As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code” means the boiler and pressure vessel code developed by the boiler and pressure vessel committee of the American society of mechanical engineers with amendments, addenda, and interpretations thereto, made and approved by the council of said society, 1968 edition, […]
The director shall carry out the provisions of this article. The director may appoint a chief boiler inspector to oversee the boiler inspection section, which is hereby created in the division of oil and public safety. The chief boiler inspector and each state boiler inspector must be qualified from practical experience in the construction, maintenance, […]
The director shall keep in his or her office a complete and accurate record of the names of owners or users of boilers inspected, giving a full description of the boiler, the pressure allowed, the date when last inspected, and by whom. The director or chief boiler inspector shall investigate and report to the division […]
The following are exempt from the provisions of this article: Boilers located in private residences; Boilers located in apartment houses having less than six family units; Any city or town where boiler inspectors of comparable capability to state boiler inspectors are employed, where adequate records of boiler inspections are maintained, and where there is in […]
Inspectors making internal inspections of boilers shall give the owner or user not less than five days’ prior notice of the time when they will make such inspections. An inspector may, upon seeing conditions that, in the inspector’s discretion, indicate that there has been deterioration of any pressure-containing portion of a boiler or pressure vessel, […]
It is the duty of the owner or user of boilers, except those boilers exempt from the provisions of this article under section 9-4-104, used or which are to be used in this state, to report to the section the location of newly installed or relocated boilers. Before the installers of any boiler have boilers […]
It is the duty of the owner or user of boilers used in this state, except those boilers exempt from the provisions of this article under section 9-4-104, to report to the section the location and state serial number of boilers that have been taken out of service but not removed from the premises. For […]
If, upon inspection, a boiler is found to comply with the Colorado boiler and pressure vessel code, the owner or user thereof shall pay directly to the section such fee as is prescribed by section 9-4-109, and the division of oil and public safety shall issue to such owner or user an inspection certificate bearing […]
If the owner of any boiler fails to report the location of such boiler to the section, the owner is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, if the owner or his agent fails to have said boiler ready for internal inspection as provided in this article, said owner shall be liable to pay fees and expenses […]
Any owner or user may apply to the director for a rule or order for a variance from the standards, rules, regulations, or requirements of this article, upon providing such information as prescribed by the director. The director shall issue such rule or order if he determines that the proponent of the variance has demonstrated […]
There shall be paid for the issuance of a certificate of boiler or pressure vessel inspection of each individual boiler or pressure vessel, regardless of how it is joined or connected, according to this article by the owner or user of said boiler or pressure vessel, such fees as shall be established by the director […]
In addition to the boiler inspectors authorized by this article, the section shall, upon request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers in this state, issue to any boiler inspectors of said company commissions as special boiler inspectors. Each such inspector, before receiving a commission, shall satisfy the division of […]
A person, firm, partnership, or corporation operating boilers or pressure vessels may seek approval and registration as an owner-user inspection organization by filing an application with the director on prescribed forms. The applicant shall show the name of the organization and its principal address and the name and address of the person or persons having […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] An inspector of boilers for every failure to perform his duties is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or […]
Each boiler shall be supported by masonry or structural supports of sufficient strength and rigidity to safely support the boiler. There shall be no excessive vibration in either the boiler or its connecting piping. All boilers shall be so located that adequate space on each side will be provided for proper operation of the boiler […]
No power boiler, except those exempt by this article, shall be installed in this state unless it has been constructed, inspected, and stamped in conformity with the rules for construction of power boilers of the A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code and is registered with the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, and […]
The maximum allowable working pressure of standard boilers shall be determined by the applicable sections of the codes under which they were constructed and stamped. The maximum allowable working pressure on the shell of a nonstandard boiler or drum shell shall be determined by the strength of the weakest section of the structure computed in […]
No miniature boiler, except those exempted by rules promulgated by the division of oil and public safety, shall be installed in this state unless it has been constructed, inspected, and stamped in conformity with the rules of construction of miniature boilers of the A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code and is registered with the national […]
Miniature boilers shall be installed in accordance with the provisions in section 9-4-113 unless a special exemption is stated in this article or otherwise provided by the director. The maximum allowable working pressure on the shell or drum of a miniature boiler shall be determined by the provisions of section 9-4-114 (1). The factor of […]
No heating boiler or hot-water supply boiler, except those exempt by this article, shall be installed in this state unless it has been constructed, inspected, and stamped in conformity with the rules for construction of low-pressure heating boilers of the A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code and is approved, registered, and inspected in accordance with […]
