Sec. 755.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Alteration" means a substantial change in an original design.

(2) "Board" means the board of boiler rules.

(3) "Boiler" means:

(A) a heating boiler;

(B) a nuclear boiler;

(C) a power boiler;

(D) an unfired steam boiler; or

(E) a process steam generator.

(4) "Certificate inspection" means the required internal or external boiler inspection, the report of which is used by the chief inspector to decide whether to issue a certificate of operation.

(5) "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued by the executive director to allow the operation of a boiler.

(6) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(7) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(7-a) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(8) "External inspection" means an inspection of the exterior of a boiler and its appurtenances that is made, if possible, while the boiler is in operation.

(9) "Heating boiler" means a steam heating boiler, hot water heating boiler, hot water supply boiler, or potable water heater that is directly fired with oil, gas, solar energy, electricity, coal, or other solid or liquid fuel.

(10) "High-temperature water boiler" means a water boiler designed for operation at pressures exceeding 160 pounds per square inch or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

(11) "Hot water heating boiler" means a boiler designed for operation at a pressure not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch or temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the boiler outlet.

(12) "Hot water supply boiler" means a boiler designed for operation at pressures not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch or temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the boiler outlet if the boiler's:

(A) heat input exceeds 200,000 British thermal units per hour;

(B) water temperature exceeds 210 degrees Fahrenheit; or

(C) nominal water-containing capacity exceeds 120 gallons.

(13) "Inspection agency" means an authorized inspection agency providing inspection services.

(14) "Inspector" means the chief inspector, a deputy inspector, or an authorized inspector.

(15) "Internal inspection" means a complete and thorough inspection of the interior waterside and fireside areas of a boiler as construction allows.

(16) "Nuclear boiler" means a nuclear power plant system, including its pressure vessels, piping systems, pumps, valves, and storage tanks, that produces and controls an output of thermal energy from nuclear fuel and the associated systems essential to the function of the power system.

(17) "Portable boiler" means a boiler primarily intended for use at a temporary location.

(18) "Potable water heater" means a boiler designed for operation at pressures not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch and water temperatures not exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit if the boiler's:

(A) heat input exceeds 200,000 British thermal units per hour; or

(B) nominal water-containing capacity exceeds 120 gallons.

(19) "Power boiler" means:

(A) a high-temperature water boiler; or

(B) a boiler in which steam is generated at a pressure exceeding 15 pounds per square inch for a purpose external to the boiler.

(20) "Process steam generator" means an evaporator, heat exchanger, or vessel in which steam is generated by the use of heat resulting from the operation of a processing system that contains a number of pressure vessels, such as used in the manufacture of chemical and petroleum products.

(21) "Repair" means the work necessary to return a boiler to a safe and satisfactory operating condition without changing the original design.

(22) "Safety appliance" means a safety device such as a safety valve or a safety relief valve for a boiler provided to diminish the danger of accidents.

(23) "Standard boiler" means a boiler that bears a Texas stamp, the stamp of a nationally recognized engineering professional society, or the stamp of any jurisdiction that has adopted a standard of construction equivalent to the standard required by the executive director.

(23-a) "Steam cooker" means a steam heating boiler that is:

(A) designed to steam cook food;

(B) operated at a pressure not exceeding five pounds per square inch; and

(C) equipped with a safety appliance operated at a pressure not exceeding five pounds per square inch.

(24) "Steam heating boiler" means a boiler designed for operation at pressures not exceeding 15 pounds per square inch.

(25) "Unfired steam boiler" means an unfired pressure vessel in which steam is generated. The term does not include:

(A) vessels known as evaporators or heat exchangers; or

(B) vessels in which steam is generated by using the heat that results from the operation of a processing system that contains a number of pressure vessels, as used in the manufacture of chemical and petroleum products.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 229, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 5.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 88 (S.B. 506), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 3257), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2017.