44-915.Act inapplicable to certain boilers andpressure vessels.(a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
(1) Boilers and pressure vessels under the control of the United Statesgovernment or federal law;
(2) antique, scale model or other steam boilers which are usedexclusively for exhibition purposes and which are inspected by associationsthat have established an approved inspection procedure and whose inspectors areregistered as special inspectors with the boiler safety unit of the state ofKansas, department of labor;
(3) fire engine boilers brought into the state for temporary use intimes of emergency;
(4) boilers and pressure vessels located on producing oil and gasleases or storage areas, and outside the limits of any municipality,used solely for oil and gas production purposes;
(5) hot water supply boilers which are directly fired with oil, gas,electricity or solar energy and which are equipped with pressure andtemperature safety relief valves approved by the American society of mechanicalengineers or the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, ifnone of the following limitations is exceeded:
(A) Heat input of 200,000 BTUH;
(B) water temperature of 210° Fahrenheit; and
(C) nominal water capacity of 85 gallons or 120 gallons for an electricalutility generating plant; and
(6) pressure vessels constructed and installed prior to January 1, 1999.
(b) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 44-923, andamendments thereto, and the provisions of K.S.A. 44-924, 44-925 and 44-926, andamendments thereto, shall not apply to:
(1) Boilers and pressure vessels located on farms and used solely foragriculture or horticultural purposes;
(2) heating boilers and pressure vessels which are located in privateresidences or in apartment houses of less than five family units;
(3) boilers and pressure vessels operated and regularly inspected by railwaycompanies operating in interstate commerce;
(4) any boiler and pressure vessels in any establishment in which petroleumproducts are refined or processed in which all boiler and pressure equipment isinspected and rated either by an inspection service regularly maintainedwithin such establishment or provided by a manufacturer, designer orinsurer of such equipment, in accordance with the applicable provisionsof any published code or codes of rules or recommended practicesnationally recognized in the industry of which such establishment is apart as providing suitable standards for the inspection, repair andrating of pressure equipment of the type used in such establishment;
(5) pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressedgases when constructed in compliance with specifications of the United Statesdepartment of transportation and when charged with gas marked, maintained andperiodically requalified for use, as required by appropriate regulations of theUnited States department of transportation;
(6) pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rules andregulations of other state authorities and used to transport passengers orfreight;
(7) pressure vessels installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used inthe operation of trains;
(8) pressure vessels having an internal or external operating pressure notexceeding 15 psig with no limit on size;
(9) pressure vessels having an inside diameter, width, height or crosssection diagonal not exceeding six inches, with no limitation on length of thevessel or pressure;
(10) pressure vessels for containing water or other nonflammable liquidsunder pressure, including those containing air, the compression of which servesonly as a cushion, when neither of the following limitations is exceeded:
(A) A design pressure of 300 psig; or
(B) a design temperature of 210° Fahrenheit;
(11) pressure vessels which may be classified as pressure containers whichare an integral part of components of rotating or reciprocating mechanicaldevices such as pumps, turbines, generators, engines and hydraulic or pneumaticcylinders, where the primary design considerations and stresses are derivedfrom the functional requirements of the device;
(12) pressure vessels that do not exceed: (A) 15 cubic feet and 250 psipressure; or (B) 1 1/2 cubic feet in volume and 600 psi pressure; and
(13) pressure vessels installed and constructed before January 1, 1999.
History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 3;L. 1998, ch. 67, § 3;L. 2004, ch. 179, § 82; July 1.
44-915.Act inapplicable to certain boilers andpressure vessels.(a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
(1) Boilers and pressure vessels under the control of the United Statesgovernment or federal law;
(2) antique, scale model or other steam boilers which are usedexclusively for exhibition purposes and which are inspected by associationsthat have established an approved inspection procedure and whose inspectors areregistered as special inspectors with the boiler safety unit of the state ofKansas, department of labor;
(3) fire engine boilers brought into the state for temporary use intimes of emergency;
(4) boilers and pressure vessels located on producing oil and gasleases or storage areas, and outside the limits of any municipality,used solely for oil and gas production purposes;
(5) hot water supply boilers which are directly fired with oil, gas,electricity or solar energy and which are equipped with pressure andtemperature safety relief valves approved by the American society of mechanicalengineers or the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, ifnone of the following limitations is exceeded:
(A) Heat input of 200,000 BTUH;
(B) water temperature of 210° Fahrenheit; and
(C) nominal water capacity of 85 gallons or 120 gallons for an electricalutility generating plant; and
(6) pressure vessels constructed and installed prior to January 1, 1999.
(b) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 44-923, andamendments thereto, and the provisions of K.S.A. 44-924, 44-925 and 44-926, andamendments thereto, shall not apply to:
(1) Boilers and pressure vessels located on farms and used solely foragriculture or horticultural purposes;
(2) heating boilers and pressure vessels which are located in privateresidences or in apartment houses of less than five family units;
(3) boilers and pressure vessels operated and regularly inspected by railwaycompanies operating in interstate commerce;
(4) any boiler and pressure vessels in any establishment in which petroleumproducts are refined or processed in which all boiler and pressure equipment isinspected and rated either by an inspection service regularly maintainedwithin such establishment or provided by a manufacturer, designer orinsurer of such equipment, in accordance with the applicable provisionsof any published code or codes of rules or recommended practicesnationally recognized in the industry of which such establishment is apart as providing suitable standards for the inspection, repair andrating of pressure equipment of the type used in such establishment;
(5) pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressedgases when constructed in compliance with specifications of the United Statesdepartment of transportation and when charged with gas marked, maintained andperiodically requalified for use, as required by appropriate regulations of theUnited States department of transportation;
(6) pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rules andregulations of other state authorities and used to transport passengers orfreight;
(7) pressure vessels installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used inthe operation of trains;
(8) pressure vessels having an internal or external operating pressure notexceeding 15 psig with no limit on size;
(9) pressure vessels having an inside diameter, width, height or crosssection diagonal not exceeding six inches, with no limitation on length of thevessel or pressure;
(10) pressure vessels for containing water or other nonflammable liquidsunder pressure, including those containing air, the compression of which servesonly as a cushion, when neither of the following limitations is exceeded:
(A) A design pressure of 300 psig; or
(B) a design temperature of 210° Fahrenheit;
(11) pressure vessels which may be classified as pressure containers whichare an integral part of components of rotating or reciprocating mechanicaldevices such as pumps, turbines, generators, engines and hydraulic or pneumaticcylinders, where the primary design considerations and stresses are derivedfrom the functional requirements of the device;
(12) pressure vessels that do not exceed: (A) 15 cubic feet and 250 psipressure; or (B) 1 1/2 cubic feet in volume and 600 psi pressure; and
(13) pressure vessels installed and constructed before January 1, 1999.
History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 3;L. 1998, ch. 67, § 3;L. 2004, ch. 179, § 82; July 1.
44-915.Act inapplicable to certain boilers andpressure vessels.(a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
(1) Boilers and pressure vessels under the control of the United Statesgovernment or federal law;
(2) antique, scale model or other steam boilers which are usedexclusively for exhibition purposes and which are inspected by associationsthat have established an approved inspection procedure and whose inspectors areregistered as special inspectors with the boiler safety unit of the state ofKansas, department of labor;
(3) fire engine boilers brought into the state for temporary use intimes of emergency;
(4) boilers and pressure vessels located on producing oil and gasleases or storage areas, and outside the limits of any municipality,used solely for oil and gas production purposes;
(5) hot water supply boilers which are directly fired with oil, gas,electricity or solar energy and which are equipped with pressure andtemperature safety relief valves approved by the American society of mechanicalengineers or the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, ifnone of the following limitations is exceeded:
(A) Heat input of 200,000 BTUH;
(B) water temperature of 210° Fahrenheit; and
(C) nominal water capacity of 85 gallons or 120 gallons for an electricalutility generating plant; and
(6) pressure vessels constructed and installed prior to January 1, 1999.
(b) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 44-923, andamendments thereto, and the provisions of K.S.A. 44-924, 44-925 and 44-926, andamendments thereto, shall not apply to:
(1) Boilers and pressure vessels located on farms and used solely foragriculture or horticultural purposes;
(2) heating boilers and pressure vessels which are located in privateresidences or in apartment houses of less than five family units;
(3) boilers and pressure vessels operated and regularly inspected by railwaycompanies operating in interstate commerce;
(4) any boiler and pressure vessels in any establishment in which petroleumproducts are refined or processed in which all boiler and pressure equipment isinspected and rated either by an inspection service regularly maintainedwithin such establishment or provided by a manufacturer, designer orinsurer of such equipment, in accordance with the applicable provisionsof any published code or codes of rules or recommended practicesnationally recognized in the industry of which such establishment is apart as providing suitable standards for the inspection, repair andrating of pressure equipment of the type used in such establishment;
(5) pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressedgases when constructed in compliance with specifications of the United Statesdepartment of transportation and when charged with gas marked, maintained andperiodically requalified for use, as required by appropriate regulations of theUnited States department of transportation;
(6) pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rules andregulations of other state authorities and used to transport passengers orfreight;
(7) pressure vessels installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used inthe operation of trains;
(8) pressure vessels having an internal or external operating pressure notexceeding 15 psig with no limit on size;
(9) pressure vessels having an inside diameter, width, height or crosssection diagonal not exceeding six inches, with no limitation on length of thevessel or pressure;
(10) pressure vessels for containing water or other nonflammable liquidsunder pressure, including those containing air, the compression of which servesonly as a cushion, when neither of the following limitations is exceeded:
(A) A design pressure of 300 psig; or
(B) a design temperature of 210° Fahrenheit;
(11) pressure vessels which may be classified as pressure containers whichare an integral part of components of rotating or reciprocating mechanicaldevices such as pumps, turbines, generators, engines and hydraulic or pneumaticcylinders, where the primary design considerations and stresses are derivedfrom the functional requirements of the device;
(12) pressure vessels that do not exceed: (A) 15 cubic feet and 250 psipressure; or (B) 1 1/2 cubic feet in volume and 600 psi pressure; and
(13) pressure vessels installed and constructed before January 1, 1999.
History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 3;L. 1998, ch. 67, § 3;L. 2004, ch. 179, § 82; July 1.
