2020 Georgia Code
Title 25 - Fire Protection and Safety
Chapter 15 - Other Safety Inspections and Regulations
Article 2 - Regulation of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
§ 25-15-11. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:

1. "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, or steam is superheated or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use externally to itself, by the direct application of energy from the combustion of fuels or from electricity, solar, or nuclear energy. The term "boiler" shall include fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing systems and are complete within themselves. The term "boiler" is further defined as follows:
   1. "Heating boiler" means a steam or vapor boiler operating at pressures not exceeding 15 psig or a hot water boiler operating at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
   2. "High pressure, high temperature water boiler" means a water boiler operating at pressures exceeding 160 psig or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
   3. "Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressure of more than 15 psig.
2. "Certificate of inspection" means an inspection, the report of which is used by the chief inspector to determine whether or not a certificate as provided by subsection (c) of Code Section 25-15-24 may be issued.
3. "Commissioner" means the Safety Fire Commissioner.
4. "Office" means the office of Safety Fire Commissioner.
5. "Pressure vessel" means a vessel other than those vessels defined in paragraph (1) of this Code section in which the pressure is obtained from an external source or by the application of heat.

(Code 1981, §34-11-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1349, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 873, § 11; Code 1981, §25-15-11, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 2/SB 446.)

The 2012 amendment, effective May 2, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-11-2 as present Code Section 25-15-11; substituted "article" for "chapter" in the introductory paragraph; deleted paragraph (1), which read: "Reserved."; redesignated former paragraphs (2) and (3) as present paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; substituted "25-15-24" for "34-11-15" in paragraph (2); redesignated former paragraph (4) as present paragraph (3), and, in paragraph (3), substituted "Safety Fire Commissioner" for "Commissioner of Labor"; added paragraph (4); deleted former paragraph (5), which read: "'Department' means the Department of Labor."; redesignated former paragraph (6) as present paragraph (5), and, in paragraph (5), substituted "paragraph (1)" for "paragraph (2)".