25-12-14
Section 25-12-14 Certificate inspection. (a) The secretary, the chief inspector, or any deputy inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed for use in, or is being installed in, this state for the purpose of ascertaining whether the boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed and installed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b)(1) On and after January 1, 2002, each boiler and pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except for pressure vessels covered by an owner or user inspection service as described in subsection (d) or except for boilers or pressure vessels exempt under Section 25-12-7, owners and users may request to waive this exemption, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation, and condition as follows: a. Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers shall receive a certificate inspection...
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25-12-8
Section 25-12-8 Chief inspector. (a) The secretary may appoint as chief inspector a citizen of this state who at the time of the appointment shall have not less than five years' experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector and who shall pass the same type of examination prescribed under Section 25-12-11. The chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board and its recommendation to the secretary. (b) The chief inspector, if authorized by the secretary, shall be charged, directed, and empowered to do all of the following: (1) To take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the state governing the use of boilers and pressure vessels to which this chapter applies and of the rules and regulations of the department. (2) To keep a complete record of the name of each owner or...
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25-12-15
Section 25-12-15 Inspection report; maintenance of records; inspection certificate. (a) Each company employing special inspectors, within 30 days following each certificate inspection made by the inspectors, shall file a report of the inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the secretary. The filing of reports of external inspections, other than certificate inspections, shall not be required except when the inspections disclose that the boiler or pressure vessel is in a dangerous condition. (b) Each company operating pressure vessels covered by an owner or user inspection service meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of Section 25-12-10 shall maintain in its files an inspection record which shall list, by number and any abbreviated description necessary for identification, each pressure vessel covered by this chapter, the date of the last inspection of each pressure vessel, and the approximate date for the next inspection. The inspection record...
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25-12-18
Section 25-12-18 Disposition of fees. The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector or his or her deputy inspector shall pay directly to the chief inspector, upon completion of inspection, fees as prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary. Pressure vessel certificates of inspection fees shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) annually. The chief inspector shall transfer all fees received to a separate fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the department for its operation. All funds, pursuant to this chapter, deposited in the State Treasury shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Budget Management Act and Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41. All fees collected above the appropriated amount shall be transferred to the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §18; Act 2009-26, p. 85, §3.)...
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25-12-7
Section 25-12-7 Exceptions. (a) This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control or under regulations of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 192 and 193. (2) Pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressed or liquefied gases when constructed in compliance with specifications of the United States Department of Transportation and when charged with gas or liquid, marked, maintained, and periodically requalified for use, as required by appropriate regulations of the United States Department of Transportation. (3) Pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state or federal authorities and used for carrying passengers or freight. (4) Air tanks installed on the right of way of railroads and used directly in the operation of trains. (5) Pressure vessels that do not exceed any of the following weights and measures: a. Five cubic feet in volume and 250...
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25-12-2
Section 25-12-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels. (2) BOILER. A closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, or steam is superheated, or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use externally to itself, by the direct application of energy from the combustion of fuels or from electrical, solar, or nuclear energy. The term "boiler" shall include fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing systems and are complete within themselves. The term "boiler" is further defined to include any of the following terms: a. Heating boiler. A steam or vapor boiler operating at pressures not exceeding 15 psig or a hot water boiler operating at pressures not exceeding 160 psig or temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit. b. High...
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25-12-10
Section 25-12-10 Special inspectors. (a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by Section 25-12-9, the secretary, upon the request of any company licensed to insure and insuring in this state boilers and pressure vessels, or upon the request of any company operating pressure vessels in this state for which the owner or user maintains a regularly established inspection service which is under the supervision of one or more technically competent individuals whose qualifications are satisfactory to the department and causes the pressure vessels to be regularly inspected and rated by the inspection service in accordance with applicable provisions of the rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25-12-4, shall issue to each inspector of the insurance company a certificate of competency as a special inspector and to each inspector of the company operating a pressure vessel a certificate of competency as owner or user inspectors. Each inspector before...
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25-12-9
Section 25-12-9 Deputy inspectors. The secretary may employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector. A deputy inspector at the time of appointment shall have three years of experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector. A deputy inspector shall pass the examination provided for in Section 25-12-11. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §9.)...
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25-12-3
Section 25-12-3 Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels. There is created within the Department of Labor a Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels, which shall be referred to in this chapter as the board. The board shall consist of nine members, the majority of whom shall have experience in design, construction, inspection, repair, or operation of boilers or pressure vessels. Eight of these members shall be citizens of this state and appointed by the Secretary of Labor, two for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, two for a term of three years, and two for a term of four years. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, they or their successors identifiable with the same interest respectively as provided in this chapter shall be appointed for terms of four years each. The secretary may at any time remove any member of the board...
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25-12-4
Section 25-12-4 Rules and regulations. (a)(1) The department, with the advice of the board, shall formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state. (2) The definitions, rules, and regulations formulated for new construction shall be based upon and at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulas, and practices established and pertaining to boiler and pressure vessel construction and safety. The department, with the advice of the board, may adopt an existing published codification, known as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, with the amendments and interpretations made and approved by the council of the society, and may adopt the amendments and interpretations subsequently made and published by the same authority. When adopted, the codification shall be deemed to be incorporated into...
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