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The primary objective of the DNREC Boiler Safety Program is to protect the public from unsafe boilers, pressure vessels. It does so by providing registration and inspections of boilers and pressure vessels under the state’s Boiler Safety Regulations.
The program, part of the DNREC Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances, ensures that boilers and pressure vessels meet state regulations and current American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards when manufactured and when repairs are made.
The DNREC Boiler Safety Program is established in Delaware State Law (7 Del.C. Chapter 74B). The Boiler Safety Regulations are published in the Delaware Administrative Code (7 DE Admin. Code 1353).
A boiler is a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated, or any combination thereof, under pressure or vacuum for use externally, by the direct application of heat. The heat can be from the combustion of fuels, or from electricity or nuclear energy.
The term “boiler” includes fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water, where these units are separate from processing systems, and are complete within themselves. Boilers can be used for numerous applications such as heating a building, processing steam or making hot water, or for the supply and storage of hot or cold potable water. A water heater is considered a boiler. (7 Del. Code § 7402B)
A pressure vessel is a container for the containment of pressure, either internal or external. The pressure may be obtained from an external source or by the application of heat from a direct or indirect source, or any combination thereof.
Pressure vessels can be found almost everywhere including automobile dealers, repair garages, machine shops, schools and colleges and chemical plants and refineries. Several types of pressure vessels are: carbon dioxide storage cylinders; oxygen, nitrogen, anhydrous ammonia tanks and receivers; Freon receivers; and air receivers. (7 Del. Code § 7402B)
The DNREC Boiler Safety Program is charged with maintaining minimum standards of inspector competency and professionalism. It provides inspections of boilers and pressure vessels, maintains data on boilers and pressure vessels in Delaware, monitors complaints brought against inspectors and advises the department on the development of related rules and regulations.
Delaware has had a boiler safety program in place since 1919, when the Board of Boiler Rules was created. In 1972, the function was moved to the state’s Dept. of Public Safety. It was moved to DNREC in the early 2000s.
The program works closely with the Council on Boiler Safety.
Boiler Safety Program publishes a full list of active, inactive and scrapped boilers and pressure vessels found in the state of Delaware on the Delaware Open Data Portal.
For more information, please contact the Boiler Safety Program at Boiler.Safety@Delaware.gov or 302-395-2500.
An Application for Examination is required for all new inspectors requesting commissions in Delaware. Applications must be notarized and accompanied by a copy of the inspector’s National Board working card. New inspectors must call 302-395-2500 to schedule a test date.
A Boiler Installation Registration Form is required for any new boiler installation in Delaware. This form is completed by the installing contractor and submitted to Boiler Safety as soon as possible to schedule a boiler inspection with a National Board/Delaware Commissioned Inspector.
A Contractor’s Operational Report (or a CSD-1 Operational Report) must be submitted by the contractor before obtaining an operating certificate.
A Report of Inspection must be submitted to Boiler Safety by a an inspector commissioned by the National Board or by Delaware within 30 days of conducting an inspection.
Send forms to the Boiler Safety Program at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720. By email: Boiler.Safety@Delaware.gov or by Fax: 302-395-2555.
The Boiler Safety Program has no jurisdiction over stationary engineers within the State of Delaware. The City of Wilmington has a Board of Examining Engineers that oversees the licensing of stationary engineers.
For more information, please contact the City of Wilmington Board of Examining Engineers.
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
Related Topics: boiler, boiler safety, Health and Safety, pressure vessel, waste and hazardous substances
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