction for the purpose of
determining that the applicant meets the state of Michigan requirements
for registration.
R408.5605 Examination; information
availability.Rescinded.
Rule 1605. Under MCL
408.762, the board adopts the examination prepared by the National Institute
for Uniform Licensing of Power Engineers (NIULPE), Inc., 910 W. Van Buren, #220
Chicago, IL 60607 PH: 888.648.5566, Fax: 888.648.5577. The examination topics
can be reviewed under the certification requirements for each level of boiler
operator or stationary engineer at http://www.niulpe.org/. Copies of the examination
topics are also available free of charge from the Michigan Department of
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of Construction Codes/Boiler Division
2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, Michigan 48864.
R 408.5606 Boiler operator and stationary engineer; application
for examination; examination feesRescinded.
Rule 1606. (1)
The examination for high- and low- pressure
boiler operator shall be written. The examination for
stationary engineer shall be both written and oral. The written examination for all classifications of boiler operator and stationary engineer shall
be delivered and administered by NIUPLE.
The applicant shall complete
an application provided by
the
department for review and determination of experience required by MCL 408.763d to qualify for examination.
If
approved, the
applicant’s information will be transmitted to NIULPE for scheduling an examination date and location. The oral examination
for all classifications
of stationary engineer shall
be administered by the review panel. The
oral examination shall be for the purpose of determining an applicant’s ability to respond to equipment situations in a real-time atmosphere.
(2)
A nonrefundable application fee of $50.00 shall accompany the application for the written examination.
The
applicant will also be charged a
fee by NIULPE for delivery and administration of the written
examination. Stationary engineers shall successfully complete the written examination before
submitting a new application and fee as
prescribed by R 408.4038 for the oral examination.
The fee entitles the applicant to take the oral examination once. An additional fee prescribed by R
408.4038 shall
accompany each subsequent
application.
R
408.5607 Registration applicationRescinded.
Rule 1607. (1) A fee prescribed by R 408.4038 shall accompany each
application for registration.
(2) The application for registration shall indicate the classification
requested.
(3) The application shall be presented to the board for recommendation of
issuance of the registration by the director.
R 408.5608 Annual
renewal of registrationRescinded.
Rule 1608.
(1) A registration issued to a boiler operator or stationary engineer shall
expire at the end of 12 months from the date of issuance.
(2) Registrations
shall be renewed annually.
(3) The renewal
application shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed by R 408.4038.
(4) If a
registration has been expired for more than 3 years and an individual
desires to reactivate the registration, then the individual shall take a new
written and oral examination as applicable in R 408.5606, and if successful,
submit a new application for registration.
R 408.5609 Qualified
technical education program content; board of boiler rules approval; application
and approval process; standards; feesRescinded.
Rule 1609.
(1) An organization requesting approval of a qualified technical
education program (QTEP) or an employer requesting approval of a qualified
training program (QTP) pursuant to MCL 408.752(q) shall submit an application
provided by the department for submittal to the board. All applications
must be complete. If an application is incomplete, a full evaluation
is not possible, and the incomplete application will be disapproved. The
applicant will be notified in writing of the deficiencies within 30 days of
the date that the application is received by the boiler division.
(2) A fee of
$100.00 shall accompany the application for the review.
(3) The QTEP
and QTP are not required to address subject matter on refrigeration.
(4) An
application and supporting documentation submitted for QTEP or QTP for low or
high pressure boiler operators shall contain at a minimum, the subject
matter listed in MCL 408.763c(2).
(5) An
application and supporting documentation submitted for QTEP or QTP intended
for training 3rd, 2nd, and 1st class stationary engineers shall contain
the following subject matter in addition to the subjects listed in MCL
408.763c(2):
(a) Third-class
stationary engineer: Thermodynamics; applied science; applied mechanics;
public acts and boiler codes; prime movers; water treatment; control
instrumentation; industrial legislation.
(b)
Second-class stationary engineer: In addition to continuing training in the
subjects listed in MCL 408.763c and subdivision (a) of this subrule, the
following subjects shall be included: metallurgy and material testing; power
plant systems; mechanical drawing; environmental protection.
(c) First-class
stationary engineer: In addition to continuing training in the subjects
listed in MCL 408.763c(2)and subdivisions (a) and (b) of this subrule, the
following subjects shall be included: principles of fluid mechanics;
thermodynamics and plant cycles; applied engineering technologies; safety,
loss, and environmental management; business and workforce management.
(6) An
application and supporting documentation for QTEP or QTP shall contain
all of the following general information:
(a) The name
and address of the applicant and all training site addresses.
(b) Name and
contact information of the individual responsible for the program.
(c) Policies or
procedures for the selection of instructional staff.
(d) A statement
of purpose and objectives of the program.
(e)
Administrative and technical criteria for the development and delivery of the
program.
(f) A
description of the facilities, equipment, and instructional materials
consistent with the purpose, design, and intended outcome of each learning
experience in the program.
(g) A syllabus
or course description, including contact hours and topics for each course.
(h) A statement
of the criteria used to determine successful completion by participants in each
of the training programs offered by the applicant.
(i) A list of
instructional materials and other resources essential for the successful
presentation of the program.
(7) Approval of
a program by the board shall be evidenced by a program approval report
prepared by the boiler division and issued to the applicant. The report shall
include all of the following:
(a) Name and
address of the applicant.
(b) Program identification
number.
(c) The date of
approval.
(d) The
conditions of approval.
(8) A program
or amendment which has been approved by the board shall not be altered. If an
organization wishes to amend any part of a board-approved program, the organization
shall submit a draft document clearly identifying the changes for board
review. The organization shall not implement changes to the program without
approval by the board. All changes shall be made a part of the written
record of approval. The authorization shall be in writing or be confirmed
in writing within 10 days of oral authorization.
(9) The board
or its designee shall have access to any location during the presentation of
an approved program for the purpose of evaluation to determine
compliance with an approved program.