Volume 13 Number 1 - University of the Philippines College of Law

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National Administrative Register Volume 13/1
- Accident/damage analysis
- Safety programming
- Safety inspection
- Accident investigation
- Safety audit
- Safety program evaluation
Date Filed: 08 January 2002
1161 : Definitions :
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RULE 1160
Boiler
(1) ìSteam Boilerî shall mean any closed vessel wherein steam or other vapor is or is
intended to be generated above atmospheric pressure by the application of fire, by the
product of combustion, by electrical means, or by other heat source.
(2) ìPower Boilerî shall mean a steam boiler with a working pressure exceeding 1.055 kg./
cm.2 gauge (15psig).
(3) ìMiniature Boilerî shall mean any power boiler which does not exceed any of the
following limits:
a.) 40.5 cm. (16 in.) inside diameter of shell;
b.) 106.5 cm. (42 in.) overall length of the shell;
c.) 1.85 m.2 (20 ft.2) water heating surface or;
d.) 7.03 kg./cm.2(100 psig) maximum allowable working pressure.
(4) ìLow Pressure Heating Boilerî shall mean a steam boiler used exclusively for operation
at a pressure not exceeding 1.055 kg./cm.2 (15psig) or a temperature not exceeding 121 0 C
(250 0 F).
(5) ìHot Water Boilerî a vessel completely filled with water and is intended to be heated
above atmospheric pressure by the application of fire or such products of combustion by
electrical means, or other heat source.
(6) ìWorking Pressureî shall mean gauge pressure above atmospheric pressure in kg./
Cm.2 g (psig).
(7) ìBoiler Horsepowerî in the absence of Manufacturerís Data Boiler Horsepower shall
mean the equivalent of 0.95 sq.m. (10 sq. ft.) of heating surface for vertical type boilers and
the equivalent of 0.46 sq.m. (5 sq.ft.) of heating surface for other types.
1162 : General Provisions:
(1) No boiler shall be installed and/or operated in the Philippines without the permit issued
for the purpose by the Secretary of Labor or his/her authorized representative.