Chapter SPS 341
BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
Subchapter I — Scope, Definitions and Administration
SPS 341.05 Petition for variance.
SPS 341.10 Adoption of standards by reference.
SPS 341.11 Application of standards.
Subchapter II — Inspections
SPS 341.15 General inspection requirements.
SPS 341.16 Installation inspections.
SPS 341.17 Periodic Inspections.
SPS 341.18 Exemptions from periodic inspections.
SPS 341.19 Preparation for internal inspection.
SPS 341.23 Reporting of periodic inspections.
SPS 341.24 Permit to operate.
Subchapter III — All Installations
SPS 341.29 Safety controls.
SPS 341.30 Low-water cutoff, water feeder and fusible plug.
SPS 341.31 Boiler blowoff equipment.
SPS 341.32 Pressure gages for air receivers.
SPS 341.33 Protection of vessels supplied through pressure-reducing stations.
SPS 341.34 Portable boilers.
SPS 341.35 Interconnected boilers.
SPS 341.36 Identification of boilers and pressure vessels.
SPS 341.38 Reporting accidents, repairs and alterations.
Subchapter IV — New Installations
SPS 341.41 Installation registration.
SPS 341.42 ASME code vessels.
SPS 341.43 Wisconsin special vessels.
SPS 341.44 U.S. department of transportation vessels.
SPS 341.45 Noncode vessels.
SPS 341.47 Multi-boiler installations.
SPS 341.48 Organic- or synthetic-fluid heat-transfer systems.
SPS 341.49 Solid-fuel-fired water-heating appliances.
Subchapter V — Nuclear Power Plants
SPS 341.54 Installation registration.
SPS 341.55 Periodic inspections.
SPS 341.56 Welded repairs and alterations.
SPS 341.57 Report of incidents.
Subchapter VI — Repairs and Alterations
SPS 341.60 General requirements.
SPS 341.61 General rules for repairs and alterations.
SPS 341.62 Reports and stamping.
SPS 341.63 Riveted repairs.
SPS 341.64 Safety and safety relief valve repairs.
Subchapter VII — Secondhand Vessels
SPS 341.71 Existing vessels.
SPS 341.72 Vessels from out-of-state.
SPS 341.73 Lap seam boilers.
SPS 341.74 Prohibited boilers.
SPS 341.75 Inspection and testing.
Subchapter VIII — Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refineries
SPS 341.80 General requirements.
Subchapter IX - Historical Boilers
SPS 341.91 General requirements.
SPS 341.92 Testing, maintenance and out-of-state boilers.
SPS 341.93 Interruption of inspection cycle
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Ch. SPS 341 Note
Note: Chapter ILHR 41 as it existed on February 29, 1988 was repealed and a new chapter ILHR 41 was created effective March 1, 1988. Chapter ILHR 41 was renumbered chapter Comm 41 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats.,
Register, March, 1999, No. 519. Chapter Comm 41 was renumbered chapter SPS 341 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 341.01
SPS 341.01 Purpose. Pursuant to ss.
101.02 (15),
101.17 and
101.63, the purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public and employees by establishing minimum standards for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration and repair of boilers, pressure vessels, power piping and solid-fuel-fired water-heating appliances.
SPS 341.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1988, No. 386, eff. 3-1-88; am.
Register, February, 2000, No. 530, eff. 3-1-00;
CR 08-028: am.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08;
CR 11-047: am.
Register May 2012 No. 677, eff. 6-1-12.
SPS 341.02(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), this chapter applies to boilers and piping components associated with boilers, pressure vessels, power piping, and solid-fuel-fired water-heating appliances in use at places of employment, in public buildings and at one- or 2-family dwellings.
SPS 341.02 Note
Note: The Wisconsin Commercial Building Code (WCBC), chapters SPS 361 to 366, likewise applies this chapter to the installation, alteration and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in public buildings and places of employment. The WCBC may have other requirements relating to the installation, alteration or repair of a boiler or pressure vessel, such as requirements relating to enclosures, location, safety controls, combustion air, and venting. The International Mechanical Code® (IMC) as adopted by reference under the WCBC contains requirements relating to hydronic piping.
SPS 341.02 Note
Note: Wisconsin Administrative Codes are available at
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/prefaces/toc. Official copies may be obtained for a nominal fee at the Department of Administration, Document Sales and Distribution, 4622 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2156, telephone 800-DOC-SALES or Contact Through Relay, or at
docsales@doa.state.wi.us.
SPS 341.02(1)(b)2.
2. Only subch.
VI applies to a pressure vessel in a mechanical refrigeration system.
SPS 341.02 Note
Note: Chapter
SPS 345 contains additional requirements for pressure vessels in mechanical refrigeration systems.
