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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2011

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A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS

     Introduced By: Senators E O`Neill, and Doyle

     Date Introduced: June 02, 2011

     Referred To: Senate Labor

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 28-25-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-25 entitled "Boiler

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Inspection and Pressure Vessels" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     28-25-18. Exemptions. -- (a) This chapter does not apply to the following boilers and

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pressure vessels:

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      (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control.

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      (2) Boilers on motor vehicles, self-propelled boilers, ditching machines, cranes, pile

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drivers, wreckers, and steam shovels that are owned by railroads or railways.

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      (3) Boilers on steam locomotives under the jurisdiction of the United States Department

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of Transportation.

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      (4) Boilers on vessels within the waters of the state.

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      (5) Pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressed or liquefied gases

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when construction is in compliance with specifications of the U.S. Department of Transportation

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and when charged with gas or liquid, marked, maintained, and periodically re-qualified for use, as

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required by appropriate regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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      (6) Pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state or federal

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authorities and used for carrying passengers or freight.

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      (7) Air tanks installed on the right of way of railroads and used directly in the operation

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of trains.

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      (8) Pressure vessels that do not exceed an inside diameter, width, height, or cross section

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of six (6) inches with no limitation on length or pressure.

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      (9) Pressure vessels having an internal or external working pressure not exceeding

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fifteen (15) psig, with no limit on size.

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      (10) Pressure vessels with a nominal water containing capacity of one hundred twenty

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(120) gallons or less for containing water under pressure, including those containing air, the

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compression of which serves only as a cushion; providing the vessels do not exceed three

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hundred (300) psi and one hundred eighty degrees (180 degrees) F.

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      (11) Pressure vessels containing water heated by steam or any other indirect means when

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none of the following limitations are exceeded:

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      (i) A heat input of two hundred thousand (200,000) BTU per hour.

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      (ii) A water temperature of two hundred ten degrees (210 degrees) F.

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      (iii) A nominal water containing capacity of one hundred twenty (120) gallons.

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      (12) (i) Hot water supply boilers which are directly fired with oil, gas, electricity, or

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solid fuel when none of the following limitations is exceeded:

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      (A) Heat input of two hundred thousand (200,000) BTU per hour.

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      (B) Water temperature of two hundred ten degrees (210 degrees) F.

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      (C) Nominal water capacity of one hundred twenty (120) gallons.

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      (ii) These exempt hot water supply boilers shall be equipped with ASME-National Board

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approved safety valves.

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      (13) Approved pressure vessels (hot water heaters listed by a nationally recognized

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testing agency), with approved safety devices including pressure temperature relief valve, with a

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nominal water containing capacity of one hundred twenty (120) gallons or less having a heat

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input of two hundred thousand (200,000) B.T.U. per hour or less, used solely for hot water supply

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at pressure of one hundred sixty (160) pounds per square inch or less, and at temperatures of two

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hundred ten degrees (210 degrees) Fahrenheit or less; provided, that such pressure vessels are not

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installed in places of public assembly as defined for purposes of this chapter by department of

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labor and training regulations. such as schools, child care centers, public and private hospitals,

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nursing and boarding homes, churches, public buildings, or any similar place of public assembly.

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      (14) Boilers and pressure vessels in the care, custody and control of research facilities

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and used solely for research purposes which require one or more details of non-code construction

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or which involve destruction or reduced life expectancy of those vessels.

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      (15) Pressure vessels or other structures or components that are not considered to be

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within the scope of ASME Code Section VIII.

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      (16) Antique boilers and pressure vessels whether or not used in public, nonprofit,

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engineering, and/or scientific museums and operated for educational, historical, or exhibition

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purposes with shell diameter less than twelve inch (12") and with a grate surface area of less than

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one square foot.

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      (b) The following boilers and pressure vessels are exempt from the requirements of

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sections 28-25-11, 28-25-12, and 28-25-13:

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      (1) Steam boilers used for heating purposes carrying a pressure of not more than fifteen

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(15) pounds per square inch gauge, and which are located in private residences or in apartment

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houses of less than six (6) family units provided the boiler heat input does not exceed four

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hundred thousand (400,000) BTU per hour.

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      (2) Hot water heating boilers which are located in private residences or in apartment

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houses of less than six (6) family units provided the boiler heat input does not exceed four

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hundred thousand (400,000) BTU per hour.

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      (3) Hot water boilers and hot water heaters operated at pressure not exceeding one

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hundred sixty (160) pounds per square inch gauge, or temperatures not exceeding two hundred

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fifty degrees (250 degrees) F. which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of

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less than six (6) family units provided the boiler or hot water heater is not in a place of public

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assembly as delineated in subdivision (a)(13) of this section.

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      (4) Pressure vessels on remote oil or gas producing lease locations that have fewer than

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ten buildings intended for human occupancy per one-quarter (0.25) square mile and where the

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closest building is at least two hundred twenty (220) yards from any vessel.

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      (5) Pressure vessels that do not exceed:

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      (i) Five (5) cubic feet in volume and twenty-five (25) psig pressure; or

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      (ii) One and one-half (1.5) cubic feet in volume and six hundred (600) psig pressure.

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      (6) Air tanks at gas or service stations used for inflation of tires on automobiles or other

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vehicles.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS

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     This act would provide that the department of labor and training define the term “places

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of public assembly” for purposes of determining exemptions from the state-mandated

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requirement of boiler and pressure system inspections.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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