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AL Code § 25-12-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-10 - Special Inspectors.

Section 25-12-10Special inspectors. (a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by Section 25-12-9, the secretary, upon the request of any company licensed to insure and insuring in this state boilers and pressure vessels, or upon the request of any company operating pressure vessels in this state for which the owner or user maintains a regularly established inspection service which is under the supervision of one or more technically competent individuals whose qualifications are satisfactory to the department and causes the pressure vessels to be regularly inspected and rated by the inspection service in accordance with applicable provisions of the rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25-12-4, shall issue to each inspector of the insurance company a certificate of competency as a special inspector and to each inspector of the company operating a pressure vessel a certificate of competency as owner or user inspectors. Each inspector before receiving his or her certificate of competency shall satisfactorily pass the examination provided for by Section 25-12-11 or, in lieu of the examination, shall hold a commission or a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers or pressure vessels from a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state, or a commission as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. A certificate of competency as an owner or user inspector shall be issued to an inspector of a company operating pressure vessels in this state only if, in addition to meeting the requirements stated in this section, the inspector is employed full time by the company and is responsible for making inspections of pressure vessels used or to be used by the company and which are not for resale. (b) The expenses or salary of special inspectors or owner or user inspectors shall not be paid by the state. The continuance of their certificates of competency shall be conditioned upon the special inspectors or owner or user inspectors continuing in the employ of the boiler insurance company or in the employ of the company operating pressure vessels in this state and upon their maintenance of the standards imposed by this chapter. (c) The special inspectors or owner or user inspectors may inspect all boilers and pressure vessels insured or all pressure vessels operated by their respective companies. When inspected, the owners and users of the boilers and pressure vessels shall be exempt from the payment to the state of the inspection fees as prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §10.)
AL Code § 25-12-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-11 - Examination of Inspectors.

Section 25-12-11Examination of inspectors. The examination for chief, deputy, special, or owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the board or by an examining board appointed in accordance with the requirements of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, with at least two members present at all times during the examination. The examination shall be confined to questions the answers to which shall aid in determining the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service and may be those prepared by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. If an applicant fails to pass the examination, the applicant may appeal to the board for another examination which shall be given by the board after 90 days. The record of an applicant's examination shall be accessible to the applicant and employer of the applicant. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §11.)
AL Code § 25-12-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-12 - Certificate of Competency - Suspension, Hearing, Reinstatement.

Section 25-12-12Certificate of competency - Suspension, hearing, reinstatement. (a) An inspector's certificate of competency may be suspended by the secretary after investigation and recommendation by the board for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder of the certificate, for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the application of the inspector, or in a report of any inspection he or she made. Written notice of any suspension shall be given by the secretary within 10 days of the suspension to the inspector and the employer of the inspector. A person whose certificate of competency has been suspended shall be entitled to an appeal to the board pursuant to Section 25-12-19 and shall be present in person and may be represented by counsel at the hearing of the appeal. (b) If the board believes that an inspector is no longer qualified to hold his or her certificate of competency, the board, upon 10 days' written notice to the inspector and the employer of the inspector, shall hold a hearing at which the inspector and his or her employer shall have an opportunity to be heard. If, as a result of the hearing, the board shall find that the inspector is no longer qualified to hold his or her certificate of competency, the board shall recommend to the secretary that the certificate of competency be revoked and the secretary shall immediately revoke the certificate of competency. (c) A person whose certificate of competency has been suspended shall be entitled to apply, after 90 days from the date of the suspension, for reinstatement of the certificate of competency. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §12.)
AL Code § 25-12-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-13 - Certificate of Competency - Replacement Upon Loss or Destruction.

Section 25-12-13Certificate of competency - Replacement upon loss or destruction. If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a new certificate of competency shall be issued without further examination. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §13.)
AL Code § 25-12-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-16 - Reinspection; Payment of Fees.

Section 25-12-16Reinspection; payment of fees.  (a) Boilers and pressure vessels subject to operating certificate inspections by special inspectors, or owner or user inspectors, shall be inspected within 60 calendar days following the required reinspection date. Inspections not performed within this 60 calendar day period shall result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each boiler or pressure vessel not inspected. (b)(1) Inspection fees due on boiler and pressure vessels subject to inspection by the chief or deputy inspectors or operating certificate fees due from inspections performed by special inspectors, or owner or user inspectors, shall be paid within 60 calendar days of completion of the inspections. (2) Inspection fees or operating certificate fees unpaid within 60 calendar days shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month or any fraction of a month. Interest shall continue to accrue until all amounts due, including interest, are received by the secretary. (c) The secretary may waive the collection of the penalties and interest assessed as provided in subsections (a) and (b) when it is reasonably determined that the delays in inspection or payment were unavoidable or due to the action or inaction of the department. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §16.)
AL Code § 25-12-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-17 - Operation Without Valid Inspection Certificate.

Section 25-12-17Operation without valid inspection certificate.  After 12 months for power boilers, 24 months for low pressure steam heating, hot water heating, and hot water supply boilers, and 36 months for pressure vessels following July 1, 2001, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel, except a pressure vessel covered by owner or user inspection service as provided for in Section 25-12-15, without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without the inspection certificate or at a pressure exceeding that specified in the inspection certificate or in violation this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §17.)
AL Code § 25-12-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-18 - Disposition of Fees.

Section 25-12-18Disposition of fees.  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 as prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary. Pressure vessel certificates of inspection fees shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) annually. The chief inspector shall transfer all fees received to a separate fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the department for its operation. All funds, pursuant to this chapter, deposited in the State Treasury shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Budget Management Act and Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41. All fees collected above the appropriated amount shall be transferred to the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §18; Act 2009-26, p. 85, §3.)
AL Code § 25-12-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-19 - Bond.

Section 25-12-19Bond.  The chief inspector shall furnish a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and each of the deputy inspectors employed and paid by the state shall furnish a bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties and upon a true account of moneys handled by them, respectively, and the payment thereof to the proper recipient. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §19.)
AL Code § 25-12-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-20 - Appeal and Review.

Section 25-12-20Appeal and review. (a) Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the secretary or the chief inspector under this chapter may, within 15 days of notice thereof, appeal from the order or act to the board which, within 30 days thereafter, shall issue an appropriate order either approving or disapproving the order or act. A copy of the order by the board shall be given to all interested parties. (b) After any order or act of the board, any person aggrieved thereby may file a petition in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County for review pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.  (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §20.)
AL Code § 25-12-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-21 - Preemption.

Section 25-12-21Preemption. No county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances, or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels within the limits of the county, municipality, or other political subdivision. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §21.)
AL Code § 25-12-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 12 - The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.|Section 25-12-22 - Sunset Provision.

Section 25-12-22Sunset provision. Repealed by Act 2016-30, §3, effective February 29, 2016. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §22.)
AL Code § 25-13-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 13 - Elevator Safety.|Section 25-13-1 - Purpose.

Section 25-13-1Purpose. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the safety of life and limb and to promote public safety awareness. The use of unsafe and defective lifting devices imposes a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to employees and the public exposed to unsafe conditions. The prevention of these injuries and protection of employees and the public from unsafe conditions is in the best interest of the people of this state. Elevator personnel performing work covered by this chapter shall by documented training or experience, or both, be familiar with the operation and safety functions of the components and equipment. Training and experience shall include, but not be limited to, recognizing the safety hazards and performing the procedures to which they are assigned in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. This chapter shall establish the minimum standards for elevator personnel. (b) The provisions of this chapter are not intended to prevent the use of systems, methods, or devices of equivalent or superior quality, strength, fire resistance, code effectiveness, durability, and safety to those required by this chapter, provided that there is technical documentation to demonstrate the equivalency of the system, method, or device, as prescribed in ASME A17.1, ASME A18.1, or ASCE 21. (c) The design or modification of equipment covered by this chapter shall be prepared by or under the direct control and personal supervision of a licensed professional engineer. (Act 2003-349, p. 903, §1.)
AL Code § 25-13-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 13 - Elevator Safety.|Section 25-13-3 - Applicability.

Section 25-13-3Applicability. (a) Unless otherwise provided herein, this chapter covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways: (1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or platform, which move between two or more landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following: a. Elevators. b. Platform lifts and stairway chairlifts. (2) Power driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following: a. Escalators. b. Moving walks. (3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car which serves two or more landings and is restricted to the carrying of material by its limited size or limited access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following: a. Dumbwaiters. b. Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices. (b) This chapter covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of automatic guided transit vehicles on guideways with an exclusive right-of-way including, but not limited to, automated people movers. (c) Equipment not covered by this chapter includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (1) Personnel hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.4. (2) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5. (3) Manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1. (4) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the scope of ANSI A92. (5) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1. (6) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope of ASME B20.1. (7) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings within the scope of ASME B30. (8) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56. (9) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators which are covered by ANSI A17.1. (10) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials to and from storage located and operating entirely within one story. (11) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses, etc. (12) Skip or furnace hoists. (13) Wharf ramps. (14) Railroad car lifts or dumpers. (15) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms, and similar equipment used for installing an elevator by a contractor licensed in this state. (16) Equipment otherwise covered under this chapter which is located at an industrial facility that is not accessible by the general public and which is used in the construction, operation, or maintenance of the facility. (d) This chapter shall not apply to any entity engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy or any employee, agent, or contractor thereof when performing work for the utility or other entity described herein. (e) The providers required to be licensed under Section 34-14C-4, shall be exempt from this chapter. (Act 2003-349, p. 903, §3.)
AL Code § 25-13-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 13 - Elevator Safety.|Section 25-13-4 - License Required.

Section 25-13-4License required. (a) No person shall erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or dismantle any conveyance contained within buildings or structures in the jurisdiction of this state unless an elevator mechanic license has been issued, as described herein, and the person is working under the direct supervision of a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation who is a licensed elevator contractor pursuant to this chapter. No person shall wire any conveyance, from the mainline feeder terminals on the controller, in the jurisdiction of this state, unless an elevator mechanic license has been issued as described herein and the person is working under the direct supervision of a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation who is a licensed elevator contractor pursuant to this chapter. No other license shall be required for this work. A licensed elevator contractor is not required for removing or dismantling conveyances which are destroyed as a result of a complete demolition of a secured building or structure or where the hoistway or wellway is demolished back to the basic support structure whereby no access is permitted therein to endanger the safety and welfare of a person. (b) No person shall inspect any conveyance within buildings or structures, including, but not limited to, private residences, unless an inspector's license has been issued as described herein. (Act 2003-349, p. 903, §4.)
AL Code § 25-13-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 13 - Elevator Safety.|Section 25-13-5 - Elevator Safety Review Board - Created; Composition.

Section 25-13-5Elevator Safety Review Board - Created; composition. (a) There is created the Elevator Safety Review Board, herein referred to as the "board," consisting of 10 members, one of whom shall be the State Secretary of the Department of Labor who shall serve as the administrator. The Governor shall appoint the remaining nine members of the board as follows: One representative from a major elevator manufacturing company or its authorized representative; one representative from an elevator servicing company; one representative of the architectural design profession; one representative of the general public; one representative of a municipality in this state; one representative of a building owner or manager; one representative who is physically handicapped; one licensed professional engineer; and one representative of labor involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of this state and the membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. (b) The initial members constituting the board shall serve for terms of three years, excluding the administrator who shall serve continuously. The board members shall serve without salary, but shall receive from the state expenses necessarily incurred by them in performance of their duties. The Governor shall appoint one of the members to serve as chair, and the chair shall be the deciding vote in the event of a tie vote. (c) Upon the expiration of the initial terms of office, the terms of office shall be staggered so that three successors shall serve terms of office of one year each; three successors shall serve terms of office of two years each; and three successors shall serve terms of office of three years each. The Governor, by drawing lots, shall determine which successors shall serve one, two, and three-year terms of office. Thereafter, each successor member shall be appointed and serve a term of office of three years. The administrator shall continue to serve continuously. (Act 2003-349, p. 903, §5; Act 2005-69, p. 97, §3; Act 2009-32, p. 105, §3.)
AL Code § 25-13-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 13 - Elevator Safety.|Section 25-13-6 - Elevator Safety Review Board - Powers and Duties.

Section 25-13-6Elevator Safety Review Board - Powers and duties. (a) The board may consult with engineering authorities and organizations concerned with standard safety codes, rules, and regulations governing the operation, maintenance, servicing, construction, alteration, installation, and inspection of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and the qualifications which are adequate, reasonable, and necessary for an elevator mechanic, contractor, and inspector. Therefore, the board may recommend the amendments of applicable legislation, when appropriate, to legislators. (b) The board shall establish regulations for the equipment regulated by this chapter. The regulations shall include the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1; the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.3; the Safety Standards for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, ASME A18.1; and Automated People Mover Standards, ASCE 21. The board shall adopt the latest editions of the standards within six months of their effective date. Any modifications to the standards that the administrator deems necessary shall be justified in writing by the board. (c) The board may grant exceptions and variances from the literal requirements of applicable code and standards, regulations, or local legislation, or any combination of these, in cases where such variances would not jeopardize the public safety and welfare. The board may hear appeals, hold hearings, and decide upon appeals within 30 days of the appeal. (d) The board shall establish fee schedules for licenses, permits, certificates, and inspections. The fees shall reflect the actual costs and expenses to conduct the duties as described in this chapter. All fees collected by the administrator pursuant to this chapter shall be remitted to the Elevator Safety Review Board Operational Fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the board for its operation and for the operation of the Department of Labor. Any funds appropriated for the operation of the board that are not needed for current operations as determined by the administrator of the department and within the appropriation ceiling of the board may be used for operation of the department. All fees collected in the Elevator Safety Review Board Operational Fund above the appropriated amount shall be transferred to the State General Fund within one quarter after the end of each fiscal year. (e) In addition, the administrator of the department may transfer unused funds in the Elevator Safety Review Board Operational Fund to the State General Fund. (Act 2003-349, p. 903, §6; Act 2005-69, p. 97, §3; Act 2009-32, p. 105, §3; Act 2010-597, p. 1343, §1; Act 2011-559, p. 1063, §1; Act 2017-70, §3; Act 2018-76, §3.)