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AK Stat § 18.60.340 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 3. Boilers.|Sec. 18.60.340. Inspection certificates.

(a) If, upon inspection, a boiler or an unfired pressure vessel complies with the regulations of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the owner or user shall pay to the department a certificate fee to be established by regulation by the commissioner of labor and workforce development. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall issue to the owner or user an inspection certificate showing the date of inspection and specifying the maximum pressure under which the boiler or unfired pressure vessel may be operated. The certificate shall be posted in a location convenient to the boiler or unfired pressure vessel. (b) A company authorized by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development under AS 21.09 to insure boilers or unfired pressure vessels shall notify the Department of Labor and Workforce Development each time it discontinues the insurance for a boiler or unfired pressure vessel located in the state. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall terminate the inspection certificate and require a reinspection if the insurance was terminated because of a condition dangerous to life or property.
AK Stat § 18.60.350 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 3. Boilers.|Sec. 18.60.350. Suspension of inspection certificate.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may suspend an inspection certificate when, in its 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 does not comply with the regulations. A special inspector has this same power to suspend an inspection certificate for an insured boiler or unfired pressure vessel or an unfired pressure vessel operated by the company employing the special inspector. Suspension of an inspection certificate continues in effect until reinstatement. A certificate may not be reinstated until the boiler or unfired pressure vessel conforms to the rules and regulations of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
AK Stat § 18.60.360 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 3. Boilers.|Sec. 18.60.360. Inspection fees.

(a) The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall, by regulation, establish reasonable fees to be charged for the inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels. Separate fees may be established for external inspection, internal inspection, shop inspection, and hydrostatic tests, and fees may vary depending upon the rated power, heating surface area, or cross sectional area of boilers and unfired pressure vessels. (b) The owner or user of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel that is inspected by a deputy inspector employed under AS 18.60.230 or an approved inspector appointed under AS 18.60.235(a) shall pay the department, upon completion of the inspection, the appropriate inspection fee established under (a) of this section. (c) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall give an official receipt for an inspection fee collected under this section and shall transfer the amount of the fee to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025 in the state treasury. (d) In this section, “fee” does not include the filing fee charged under AS 18.60.270(c).
AK Stat § 18.60.370 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 3. Boilers.|Sec. 18.60.370. Appeals.

A person aggrieved by an order or act of a deputy inspector employed under AS 18.60.230 or an approved inspector appointed under AS 18.60.235(a) may, within 15 days after notice of the order or act, appeal to the commissioner of labor and workforce development. The commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner's designee shall hold a hearing within 30 days of the appeal but shall give at least 10 days' written notice of the hearing to all interested parties. Within 30 days after the hearing, the commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner's designee shall issue an order approving or disapproving the order or act and shall give a copy of the order to all interested parties. Within 30 days after the order of the commissioner of labor and workforce development or the commissioner's designee, a person aggrieved may file an appeal in the superior court for review. The court shall summarily hear the appeal and may make an appropriate order or decree.
AK Stat § 18.60.390 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 3. Boilers.|Sec. 18.60.390. Inspection certificate required; penalty.

A person may not operate a boiler or unfired pressure vessel under pressure without a valid inspection certificate as provided for in AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390. The operation of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel without an inspection certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that specified in the inspection certificate, is a misdemeanor and the owner, user, or operator is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. Each day of unlawful operation is a separate offense.
AK Stat § 18.60.395 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 3. Boilers.|Sec. 18.60.395. Licensing of boiler operators; fees.

(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall adopt regulations for the licensing of boiler operators. The regulations must conform to the generally accepted nationwide standards and practices established for boiler operators. In addition to any requirements adopted by regulation under this subsection, a person applying for a license shall provide to the department, on the application, the person's social security number. (b) Operators' licenses shall be provided in the following categories: (1) fireman - apprentice, (2) third class - boiler capacity not to exceed 3,500 pounds of steam an hour or 3,500,000 British thermal units per hour for high temperature or high pressure water boilers, (3) second class - boiler capacity not to exceed 100,000 pounds of steam an hour or 100,000,000 British thermal units per hour for high temperature or high pressure water boilers, (4) first class - unlimited. (c) This section does not require a person to be licensed in order to be a boiler operator. (d) Upon request, the department shall provide a social security number provided under (a) of this section to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law. (e) A person shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $200 when applying for a license as a boiler operator. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025.
AK Stat § 18.60.400 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.400. Refrigerator safety requirements.

A person may not dispose of an icebox, refrigerator, freezer, or similar equipment, other than a portable cooler, of a kind and size sufficient to permit the suffocation of a person inside the equipment without first removing the latches, hinges, or cover or otherwise rendering it safe. A person may not maintain equipment described in this section in an area that is unattended by an adult and accessible to a minor unless the person ensures that the equipment does not present an unreasonable hazard to the safety of a minor. A person may not allow a violation of this section on premises or in an area under the person's control.
AK Stat § 18.60.410 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.410. Equipment to have opening device on inside.

A person may not offer for sale an icebox, refrigerator, freezer, or similar equipment of a kind and size sufficient to permit the suffocation of a person unless the door can be opened easily from the inside, either by application of an outwardly directed force to the inside of the door or by the rotation of a knob similar to a conventional door knob.
AK Stat § 18.60.420 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.420. Administration of AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall administer AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460. It may appoint inspectors and inspect all iceboxes, refrigerators, freezers, and similar equipment of a kind and size sufficient to permit the suffocation of a person if the equipment is shipped into the state.
AK Stat § 18.60.430 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.430. Inspection of equipment.

Every person who sells equipment subject to inspection under AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460 shall permit an authorized inspector to enter the premises where the equipment is stored, or offered for sale, for inspection during reasonable business hours.
AK Stat § 18.60.435 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.435. Exemption.

Equipment of less than 1.5 cubic feet in capacity is exempt from the provisions of AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460.
AK Stat § 18.60.440 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.440. Review.

A person aggrieved by an order or act of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or of an inspector under AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460 may, within 15 days after notice of the order or act, request a hearing under AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.640.
AK Stat § 18.60.450 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.450. Penalties for violations.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who violates a provision of AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460 is guilty of a violation. (b) A person who violates a provision of AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460 who has previously been convicted of violating AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460 is guilty of a misdemeanor for which the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed is 30 days and the maximum fine that may be imposed is $500. (c) The mental states that must be proved for an offense under (a) or (b) of this section are those described in AS 11.81.610(b).
AK Stat § 18.60.460 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 4. Refrigerators and Similar Equipment.|Sec. 18.60.460. Enforcement.

Federal, state, and municipal law enforcement officers may enforce AS 18.60.400 - 18.60.460.
AK Stat § 18.60.475 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.475. Powers and duties of department.

(a) The department shall (1) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545; (2) develop comprehensive policies and programs for the evaluation and determination of hazards associated with the use of radiation sources and their amelioration; (3) encourage, participate in, and conduct studies, investigations, training, research, and demonstrations relating to the control of radiation hazards, the measurement of radiation, the effects on health of exposure to radiation and related problems it considers necessary or advisable for the discharge of its duties; (4) collect and disseminate health education information relating to radiation protection; (5) review plans and shielding specifications for radiation sources; (6) inspect radiation sources, their shielding and immediate surroundings, and records concerning their operation for the determination of possible radiation hazard; (7) contract with other state agencies to assist them in performing functions that require expertise in determining and reducing the hazards of radiation. (b) The department may keep confidential data obtained as a result of registration or investigation.
AK Stat § 18.60.485 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.485. Radiation sources.

Radiation sources shall be shielded, transported, handled, used, and kept to prevent users and other persons from being exposed to concentrations of radionuclides or levels of radiation exceeding those limits established by the department in regulations.
AK Stat § 18.60.495 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.495. Notification of violation and order of abatement.

When the department finds, after inspection and examination of a source of radiation as constructed, operated, or maintained, that there has been a violation of a provision of AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545, it shall notify the person causing or permitting the violation of the nature of the violation and order the person to stop it.
AK Stat § 18.60.505 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.505. Authority of department in cases of emergency.

When the department finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health or welfare from radiation, it may issue an order reciting the existence of an emergency and requiring that action be taken to meet the emergency. The order is effective immediately. A person to whom an order is directed shall comply with it immediately, but on application to the department shall be given a hearing under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). After a hearing, the department may affirm, revoke, or modify the order.
AK Stat § 18.60.515 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.515. Assisting other agencies.

The department shall, on the request of another state agency, contract with that agency to assist it in performing functions that require expertise in determining or reducing the hazards of radiation. This assistance may include conducting inspections and investigations and providing technical assistance.
AK Stat § 18.60.525 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.525. Exceptions.

(a) AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.485 do not limit the intentional exposure of patients to radiation for the purpose of diagnosis or therapy, or medical research, when conducted as authorized by law and in accordance with accepted radiation safety principles. (b) AS 18.60.475(a)(5) and (6) do not apply to the private use of radiation sources in the home. (c) AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545 do not apply to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in carrying out the provisions of AS 26 that pertain to planning for and responding to radiation that results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. (d) AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545 do not apply to Federal Communications Commission licensed facilities emitting radiation of a wavelength longer than one centimeter, and an average power output not exceeding two kilowatts. (e) AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545 do not authorize the department to register, inspect, test, or otherwise regulate dental radiological equipment or records relating to dental radiological equipment regulated by the Board of Dental Examiners under AS 08.36.075.
AK Stat § 18.60.535 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.535. Penalty.

A person who violates a regulation, standard, or order of the department adopted or issued under AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. Each day upon which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
AK Stat § 18.60.545 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 5. Radiation Protection.|Sec. 18.60.545. Definitions.

In AS 18.60.475 - 18.60.545, (1) “department” means the Department of Health and Social Services; (2) “electronic product” means a manufactured product that (A) when in operation contains or acts as part of an electronic circuit and emits, or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit, electronic product radiation; or (B) is intended for use as a component, part, or accessory of a product described in (A) of this paragraph and that when in operation emits, or in the absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit, electronic product radiation; (3) “electronic product radiation” means any ionizing or non-ionizing, electromagnetic or particulate radiation, or a sonic, infrasonic, or ultrasonic wave that is emitted from an electronic product as the result of the operation of an electronic circuit in the product; (4) “radiation sources” means both electronic product and nuclear radiation sources; (5) “radionuclide” means any atom that may spontaneously emit particles or gamma radiation or may emit X-radiation following orbital electron capture or may undergo spontaneous fission; (6) “state agency” or “agency of the state” (A) means a state department or agency, whether in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch; (B) does not include the University of Alaska, a municipality, or an agency of a municipality.
AK Stat § 18.60.580 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.580. Minimum electrical standards.

After the American National Standards Institute approves a new, published edition of the National Electrical Code or a new, published edition of the National Electrical Safety Code, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development may, by regulation, adopt the most recent codes to constitute the minimum electrical safety standards of the state.
AK Stat § 18.60.590 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.590. Code amendments; local safety codes.

(a) The department may by regulation adopt amendments to the National Electrical Code as approved and issued by the American National Standards Institute. (b) AS 18.60.580 - 18.60.660 do not affect the authority of any municipality or rural electrification association to prescribe by ordinance, rule, or order standards for their respective areas of jurisdiction not less stringent than the standards prescribed by the department or those established under AS 18.60.580.
AK Stat § 18.60.600 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.600. Powers and duties of the department.

(a) The department may (1) adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.580 - 18.60.660; (2) inspect the electrical wiring of any place of employment or public structure in this state. (b) The department shall (1) keep a record of all inspection fees collected; (2) keep a record of all electrical inspections conducted.
AK Stat § 18.60.610 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.610. Delegation of authority.

Upon application to the department, a person, corporation, electric utility firm, public utility district, rural electrification association, or municipal utility district furnishing electrical current may be authorized by the commissioner to inspect the electrical wiring for a public or commercial structure as defined in AS 18.60.660 to which it is to furnish electrical current before energizing the electrical system on, in, or about the premises. Authorization by the commissioner under this section constitutes a grant of full authority to act within the provisions of AS 18.60.580 - 18.60.660 with the same immunities and privileges accorded to the state in the performance of these duties. A person or entity whose electrical wiring installation is found by the authorized inspector not to meet the standards prescribed has the right to appeal to the commissioner for a new inspection. The commissioner shall, within 15 days, furnish a new inspection by a designee not associated with the person, firm, or utility that did the original inspection.
AK Stat § 18.60.620 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.620. Inspection fees.

A person, corporation, electric utility firm, public utility district, rural electrification association, or municipal utility district authorized under AS 18.60.610 to provide inspection services may charge a fee for these services. After notice and hearing, the department shall set a schedule of maximum fees for inspection services rendered under AS 18.60.580 - 18.60.660. The department may review the schedule every two years after giving notice and hearing.
AK Stat § 18.60.630 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.630. Enforcement of compliance.

An authorized inspector under this chapter shall give written notice to the owner of constructed premises, or the contractor of premises under construction, of each violation of applicable electrical standards discovered as a result of inspection. If within 15 days after receipt of written notice of an electrical violation, the person notified does not rectify the condition, the inspector shall notify the electric utility firm, public utility district, rural electrification association, or municipality district supplying power to the premises. Upon notice in writing from the inspector, the supplier of electrical power may discontinue services to the premises where the alleged violation exists.
AK Stat § 18.60.640 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.640. Scope of work covered.

(a) AS 18.60.580 - 18.60.660 cover only new installations and alterations to existing installations. (b) These standards are the recommended minimum standards for all new structures in the state.
AK Stat § 18.60.650 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender|Chapter 60. Safety|Article 6. Electrical Safety.|Sec. 18.60.650. Penalty for violations.

A person who installs electrical wiring not in compliance with minimum electrical standards as set out in AS 18.60.580, and who fails to correct this wiring after having been notified in writing by an authorized inspector, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.