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WA Rev Code § 70.79.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.100 - Chief inspector—Qualifications—Appointment, removal.

RCW 70.79.100 Chief inspector—Qualifications—Appointment, removal.(1) Within sixty days after the effective date of this chapter, and at any time thereafter that the office of the chief inspector may become vacant, the director of the department of labor and industries shall appoint a chief inspector who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten years practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and unfired pressure vessels, as a mechanical engineer, steam engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed for deputy or special inspectors in RCW 70.79.170 to be chief inspector until his or her successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board and its recommendation to the director of the department of labor and industries.[ 2012 c 117 § 398; 1951 c 32 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.110 - Chief inspector—Duties in general.

RCW 70.79.110 Chief inspector—Duties in general.The chief inspector, if authorized by the director of the department of labor and industries is hereby charged, directed and empowered:(1) To cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this chapter;(2) To issue, or to suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates as provided for in RCW 70.79.290;(3) To take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the state governing the use of boilers and unfired pressure vessels and of the rules and regulations of the board;(4) To keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age, condition, location, and date of the last recorded internal inspection of all boilers and unfired pressure vessels to which this chapter applies;(5) To publish and distribute, among manufacturers and others requesting them, copies of the rules and regulations adopted by the board.[ 1951 c 32 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.120 - Deputy inspectors—Qualifications—Employment.

RCW 70.79.120 Deputy inspectors—Qualifications—Employment.The director shall employ deputy inspectors who shall have had at time of appointment not less than five years practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and unfired pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the examination provided for in RCW 70.79.170.[ 1994 c 164 § 27; 1951 c 32 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.130 - Special inspectors—Qualifications—Commission.

RCW 70.79.130 Special inspectors—Qualifications—Commission.In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors authorized by RCW 70.79.120, the chief inspector shall, upon the request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and unfired pressure vessels in this state, or upon the request of any company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state, issue to any inspectors of said company commissions as special inspectors, provided that each such inspector before receiving his or her commission shall satisfactorily pass the examination provided for in RCW 70.79.170, or, in lieu of such examination, shall hold a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state or a certificate as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels from the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors. A commission as a special inspector for a company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state shall be issued only if, in addition to meeting the requirements stated herein, the inspector is continuously employed by the company for the purpose of making inspections of boilers or unfired pressure vessels used, or to be used, by such company.[ 1999 c 183 § 5; 1951 c 32 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.140 - Special inspectors—Compensation—Continuance of commission.

RCW 70.79.140 Special inspectors—Compensation—Continuance of commission.Special inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor shall any of their expenses be paid by the state, and the continuance of a special inspector's commission shall be conditioned upon his or her continuing in the employ of a boiler insurance company duly authorized as aforesaid or upon continuing in the employ of a company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state and upon his or her maintenance of the standards imposed by this chapter.[ 1999 c 183 § 6; 1951 c 32 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.150 - Special inspectors—Inspections—Exempts from inspection fees.

RCW 70.79.150 Special inspectors—Inspections—Exempts from inspection fees.Special inspectors shall inspect all boilers and unfired pressure vessels insured or operated by their respective companies and, when so inspected, the owners and users of such insured boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the payment to the state of the inspection fees as provided for in RCW 70.79.330.[ 1999 c 183 § 7; 1951 c 32 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.160 - Report of inspection by special inspector—Filing.

RCW 70.79.160 Report of inspection by special inspector—Filing.Each company employing special inspectors shall, within thirty days following each internal or external boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms.[ 2005 c 22 § 3; 1999 c 183 § 8; 1951 c 32 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.170 - Examinations for inspector's appointment or commission—Reexamination.

RCW 70.79.170 Examinations for inspector's appointment or commission—Reexamination.Examinations for deputy or special inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the chief and a member of the board, or by at least two national board commissioned inspectors. Such examinations shall be confined to questions the answers to which will aid in determining the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service. In case an applicant for an inspector's appointment or commission fails to pass the examination, he or she may appeal to the board for another examination which shall be given by the chief within ninety days. The record of an applicant's examination shall be accessible to said applicant and his or her employer.[ 2012 c 117 § 399; 2005 c 22 § 7; 1951 c 32 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.180 - Suspension, revocation of inspector's commission—Grounds—Reinstatement.

RCW 70.79.180 Suspension, revocation of inspector's commission—Grounds—Reinstatement.A commission may be suspended or revoked after due investigation and recommendation by the board to the director of the department of labor and industries for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or in a report of any inspection. A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked, except for untrustworthiness, shall be entitled to apply to the board for reinstatement or, in the case of a revocation, for a new examination and commission after ninety days from such revocation.[ 2012 c 117 § 400; 1951 c 32 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.190 - Suspension, revocation of commission—Appeal.

RCW 70.79.190 Suspension, revocation of commission—Appeal.A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked shall be entitled to an appeal as provided in RCW 70.79.361 and to be present in person and/or represented by counsel on the hearing of the appeal.[ 2005 c 22 § 5; 1951 c 32 § 20.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.200 - Lost or destroyed certificate or commission.

RCW 70.79.200 Lost or destroyed certificate or commission.If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or commission shall be issued in its place without another examination.[ 1951 c 32 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.220 - Inspections—Who shall make.

RCW 70.79.220 Inspections—Who shall make.The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for in this chapter.[ 1951 c 32 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.230 - Access to premises by inspectors.

RCW 70.79.230 Access to premises by inspectors.The chief inspector, or any deputy or special inspector, shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being constructed, or is being installed or operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler or unfired pressure vessel is constructed, installed and operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.[ 1951 c 32 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.240 - Inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels—Scope—Frequency.

RCW 70.79.240 Inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels—Scope—Frequency.Each boiler and unfired pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or unfired pressure vessels exempt in RCW 70.79.080 and 70.79.090, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation, condition and operation, as follows:(1) Power boilers shall be inspected annually both internally and externally while not under pressure, except that the board may provide for longer periods between inspections where the contents, history, or operation of the power boiler or the material of which it is constructed warrant special consideration. Power boilers shall also be inspected annually externally while under pressure if possible;(2) Low pressure heating boilers shall be inspected both internally and externally biennially where construction will permit, except that the board may, in its discretion, provide for longer periods between internal inspections;(3) Unfired pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion shall be inspected both internally and externally biennially where construction will permit, except that the board may, in its discretion, provide for longer periods between internal inspections;(4) Unfired pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion shall be inspected externally at intervals set by the board, but internal inspections shall not be required of unfired pressure vessels, the contents of which are known to be noncorrosive to the material of which the shell, head, or fittings are constructed, either from the chemical composition of the contents or from evidence that the contents are adequately treated with a corrosion inhibitor, provided that such vessels are constructed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board or in accordance with standards substantially equivalent to the rules and regulations of the board, in effect at the time of manufacture.[ 2009 c 90 § 5; 1993 c 391 § 1; 1951 c 32 § 22.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.250 - Inspection—Frequency—Grace period.

RCW 70.79.250 Inspection—Frequency—Grace period.In the case of power boilers a grace period of not more than two months longer than the period established by the board under RCW 70.79.240(1) may elapse between internal inspections of a boiler while not under pressure or between external inspections of a boiler while under pressure; in the case of low pressure heating boilers not more than twenty-six months shall elapse between inspections, and in the case of unfired pressure vessels not more than two months longer than the period between inspections prescribed by the board shall elapse between internal inspections.[ 1993 c 391 § 2; 1951 c 32 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.260 - Inspection—Frequency—Modification by rules.

RCW 70.79.260 Inspection—Frequency—Modification by rules.The rules and regulations formulated by the board applying to the inspection of unfired pressure vessels may be modified by the board to reduce or extend the interval between required inspections where the contents of the vessel or the material of which it is constructed warrant special consideration.[ 1951 c 32 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.270 - Hydrostatic test.

RCW 70.79.270 Hydrostatic test.If at any time a hydrostatic test shall be deemed necessary to determine the safety of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, [the] same shall be made, at the discretion of the inspector, by the owner or user thereof.[ 1951 c 32 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.280 - Inspection during construction.

RCW 70.79.280 Inspection during construction.All boilers and all unfired pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve-month period from the date upon which the rules of the board shall become effective shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules of the board by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers and unfired pressure vessels in this state, or, if constructed outside of the state, by an inspector holding a certificate from the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, or a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state as provided in RCW 70.79.170.[ 1999 c 183 § 9; 1951 c 32 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.290 - Inspection certificate—Contents—Posting—Fee.

RCW 70.79.290 Inspection certificate—Contents—Posting—Fee.If, upon inspection, a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the rules and regulations of the board, and upon the appropriate fee payment made directly to the chief inspector, as required by RCW 70.79.160 or 70.79.330, the chief inspector shall issue to the owner or user of such a boiler or pressure vessel an inspection certificate bearing the date of inspection and specifying the maximum pressure under which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated. Such inspection certificate shall be valid for not more than fourteen months from its date in the case of power boilers and twenty-six months in the case of low pressure heating boilers, and for not more than two months longer than the authorized inspection period in the case of pressure vessels. Certificates shall be posted under glass in the room containing the boiler or pressure vessel inspected. If the boiler or pressure vessel is not located within a building, the certificate shall be posted in a location convenient to the boiler or pressure vessel inspected or, in the case of a portable boiler or pressure vessel, the certificate shall be kept in a protective container to be fastened to the boiler or pressure vessel or in a tool box accompanying the boiler or pressure vessel.[ 1977 ex.s. c 175 § 1; 1970 ex.s. c 21 § 1; 1951 c 32 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.300 - Inspection certificate invalid on termination of insurance.

RCW 70.79.300 Inspection certificate invalid on termination of insurance.No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected by a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler or unfired pressure vessel, for which it was issued, shall cease to be insured by a company duly authorized by this state to carry such insurance.[ 1951 c 32 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.310 - Inspection certificate—Suspension—Reinstatement.

RCW 70.79.310 Inspection certificate—Suspension—Reinstatement.The chief inspector, or his or her authorized representative, may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his or her opinion, the boiler or unfired pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler or unfired pressure vessel is found not to comply with the rules herein provided. A special inspector shall have corresponding powers with respect to inspection certificates for boilers or unfired pressure vessels insured or operated by the company employing him or her. Such suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until such boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall have been made to conform to the rules of the board, and until said inspection certificate shall have been reinstated.[ 1999 c 183 § 10; 1951 c 32 § 30.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.320 - Operating without inspection certificate prohibited—Penalty.

RCW 70.79.320 Operating without inspection certificate prohibited—Penalty.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate under pressure in this state a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, to which this chapter applies, without a valid inspection certificate as provided for in this chapter.(2) The department may assess a penalty against a person violating a provision of this chapter. The penalty shall be not more than five hundred dollars. Each day that the violation continues is a separate violation and is subject to a separate penalty.(3) The department may not assess a penalty until it adopts rules describing the method it will use to calculate penalties for various violations.(4) The department shall notify the violator of its action, and the reasons for its action, in writing. The department shall send the notice using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed to the violator that a hearing may be requested under RCW 70.79.361. The hearing shall not stay the effect of the penalty.[ 2011 c 301 § 21; 2005 c 22 § 6; 1986 c 97 § 2; 1951 c 32 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 70.79.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.330 - Inspection fees—Expenses—Schedules—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

RCW 70.79.330 Inspection fees—Expenses—Schedules—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector, or his or her deputy inspector, shall pay directly to the chief inspector, upon completion of inspection, fees and expenses in accordance with a schedule adopted by the board and approved by the director of the department of labor and industries in accordance with the requirements of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.During a state of emergency declared under RCW 43.06.010(12), the governor may waive or suspend the collection of fees under this section or any portion of this section or under any administrative rule, and issue any orders to facilitate the operation of state or local government or to promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population.[ 2012 c 117 § 401; 2008 c 181 § 205; 1977 ex.s. c 175 § 2; 1970 ex.s. c 21 § 2; 1963 c 217 § 1; 1951 c 32 § 32.]NOTES:Part headings not law—2008 c 181: See note following RCW 43.06.220.
WA Rev Code § 70.79.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.79 - Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels.|70.79.350 - Inspection fees—Receipts for—Pressure systems safety fund.

RCW 70.79.350 Inspection fees—Receipts for—Pressure systems safety fund.The chief inspector shall give an official receipt for all fees required by chapter 70.79 RCW and shall transfer all sums so received to the treasurer of the state of Washington as ex officio custodian thereof and the treasurer shall place all sums in a special fund hereby created and designated as the "pressure systems safety fund". Funds shall be paid out upon vouchers duly and regularly issued therefor and approved by the director of the department of labor and industries. The treasurer, as ex officio custodian of the fund, shall keep an accurate record of any payments into the fund, and of all disbursements therefrom. The fund shall be used exclusively to defray only the expenses of administering chapter 70.79 RCW by the chief inspector as authorized by law and the expenses incident to the maintenance of the office. The fund shall be charged with its pro rata share of the cost of administering the fund which is to be determined by the director of financial management and by the director of the department of labor and industries.During the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer from the pressure systems safety fund to the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.[ 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 § 931; 1979 c 151 § 171; 1977 ex.s. c 175 § 3; 1951 c 32 § 34.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—2003 1st sp.s. c 25: See notes following RCW 19.28.351.