HOUSE BILL No. 6569 December 5, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Vear and Raczkowski and referred to the Committee on Commerce. A bill to amend 1965 PA 290, entitled "Boiler act of 1965," by amending section 7a (MCL 408.757a), as amended by 1982 PA 176. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 7a. (1)AntiqueEXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS 2 SECTION, ANTIQUE traction steam boilers shall comply with the 3 rules promulgated by the board and shall be inspected once every 4 3 years. An owner of an antique traction steam boiler may 5 request an inspection more often than every 3 years. Antique 6 traction steam boilers used for commercial purposes shall be 7 inspected annually. If the inspection is made by a deputy 8 inspector, the feeshall be $25.00IS $45.00. Fees established 9 in this sectionshallARE notbesubject to change by rule. 10 A certificate of inspection shall be issued by the department of 07669'02 LBO 2 1laborCONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES upon compliance with the 2 applicable rules. 3 (2) This actshallDOES not apply to miniature steam or 4 marine engines used as a hobby AND FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY. 5 (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE PUBLIC OPERATION 6 OF AN ANTIQUE TRACTION STEAM BOILER BY AN OPERATOR CERTIFIED BY 7 THE MICHIGAN HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE ASSOCIATION OR OTHER SIMILAR 8 ORGANIZATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT SO LONG AS THE OPERATOR 9 PROVIDES PROOF ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTH OF THE 10 FOLLOWING: 11 (A) AT LEAST 100 HOURS OF ACTUAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE OR 12 TRAINING IN THE OPERATION AND CARE OF HISTORICAL ANTIQUE TRACTION 13 STEAM BOILERS. 14 (B) SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COURSE DESIGNED FOR TRAINING 15 HISTORICAL BOILER OPERATORS AND THE PASSING OF A WRITTEN OR 16 VERBAL EXAMINATION, WITH A SCORE OF 80% PROFICIENCY, THAT THE 17 DEPARTMENT DETERMINES SUFFICIENT TO TEST THE KNOWLEDGE AND COMPE- 18 TENCY FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF HISTORICAL BOILERS. 19 (4) THE STANDARDS OF THE MICHIGAN HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE 20 ASSOCIATION ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS THOSE STAN- 21 DARDS EXIST ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT 22 ADDED THIS SUBSECTION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACCEPT PROOF OF CER- 23 TIFICATION SUPPLIED BY THE OPERATOR THAT IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICA- 24 TION BY THE CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION. 25 (5) THE INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY 26 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE 27 FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: 07669'02 3 1 (A) THE OPERATOR SHALL PREPARE THE BOILER FOR A HYDROSTATIC 2 TEST AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE AND 3 UP TO 1.25 TIMES THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE, BUT NOT 4 TO EXCEED THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED OPERATING PRES- 5 SURE, WITH WATER TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND 6 120 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. 7 (B) THE INSPECTOR SHALL PROVIDE AND USE A CERTIFIED CALI- 8 BRATED PRESSURE TEST GAUGE. 9 (6) AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE HYDROSTATIC TEST, THE 10 DEPARTMENT MAY INSPECT THE BOILER FOR AN INTERNAL VISUAL INSPEC- 11 TION OF THE CROWNSHEET, FLUESHEETS, SIDESHEETS, MUDLEG, AND 12 STAYBOLT. UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE OPERATOR SHALL PREPARE 13 THE BOILER FOR THAT INTERNAL INSPECTION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 14 NOT REQUIRE AN ULTRASONIC TEST REGARDING THE THICKNESS OF THE 15 BOILER WALLS. THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROVIDE FOR AN ULTRASONIC TEST 16 SO LONG AS THICKNESS OF THE BOILER WALLS IS NOT DETERMINATIVE OF 17 THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING PRESSURE. 18 (7) EACH BOILER REGULATED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE THE 19 FOLLOWING SAFETY DEVICES MEETING THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY 20 RULE OF THE DEPARTMENT: 21 (A) PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. THE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO THE 22 FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 23 (i) THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE MUST HAVE A "V" OR "VR" (ASME) 24 STAMP; MUST BE SEALED AND UNALTERED; AND MUST HAVE A TEST LEVER. 25 (ii) THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE'S OPERATION SHALL BE DEMON- 26 STRATED ONLY WITH THE USE OF STEAM. 07669'02 4 1 (iii) NO VALVE OF ANY TYPE SHALL BE PLACED BETWEEN THE 2 BOILER AND THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND NO VALVE OF ANY TYPE 3 SHALL BE PLACED IN, OR ON, THE OUTLET OF THE PRESSURE RELIEF 4 VALVE. 5 (iv) THE PIPING BETWEEN THE BOILER AND THE PRESSURE RELIEF 6 VALVE SHALL BE AT LEAST AS LARGE AS THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE 7 INLET DIAMETER AND AS SHORT AS PRACTICAL. 8 (v) NO REDUCTION IN PIPE DIAMETER IS ALLOWED AT THE PRESSURE 9 RELIEF VALVE OUTLET. 10 (vi) THE REQUIRED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CAPACITY IN LBS./HR 11 SHALL BE CALCULATED BY THE BOILER HEATING SURFACE AREA ABOVE THE 12 GRATES. THE MINIMUM LBS. STEAM/HR PER SQUARE FOOT OF HEATING 13 SURFACE SHALL BE 5. 14 (vii) IN THE CASE OF A BOILER OF SUCH PHYSICAL SIZE AND CON- 15 STRUCTION THAT AN ASME RATED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CANNOT BE PUR- 16 CHASED, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INSTALLED DEVICE WILL BE DEMON- 17 STRATED TO AND APPROVED BY THE FIELD INSPECTOR. 18 (B) PRESSURE GAUGE. THE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING 19 CONDITIONS: 20 (i) THE PRESSURE GAUGE SHALL BE OPERATIONAL AND PROVEN ACCU- 21 RATE WITHIN 5 PSI AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. 22 (ii) THE PRESSURE GAUGE SHALL HAVE A RANGE AT LEAST 1.5 23 TIMES THE MAWP. 24 (iii) THE PRESSURE GAUGE SHALL HAVE A SIPHON OR WATER SEAL 25 INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE BOILER AND SHALL BE 26 AS SHORT AS PRACTICAL. 07669'02 5 1 (iv) IF A VALVE IS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PRESSURE GAUGE AND 2 THE BOILER, THE VALVE SHALL INDICATE THE OPEN POSITION OR BE 3 WIRED OPEN. 4 (C) WATER GAUGE GLASS. THE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOW- 5 ING CONDITIONS: 6 (i) THE GAUGE GLASS SHALL INDICATE THE MINIMUM SAFE OPERAT- 7 ING WATER LEVEL AND BE FULLY OPERATIONAL WITH WORKING SHUT-OFFS. 8 (ii) THE GAUGE GLASS SHALL HAVE A DRAIN VALVE OR PETCOCK 9 THAT IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. 10 (iii) THE GAUGE GLASS SHALL BE FITTED WITH 2 EXTERNAL GUARD 11 RODS OR AN EQUIVALENT TO PROTECT THE GLASS. 12 (D) TRY COCKS. THE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING 13 CONDITIONS: 14 (i) TRY COCKS SHALL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. 15 (ii) TRY COCKS SHALL BE CORRECTLY LOCATED IN REFERENCE TO 16 THE MINIMUM REQUIRED OPERATING WATER LEVEL. 17 (E) FUSIBLE PLUG. THE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING 18 CONDITIONS: 19 (i) ALL BOILERS SHALL HAVE A FUSIBLE PLUG UNLESS EQUIPPED 20 WITH AND OPERATED WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROLS. 21 (ii) ALL FUSIBLE PLUGS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO MEET ASME 22 CODE AND IDENTIFIED WITH THE ASME NOMENCLATURE. 23 (iii) ALL FIRESIDE FUSIBLE PLUGS SHALL PROTRUDE A MINIMUM OF 24 1 INCH INTO THE WATER. 25 (iv) ALL WATERSIDE FUSIBLE PLUGS MAY NOT PROTRUDE INTO THE 26 FIRE AREA MORE THAN 1 INCH. 07669'02 6 1 (v) AT THE DISCRETION OF THE FIELD INSPECTOR, THE FUSIBLE 2 PLUG WILL BE REMOVED AT EVERY OTHER INSPECTION TO OBSERVE THE 3 ASME MARKING ON FILLER MATERIAL IN ORDER TO INSPECT THE CONDITION 4 OF THE THREADS IN CROWN SHEET AND FUSIBLE PLUG AND TO REMOVE ANY 5 ACCUMULATION OF SCALE. 6 (vi) FUSIBLE PLUGS SHALL NOT BE REFILLED. 7 (F) PIPING AND FITTINGS. THE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOL- 8 LOWING CONDITIONS: 9 (i) ALL STEAM PIPING COMPONENTS SHALL BE USED IN THE MANNER 10 FOR WHICH THEY WERE DESIGNED AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THE 11 MANUFACTURER'S PRESSURE RATING. 12 (ii) SCHEDULE 80 BLACK PIPE SHALL BE USED FROM THE BOILER TO 13 THE FIRST VALVE. 14 (iii) GALVANIZED PIPE MAY BE USED ON COLD WATER FEED LINES 15 TO INJECTORS AND PUMPS. 16 (iv) THREADED OPENINGS SHALL FOLLOW ACCEPTED STANDARD 17 PRACTICES. 18 (v) ALL PIPING SHALL BE PROPERLY SUPPORTED. 19 (vi) THE BLOW DOWN LINE OR VALVE SHALL BE PLUGGED OFF DURING 20 THE TIME THE BOILER IS IN OPERATION ON DISPLAY OR SHALL BE PIPED 21 TO A SAFE POINT OF DISCHARGE. 22 (vii) THE BOILER SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH 2 MEANS OF SUPPLY- 23 ING FEEDWATER WHILE THE BOILER IS UNDER PRESSURE. PUMPED WATER 24 SHALL BE HEATED. 25 (viii) THE OWNER USER IS ALLOWED TO INSTALL READILY REPLACE- 26 ABLE FITTINGS AND COMPONENTS, SUCH AS PIPING, STAYBOLTS, FLUES, 07669'02 7 1 AND RIVETS, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SAFE OPERATION AND 2 HISTORICAL ANTIQUITY OF THE BOILER. 3 (8) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT PROMULGATE RULES REGARDING CER- 4 TIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND INSPECTIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT 5 WITH THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION. 07669'02 Final page. LBO