§ 34-29A-26 — Inspections required for operating boilers--Frequency of inspection.

Each boiler used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers exempt under § 34-29A-14 , shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation and condition as follows: (1) Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers shall receive a certificate inspection annually which shall be an internal inspection where construction permits, otherwise it shall be as complete an inspection as possible. Such boilers shall also be externally inspected annually while under pressure; (2) Low pressure steam or vapor heating boilers shall receive a certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection every four years where construction will permit; (3) Hot water heating and hot water supply boilers shall receive a certification inspection biennially with an internal inspection at the discretion of the inspector; (4) Boilers and pressure vessels which are a part of a nuclear installation shall be inspected and reported in such form and with such appropriate information as the Department of Public Safety shall designate. A grace period of two months beyond the periods specified in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this section may elapse between certificate inspections. The chief inspector may, at his discretion, permit longer periods between certificate inspections.

Legislative History

SL 1973, ch 229, § 14; SL 1978, ch 257, § 3; SL 1982, ch 18, § 54; SL 2003, ch 272, §§ 20, 121.