House Study Bill 150 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON DEYOE) A BILL FOR An Act relating to boiler inspections. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 1606YC (3) 90 je/rn

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 89.3, subsection 5, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (b), Code 2023, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 (b) The object is an unfired steam pressure vessel and is 4 part of or integral to the continuous operation of a process 5 covered by and compliant with the occupational safety and 6 health administration process safety management standard 7 contained in 29 C.F.R. §1910.119 and the owner demonstrates 8 such compliance to a special inspector or the commissioner. 9 The unfired steam pressure vessel object must also be included 10 as process safety management process equipment in the owner 11 of the unfired steam pressure vessel’s owner’s process safety 12 management program. 13 Sec. 2. Section 89.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 14 following new subsection: 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. The owner of an object that meets all 16 of the criteria in subsection 5, paragraph “a” , may request from 17 the commissioner an internal inspection time period of longer 18 than four years, but not to exceed seven years, if the object 19 is an integral part of a continuous operation of a process 20 that is covered by and compliant with the occupational safety 21 and health administration process safety management standard 22 contained in 29 C.F.R. §1910.119 and has a planned outage 23 schedule that is longer than four years. The commissioner 24 may grant the longer inspection interval if the owner is 25 able to demonstrate to the commissioner that the object is 26 in compliance with the process safety management standard 27 contained in 29 C.F.R. §1910.119 and that the object is 28 included as process safety management process equipment in the 29 owner’s process safety management program. If the commissioner 30 intends to deny the request, the commissioner shall contact 31 the owner prior to the denial and provide an opportunity for 32 the owner to address the reasons for the intended denial. The 33 owner of the object that is granted the longer inspection 34 interval shall comply with the requirements contained in 35 -1- LSB 1606YC (3) 90 je/rn 1/ 3

H.F. _____ subsection 5, paragraph “b” . 1 EXPLANATION 2 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 4 This bill relates to boiler inspections. 5 The bill modifies one of the criteria necessary for a boiler 6 or pressure vessel to be inspected at least once each year 7 externally while under pressure and at least once every four 8 years internally while not under pressure, unless the labor 9 commissioner determines an earlier inspection is warranted. 10 Under current law, one of the criteria for an unfired steam 11 pressure vessel to be eligible for such an inspection schedule 12 is that the vessel is part of or integral to the continuous 13 operation of a process covered by and compliant with a 14 specified occupational safety and health administration 15 process safety management standard, and the owner demonstrates 16 such compliance to a special inspector or the commissioner. 17 Additionally, the vessel must also be included as process 18 safety management process equipment in the owner of the unfired 19 steam pressure vessel’s process safety management program. The 20 bill provides that this criterion is not limited to unfired 21 steam pressure vessels, but includes any boiler or pressure 22 vessel. The bill also strikes the reference to a special 23 inspector. 24 The bill also authorizes the owner of a boiler or pressure 25 vessel meeting certain criteria as specified in the bill to 26 request from the commissioner an internal inspection time 27 period of longer than four years, but not to exceed seven 28 years, if the boiler or vessel is an integral part of a 29 continuous operation of a process that is covered by and 30 compliant with a specified occupational safety and health 31 administration process safety management standard and has a 32 planned outage schedule that is longer than four years. The 33 commissioner may grant the longer inspection interval if the 34 owner is able to demonstrate to the commissioner that the 35 -2- LSB 1606YC (3) 90 je/rn 2/ 3

H.F. _____ object is in compliance with the process safety management 1 standard and that the object is included as process safety 2 management process equipment in the owner’s process safety 3 management program. If the commissioner intends to deny the 4 request, the bill requires the commissioner to contact the 5 owner prior to the denial and provide an opportunity for the 6 owner to address the reasons for the intended denial. The bill 7 requires the owner of the object that is granted the longer 8 inspection interval to comply with additional inspections and 9 recordkeeping requirements as specified in the bill. 10 -3- LSB 1606YC (3) 90 je/rn 3/ 3