State Special and Variances

PURPOSE: This rule addresses alternatives for the design, construction, installation, inspection and repair of boilers, water heaters and pressure vessels. (1) Boilers, water heaters and pressure vessels that were contracted for after November 12, 1986 and are not designed or constructed in accordance with the Act and these rules, may be approved by the board as a state special. This paragraph also applies to nonstandard second-hand objects installed after November 12, 1986. The owner or user must submit the following information to the board for consideration: (A) A signed statement describing the intended use of the object and the reason why the object cannot meet the Act and/ or these rules; (B) Design calculations and drawings, in United States customary units, certified by a licensed professional engineer competent in boiler, water heater or pressure vessel design, as applicable; (C) Complete details of the design, material, workmanship, and construction shall indicate equivalency to the appropriate American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code, the Act and these rules; (D) The name of the third party inspection agency for the construction; (E) A data report or other manufacturer’s document certifying that the design and construction meets the Code that the object was constructed to; and (F) Any additional information that the board deems necessary to evaluate the object as being similar to an ASME Code constructed object. (2) Any variance to the Act and these rules other than described in 11 CSR 40-2.064(1) shall be approved by the board except that a time extension for the inspection required in 11 CSR 402.022(3)(C)4., (4)(A) and (5)(A) may be approved by the chief inspector. The owner or user must submit a written request for a variance to the chief inspector indicating why the variance or time extension is necessary. AUTHORITY: section 650.215, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Sept. 25, 2002, effective May 30, 2003. *Original authority: 650.215, RSMo 1984, amended 1990, 1993, 1995.