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25-12-6
Section 25-12-6 Maximum allowable working pressure. (a) The maximum allowable working pressure
of a boiler carrying the ASME Code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME or API-ASME
symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed
and stamped. Subject to the concurrence of the enforcement authority at the point of installation,
the boiler or pressure vessel may be rerated in accordance with the rules of a later edition
of the ASME Code and in accordance with the rules of the National Board Inspection Code or
API 510, as applicable. (b) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure
vessel which does not carry the ASME or the API-ASME Code symbol shall be computed in accordance
with the Inspection Code of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. (c)
This chapter shall not be construed to prevent the use, the sale, or the reinstallation of
a boiler or pressure vessel referred to in this section,...
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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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25-12-14
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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16-25-1
Section 16-25-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the following terms, unless a
different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following respective
meanings: (1) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in
Section 16-25-2. (2) PUBLIC SCHOOL. Any day school conducted within the state under the authority
and supervision of a duly elected or appointed county or city board of education and any educational
institution supported by and under the control of the state or any private nondenominational
school operated nonprofit for the education of children of school age residing within a district
where no public school is available for the children. (3) TEACHER. Any teacher, principal,
superintendent, supervisor, college professor, administrative officer, or clerk employed in
any public school or public college within the state or employed in any private nondenominational
school operated nonprofit for the education of children of...
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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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25-12-11
Section 25-12-11 Examination of inspectors. The examination for chief, deputy, special, or
owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the board or by an examining
board appointed in accordance with the requirements of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Inspectors, with at least two members present at all times during the examination.
The examination shall be confined to questions the answers to which shall aid in determining
the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service and may be those prepared
by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. If an applicant fails to pass
the examination, the applicant may appeal to the board for another examination which shall
be given by the board after 90 days. The record of an applicant's examination shall be accessible
to the applicant and employer of the applicant. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, ยง11.)...
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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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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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36-27-1
Section 36-27-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) RETIREMENT
SYSTEM. The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 36-27-2. (2) EMPLOYEE.
Any regular employee of the State of Alabama whose salary is paid by state warrant by the
state, except a member of the Legislature of the state, a person who is covered or eligible
to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama or any other retirement system
to which contributions are made by the state, an elective official of the state government,
and a temporary employee or person engaged under retainer or special agreement. In all cases
of doubt the Board of Control shall determine who is an employee within the meaning of this
article. The term shall include any regular employee of the Alabama state hospitals and Partlow
State School and Hospital and the Alabama State Port Authority,...
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