BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS  


General Provisions
NAC 455C.020. Definitions.
NAC 455C.022. “Alteration” defined.
NAC 455C.024. “Authorized inspection entity” defined.
NAC 455C.026. “Boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.028. “Boiler inspector” defined.
NAC 455C.030. “Certificate” defined.
NAC 455C.032. “Code” defined.
NAC 455C.034. “Commission” defined.
NAC 455C.036. “Contractor” defined.
NAC 455C.038. “Electric boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.040. “Existing installation” defined.
NAC 455C.042. “External inspection” defined.
NAC 455C.044. “Factor of safety” defined.
NAC 455C.046. “Fired pressure vessel” defined.
NAC 455C.048. “Heat exchanger” defined.
NAC 455C.050. “High-pressure, high-temperature water boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.052. “Hot water heating boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.054. “Hot water supply boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.056. “Inspection for an operating permit” defined.
NAC 455C.058. “Inspection organization” defined.
NAC 455C.060. “Inspector” defined.
NAC 455C.062. “Internal inspection” defined.
NAC 455C.064. “Lined potable water heater” defined.
NAC 455C.066. “Low-pressure heating boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.068. “National Board” defined.
NAC 455C.070. “National Board Inspection Code” defined.
NAC 455C.072. “New boiler or pressure vessel” defined.
NAC 455C.074. “Nonstandard boiler or pressure vessel” defined.
NAC 455C.076. “Operating permit” defined.
NAC 455C.078. “Person” defined.
NAC 455C.080. “Portable boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.082. “Power boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.084. “Pressure vessel” defined.
NAC 455C.086. “PSIG” defined.
NAC 455C.088. “Reinstalled boiler or pressure vessel” defined.
NAC 455C.090. “Relief valve” defined.
NAC 455C.092. “Repair” defined.
NAC 455C.094. “Safety relief valve” defined.
NAC 455C.096. “Safety valve” defined.
NAC 455C.098. “Secondhand boiler or pressure vessel” defined.
NAC 455C.100. “Special inspector” defined.
NAC 455C.102. “Standard boiler or pressure vessel” defined.
NAC 455C.104. “Structure” defined.
NAC 455C.106. “Unfired steam boiler” defined.
NAC 455C.108. Adoption by reference of certain publications, codes and sections of codes.
NAC 455C.110. Determination of suitability for this State of revisions of publications adopted by reference.
NAC 455C.112. Prerequisites to operation of new boiler or pressure vessel.
NAC 455C.114. Exemptions from provisions.
NAC 455C.116. Procedure to obtain exemption for certain conditions or practices; grant of certain exemptions by Chief.
NAC 455C.118. Fees of Enforcement Section.
NAC 455C.120. Notification by insurance companies.
Certification of Special Inspectors
NAC 455C.130. Application for certificate; issuance and expiration of certificate and card for identification.
NAC 455C.132. Examination for certificate: Education and experience required; application; conduct; failure to pass.
NAC 455C.134. Annual renewal of certificate and card for identification.
Operating Permits
NAC 455C.140. Requirement; duration; location; operation before issuance.
NAC 455C.142. Cancellation; issuance after reinstallation.
Inspections
NAC 455C.150. Inspection for operating permit: Internal inspection.
NAC 455C.152. Inspection for operating permit: Time and manner.
NAC 455C.154. Inspection for operating permit: General requirements; action on report of or refusal to allow inspection.
NAC 455C.156. Frequency and scope of inspections; authority to require preparation for inspection; authorization to change interval between inspections.
NAC 455C.158. Preparation for inspection.
NAC 455C.160. Improper preparation for inspection.
NAC 455C.162. Removal of covering; inaccessible parts.
NAC 455C.164. External evidence of leak or crack.
NAC 455C.166. Report of inspection by special inspector.
NAC 455C.168. Procedure upon determination of violation of code.
NAC 455C.170. Procedure upon determination of unsafe condition.
NAC 455C.172. Procedure following accident.
NAC 455C.174. Condemned boilers or pressure vessels.
Installations
NAC 455C.180. Acceptance of boiler or pressure vessel for installation in this State.
NAC 455C.182. Requirements for installation or alteration.
NAC 455C.184. Requirements for reinstallation.
Stamping, Tagging and Numbering
NAC 455C.190. General requirements.
NAC 455C.192. Stamping and restamping: Compliance with code.
NAC 455C.194. Numbering of boiler or pressure vessel requiring manufacturer’s data report; signing and filing of copy of report.
Safety Requirements
NAC 455C.200. Decrease in working pressure or temperature: Determination by inspector or special inspector; contest of decision.
NAC 455C.202. Removal or alteration of appliance for safety or device or valve for relief of pressure; removal of appliance for repair.
NAC 455C.204. Platforms and runways.
NAC 455C.206. Gas burners.
NAC 455C.208. Supports.
NAC 455C.210. Connective pipes.
NAC 455C.212. Doors, latches and fastenings.
NAC 455C.214. Backflow prevention devices.
NAC 455C.216. Repairs and alterations.
NAC 455C.218. Repair of safety valves.
NAC 455C.220. Lap-seam crack.
NAC 455C.222. Automatically controlled boilers; repair or replacement of fittings or appliances.
NAC 455C.224. Repair or replacement of fitting or appliance.
NAC 455C.226. Capacity ratings of certain valves.
NAC 455C.228. Power boilers: Safety valves.
NAC 455C.230. Steam heating boilers: Safety valves.
NAC 455C.232. Hot water boilers: Safety relief valves.
NAC 455C.234. Lined potable water heaters: Relief valves.
NAC 455C.236. Discharge piping.
Boilers
NAC 455C.240. Period of operation for nonstandard boiler.
NAC 455C.242. Working pressure for nonstandard boiler.
NAC 455C.244. Working pressure for boiler made of cast iron.
NAC 455C.246. Working pressure for watertube boiler.
NAC 455C.248. Maximum age.
NAC 455C.250. Clearance: Generally.
NAC 455C.252. Clearance: Fired storage and fired coil water heater.
NAC 455C.254. Clearance and access: Copper watertube boilers.
NAC 455C.256. Feeding.
NAC 455C.258. Feed water connections.
NAC 455C.260. Return pipe loop connections.
NAC 455C.262. Steam gauges.
NAC 455C.264. Stop valves and check valves.
NAC 455C.266. Water level indicators.
NAC 455C.268. Qualifications of attendant.
NAC 455C.270. Air and ventilation.
NAC 455C.272. Exits.
NAC 455C.274. Supervision.
NAC 455C.276. Hot water heating boilers: Pressure or altitude gauge.
NAC 455C.278. Hot water boilers: Thermometer; operating control and secondary high limit control; stop valve.
NAC 455C.280. Device for feeding water; automatic cutoff for fuel.
NAC 455C.282. Pressure-reducing valves.
NAC 455C.284. Blowoff piping and fittings.
NAC 455C.286. Blowoff equipment.
Pressure Vessels
NAC 455C.290. Working pressure for formed heads and nonstandard pressure vessels.
NAC 455C.292. Working pressure for nonstamped pressure vessels.
NAC 455C.294. Maximum allowable working pressure and minimum factor of safety.
NAC 455C.296. Safety and relief valves and indicating and controlling devices.
NAC 455C.298. Hydrostatic tests for pressure; use of other testing media.
Miscellaneous Provisions
NAC 455C.300. Contractor’s license required for certain activities; exemption from requirement.