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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 209 the hearing officer may be appealed to the district court in the county in which the violation occurred pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act. Added by Laws 1997, c. 391, § 10, eff. July 1, 1997.

§40-141.1. Short title - Definitions. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act", and, except as otherwise herein provided, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels. For the purpose of this act, the following definitions apply: 1. "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated, or any combination thereof, under pressure or vacuum, for external use to itself, by the direct application of heat. The term "boiler" includes fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing systems and complete within themselves: a. "power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressure of more than fifteen (15) pounds per square inch gauge, or as further defined in American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I, b. "high-temperature water boiler" means a water boiler intended for operation at pressures in excess of one hundred sixty (160) pounds per square inch gauge; or temperatures in excess of two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (250° F), or as further defined in American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I, c. "low pressure steam boiler" means a steam boiler operating at pressures not exceeding fifteen (15) pounds per square inch gauge, or as further defined in American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section IV, d. "hot water heating boiler" means a heating boiler operating at pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty (160) pounds per square inch gauge - one thousand one hundred three (1,103) kilopascals and/or temperatures not exceeding two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (250° F), one hundred twenty-one degrees Celsius (121° C), at or near the boiler outlet, or as further defined in American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section IV, e. "hot water supply boiler" means a supply boiler operating at pressures not exceeding one hundred sixty (160) pounds per square inch gauge - one thousand one hundred three (1,103) kilopascals and/or