32 §15117. Inspection required; certificates issued
Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 131: BOARD OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. H, §14 (NEW); 1999, C. 386, PT. W, §2 (RPR)
§15117. Inspection required; certificates issued
Each boiler or pressure vessel used or proposed for use within this State, except boilers or pressure vessels exempt under section 15102, must be thoroughly inspected by the chief inspector, a deputy inspector or an authorized inspector, as to its design, construction, installation, condition and operation. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act specifying the method and frequency of inspection. When any boiler or pressure vessel inspected as specified by the board is found to be suitable and to conform to the rules of the board, the chief inspector shall issue to the owner or user of that boiler or pressure vessel, upon payment of a fee to the board, an inspection certificate for each boiler or pressure vessel. The fee under section 15104-C must be set by the director. Inspection certificates must specify the maximum pressure that the boiler or pressure vessel inspected is allowed to carry. The inspection certificate may be valid for not more than 14 months from the date of inspection in the case of boilers and 38 months from the date of inspection in the case of pressure vessels and must be posted under glass in the engine or boiler room containing the boiler or pressure vessel or an engine operated by it or, in the case of a portable boiler, in the office of the plant where it is temporarily located. The board may adopt rules setting forth criteria by which a temporary extension of an inspection certificate beyond 14 months in the case of boilers and beyond 38 months in the case of pressure vessels may be authorized. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. [2007, c. 695, Pt. B, §22 (AMD).]
In accordance with the provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, the chief inspector or any deputy inspector may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in the inspector's opinion, the boiler or pressure vessel for which it was issued may not continue to be operated without menace to the public safety. A licensed inspector has corresponding powers with respect to inspection certificates for boilers and pressure vessels insured by the company employing the inspector. [1999, c. 386, Pt. W, §27 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
1995, c. 560, §H14 (NEW). 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF). 1999, c. 386, §W27 (AMD). 1999, c. 687, §E16 (AMD). 2001, c. 323, §43 (AMD). 2001, c. 573, §A5 (AMD). 2007, c. 695, Pt. B, §22 (AMD).