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2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 46a - Checklist for Steam Boiler Maintenance

Section 46A. The state fire marshal shall develop a log book which shall include a checklist for the proper daily steam boiler maintenance that shall be required to be completed daily by the operator of a steam boiler exceeding nine horsepower. Such checklist shall include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: (1) give the boiler measured bottom blowdowns in accordance with instructions provided by the company supplying the feedwater treatment; (2) remove accumulations on water surfaces by using surface blow valves; (3) blowdown water column; (4) test low-water cutoff and feedwater regulator; (5) operate safety valves manually on start-up; (6) check lubrication on auxiliary equipment; (7) when starting boiler, make sure ignition operates properly; and (8) keep boiler room clean.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 47 - Prima Facie Evidence of Violation of Statute

Section 47. If such steam engine or boiler or an appurtenance thereof is found to be in charge of, or operated by, a person not duly licensed as an engineer or fireman, and, after a lapse of one week from such time, it is again found to be so operated by an unlicensed person, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence of a violation of the preceding section.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 48 - Ascertainment of Horse Power

Section 48. When liquid or gaseous fuel, electric or atomic energy or any other source of heat is used, the horsepower of a boiler shall be determined by either the manufacturer's factory tag affixed to the boiler or burner denoting horsepower, or calculated by one of the following formulae: the steam output capacity as listed on the manufacturer's tag divided by 34.5, the Btu/Hr Input listed on the manufacturer's tag divided by 41,840 or the Btu/Hr Output listed on the manufacturer's tag divided by 33,475.
If a tag is missing, damaged or unclear, the licensed engineer in charge or on duty at the time shall notify the owner or user of the steam boiler. The owner or user shall obtain a notarized letter, signed by an officer of the manufacturer of the boiler or burner, listing the maximum capacity of the steam boiler in Btu/Hr. Such letter shall be an acceptable basis for calculating the horsepower of that particular steam boiler.
The minimum safety valve relieving capacity shall be determined in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code.
The horse power of a reciprocating steam engine shall be ascertained upon the basis of a mean effective pressure of forty pounds per square inch of piston for a simple engine, fifty pounds for a condensing engine, and seventy pounds for a compound engine, calculated upon the area of the high pressure piston. A variable speed engine shall be rated at its designed mean speed.
A steam turbine engine shall be rated at less than nine horse power when the external diameter of the steam supply pipe does not exceed one and three fourths inches, at fifty horse power when it exceeds one and three fourths inches and does not exceed three and one half inches, and at one hundred and fifty horse power when it exceeds three and one half inches and does not exceed five inches.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 50b - Nuclear Power Plant Operators and Engineers; Licenses Classified

Section 50B. Licenses to have charge of and to operate a nuclear steam power plant, in which plant steam is generated by the release of heat energy as a result of neutron activity, shall be classified as follows:
1. Nuclear Power Plant Senior Supervising Engineer, to be the responsible engineer in full charge of the entire nuclear plant, prime movers, auxiliaries, control systems, and related equipment.
2. Nuclear Power Plant Operating Engineer, to be in charge of the nuclear power plant, its auxiliaries, prime movers, and related control systems as the designated shift supervisor.
3. Assistant Nuclear Power Plant Operator, to operate the auxiliaries, the control room or their related systems under the supervision of either a nuclear power plant operating engineer or a nuclear power plant senior supervising engineer.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 50c - Nuclear Power Plant Operators and Engineers; Minimum Supervising and Shift Requirements

Section 50C. Every nuclear power plant shall have at least one nuclear power plant senior supervising engineer. One nuclear power plant operating engineer and one assistant nuclear power plant operator shall be the minimum requirement for each working shift.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 51 - Display of License; Daily Record of Boiler, Condition and Repairs; Filing; Accessibility

Section 51. An engineer's or fireman's license shall be so placed in the engine or boiler room of the plant operated by the licensee as to be easily read. The person in charge of a stationary steam boiler upon which the safety valve is set to blow off at more than twenty-five pounds pressure to the square inch, except boilers in private residences, boilers in apartment houses of less than five apartments, boilers under the jurisdiction of the United States, boilers used for agricultural purposes exclusively, and boilers of less than nine horse power, shall keep a daily record of the boiler, its condition when under steam, and of all repairs made and work done on it, upon forms to be obtained upon application to the department. These records shall be kept on file and shall be always accessible to the chief and inspectors of the division.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 53a - Rules and Regulations; Classifications of Hoisting Machinery; Criteria for Issuing Apprentice Operator Licenses

Section 53A. The commissioner of the division of occupational licensure shall issue rules and regulations, pursuant to chapter 30A, embodying the classifications of hoisting machinery and establishing criteria and procedures for the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension and revocation of licenses of apprentice operators of such machinery. However, a final adjudication that there has been a violation of federal or state occupational safety and health regulations, or any rule or regulation adopted by the division of occupational licensure, shall be cause for the denial, revocation or suspension of any license issued under this section. Criteria for issuance of such licenses shall include, but not be limited to, training and experience requirements appropriate to the categories of machinery for which the license is intended, and registration with the apprenticeship council within the department of labor standards. A holder of such apprentice license may operate hoisting machinery only under the guidance and supervision of a holder of a license to operate for the category of hoisting machinery to be operated by the apprentice.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 54 - Carrying of License or Temporary Permit

Section 54. A license or temporary permit to operate hoisting machinery shall be carried on the person of the operator or apprentice operator while operating such hoisting machinery. In the case of a temporary permit to operate compact hoisting equipment the operator must also carry a valid driver's license.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 54a - Violation of Sec. 53, 53a, or 54; Penalties

Section 54A. Whoever violates any provision of section 53, 53A or 54, or any rule or regulation made thereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Whoever prevents or attempts to prevent any inspector from entering on any premises in the discharge of his duty with respect to sections fifty-three and fifty-four, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Any person who permits an unlicensed person to operate hoisting machinery shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 55 - Violation of Statutes or Rules; Prevention of Entry on Premises

Section 55. Whoever violates any provision of sections forty-two to fifty-one, inclusive, or any rule made thereunder, or prevents or attempts to prevent an inspector from entering on any premises in the discharge of his duty with respect to said sections, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 56 - Examiners of Applicants for Certificates of Competency to Inspect Boilers, and for Licenses as Engineers or Firemen; Administration of Oath to Applicants

Section 56. The chief and inspectors of the division of inspection of the department of fire services shall act, as provided in sections 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, and 67, as examiners of applicants for certificates of competency to inspect boilers, and for licenses as engineers or firemen. The chief or any such inspector may administer the oath to applicants.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 56a - Examiners of Applicants for Certificates of Competency to Operate Hoisting Machinery and to Inspect Amusement Devices; Administration of Oath to Applicants; Issuance of Temporary Permits

Section 56A. The inspectors of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure shall act, as provided in sections 57A, 58, 59, 60A, 61A, 62A, 63, 64, 65, 65A, 66A, and 67 as examiners of applicants for certificates of competency to operate hoisting machinery and to inspect amusement devices. Any such inspector or the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure may administer the oath to applicants. The commissioner of the division of occupational licensure may authorize a person or entity offering the short term rental of compact hoisting equipment to examine applicants and issue temporary permits according to regulation promulgated by the division of occupational licensure.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 57 - Application; Fees, Number of Examinations; Frequency of Applications

Section 57. Each application for a license as an engineer or fireman of a class specified herein shall be made upon a blank furnished by the department, signed and sworn to by the applicant, and shall show the total experience of the applicant. Each such application for a first class engineer's license, second class engineer's license or for a special license; for a third class, fourth class or portable class engineer's license or a steam fire engineer's license; for a first class or second class fireman's license shall be accompanied by an examination fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Each such application shall entitle the applicant to one examination only, except in case of an appeal under section sixty-six; provided, however, that no person shall make application hereunder for a license of any particular class oftener than once in 60 days. The fee for an examination on appeal shall be determined annually under the aforementioned chapter seven provision.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 57a - Application for License as Operator of Hoisting Machinery Not Run by Steam; Form; Examination Fee

Section 57A. Each application for a license as an operator of hoisting machinery not run by steam shall be made upon a blank furnished by the division of occupational licensure, signed and sworn to by the applicant, and shall show the total experience of the applicant. Each such application for a license for operating hoisting machinery not run by steam shall be accompanied by an examination fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7. Each such application shall entitle the applicant to one examination only, except in case of an appeal under section 66A; provided, however, that no person shall make application hereunder for a license of any particular class oftener than once in 60 days. The fee for an examination on appeal shall be determined annually under the aforementioned chapter 7 provision.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 58 - Taking Notes at Examinations and on Appeals; Representative of Insurer

Section 58. In all examinations, except examinations for temporary permits, or appeals the applicant may have one person present who may take notes if he so desires. In case of applicants for certificates of competency to inspect boilers such person shall be a representative of an insurance company employing the applicant or wishing to do so.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 59 - Suspension, Revocation, Loss or Destruction of Certificates or Licenses; Fee

Section 59. A certificate of competency to inspect boilers shall be revoked and a license as engineer or fireman or operator of hoisting machinery shall be suspended or revoked for incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof. A wilfully false statement in the application shall be sufficient cause for revocation at any time. If a certificate or license is lost or destroyed a new certificate shall be issued without examination upon satisfactory proof thereof. The fee for such new certificate shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 60 - Request of Insurer for Examination of Person Applying for Inspector of Boilers Position Accompanying Application; Fee

Section 60. The application of a person desiring to act as inspector of boilers for an insurance company shall be accompanied by a written request of said company for an examination of such person, together with a fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 60a - Request of Insurer for Examination of Person Applying for Inspector of Amusement Devises Position Accompanying Application; Fee; Eligibility for Certificate of Competency

Section 60A. The application of a person desiring to act as an inspector of amusement devices for an insurance company shall be accompanied by a written request of said company for an examination of such person, together with a fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration. An individual, who is an employee of an amusement park or who performs or has performed inspections of amusement devices for the commonwealth shall be eligible for a certificate of competency to inspect amusement devices.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 61 - Board of Examiners for Certification of Competency to Inspect Steam Boilers; Subject Matter of Examination

Section 61. Three inspectors of the division of inspection of the department of fire services shall act as a board of examiners. The applicant shall be examined as to the construction, installation, maintenance and repair of steam boilers and their appurtenances in the case of an applicant for a certificate of competency to inspect steam boilers.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 61a - Board of Examiners for Certification of Competency to Inspect Amusement Devices; Subject Matter of Examination

Section 61A. Three inspectors of the office of inspections of the division of professional licensure shall act as a board of examiners for the certification of competency to inspect amusement devices. The applicant shall be examined in such matters as the inspectors shall deem relevant.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 62 - Certificate of Competency to Inspect Steam Boilers; Term; Expiration Date; Notice; Renewal; Lapse; Reexamination; Fees; Suspension or Revocation

Section 62. If the applicant is found competent he shall receive a certificate of competency to inspect steam boilers, as the case may be; provided, however, that if the holder of a certificate ceases to be employed as an inspector for a period of one year or more his certificate shall lapse and he shall be required to submit to reexamination for a new certificate. The fee for such reexamination shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Said certificate shall continue in force until the date of birth of the holder of the certificate occurring more than twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after the effective date of such certificate unless sooner revoked.
If any such certificate of competency to inspect steam boilers or the renewal thereof expires in any even year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the holder's date of birth occurring in an even year.
If any such certificate of competency to inspect steam boilers or to inspect amusement devices or renewal thereof expires in an odd year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the holder's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A certificate of competency to inspect steam boilers or to inspect amusement devices issued to a person born on February twenty-ninth shall, for the purposes of this section, expire on March first. The fee for the renewal of the certificate of competency shall be determined pursuant to the aforementioned chapter seven provision. Certificates not renewed at expiration date shall become void, and shall after one year be reinstated only by reexamination of the former holder of the certificate; provided, however, that if the holder of a certificate of competency is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States, the certificate shall remain valid until the holder is released from active duty and for a period of not less than 90 days following that release. A notice of the date of expiration of a certificate of competency to inspect steam boilers or to inspect amusement devices shall, at least thirty days prior to such date, be sent to the holder of the certificate. The inspector of the division of inspection of the department of fire services for the town where a holder of the certificate resides may issue a renewal certificate. A person whose certificate of competency is suspended or revoked shall surrender his certificate to the chief or an inspector of the division.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 62a - Certificate of Competency to Inspect Amusement Devices; Term; Expiration Date; Notice; Renewal; Lapse; Reexamination; Fees; Suspension or Revocation

Section 62A. If the applicant is found competent he shall receive a certificate of competency to inspect amusement devices; provided, however, that if the holder of a certificate ceases to be employed as an inspector for a period of one year or more his certificate shall lapse and he shall be required to submit to reexamination for a new certificate. The fee for such reexamination shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7. Said certificate shall continue in force until the date of birth of the holder of the certificate occurring more than 12 months but not more than 24 months after the effective date of such certificate unless sooner revoked.
If any such certificate of competency to inspect amusement devices or the renewal thereof expires in any even-numbered year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the holder's date of birth occurring in an even year.
If any such certificate of competency to inspect amusement devices or renewal thereof expires in an odd year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the holder's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A certificate of competency to inspect amusement devices issued to a person born on February 29 shall, for the purposes of this section, expire on March 1. The fee for the renewal of the certificate of competency shall be determined pursuant to the aforementioned chapter 7 provision. Certificates not renewed at expiration date shall become void, and shall after 1 year be reinstated only by reexamination of the former holder of the certificate; provided, however, that if the holder of a certificate of competency is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States, the certificate shall remain valid until the holder is released from active duty and for a period of not less than 90 days following that release. A notice of the date of expiration of a certificate of competency to inspect amusement devices shall, at least 30 days prior to such date, be sent to the holder of the certificate. The inspector of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure for the town where a holder of the certificate resides may issue a renewal certificate. A person whose certificate of competency is suspended or revoked shall surrender his certificate to a chief or an inspector of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 63 - Appeals; Rehearing; Fee; Finality of Decision

Section 63. A person who is refused a certificate of competency, or whose certificate is revoked, may appeal from such decision to the issuing authority, who shall grant a rehearing of the case by a board of five examiners, no one of whom shall have acted as an examiner in the former instance; provided, that in the case of a person desiring to appeal from a refusal to issue to him a certificate of competency such appeal is accompanied by a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Their decision shall be final if approved by head of said issuing authority.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 64 - Engineers and Firemen; Examinations; Appeal

Section 64. Whoever desires to act as an engineer or fireman shall apply for a license to the department. The applicant shall be examined by the inspector assigned to the district in which the applicant resides or is employed. The examinations shall be uniform throughout the commonwealth in a form approved by the state fire marshal, in consultation with the chief, and shall be given in two parts, the first part of which shall be written and the second of which shall be oral; provided, however, that any applicant may be given only an oral examination if he so requests in writing, stating the reasons for such request and if such reasons are deemed valid by the chief or his designee. A mark of seventy percent shall be considered passing on any such written examination and such passing mark shall remain valid for a period of one year. The failure of any applicant taking a written examination to achieve such a passing mark shall result in the removal of his application from any further consideration. The time allotted for the written examination shall be four hours. An oral examination shall be recorded on tape and such tape shall remain on file with the department through the expiration of the time allowed for appeal.
Upon the successful completion of the examination process, the applicant if found competent and trustworthy, shall receive a license graded in accordance with the merits of his examination. An applicant for a first or second class engineer's license shall be examined by a board consisting of three district engineering inspectors of the department, or two such inspectors and the chief, if such chief is a qualified examiner, and, if the applicant is employed, one member of said board shall be the department inspector of boilers assigned to the area where the applicant is so employed, and the decision of said board shall be final. An applicant for a license as an engineer of any other class or as a fireman, or for a special license, shall be examined by one inspector of the division, from whose decision there shall be an appeal as provided in section sixty-six.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 65 - Operators of Hoisting Machinery; Licenses; Application; Examination

Section 65. Whoever desires to act as an operator of hoisting machinery shall apply to the division of occupational licensure for a license. If the criteria for licensure established by the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure pursuant to section fifty-three are met by the applicant, such applicant shall be required to pass a written or practical examination, or both, in accordance with the standards set in regulations promulgated under the provisions of said section fifty-three. Any operator of hoisting machinery whose license is revoked, and any person who is penalized under the provisions of section fifty-four A, shall be required to pass both a written and practical examination before he may be issued a subsequent license. The passing of the applicable examination shall entitle the applicant to a license to operate hoisting machinery in the category or categories for which he has applied and been examined. Each license issued shall contain a photograph of the licensee.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 65a - Issuance of Temporary Permits by Person or Entity From Which Hoisting Machinery Is to Be Rented

Section 65A. Whoever desires to act as an operator of compact hoisting machinery for rent for which licensure is required under section 53, on a temporary basis, shall apply to the person or entity from which the machinery is to be rented for a temporary permit; provided, however, that the person or entity renting such machinery shall have obtained authorization to issue temporary permits from the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure. If the applicant meets the criteria for issuance of a temporary permit established by the commissioner under said section 53, such applicant shall then be required to pass an examination under the standards set in the regulations promulgated under said section 53. If the applicant passes the examination, the applicant shall be entitled to a temporary permit to operate hoisting machinery in the category or categories for which the applicant has applied and been examined. No temporary permit may be renewed and no person may be issued more than 1 temporary permit in any 45 day period. The commissioner may periodically review the records of any person or entity that is authorized to issue temporary permits to ensure compliance with this section and any regulation promulgated under said section 53.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 66 - Appeal of Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of License to Act as Engineer or Fireman; Board of Appeal; Finality of Decision

Section 66. A person aggrieved by the action of a single examiner in refusing, suspending or revoking a license to act as engineer or fireman may, within one week, appeal therefrom to the chief of the division of inspection of the department of fire services, who shall appoint three inspectors of the division, or himself and two inspectors, to act together as a board of appeal. The decision of a majority of the members of the board of appeal shall be final.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 66a - Appeal of Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of License to Act as Operator of Hoisting Machinery; Board of Appeal; Finality of Decision

Section 66A. A person aggrieved by the action of a single examiner in refusing, suspending or revoking a license to act as an operator of hoisting machinery may, within 1 week, appeal therefrom to the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure, who shall appoint 3 inspectors of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure, or himself and 2 inspectors, to act together as a board of appeal. The decision of a majority of the members of the board of appeal shall be final.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 67 - Licenses; Duration; Fees; Expiration; Renewal; Revocation

Section 67. A license shall continue in force until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more than twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after the effective date of such license unless suspended or revoked for incompetence or untrustworthiness of the licensee, except that a special license shall not continue in force after the holder thereof ceases to be employed in the plant specified in the license. If any such license or the renewal thereof expires in an even year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an even year. If any such license or renewal thereof expires in an odd year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A license issued to a person born on February twenty-ninth shall, for the purposes of this section, expire on March first. The fee for the renewal of a license shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof; provided, however, that in no case shall the fee for the renewal of a license to operate hoisting machinery be less than sixty dollars, and in no case shall the fee for a new license to operate hoisting machinery be less than seventy-five dollars. Licenses not renewed at expiration date shall become void, and shall after one year be reinstated only by re-examination of the licensee; provided, however, that if the licensee is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States, the license shall remain valid until the licensee is released from active duty and for a period of not less than 90 days following that release. A notice of the date of expiration of a license shall, at least thirty days prior to such date, be sent to the licensee. The inspector of the division of inspection of the department of fire services or of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure for the town where a licensee resides may issue a renewal license in his or her respective discipline. A person whose license is suspended or revoked shall surrender his license to the issuing authority or an Inspector of said authority. If a new license of a different grade is issued, the old license shall be destroyed by the examiner.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 67a - Examiners for the Certification of Oil Burner Technicians; Place and Time of Examinations

Section 67A. The chief of inspections of the division of inspection of the department of fire services, the supervising inspector of the division or an inspector of the division shall act as an examiner for the certification of oil burner technicians. The chief of inspections shall cause examinations to be held in such cities and at such times as he may deem necessary.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 69 - Expenditures by State Fire Marshal for Work and Apparatus

Section 69. The state fire marshal may expend the amount annually appropriated for investigation work, for apparatus used in connection with the inspection of steam boilers and for the installation and maintenance of apparatus in the examination of engineers and firemen.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 70 - Inspection of Hot Water Heating Boilers; Changes in Rules for Construction of New Boilers

Section 70. All hot water heating boilers, except boilers specified in section seven, when used for space heating or as a heat storage source when the primary fluid circulates only within the code containment vessel or for process heating, and their appurtenances, that come within the scope of the current section one, four or eight of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, hereinafter referred to as the ASME Code, shall be thoroughly inspected internally when construction permits at least once every three years and externally at least once a year.
Changes in the rules which affect the construction of new boilers shall take effect six months after their filing, in the same manner prescribed for steam boilers in section two. The board may, upon request, permit the application of such changes in rules to boilers manufactured or installed during said six months. When a person or a corporation desires to manufacture a special type of boiler, the design of which is not covered by the rules formulated by the board or by the current section one, four or eight of the ASME Code, specifications and drawings shall be submitted through the chief of inspections to the board which, if it approves, shall permit the construction thereof.
The first inspection for the installation of a boiler covered by this section may be made by either a district engineering inspector of the division or by an authorized insurance inspector. The first part of the inspection on steel field erected boilers shall be completed before the system is filled with the fluid to be heated.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 72 - Hydrostatic Test

Section 72. If in the judgment of the inspector of the division or of the insurance company, it is advisable to apply a hydrostatic test to a boiler, the owner or user shall prepare the boiler for such test, as directed by the inspector of the division or of the insurance company in accordance with the appropriate code.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 73 - Insurance Company Inspection; Authorization

Section 73. The inspection of hot water heating boilers and their appurtenances may be made by inspectors of insurance companies authorized to insure boilers in the commonwealth; or, in the case of shop inspections in a boiler shop outside of the commonwealth, by such other inspectors employed by authorized insurance companies holding a national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors commission as are approved by the chief of inspections.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 74 - Safety Appliances; Tampering; Maximum Pressure

Section 74. No person shall remove or tamper with any safety appliance prescribed by the board or by the ASME Code, section one, four or eight. The safety relief valve shall not be loaded to a greater pressure than that allowed by the certificate of inspection for the boiler.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 75 - Employment of Inspectors by Insurance Companies

Section 75. Every insurance company authorized to insure or to reinsure boilers in the commonwealth shall have in its employ at least one inspector who holds a certificate of competency under section sixty-two and resides in the commonwealth. When an inspector holding such a certificate ceases to be employed by an insurance company, the company shall notify the state fire marshal giving the reasons therefor.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 76 - Inspector of Boilers; Certificate of Competency Required

Section 76. No person shall act as an inspector of boilers for an insurance company unless such person holds a certificate of competency under section 62.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 77 - Reports and Recommendations of Inspectors; Insurance Cancellation or Refusal Report

Section 77. The inspectors of the division shall make reports of all inspections and shall make such recommendations to the chief of inspections as they may deem expedient. Every insurance company shall forward to the chief of inspections, within fourteen days after each inspection, reports of all boilers inspected by it. Such reports shall be made on blanks approved by the chief and shall contain all orders made by the company regarding such boilers. Every insurance company shall report immediately to the chief of inspections the name of the owner or user and the location of every boiler required by section seventy to be inspected, upon which they have cancelled or refused insurance, giving the reasons therefor.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 78 - Preparation of Boilers for Inspection; Notice of Defect to Division; Operation Forbidden Pending Issuance of Certificate of Inspection

Section 78. The owner or user of a boiler required by section seventy to be inspected shall prepare the boiler for inspection as directed by the inspector. The inspector shall, if requested, give the owner or user at least fourteen days notice to prepare a boiler for inspection; provided, that no notice shall be required of an external inspection, nor if the boiler is being installed or has not been inspected within one year and a certificate of inspection issued. If, in the judgment of an inspector of the division, any such boiler or its appurtenances is in a defective or dangerous condition, he may immediately forbid the operation of the boiler, whether or not it is under the inspection of an insurance company; and no person shall again operate such boiler nor cause it to be operated until a certificate of inspection has been issued by an inspector of the division. The owner or user of any boiler required by section seventy to be inspected shall immediately notify the division of inspection or the insurance company, if a boiler is insured, if a defect affecting the safety of the boiler is discovered. If the insurance on any boiler required by section seventy to be inspected expires, or is cancelled because the insurers deemed it unsafe to continue the operation thereof, the owner or user shall cease to operate it until it has been put in a safe condition, satisfactory to the insurers, or has been inspected by the division and a certificate of inspection has been issued.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery › Section 79 - Certificate of Inspection; Contents; Display

Section 79. The certificate of inspection issued by the department shall state the name of the owner and that of the user, if different from the owner, the location of the boiler, the number of the boiler, the date of inspection, the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated and the signature of the inspector who made the inspection. The certificate shall also contain such extracts from the General Laws as shall be deemed necessary by the board. It shall be so placed in the boiler room and protected from being soiled as to be easily read.