Title 9, Safety - Industrial and Commercial
0 chapters · 61 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-1-101 Doors - passages
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Every room or building intended to be used as a theater, opera house, music hall, concert hall, church, or other like place of public assemblage shall be provided with at least one doorway of not less than five feet in width for each two hundred fifty persons who may be seated wi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-1-102 Penalty
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Every proprietor who builds or procures to be built or leases, procures, or permits to be used as a theater, opera house, concert hall, music hall, public school, church, or for any other like public assemblage any building not in conformity to this article is guilty of a misdeme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-1-103 No action for rent
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No action shall lie to recover the rent on any lease or contract for the use or occupation of any room or building used as a theater, opera house, concert hall, music hall, public school, church, or other like place of public assemblage unless such room or building at the time of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-1-104 Doors open outward
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All doors provided for the doorways of every such room or building shall open outwards, and every person using or occupying any such room or building as a theater, opera house, concert hall, music hall, public school, church, or for other like public assemblage during the whole o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-1-105 Fireproof stairways
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Whenever any building is erected for the purpose of accommodating public assemblages and the rooms intended for such purpose are not on the first floor of such building, it is the duty of the persons erecting the same to provide and erect at least two fireproof stairways of ample…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-1-106 Loss of life - penalty
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If any lives are lost by reason of the willful negligence and failure to observe the provisions of this article, the person through whose default such loss of life was occasioned commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. Source: G.L.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-3-101 Use of toxic fire-extinguishing agents prohibited
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No person, partnership, association, or corporation shall use or install for use in any place of public assemblage, public or private school, hospital, institution, business or office building, apartment building, penal institution, nursing or convalescent home, factory, mill, wo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-3-102 Sale of illegal fire extinguishers prohibited
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No person shall sell, give, or offer for sale any fire extinguisher or fire-extinguishing device containing or designed to contain any active agent prohibited in section 9-3-101, if such fire extinguisher or fire-extinguishing device is intended for installation and use in any bu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-3-103 Enforcement
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The sheriffs of every county in this state, the fire chiefs of every town, city, and fire protection district, and the safety inspectors appointed by the executive director of the department of labor and employment have full and concurrent jurisdiction to investigate violations o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-3-104 Violation - penalty
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Any person who violates any provision of this article 3 commits a petty offense. Source: L. 69: p. 185, � 4. C.R.S. 1963: � 17-5-4. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3145, � 101, effective March 1, 2022.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-3-105 District attorney to prosecute
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Every district attorney to whom there is presented, or who in any way procures satisfactory evidence of any violation of the provisions of this article, shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts, without delay, for the enforcement of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-101 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code means the boiler and pressure vessel code developed by the boiler and pressure vessel committee of the American society of mechanical engineers with amendments, addenda, a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-102 Boiler inspection section - created - director - chief boiler inspector - inspectors - qualifications
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(1) The director shall carry out the provisions of this article 4. The director may appoint a chief boiler inspector to oversee the boiler inspection section, which is created in the division of oil and public safety. The boiler inspection section is a type 2 entity, as defined i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-103 Duties - rules
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(1) The director shall keep in his or her office a complete and accurate record of the names of owners or users of boilers inspected, giving a full description of the boiler, the pressure allowed, the date when last inspected, and by whom. The director or chief boiler inspector s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-104 Exemptions
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(1) The following are exempt from the provisions of this article: (a) Boilers located in private residences; (b) Boilers located in apartment houses having less than six family units; (c) Any city or town where boiler inspectors of comparable capability to state boiler inspectors…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-105 Inspections of boilers
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(1) Inspectors making internal inspections of boilers shall give the owner or user not less than five days' prior notice of the time when they will make such inspections. (2) An inspector may, upon seeing conditions that, in the inspector's discretion, indicate that there has bee…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-106 Owner to report boilers - wrongful use - inspection of new installations
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(1) It is the duty of the owner or user of boilers, except those boilers exempt from the provisions of this article under section 9-4-104, used or which are to be used in this state, to report to the section the location of newly installed or relocated boilers. (2) Before the ins…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-106.5 Owner to report boilers taken out of service
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(1) It is the duty of the owner or user of boilers used in this state, except those boilers exempt from the provisions of this article under section 9-4-104, to report to the section the location and state serial number of boilers that have been taken out of service but not remov…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-107 Certificate
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(1) If, upon inspection, a boiler is found to comply with the Colorado boiler and pressure vessel code, the owner or user thereof shall pay directly to the section such fee as is prescribed by section 9-4-109, and the division of oil and public safety shall issue to such owner or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-108 Violation by owner or user - penalty - enforcement
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(1) If the owner of any boiler fails to report the location of such boiler to the section, the owner is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, if the owner or his agent fails to have said boiler ready for internal inspection as provided in this article, said owner shall be liable to pay f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-108.5 Variances
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Any owner or user may apply to the director for a rule or order for a variance from the standards, rules, regulations, or requirements of this article, upon providing such information as prescribed by the director. The director shall issue such rule or order if he determines that…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-109 Fees for boiler and pressure vessel inspection certificates
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(1) (a) (I) There shall be paid for the issuance of a certificate of boiler or pressure vessel inspection of each individual boiler or pressure vessel, regardless of how it is joined or connected, according to this article by the owner or user of said boiler or pressure vessel, s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-110 Special inspectors
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(1) In addition to the boiler inspectors authorized by this article, the section shall, upon request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers in this state, issue to any boiler inspectors of said company commissions as special boiler inspectors. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-110.5 Owner-user inspection organizations - registration
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(1) A person, firm, partnership, or corporation operating boilers or pressure vessels may seek approval and registration as an owner-user inspection organization by filing an application with the director on prescribed forms. (2) The applicant shall show the name of the organizat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-111 Penalty - inspector fails to perform duty
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An inspector of boilers, for every failure to perform his or her duties, commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 275, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 17-3-11. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3145, � 103, effective March 1, 2022.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-112 Regulations common to all types and services of boilers
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(1) Each boiler shall be supported by masonry or structural supports of sufficient strength and rigidity to safely support the boiler. There shall be no excessive vibration in either the boiler or its connecting piping. (2) All boilers shall be so located that adequate space on e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-113 New power boiler installations
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(1) No power boiler, except those exempt by this article, shall be installed in this state unless it has been constructed, inspected, and stamped in conformity with the rules for construction of power boilers of the A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code and is registered with …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-114 Existing power boiler installations
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(1) The maximum allowable working pressure of standard boilers shall be determined by the applicable sections of the codes under which they were constructed and stamped. The maximum allowable working pressure on the shell of a nonstandard boiler or drum shell shall be determined …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-115 New miniature boiler installations
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(1) No miniature boiler, except those exempted by rules promulgated by the division of oil and public safety, shall be installed in this state unless it has been constructed, inspected, and stamped in conformity with the rules of construction of miniature boilers of the A.S.M.E. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-116 Existing miniature boiler installations
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(1) Miniature boilers shall be installed in accordance with the provisions in section 9-4-113 unless a special exemption is stated in this article or otherwise provided by the director. (2) The maximum allowable working pressure on the shell or drum of a miniature boiler shall be…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-117 New heating boilers and hot-water supply boilers installations
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No heating boiler or hot-water supply boiler, except those exempt by this article, shall be installed in this state unless it has been constructed, inspected, and stamped in conformity with the rules for construction of low-pressure heating boilers of the A.S.M.E. boiler and pres…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-4-118 Existing heating boilers and hot-water supply boilers installations
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(1) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler built in accordance with the A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code shall in no case exceed the pressure indicated by the manufacturer’s identification stamped or cast on the boiler or a plate secured to it. (2) The maximum…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-5-101 Definitions
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As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Accessibility point means a unit of value exchanged for different levels of accessible dwelling types to satisfy the requirements for dwelling accessibility contained in this article. (2) Accessible route means…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-5-102 Disabilities covered - purpose
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(1) This article is intended to provide accessibility standards for residential projects designed to serve persons with nonambulatory disabilities, semiambulatory disabilities, sight disabilities, hearing disabilities, disabilities of incoordination, and aging. (2) Design criteri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-5-103 Applicability of standards - enforcement
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(1) The standards and specifications set forth in this article shall apply to all buildings and facilities used for housing that are constructed in whole or in part by the use of state, county, or municipal funds or the funds of any political subdivision of the state or that are …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-5-104 Responsibility for enforcing standards
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(1) The responsibility for enforcement of this article is as follows: (a) For factory-built residential structures as defined in section 24-32-3302 (10), C.R.S., the division of housing created in section 24-32-704, C.R.S.; (b) In a political subdivision that does not have a loca…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-5-105 Exemptions for certain privately funded projects
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(1) Accessible dwelling units shall be provided as required in this article; except that this article does not apply to privately funded projects for the construction of a detached residence or residences or to other types of residential property containing less than seven reside…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-5-106 Implementation plan
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The builder of any project regulated by this article shall create an implementation plan that guarantees the timely and evenly phased delivery of the required number of accessible units. Such plan shall clearly specify the number and type of units required and the order in which …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-101 Explosives on passenger vehicles and trains
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It is unlawful to transport, carry, convey, or deliver to be transported, carried, or conveyed, or to cause to be delivered to be transported, carried, or conveyed any of the substances or articles known as dynamite, nitroglycerine, or glycerine oil, nitroleum or blasting oil, or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-102 Packing for shipment
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It is unlawful to ship, send, or forward nitroglycerine, glycerine oil, nitrated oil, nitroleum or blasting oil, or to transport any of the same upon any vehicle of any description, or to deliver the same to be transported, carried, or conveyed unless the same is securely enclose…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-103 Violation - penalty
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Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of sections 9-6-101 and 9-6-102 commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. Source: L. 1876: p. 97, � 3. G.L. � 1854. G.S. � 2790. R.S. 08: � 5288. C.L. � 5507. CSA: C. 64, � 3. C…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-104 Death by negligence
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When the death of any person is caused by the explosion of any of the articles or substances named in section 9-6-101 while the same is being delivered to any carrier or while the same is being transported or is being removed from the vehicle on which it has been transported or c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-105 Marking for sale
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(1) It is unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to sell or offer for sale, or take or solicit orders of sale for, or purchase or use, or have on hand or in store for the purpose of sale or use in this state any high explosive that can be detonated by means of a det…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-106 Date of manufacture - wrapping
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(1) It is unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to have more than two different dates or identifying codes on any high explosive that can be detonated by means of a detonator, including without limitation dynamite, detonating cord, cast primer, cap-sensitive emulsi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-107 Violation - penalty
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If any person, partnership, or corporation violates any of the provisions of sections 9-6-105 and 9-6-106, such person, the members of such partnership, or the officers or agents of such corporation commit a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 1887: p. 279, � 3. R.S. 08: � 5292. C.L.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-6-108 Applicability
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Consumer fireworks and display fireworks, as defined in 27 CFR 555.11 of the United States department of justice, bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives, or any of its successor agencies, shall not be subject to the provisions of this article. Source: L. 2001: Entir…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-7-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Explosives Act. Source: L. 70: p. 185, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 53-7-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-7-102 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this article 7 is to provide for safety inspections to assure suitable control of the procurement of and access to explosives and, at the same time, to avoid undue limitations upon the manufacture, sale, transport, or legit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-7-103 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (1.5) Department means the department of labor and employment. (2) Division means the division of oil and public safety in the department of labor and employment. (3) Explosive or explosive device means…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-7-104 Enforcement
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(1) The division shall enforce this article and for such purposes shall: (a) Issue permits to applicants found by the division, after inspection and investigation, to be qualified for such permit under this article and the rules of the division; (b) Deny, suspend, or revoke permi…