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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 89.2, subsection 7, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 7. "Steam heating boiler" means a steam-generating boiler 1 4 operating at not more than fifteen pounds per square inch; or 1 5 a hot water heating boiler operating at not more than one 1 6 hundred sixty pounds per square inch and not more than 250 1 7 degrees F. at the boiler outlet. 1 8 Sec. 2. Section 89.3, subsection 6, Code 1997, is amended 1 9 to read as follows: 1 10 6. Each boilerof one hundred thousand pounds per hour or1 11more capacity, unfired steam pressure vessel, or regulated 1 12 appurtenance used or proposed to be used within this state, 1 13 which contains only water subject to internal continuous water 1 14 treatment under the direct supervision of a graduate engineer 1 15 or chemist, or one having equivalent experience in the 1 16 treatment of boiler water where the water treatment is for the 1 17 purpose of controlling and limiting serious corrosion and 1 18 other deteriorating factors, and with respect to which vessel 1 19 the commissioner has determined that the owner or user has 1 20 complied with the record-keeping requirements prescribed in 1 21 this chapter, shall be inspected at least once everytwothree 1 22 years internallyand, or a longer interval at the discretion 1 23 of the commissioner, at least once every three years 1 24 externally while not under pressure, and at least once every 1 25 two years externally while under pressure. At any time a 1 26 hydrostatic test is deemed necessary to determine the safety 1 27 of a vessel, the tests shall be conducted by the owner or user 1 28 of the equipment under the supervision of the commissioner. 1 29 Sec. 3. Section 89.3, subsection 7, Code 1997, is amended 1 30 to read as follows: 1 31 7. The owner or user of a boilerof one hundred thousand1 32pounds per hour or more capacity, unfired steam pressure 1 33 vessel, or regulated appurtenance desiring to qualify for 1 34biennialan inspection once every three years shall keep 1 35 available for examination by the commissioner accurate records 2 1 showing the date and actual time the vessel is out of service 2 2 and the reason it is out of service, and the chemical physical 2 3 laboratory analyses of samples of the vessel water taken at 2 4 regular intervals of not more than forty-eight hours of 2 5 operation as will adequately show the condition of the water 2 6 and any elements or characteristics of the water which are 2 7 capable of producing corrosion or other deterioration of the 2 8 vessel or its parts. 2 9 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 89.3A INSPECTION BY AN OWNER-USER 2 10 INSPECTION ORGANIZATION – CERTIFICATE. 2 11 1. The inspections required by section 89.3 shall not be 2 12 made by the commissioner if an owner or user of equipment 2 13 subject to this chapter has an inspection conducted by a 2 14 qualified owner-user inspection organization. 2 15 2. A qualified owner-user inspection organization shall 2 16 meet the following requirements: 2 17 a. The organization is supervised by one or more 2 18 technically competent individuals whose qualifications are 2 19 acceptable to the commissioner. 2 20 b. Inspection procedures of the organization shall meet 2 21 the requirements either established by rules adopted by the 2 22 national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors or 2 23 established by rule API-510 adopted by the American petroleum 2 24 institute. The commissioner shall approve any requirements 2 25 established pursuant to this paragraph. 2 26 c. The inspection shall be conducted by a person certified 2 27 by the commissioner as a qualified owner-user inspector for 2 28 the year during which an inspection occurs pursuant to rules 2 29 adopted by the commissioner. The rules shall provide that the 2 30 inspector hold a valid owner-user inspection commission from, 2 31 and has passed an examination prescribed by, the national 2 32 board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, that the 2 33 inspector be an American petroleum institute-certified 2 34 inspector, or that the inspector hold a certificate of 2 35 competency as an inspector from a state that has standards 3 1 equal to or greater than the standards of this state. 3 2 3. Upon completion of an inspection by a qualified owner- 3 3 user inspection organization, the division of labor services 3 4 of the department of workforce development shall, upon payment 3 5 of a fee by the owner or user of equipment, issue a 3 6 certificate of inspection which shall be valid for the same 3 7 period of time as provided in section 89.3. 3 8 4. An owner-user inspector shall notify, in writing, the 3 9 user and the commissioner of any equipment or appurtenance 3 10 found to be unsafe or unfit for operation and the nature and 3 11 extent of such defect or unsafe condition. The commissioner 3 12 shall indicate to the user whether the equipment may be used 3 13 without making repair or replacement of defective parts, or 3 14 whether the equipment may be used in a limited capacity before 3 15 repairs are made. The commissioner shall permit the user a 3 16 reasonable time to make such repairs. 3 17 EXPLANATI0N 3 18 This bill makes changes concerning the inspection of 3 19 boilers and unfired steam pressure vessels. The bill provides 3 20 that all boilers, not just boilers of 100,000 pounds or more 3 21 capacity, can be inspected at intervals of greater than one 3 22 year. The bill provides that the inspection, both externally 3 23 and internally while not under pressure, of certain boilers 3 24 and unfired steam pressure vessels can be done once every 3 25 three years and not once every two years. The bill authorizes 3 26 an exception to the three-year internal inspection if the 3 27 labor commissioner so allows. 3 28 The bill also permits the inspection of boilers and unfired 3 29 steam pressure vessels by a "qualified owner-user inspection 3 30 organization" instead of by the labor commissioner. The bill 3 31 establishes the requirements such an organization needs to 3 32 meet to be considered a qualified owner-user inspection 3 33 organization. 3 34 LSB 2491HH 77 3 35 ec/cf/24
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