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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 1. Prevention of Accident and Health Hazards. › Sec. 18.60.105. Definitions.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, in AS 18.60.010 - 18.60.105,
(1) “be exposed” means to ingest, inhale, or absorb through the skin or eyes a substance or physical agent, or fumes or other potentially harmful aspect of a substance or physical agent;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development;
(3) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
(4) “employee” means a person who works for an employer;
(5) “employer” means a person, including the state and political subdivisions of the state, who has one or more employees;
(6) “OSHA” means the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(7) “physical agent” means a physical agent that exceeds the threshold established in the 1986-1987 edition of “Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment” published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists;
(8) “suitable protective equipment” includes such personal protective equipment as is required by regulation issued under this chapter;
(9) “toxic or hazardous substance”
(A) includes
(i) a chemical listed in 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, “General Industry Standards”, Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(ii) a chemical listed in “Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment”, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (Latest Edition);
(iii) a substance for which an OSHA form 20 or equivalent information is required under OSHA regulations; and
(iv) a substance determined by the department, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), to be a health hazard to an employee who is exposed to the substance, including a carcinogen, reproductive toxin, irritant, corrosive, sensitizer, hepatotoxin, nephrotoxin, neurotoxin, agent that acts on the hematopoietic system, agent that damages the lungs, a cutaneous hazard, and an eye hazard;
(B) does not include
(i) substances that because of their physical state, volume, or concentration do not pose a health hazard upon exposure;
(ii) substances that are goods, food, drugs, cosmetics, or tobacco products intended for personal consumption; or
(iii) substances in transit;
(10) “transit” means conveyed in a sealed or unopened container by a mode of transportation.
(b) In AS 18.60.030(14), 18.60.065 - 18.60.068, and (a)(9) of this section,
(1) “employee” means a person who works for an employer, but not in a place used primarily as a personal residence;
(2) “employer” means a person, including the state and a political subdivision of the state, who has one or more employees working in a place not used primarily as a personal residence;
(3) “health hazard” means a substance or physical agent capable of causing acute or chronic adverse effects to health;
(4) “workplace” means a place of employment other than a place used primarily as a personal residence.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.115. Search and rescue training.

The commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee may organize and conduct a search and rescue training exercise to prepare for a response to a search and rescue activity under AS 18.60.120. Only the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may authorize a person to participate in a search and rescue training exercise under this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.120. Search and rescue parties.

Upon being notified that a person is lost, injured, killed, or is in need of immediate rescue, the commissioner of public safety or a designee may appoint a competent person to organize, direct, and guide a search and rescue party for the purpose of rescuing or retrieving the person or the person's remains. Only the commissioner, the commissioner's designee, or the person appointed to organize, direct, and guide a search and rescue party may authorize a person to participate in the search and rescue party.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.125. Civil immunity.

A person may not bring a civil action for damages against the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the officers, agents, or employees of the state or a political subdivision of the state for a death, personal injury, or property damage that results from an act or omission in performing or failing to perform activities or duties authorized under AS 18.60.115 - 18.60.175. This section does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct within the course and scope of employment or agency and with complete disregard for the safety and property of others.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.130. Expenses of search and rescue parties.

The expense of the search and rescue party shall be paid out of the state treasury upon vouchers properly made out, signed, and sworn to by the person appointed to direct the search and rescue party. The oath to the voucher shall be taken and made before the commissioner of public safety or a designee and may be paid only after it has been approved by the commissioner of public safety or a designee. In approving the voucher, the commissioner of public safety or a designee shall consider the necessity of the search and rescue party, the reasonableness of the expenses, and the proper audit of the voucher.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.146. Civil air patrol.

The Department of Public Safety shall make the necessary administrative arrangements for maintaining liaison between the state and the Civil Air Patrol and the expenditure of money appropriated to the department for the state contribution toward the support of the authorized activities of the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol, under its charter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.148. Transfer of forfeited aircraft to civil air patrol.

(a) A transfer to the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol, of a forfeited aircraft under AS 16.05.195(f), AS 17.30.122, or another state law or regulation is subject to the following conditions:
(1) the transfer shall be made without cost to the Civil Air Patrol;
(2) the aircraft becomes a corporate Civil Air Patrol aircraft;
(3) the aircraft may only be used for Civil Air Patrol search and rescue, civil defense, and training purposes;
(4) the aircraft may not be transferred to another wing of the Civil Air Patrol unless
(A) the aircraft has been corporate aircraft of the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol for at least 36 months after the date of transfer to the Alaska Wing; or
(B) the aircraft is being exchanged for another Civil Air Patrol corporate aircraft of equivalent or greater value;
(5) if the Civil Air Patrol determines that the aircraft should be disposed of as surplus property, the disposition shall first be approved by the Department of Administration.
(b) A transfer of a forfeited aircraft under this section shall be consummated by a contract between the State of Alaska and the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol that includes the conditions set out in (a) of this section. The contract must also provide that the Civil Air Patrol indemnify the state for any amount for which the state may be liable for an act or omission relating to the aircraft.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.150. Report of mysterious disappearance or separation from companions.

If a person (1) mysteriously disappears in the state, or (2) leaves one locality to go to another in the state and fails within a reasonable time to reach the person's destination, or (3) traveling in company with another is separated from the other, or (4) traveling alone mysteriously disappears, a traveling companion or any other person having knowledge of the mysterious disappearance or separation shall notify the commissioner of public safety or a designee in the district in which the disappearance or separation took place of the fact, in writing, stating all the circumstances.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.160. Violation a misdemeanor.

A person who fails to report a disappearance under AS 18.60.150, or who violates a regulation adopted under AS 18.60.175, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.170. Report and investigation of disappearance.

The commissioner of public safety or a designee shall file each notification of disappearance with the missing persons information clearinghouse under AS 18.65.620(a), and shall notify the peace officer in the district where the disappearance occurred or in the nearest districts where there is a peace officer to make an investigation regarding the disappearance. If the circumstances give reasonable grounds for suspicion that a murder has been committed or that a person has met with foul play, the peace officer shall report all the facts to the district attorney in the peace officer's district or the assistant district attorney living nearest the place where the peace officer resides. The district attorney or the assistant district attorney shall assist and advise the peace officer in the investigation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 2. Search and Rescue. › Sec. 18.60.175. Regulations.

The Department of Public Safety shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the duties assigned by AS 18.60.115 - 18.60.170, including regulations dealing with the handling of nonexpendable property purchased during a search or rescue mission and expenditures of money for search and rescue. The regulations shall be adopted in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.180. Regulations.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall formulate definitions and regulations for the safe and proper construction, installation, repair, use, and operation of boilers and for the safe and proper construction, installation, and repair of unfired pressure vessels. The definitions and regulations must be based upon and shall follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulae, and practices established for boiler and unfired pressure vessel construction and safety. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may adopt the existing published codification of these definitions and regulations, known as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and may adopt the amendments and interpretations made and published by that society. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall adopt amendments and interpretations to the code immediately upon their adoption by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers so that the definitions and regulations at all times follow generally accepted nationwide engineering standards.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.190. Effect of regulations.

(a) The regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development have the force and effect of law. However, the regulations applying to the construction of new boilers and unfired pressure vessels do not prevent their installation until the regulations become mandatory as provided in (b) of this section.
(b) Amendments in the regulations are permissive immediately upon adoption and become mandatory 12 months after adoption.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.200. New boilers and unfired pressure vessels.

(a) A power boiler, low pressure boiler, or unfired pressure vessel that does not conform to the regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development governing new construction and installation may not be installed and operated unless it is of special design or construction, and is not covered by the regulations, or is not in any way inconsistent with the regulations, in which case the Department of Labor and Workforce Development may issue a special installation and operating permit.
(b) A person who installs a boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall notify the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the installation, using a form provided by the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.220. Duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall
(1) have all violators of AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390 prosecuted;
(2) issue, suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates provided for in AS 18.60.390;
(3) take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws and regulations governing the use of boilers and unfired pressure vessels;
(4) keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age, condition, location, and date of the last recorded internal inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels to which AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390 apply;
(5) adopt regulations establishing reasonable fees for administering special inspector examinations and for processing applications for special inspector commissions; and
(6) do acts necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.235. Approved inspectors.

(a) In addition to the deputy inspectors employed under AS 18.60.230 and the special inspectors commissioned under AS 18.60.240, the commissioner of labor and workforce development may appoint an employee of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development as an approved inspector if the employee has completed training by the chief inspector and has passed an examination that has been approved by the director of the division of labor standards and safety to perform inspections under AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.395 of cast iron boilers and domestic hot water heaters. An employee does not have to pass the examination described in AS 18.60.290 in order to be appointed an approved inspector under this subsection.
(b) The inspection authority of an approved inspector appointed under (a) of this section is limited to performing the inspections described in (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.240. Appointment and qualifications of special inspectors.

In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors provided for in AS 18.60.230 and the approved inspectors appointed under AS 18.60.235(a), the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall, upon the request of a company authorized by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development under AS 21.09 to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and unfired pressure vessels as described in AS 21.12.070(a)(7), or upon the request of a company operating unfired pressure vessels, issue to an inspector of the company a state commission as a special inspector. However, to be eligible for a commission as special inspector, a person must have passed the examination provided for in AS 18.60.290, or hold a certificate as an inspector of boilers from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.250. Compensation for special inspectors prohibited.

A special inspector is not entitled to any compensation or expenses from the state. A special inspector's commission is conditioned upon continuing in the employ of a boiler insurance company or a company operating unfired pressure vessels in this state and upon maintaining the standards imposed by AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.260. Duty of special inspectors.

Each special inspector shall inspect all boilers and unfired pressure vessels insured or operated by the inspector's company. The owner and user of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected by its special inspector is exempt from the payment of the inspection fees provided in AS 18.60.360.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.270. Report of inspection; fee.

(a) Each company employing a special inspector shall, within 15 days following each inspection for certification as required by AS 18.60.390 for a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, file a report of the inspection with the department.
(b) In addition, a special inspector shall file with the department a report of an inspection that discloses a condition dangerous to life or property in a boiler or unfired pressure vessel. The special inspector shall file the report within 15 days following the inspection.
(c) A company or special inspector who files a report under this section shall enter the report directly into the department's electronic inspection report system or submit the report to the department on a form provided by the department. The department shall charge a company or special inspector a fee of $10 for filing a report if the company or special inspector does not file the report by entering the report directly into the department's electronic inspection report system.
(d) The department shall deposit the fees collected under (c) of this section in the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025.
(e) In this section, “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.280. Right of inspection.

(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development or a deputy or special inspector shall be given free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises where a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being constructed, installed, or operated, for the purpose of determining whether the boiler or unfired pressure vessel is constructed, installed, and operated in accordance with AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390.
(b) An approved inspector appointed under AS 18.60.235(a) has the right of access provided in (a) of this section, but only for the purpose of making the determinations described in (a) of this section for a cast iron boiler or domestic hot water heater.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.290. Examination for deputy and special inspectors.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall give the examination for the position of deputy inspector or special inspector using the standard National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors examination. The examination shall be in writing. If an applicant fails to pass the examination, the applicant may appeal to the department for another examination, which shall be given by the department within the next calendar quarter. The applicant and the applicant's employer shall have access to the record of an applicant's examination.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.300. Revocation or suspension of state commission.

(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may, after investigation, suspend or revoke a commission for (1) incompetence, (2) conviction of the crime of bribery under AS 11.56.100, receiving a bribe under AS 11.56.110, or perjury under AS 11.56.200, in connection with work as a special or deputy inspector, or (3) intentional falsification of any material matter or statement in the application or in an inspection report or in an administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the enforcement of AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.395. A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked may apply to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for reinstatement. The department may refuse to reinstate a commission for a person whose license was suspended or revoked.
(b) A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked, or whose application for reinstatement has been denied, may appeal the suspension, revocation, or denial as provided in AS 18.60.370 and is entitled to be present and represented by counsel at the hearing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.315. Inspection standards.

Unless the Department of Labor and Workforce Development establishes by regulation a different edition, the most current edition of the National Board Inspection Code Manual for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors constitutes the minimum boiler and pressure vessel inspection standard of the state for boilers and pressure vessels after they have received their initial inspection certificates from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may adopt regulations for the maximum practical implementation of the manual and may grant an exception from a specific provision of the manual when the department determines that the implementation of the provision would be impractical.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.320. Inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels.

(a) Each boiler and unfired pressure vessel used or proposed to be used in the state except boilers or unfired pressure vessels exempt under AS 18.60.210 shall be inspected as to construction, installation, condition, and operation, as follows:
(1) power boilers and high pressure or high temperature water boilers shall be given a certificate inspection annually; the inspector may conduct an external inspection while the boiler is under pressure or an internal inspection if warranted;
(2) low pressure steam or vapor heating boilers shall be given a certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection every four years if its construction permits an internal inspection;
(3) hot water heating, hot water supply, and coil heating boilers shall be given a certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection at the discretion of the inspector;
(4) each unfired pressure vessel shall be inspected internally and externally at intervals set by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; an internal inspection of an unfired pressure vessel is not required if its contents 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, and if the vessel is constructed in accordance with
(A) regulations of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, if any, in effect at the time of manufacture;
(B) standards set out in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code in effect at the time of manufacture until September 6, 1981; or
(C) if the department adopts subsequent revisions of that code, the standards set out in those revisions as adopted by the department and in effect at the time of manufacture.
(b) A grace period of two months beyond periods specified in (a)(1) - (4) of this section may elapse between certificate inspections.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender › Chapter 60. Safety › Article 3. Boilers. › Sec. 18.60.330. Rules of inspection.

(a) Each inspection under AS 18.60.320 shall be made by a deputy inspector employed under AS 18.60.230, an approved inspector appointed under AS 18.60.235(a), or by a special inspector commissioned under AS 18.60.240.
(b) [Repealed, § 5 ch 37 SLA 1992.]
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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;
(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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.