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CT Gen Stat § 29-224b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 539 - Operators of Cranes or Hoisting Equipment|Section 29-224b - Right-of-entry for investigation and inspection.

 The commissioner or any employee of the Department of Administrative Services, while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, may enter at all reasonable hours into and upon any premises in or on which a crane or hoisting equipment is located for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted thereunder.(P.A. 95-10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 87; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 12-99, S. 12; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 included hoisting equipment within the purview of section, effective July 1, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-99 made a technical change; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-224c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 539 - Operators of Cranes or Hoisting Equipment|Section 29-224c - Operation of crane or hoisting equipment by apprentice. Monitoring of apprentice.

 (a) An apprentice shall be permitted to operate a crane or hoisting equipment only where the requirements of this section are met.(b) The employer shall provide each apprentice with sufficient training prior to operating the equipment to enable the apprentice to operate the equipment safely under the limitations established by this section, including continuous monitoring, and any additional limitations established by the employer.(c) The tasks performed by the apprentice while operating the equipment shall be within the apprentice's ability.(d) While operating the equipment, the apprentice shall be continuously monitored by an individual who: (1) Is employed by, or is an agent of, the apprentice's employer, (2) holds a valid crane operator's or hoisting equipment license issued under this chapter, (3) while monitoring the apprentice, performs no tasks that detract from such individual's ability to monitor the apprentice, (4) for equipment other than tower cranes, is in direct line of sight of the apprentice and communicates orally or by hand signals with the apprentice, and (5) for tower cranes, is in direct communication with the apprentice.(e) The individual monitoring the apprentice may take short breaks provided (1) the break lasts no more than fifteen minutes and there is no more than one break per hour, (2) prior to the break, the individual informs the apprentice of the specific tasks the apprentice is to perform and limitations to which the apprentice must adhere, and (3) the specific tasks are within the apprentice's abilities.(f) An apprentice shall not operate equipment in any of the following circumstances: (1) If any part of the equipment, load line or load, including rigging and lifting accessories, if operated up to the equipment's maximum working radius, could get within twenty feet of a power line that is three hundred fifty kilovolts or less or within fifty feet of a power line that is over three hundred fifty kilovolts, (2) if the equipment is used to hoist personnel, (3) in multiple equipment lifts, (4) if the equipment is used over a shaft or cofferdam or in a tank farm, and (5) in multiple-lift rigging operations, except where the individual monitoring the apprentice determines that the apprentice's skills are sufficient.(P.A. 12-99, S. 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 29-225 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 539 - Operators of Cranes or Hoisting Equipment|Section 29-225 - Suspension or revocation of crane or hoisting equipment operator's license, apprentice's certificate or crane owner's registration. Penalty.

 (a) The board may suspend or revoke a crane operator's license, a hoisting equipment operator's license or an apprentice's certificate after notice and hearing upon a finding that the holder has demonstrated incompetence or has been guilty of negligence in the performance of his or her work.(b) The board may suspend or revoke a crane owner's registration after notice and hearing upon a finding that the holder has failed to properly maintain his or her crane or has permitted the operation of his or her crane in an unsafe manner.(c) The board may impose a civil penalty of not more than three thousand dollars on any crane or hoisting equipment owner or operator who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulations adopted thereunder.(d) The board shall not renew a license or registration of any crane or hoisting equipment owner or operator who has an unpaid civil penalty until such time as such penalty is paid in full.(P.A. 81-321, S. 5; P.A. 84-381, S. 10, 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 88; P.A. 12-99, S. 14.)History: P.A. 84-381 added new Subsecs. (b) and (c) re suspension of crane owner's registration and penalty provision, respectively, and amended former section, now Subsec. (a), to include revocation or suspension of an apprentice certificate; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (a) to allow the board to suspend or revoke a hoisting equipment operator's license and to make a technical change, and amended Subsec. (c) to allow the board to impose a civil penalty on any hoisting equipment owner or operator, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 12-99 amended Subsec. (c) to increase maximum civil penalty from $1,000 to $3,000, added Subsec. (d) re prohibition on renewal of license or registration of owner or operator with unpaid civil penalty until such penalty is paid in full and made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 29-232. (Formerly Sec. 19-428) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-232. (Formerly Sec. 19-428) - Regulations. Variations or exemptions. Appeals.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 for the design, construction, installation, repair, use and operation of boilers in Connecticut. Such regulations shall conform as nearly as possible to the Boiler Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the National Board Inspection Code, both as amended, and shall prescribe requirements as to the construction, installation, repair, use and inspection of boilers in the interest of public safety. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall hold hearings for the purpose of securing aid in the formulation of such regulations. Such hearings shall be public and representatives of all parties interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard.(b) Any person may apply to the State Building Inspector to grant variations or exemptions from, or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with, standards incorporated in the regulations adopted under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, and the State Building Inspector or a designee may approve such variations, exemptions, or equivalent or alternate compliance where strict compliance with such provisions would cause practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship.(c) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the State Building Inspector or the State Building Inspector's designee pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may appeal to the Commissioner of Administrative Services or said commissioner's designee not later than thirty days after receipt of the notice of such decision. Any person aggrieved by any ruling of said commissioner or designee may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court in accordance with section 4-183.(1953, S. 2366d; P.A. 77-614, S. 502, 610; P.A. 86-83, S. 2; P.A. 07-110, S. 4; P.A. 08-9, S. 5; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 225.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced “board”, i.e. boiler safety board, with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-428 transferred to Sec. 29-232 in 1983; P.A. 86-83 required that boiler regulations also conform to the National Board Inspection Code and included provision re repair; P.A. 07-110 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re variations or exemptions from and equivalent or alternate compliance with standards incorporated in regulations; P.A. 08-9 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective April 29, 2008; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” in Subsecs. (a) and (c), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 replaced references to “Commissioner of Construction Services” with references to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change and add reference to Ch. 54, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-233. (Formerly Sec. 19-430) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-233. (Formerly Sec. 19-430) - Boiler inspectors.

 The Department of Administrative Services shall formulate the examination requirements and the examination questions for candidates for the positions of boiler inspectors within the Department of Administrative Services. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall issue a commission as boiler inspector to any person employed as boiler inspector who has been in the Department of Administrative Services after being appointed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 67 or certified as competent as a result of such examination.(1949 Rev., S. 4738; 1953, S. 2366d; P.A. 77-614, S. 503, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 226.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced “board”, i.e. boiler safety board with commissioner of public safety, labor department and commissioner with department and commissioner of public safety and personnel department with department of administrative services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-430 transferred to Sec. 29-233 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 replaced “Department of Construction Services” and “Commissioner of Construction Services” with “Department of Administrative Services” and “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, respectively and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-234. (Formerly Sec. 19-431) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-234. (Formerly Sec. 19-431) - Special inspectors.

 In addition to department boiler inspectors, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, upon the application of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers in this state, issue to any boiler inspectors of said company commissions as special inspectors, provided each such inspector before receiving his commission shall pass satisfactorily the examination provided for in section 29-235. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may recognize in lieu of such examination a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of the state of Connecticut, or a commission as an inspector of boilers from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. Such 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 continuing in the employ of such a boiler inspection and insurance company, and upon his maintenance of the standards imposed by this chapter. Each such company shall promptly notify the commissioner of any special inspector's termination of employment. Such special inspectors shall inspect all boilers insured by their respective companies, and the owners or users of such insured boilers shall be exempt from the payment of inspection fees, as provided for in this chapter. Each company employing such special inspectors shall, within fifteen days following each internal inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the Department of Administrative Services upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, who may use the standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.(1953, S. 2367d; P.A. 77-614, S. 504, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced labor commissioner and department with commissioner and department of public safety and deleted reference to boiler safety board's approval of examinations or certificates issued by other states, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-431 transferred to Sec. 29-234 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-235. (Formerly Sec. 19-432) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-235. (Formerly Sec. 19-432) - Examination for special inspector's commission.

 Examinations for candidates for special inspectors' commissions shall be given at least once each year by the Commissioner of Administrative Services or by at least two examiners appointed by said commissioner. All examinations shall be in writing, shall be uniform for all candidates and shall be confined to questions formulated by the commissioner and designed to determine fitness and competency as a boiler inspector. The written examination may be supplemented by an oral examination or an interview by the commissioner or his designee which shall conform in general character with the written examination. Each candidate whether he passes the examination or not shall be notified by the board of his standing and grade as soon as possible after the examination has been completed. If an applicant for a special inspector's commission fails to pass the examination, he may appeal to the commissioner or his designee for a hearing on his grade. The decision after such hearing shall be final, but an applicant who desires to improve his rating shall have the right to take another examination within ninety days. The record of an applicant's examination, whether original or modified after appeal, shall be accessible to him and his employer.(1953, S. 2368d; P.A. 77-614, S. 505, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced boiler safety board with commissioner of public safety and allowed designee of commissioner to conduct examinations and interviews and to receive appeals, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-432 transferred to Sec. 29-235 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-236. (Formerly Sec. 19-433) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-236. (Formerly Sec. 19-433) - Commission required. Suspension or revocation. Appeal.

 No person shall inspect boilers under this chapter unless he holds a commission issued to him by the Commissioner of Administrative Services as provided in this chapter. This provision shall not apply to boiler inspectors in the state classified service on October 1, 1953. Such commission may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner upon evidence of incompetency or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof or for falsification of any matter or statement contained in his application or in a report of any inspection. A person whose commission is suspended or revoked shall have the right to appeal to the commissioner within two weeks after such suspension or revocation. The commissioner or his designee shall hold a hearing on such appeal at which the appellant may be present in person. Any person aggrieved thereby may appeal in accordance with section 4-183.(1953, S. 2368d; P.A. 77-603, S. 21, 125; 77-614, S. 506, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 77-603 allowed appeals from decisions of boiler safety board in accordance with Sec. 4-183; P.A. 77-614 replaced labor commissioner with commissioner of public safety as issuer of commissions and replaced boiler safety board with commissioner of public safety as appeal authority, allowed commissioner's designee to hold hearings and deleted provision whereby board was formerly required to report recommendations re suspensions and revocations to labor commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-433 transferred to Sec. 29-236 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-239. (Formerly Sec. 19-436) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-239. (Formerly Sec. 19-436) - Certificate required. Conformity to standards.

 No owner or user of a boiler shall operate such boiler under pressure in this state without an operating certificate as provided for in section 29-238. Any person who operates a boiler without such certificate or at pressure exceeding that specified in such certificate shall be subject to the penalty provided by section 29-243. No boiler which does not conform to the provisions of this chapter or to the boiler regulations formulated or adopted by the board shall be installed in this state. All boilers shall be inspected during construction by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers in this state or, if constructed outside the state, by an inspector holding a commission from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and a report of each such inspection made available to the Commissioner of Administrative Services. This chapter shall not be construed as preventing the use or sale of boilers in this state which have been installed or in use in this state prior to October 1, 1953, and which have been made to conform to regulations for existing installations.(1953, S. 2372d; P.A. 79-560, S. 7, 39; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 79-560 replaced labor commissioner with commissioner of public safety for conformity with changes enacted in chapter through P.A. 77-614 and made technical corrections; Sec. 19-436 transferred to Sec. 29-239 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-240. (Formerly Sec. 19-437) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-240. (Formerly Sec. 19-437) - Report of violations. Orders to comply.

 Boiler and factory inspectors of the state, in their routine inspections, may examine the operating certificates and the operating conditions of all boilers and shall report any violations of this chapter or the boiler regulations immediately to the Department of Administrative Services. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall forthwith order the owner or user of such boiler to comply with the law and the regulations at once and, if the violation may endanger life or property, said commissioner shall order the boiler closed down until the defect or violation is eliminated.(1949 Rev., S. 4740; 1953, S. 2373d; P.A. 79-560, S. 8, 39; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 79-560 replaced labor commissioner and department with commissioner and department of public safety for conformity with changes enacted in chapter through P.A. 77-614; Sec. 19-437 transferred to Sec. 29-240 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 29-241. (Formerly Sec. 19-439) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-241. (Formerly Sec. 19-439) - Registration of boilers.

 The installer of any newly installed or reinstalled boiler included in this chapter shall register, upon forms furnished by the department, every such boiler installed by him, stating the type, dimensions, description and any other facts required by the department together with the name and address of the manufacturer and of the insurance carrier, if any. Failure to fill out and return such registration forms shall be a violation of this chapter.(1953, S. 2374d; P.A. 86-83, S. 4.)History: Sec. 19-439 transferred to Sec. 29-241 in 1983; P.A. 86-83 required the installer to register boilers installed by him, eliminating reference to registration by owners or users.
CT Gen Stat § 29-242. (Formerly Sec. 19-440) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-242. (Formerly Sec. 19-440) - Enforcement.

 The commissioner and his authorized agents shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations relating to boilers, and for this purpose shall have access to the location of any boiler at any reasonable time.(1953, S. 2375d.)History: Sec. 19-440 transferred to Sec. 29-242 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 29-243 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police|Chapter 540 - Boilers and Water Heaters|Section 29-243 - Penalty.

 Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or of the code or other regulations relating to this chapter, or who obstructs the commissioner or his agents engaged in their duties under this chapter, for a first offense, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars and, for each subsequent offense, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.(1949 Rev., S. 4742, 4743; 1953, S. 2377d; P.A. 77-614, S. 515, 610; P.A. 12-80, S. 142.)History: P.A. 77-614 deleted reference to labor commissioner, referring instead to “commissioner”, i.e. commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-441 transferred to Sec. 29-243 in 1983; P.A. 12-80 changed penalty for subsequent offense from a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 4 months or both to a class C misdemeanor.