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2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 144 - Tenement Houses in Cities › Section 95b - Failure to Appoint Attorney by Non-Resident; Effect; Service of Process

Section 95B. If any person fails to comply with the requirements of section ninety-five A he shall be deemed to have appointed said city or town clerk as his agent as above, and service upon any such clerk shall have the same force and effect as service upon such person's duly constituted appointee.
When legal process against any such person is served upon such clerk, a copy of said process shall also forthwith be sent by the plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant at his last known address or to the address last listed for the owner of said premises on the assessors list in said city or town.
Such copy shall be sent by registered mail with return receipt requested. The plaintiff's affidavit of compliance herewith, and the defendant's return receipt, if received by the plaintiff, shall be filed in the court where the case is pending or where the service was issued on or before the return day of the process or within such further time as the court may allow.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 144 - Tenement Houses in Cities › Section 95c - Person Defined

Section 95C. ''Person'', as used in sections ninety-five A and ninety-five B shall include but not be restricted to any individual, or individuals, as tenants in common, joint tenants, tenants by the entirety or otherwise; any corporation or business trust; any trustee; any partnership; any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy; any tenant having a leasehold interest for a period in excess of ten years; any mortgagee in possession.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 145 - Tenement Houses in Towns › Section 59 - Notice of Person Controlling Tenements; Filing; Contents; Fees

Section 59. The owner of a tenement house and every lessee of the whole house or of two or more tenements therein, or the agent of the owner or other person having control of a tenement house, shall annually during the month of April file in the office of the town clerk a notice containing his name and address, and also a description of the property, by street number or otherwise, as the case may be, in such manner as will enable the board of health and building inspector easily to find the same; and also the number of apartments in each house, the number of rooms in each apartment, and the number of families occupying the apartments. Such owner shall pay to the said clerk at the time of filing the said notice and description the fee provided by clause (74) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 145 - Tenement Houses in Towns › Section 60 - Service of Notices or Orders

Section 60. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, every notice or order in relation to a tenement house shall be served ten days before the time for doing the thing in relation to which it is issued. The service of notices or orders as aforesaid shall be made by the delivery of an attested copy in hand to the owner or his agent, duly registered as provided in section fifty-nine, or by leaving an attested copy at the last or usual place of abode of the owner or agent.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 145 - Tenement Houses in Towns › Section 60a - Attorney for Service of Process on Non-Resident; Filing of Appointment; Registration of True Names of Code Violators

Section 60A. Any person owning a tenement within the definition of section two of chapter one hundred and forty-four of the General Laws and including tenements within the city of Boston and including rooming houses, who does not reside therein, shall file in writing with the city or town clerk in the city or town where any such structure may be found the name and address of an individual residing in such city or town to be his true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful processes in any action or proceeding against him may be served. The owner of any such tenement which is posted for a code violation shall forthwith register his true name with the city or town clerk.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 145 - Tenement Houses in Towns › Section 60b - Failure to Appoint Attorney by Non-Resident; Effect; Service of Process

Section 60B. If any person fails to comply with the requirements of section sixty A he shall be deemed to have appointed said city or town clerk as his agent as above, and service upon any such clerk shall have the same force and effect as service upon such person's duly constituted appointee.
When legal process against any such person is served upon such clerk, a copy of said process shall also forthwith be sent by the plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant at his last known address or to the address last listed for the owner of said premises on the assessors list in said city or town.
Such copy shall be sent by registered mail with return receipt requested. The plaintiff's affidavit of compliance herewith, and the defendant's return receipt, if received by the plaintiff, shall be filed in the court where the case is pending or where the service was issued on or before the return day of the process or within such further time as the court may allow.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order › Chapter 145 - Tenement Houses in Towns › Section 60c - Person Defined

Section 60C. ''Person'', as used in sections sixty A and sixty B shall include but not be restricted to any individual, or individuals, as tenants in common, joint tenants, tenants by the entirety or otherwise; any corporation or business trust; any trustee; any partnership; any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy; any tenant having a leasehold interest for a period in excess of ten years; any mortgagee in possession.
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 1 - Definitions

Section 1. The following words as used in this chapter, unless a contrary meaning is specifically prescribed or the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
''Board'', the board of boiler rules appointed under section ten of chapter twenty-two.
''Boiler'', A closed pressure vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated or any combination thereof, under pressure or vacuum for use externally to itself by the direct application of heat from the combustion of fuel, or from electricity or nuclear energy. The term ''Boiler'' shall include fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing systems and are complete within themselves.
''Chief'', the chief of inspections of the department of fire services.
''Department'', the department of public safety.
''District engineering inspector'', an inspector of the division.
''Division'', the division of inspection of the department of fire services.
''Inspector'', a district engineering inspector of the division of inspection of the department of fire services, or an inspector of an insurance company authorized to insure steam boilers in the commonwealth.
''Pressure Vessel'', A vessel in which the pressure is obtained from an external source or by the application of heat from an indirect source or from a direct source, other than a vessel defined as a ''Boiler'' in this 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 1a - Inspectors; Appointment; Powers and Duties; Appointment as Special State Police; Oath of Office

Section 1A. Inspectors; appointment; powers and duties; appointment as special state police; oath of office
(a) The state fire marshal shall appoint a chief of inspections, who shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 31, who may be removed for cause, and the position of chief of inspections shall be classified in accordance with section 45 of chapter 30 and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section 46C of said chapter 30. The state fire marshal shall establish the requirements and qualifications for inspectors who are employed by the division of inspection and appointed pursuant to section 6 and shall have administrative responsibility over such inspectors.
(b) The state fire marshal may appoint, transfer and remove inspectors, experts, clerks and other assistants. District engineering inspectors in the division of inspection shall not be subject to any civil service rules. The state fire marshal shall establish the requirements and qualifications for officers and inspectors appointed pursuant to this section.
(c) All inspectors of the division of inspection in the department shall have and exercise throughout the commonwealth the powers of constables, police officers and watchmen, except as to the service of civil process. The governor may command their services in suppressing riots and in preserving the peace. The state fire marshal may request the colonel of state police to appoint such inspectors as special state police officers and invest them with such of the powers of the state police officers as said colonel may deem advisable. The state fire marshal, with the approval of the governor, may authorize the inspectors of the division to carry badges, revolvers, clubs, handcuffs and twisters, or such other articles as may be required in the performance of their duties.
(d) Each inspector shall, before entering upon the performance of his duties, be sworn to the faithful performance thereof, and unless his oath of office is taken within 10 days after the date of his appointment, the appointment shall be void.
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 2 - Duties of Board of Boiler Rules; Rules in General; Prescription of Tests; Form of Certificate of Inspection; Assistance of Attorney General

Section 2. The board shall formulate rules or adopt rules formulated by a recognized engineering organization, for the construction, installation and inspection of steam boilers and power reactor vessels and piping as used in atomic energy installations and for ascertaining the safe working pressure to be carried therein; prescribe tests, if it deems it necessary, to ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction of boilers, power reactor vessels and piping; formulate rules regulating the construction and sizes of safety valves for boilers of different sizes and pressures, appliances for indicating the pressure of steam and the level of water in the boiler or power reactor vessel, and such other appliances as the board may deem necessary to safety in operating steam boilers or power reactor vessels; and make a standard form of certificate of inspection. The attorney general shall assist the board in framing the rules. Such rules shall be transmitted to the state fire marshal and be by him filed in the office of the state secretary, and when so filed shall have the force of law.
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 3 - Changes in Rules; Hearings; Notices

Section 3. The board shall hold public hearings annually on the first Thursday in May and November, and at such other times as it may determine, on petitions for changes in the rules formulated by it. If, after any such hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said rules, it shall appoint a day for a further hearing, and shall give notice thereof and of the changes proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in each of the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell and Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If the board on its own initiative contemplates changes in said rules, like notice and a hearing shall be given and held before the adoption thereof.
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 4 - Effective Date of Changes in Rules Affecting Construction of Boilers; Special Type of Boilers

Section 4. Changes in the rules which affect the construction of new boilers shall take effect six months after their filing as provided in section two; provided, that the board may, upon request, permit the application of such change in rules to boilers manufactured or installed during said six months. When a person desires to manufacture a special type of boiler the design of which is not covered by the rules formulated by the board, he shall submit drawings and specifications of such boiler to said board, which, if it approves, shall permit the construction thereof.
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 5 - Enforcement of Statutes and Rules; Entry of Premises in Pursuance of Duties

Section 5. The division shall enforce this chapter and the rules of the board except when otherwise provided. All inspectors of the division may enter any premises in the pursuance of their duty.
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 6 - Annual Inspection; Extension of Time; First Inspection

Section 6. All steam boilers and their appurtenances except those specified in the following section shall be thoroughly inspected externally and internally at least once a year. Upon written application made to it by the owner or user of a pressure vessel or boiler, the board may, when the public interest and convenience require, extend the time for the making of such inspection for a period not to exceed six months as the board may determine. A district engineering inspector of the division of inspection of the department of fire services shall perform the first inspection of a pressure vessel required by this chapter.
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 7 - Boilers Excepted From Inspections

Section 7. The preceding section shall not apply to boilers of railroad locomotives, motor vehicles or steam fire engines brought into the commonwealth for temporary use in times of emergency, nor to boilers used in private residences, nor to those used for heating purposes which carry pressures not exceeding fifteen pounds to the square inch and have less than four square feet of grate surface, nor to boilers of not more than three horse power. The said section shall not apply to boilers under the jurisdiction of the United States nor to those used exclusively for horticultural or agricultural purposes.
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 8 - Necessity of Inspection; Issuance, Display and Accessibility of Certificate

Section 8. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any boiler required by this chapter to be inspected until it has been inspected, and the certificate of inspection required by section twenty-three or twenty-five has been issued and so placed in the engine or boiler room of the plant as to be easily read, or in the case of a portable boiler kept with it and always accessible.
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 10 - Reports as to Boilers Not Inspected by Insurers

Section 10. Whoever owns, or uses or causes to be used, any such boiler, unless the same is under the periodically guaranteed inspection of an insurance company authorized to insure boilers in the commonwealth, shall report in writing to the chief the location of such boiler, before the work of installation of such boiler is completed, and annually thereafter; provided, that the owner or user of an insured boiler shall report immediately in writing to the chief whenever the insurance company ceases for any cause to inspect 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 11 - Inspections While Boiler Is Being Operated

Section 11. All such boilers shall be inspected externally at least once each year when in operation, and the inspector shall observe the pressure of steam carried and the general condition of each boiler, and ascertain if the safety valve and the appliances for indicating the pressure of steam and level of the water in the boiler are in proper working order.
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 12 - Removing, Tampering With or Loading Safety Valve

Section 12. No person shall remove or tamper with any safety appliance prescribed by the board nor load the safety valve to a greater pressure than that allowed by the certificate of inspection.
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 13 - Persons Authorized to Inspect Boilers

Section 13. The inspection of boilers and appurtenances shall be made by the division, under the supervision of the chief, or by inspectors of insurance companies authorized to insure steam boilers in the commonwealth; or, in the case of shop inspections in a boiler shop outside of the commonwealth, by such other inspectors 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 14 - Inspectors of Insurers; Notice of Cessation of Employment

Section 14. Every insurance company, or a reinsurer, authorized to insure boilers and pressure vessels in the commonwealth and making inspections of such boilers and pressure vessels, shall have in its employ at least one inspector who holds a certificate of competency under section sixty-two and who resides in the commonwealth. When an inspector holding such a certificate ceases to be employed by an insurance company, it 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 15 - Non-Certificated Inspectors of Insurers

Section 15. No person shall act as an inspector of boilers for an insurance company unless he holds a certificate of competency under section sixty-two.
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 16 - Inspection Certificate Issued by Insurer and Signed by Non-Certificated Inspector

Section 16. If any insurance company issues a certificate of inspection signed by an inspector who does not hold a certificate of competency, the state fire marshal may, if it is a domestic company, proceed against it under section six of chapter one hundred and seventy-five or may, if it is a foreign company, revoke or suspend its license under section five of said chapter.
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 17 - Reports by Inspectors; Recommendations

Section 17. The inspectors of the division shall make reports of all inspections and shall make such recommendations to the chief as they may deem expedient.
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 18 - Reports of Inspections by Insurers

Section 18. Every insurance company shall forward to the chief, within fourteen days after each inspection, reports of all boilers inspected by it. Such reports shall be made in a standard format that has been authorized and approved by the department, and shall contain all orders made by the company regarding such 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 19 - Reports of Cancellation and Refusal of Insurance

Section 19. Every insurance company shall report immediately to the chief the name of the owner or user and the location of every boiler required by this chapter 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 20 - Safety Appliances For, and Inspection Of, Heating Boilers

Section 20. Boilers and their appurtenances used exclusively for heating purposes, which are not required by this chapter to be inspected, shall be provided with such safety appliances as shall be prescribed by the board, and the division shall inspect such boilers upon application of the owner.
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 21 - Preparation of Boiler for Inspection; Notice; Forbidding Operation of Boiler

Section 21. The owner or user of a boiler required by this chapter 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 under steam, 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, or cause it to be operated, until a certificate of inspection has been issued by 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 22 - Fees; Payment to Commonwealth

Section 22. The owner or user of a boiler inspected by the division shall pay to the state fire marshal, a fee, the amount of which shall be determined according to the provisions referred to hereunder, for each boiler internally and externally inspected and for each visit for external inspection under steam, and for each cast iron sectional boiler inspected. The owner of tanks containing fluids other than water, which are in excess of ten thousand gallons capacity shall pay to the state fire marshal a fee for the inspection of the plans, the construction, and the making of required tests of such tanks, a fee based on storage capacity of such tanks; provided further that a minimum fee shall also be established. The amounts of those fees referred to herein shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof. When repairs to such tanks are required, the same schedule of fees shall apply as for the original inspection. Such fees shall be payable in advance of any such inspection.
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 23 - Certificate of Inspection; Prerequisites; Necessity

Section 23. If upon inspection the district engineering inspector finds the boiler to be in safe working order with the fittings necessary to safely and properly set up the boiler and its appurtenances conform to the rules of the board, the department shall issue to the owner or user thereof a certificate of inspection stating the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated, as ascertained by the rules of the board, and thereupon such owner or user may operate the boiler mentioned in the certificate. If the district engineering inspector finds otherwise, the department shall withhold the certificate until the boiler and its fittings are put in a condition to ensure safety of operation and to ensure that the boiler and its appurtenances conform to the rules of the board and the owner or user shall not operate such boiler, or cause it to be operated, until such certificate has been granted.
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 24 - Numbering, Stamping or Tagging Boiler; Defacement or Removal of Number

Section 24. Every boiler which has been inspected by the division shall be numbered either by stamping the number upon the boiler or by attaching a numbered metal tag by a seal or otherwise to the boiler or its fittings. No person except an inspector of the division shall deface or remove any such number or tag.
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 25 - Submission of Information of Boiler Inspection by Insurance Company to Department; Issuance of Certificate of Inspection

Section 25. Insurance companies shall, after each internal and external inspection, if the boiler and its appurtenances conform to the rules of the board and if they deem the boiler to be in safe working condition otherwise, submit such information to the department. The department shall, upon receipt of the required fee, issue a certificate of inspection stating the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated as ascertained by the rules of the board.
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 26 - Insurance on Non-Certificated Boiler; Notice; Inspection; Boiler Not Conforming to Rules

Section 26. If a boiler is insured which has not previously been inspected externally and internally and a certificate of inspection issued, the company so insuring shall forthwith notify the chief to that effect, and shall inspect such boiler internally and externally within one month after the insurance is effected. No insurance shall be effected on any boiler which does not conform to the rules of the board.
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 27 - Certificate of Inspection; Contents; Display; Accessibility

Section 27. The certificate of inspection issued by the division, or by an insurance company, shall state the name of the owner or user, the location, size and number of the boiler, the date of inspection and the maximum pressure at which it may be operated, with the signature of the inspector, and shall contain such extracts from the statutes as shall be deemed necessary by the board. It shall be so placed in the engine or boiler room of the plant where the boiler is located as to be easily read, except that the certificate of inspection for a portable boiler shall be kept with it and shall be always accessible.
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 29 - Notification of Defects

Section 29. The owner or user of any boiler required by this chapter to be inspected shall immediately notify the division or the insurance company, if the boiler is insured, if a defect affecting the safety of the boiler is discovered.
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 30 - Expiration or Cancellation of Insurance

Section 30. If the insurance on any boiler required by this chapter to be inspected expires, or is cancelled because the insurers deem 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 31 - Hydrostatic Pressure Test

Section 31. If, in the judgment of the inspector of the division or of the insurance company, it is advisable to apply a hydrostatic pressure test to a boiler, the owner or user shall prepare the boiler for such test, as directed by the inspector of the division or by the insurance company.
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 32 - Prevention of Entry on Premises

Section 32. No person shall prevent or attempt to prevent the chief or any inspector of the division from entering any premises on which a boiler is situated.
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 33 - Violation of Statutes or Rules

Section 33. Whoever violates any provision of sections five to thirty-two, inclusive, or of the rules of the board shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
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 34 - Compressed Air Tanks; Necessity of Certificate of Inspections; Exceptions

Section 34. No person shall install or use, or cause to be installed or used, any tank or other receptacle for the storing of compressed air at any pressure exceeding 50 pounds per square inch, except when attached to locomotives or street or railway cars or trackless trolley vehicles, or to motor vehicles for use in operating such vehicles or their brakes or body-lifting apparatus unless the owner or user of such tank or other receptacle holds a certificate of inspection issued by the department, certifying that the tank or other receptacle has been duly inspected within the preceding 2 years, or unless the owner or user holds a policy of insurance upon the tank or other receptacle issued by an insurance company authorized to insure air tanks within the commonwealth, together with a certificate of inspection from the department. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such tank or other receptacle used by divers if such tank or other receptacle is inspected by the refilling agency. This section shall be inapplicable in case of the installation or use of a receptacle temporarily holding oil and air and used for the purpose of lifting automobiles or operating hydraulic machinery, but only if said receptacle is approved by the board as being of a type which conforms to recognized standards of engineering practice as such standards apply to receptacles designed for such purpose and as meeting the requirements of regulations referred to in section thirty-five which regulations are hereby made applicable to such receptacles for this purpose.
Portable tanks and bottles containing compressed air used for breathing purposes while combatting fires or used in rescue operations in contaminated areas; and storage tanks and mechanical filling systems used to fill such portable tanks and bottles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section; provided, that such tanks, bottles and mechanical filling systems bear the stamp of approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission or have been inspected and approved by an inspector of the division who is authorized to make such inspections. All such storage tanks and mechanical filling systems must meet recognized national standards of safety and purity; and provided, further, that such portable tanks and bottles must also be hydrostatically tested every five years as required by the department.
Tanks used in and as part of electrical substations owned or operated by an electric company, as defined in section 1 of chapter 164, shall be exempt from this section if: the tanks bear the stamp of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the electrical substation is enclosed, locked and inaccessible to the public; and the tanks are inspected and maintained in accordance with industry standards as determined by the board of boiler rules.
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 35 - Regulations

Section 35. The board shall prescribe regulations, conforming to recognized standards of engineering practice, for the size, shape, construction, gauges, operation, maximum pressure, safety devices, use of oil, and other appurtenances necessary for the safe operation of such tanks or other receptacles.
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 36 - Inspections

Section 36. The division shall inspect at least once in two years all such tanks or other receptacles, except such as are covered by a policy of insurance and inspected by insurance inspectors as specified in section thirty-four.
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 38 - Reports of Inspections by Insurers

Section 38. Every insurance company authorized to insure air tanks within the commonwealth shall forward to the state fire marshal, within fourteen days after each inspection of an air tank or other such receptacle, a report of such inspection. The reports shall be made on blanks approved by the division, and shall contain all orders and regulations made by the company regarding the air tanks or other receptacles so inspected.
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 39 - Inspection Tests; Preparation

Section 39. The air tank or other receptacle shall be prepared for internal inspection by the owner or user. The inspection plugs, handhole plates and manhole plates if provided shall be removed. The interior shall be cleaned of rust, scale, oil sludge and any other deleterious material. Ultrasonic thickness determination shall be permitted in lieu of, or in conjunction with, internal inspection for air tanks or other receptacles of 36 inches diameter or less. Thickness measurements shall be made in at least 8 areas: 2 on each head and 2 on both the top and bottom portions of the shell. Thickness determinations indicating significant reduction in material thickness over a general area shall be shown on the inspection report, as well as calculations for the reduction in allowable working pressure. The authorized inspector's employer shall be responsible for the inspector's or the ultrasonic examiner's competency in the use of the ultrasonic thickness gauge and the examiner's signed report shall be attached to the authorized inspector's inspection report. A hydrostatic test shall be applied if required by the authorized inspector. The pressure applied during the test shall be equal to one and one half times the pressure allowed on the air tank or other receptacle. A hammer test may also be applied if there is no pressure on the tank or receptacle.
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 40 - Fees; Payment to Commonwealth

Section 40. A fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven shall be paid to the state fire marshal by the owner, agent or user of any such tank or other receptacle for every inspection thereof. Said fee shall be payable in advance of any such inspection. The state fire marshal shall pay to the commonwealth all sums so received.
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 41 - Violation of Statutes or Regulations

Section 41. Whoever violates any provision of sections thirty-four to thirty-nine, inclusive, or any regulation made under authority thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both.
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 43 - Rules; Formulation

Section 43. The board shall formulate rules for the size, design, location and piping of safety valves on ammonia compressors.
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 44 - Rules; Effect; Printing; Furnished on Request

Section 44. The rules so formulated shall have the force of law and shall be printed and furnished to those requesting them by 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 45a - Necessity of Certificate of Inspection for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems; Exceptions; Inspections; Reports; Prohibition of Operation; Fees; Rules and Regulations; Penalty

Section 45A. No person shall operate or cause to be operated a refrigeration or air conditioning system, or any appurtenance thereof, excepting refrigeration or air conditioning systems in railway trains, motor vehicles, private residences, apartment houses of less than five apartments, and refrigeration and air conditioning systems located on property under the jurisdiction of the United States government, refrigeration and air conditioning systems used exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or floricultural purposes, and refrigeration and air conditioning systems having less than twenty tons capacity, unless such system has been inspected by the division and a certificate of inspection issued therefor, or unless such system is insured by and subject to periodical inspection by a company authorized to insure pressure vessels in the commonwealth and a certificate of inspection has been issued therefor. All refrigeration and air conditioning systems requiring a certificate from the division shall be inspected at least once a year. Whoever owns or uses or causes to be used a refrigeration or air conditioning system requiring certification by the division shall, unless such system is insured as above described, report in writing to the chief the location of such system, and shall so report annually thereafter, but, if such system is so insured, shall report in writing to the chief whenever the insurance company ceases for any reason to make its inspection, or for any reason revokes or removes its certificate of inspection of the refrigeration or air conditioning system. If a refrigeration or air conditioning system is, in the opinion of a district engineering inspector of the division, in a dangerous condition, or does not comply with rules and regulations as hereinafter provided, he may issue an order prohibiting the operation of such system, whether or not it is subject to inspection by an insurance company, until a certificate of inspection has been issued by a district engineering inspector of the division for such system. The amounts of fees charged for each inspection made by the division under this section shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
The board shall adopt such rules and regulations in accordance with nationally recognized standards of engineering practice as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Whoever violates any provision of this section, or any rule made thereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than three hundred dollars.
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 46 - Necessity of Licenses for Engineers and Firemen; Exceptions

Section 46. No person shall have charge of or operate a steam boiler or engine or its appurtenances, except boilers and engines upon locomotives, turbines on test stands being operated solely for the purpose of testing such turbines by qualified testing personnel approved by the turbine designer and manufacturer, motor vehicles, boilers and engines in private residences, boilers in apartment houses of less than five apartments, boilers and engines under the jurisdiction of the United States, boilers and engines used for agricultural, horticultural and floricultural purposes exclusively, boilers and engines of less than nine horsepower and boilers which are provided with a device approved by the state fire marshal limiting the pressure carried to 15 pounds to the square inch, unless he holds a license referred to in section 49. Boilers and engines, not exempt under this section, of nine to 250 horsepower, in the aggregate, shall require periodic attendance, boilers and engines of 251 horsepower to 500 horsepower, in the aggregate, shall require noncontinuous attendance and boilers of 501 horsepower or more, in the aggregate, shall require continuous attendance. The owner or user of a steam boiler or engine, other than boilers or engines above excepted, shall not operate or cause to be operated a steam boiler or engine or its appurtenances for a period of more than one week, unless the person in charge of and operating it is duly licensed; provided, that in manufacturing plants an unlicensed person may operate, under a licensed person on duty, a simple non-condensing engine of not more than one hundred and fifty horse power, and in any plant one unlicensed person may be employed under the personal direction of each licensed person in the plant to operate the appurtenances of a boiler or engine.
As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
''Continuous attendance'', manned attendance by a licensed operator during all times of operation.
''Noncontinuous attendance'', in addition to the requirements of periodic attendance, a remote monitoring station shall be in place that has the ability to shut down the boiler and the boiler shall be inspected by the operator between four and six times per shift.
''Periodic attendance'', a licensed engineer shall perform daily maintenance as required by the department's maintenance log book, the engineer shall remain in the same building as the operating boiler, the boiler shall be equipped with automatic shut-down devices as required by law; provided, however, that the safe operation of the boiler shall be the primary duty of the operator and such operator shall retain full discretion to return to the boiler room for monitoring purposes and all such visits shall be required to be recorded in the department's log book.