House
File
461
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HOUSE
FILE
461
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LABOR
AND
WORKFORCE
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
150)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
321
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WORKFORCE)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
April
12,
2023
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
boiler
inspections.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
89.2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“National
board
inspection
code”
means
3
the
manual
for
boiler
and
pressure
vessel
inspectors
published
4
by
the
national
board
of
boiler
and
pressure
vessel
inspectors.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
89.3,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
a.
The
owner
of
an
object
that
meets
8
all
of
the
criteria
in
subsection
4,
paragraph
“a”
,
may
request
9
from
the
director
an
internal
inspection
time
period
of
longer
10
than
two
years,
but
not
to
exceed
seven
years,
if
the
object
11
is
an
integral
part
of
a
continuous
operation
of
a
process
12
that
is
covered
by
and
compliant
with
the
occupational
safety
13
and
health
administration
process
safety
management
standard
14
contained
in
29
C.F.R.
§1910.119
and
has
a
planned
outage
15
schedule
that
is
longer
than
two
years.
16
b.
The
director
may
grant
the
longer
inspection
interval
17
if
the
owner
is
able
to
demonstrate
to
the
director
that
the
18
object
is
in
compliance
with
the
process
safety
management
19
standard
contained
in
29
C.F.R.
§1910.119
and
that
the
object
20
is
included
as
process
safety
management
process
equipment
in
21
the
owner’s
process
safety
management
program.
In
evaluating
22
the
request,
the
director
shall
also
consider
whether
the
23
object
meets
the
requirements
contained
in
the
national
board
24
inspection
code,
the
object
is
fit
for
service
based
on
the
25
year
of
fabrication
and
the
estimated
service
life
of
the
26
object
as
determined
by
part
2
of
the
national
board
inspection
27
code,
and
the
owner
has
implemented
practices
for
managing
28
consumable
items
and
ancillary
equipment
of
the
object.
Upon
29
request
by
the
director,
the
owner
shall
provide
the
director
30
with
the
findings
of
any
previous
inspections
of
the
object
31
under
this
chapter.
32
c.
If
the
director
intends
to
deny
the
request,
the
director
33
shall
contact
the
owner
prior
to
the
denial
and
provide
an
34
opportunity
for
the
owner
to
address
the
reasons
for
the
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intended
denial.
If
the
board
has
not
adopted
rules
pursuant
1
to
section
89.14,
subsection
11,
the
lack
of
adoption
shall
not
2
be
grounds
for
the
director
not
to
consider
a
request
for
a
3
longer
inspection
interval
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
4
d.
The
owner
of
the
object
that
is
granted
the
longer
5
inspection
interval
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
6
contained
in
subsection
5,
paragraph
“b”
.
7
Sec.
3.
Section
89.14,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
to
allow
10
an
extended
internal
inspection
interval
of
up
to
seven
years
11
for
objects
that
are
subject
to
inspection
pursuant
to
section
12
89.5A.
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