Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 10 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL › Chapter 220 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-220-18 - Inspectors

Current through June, 2024
(a) The following shall apply to inspectors:
(1) The director shall appoint a chief boiler
				  inspector who has had at the time of appointment not less than ten years'
				  experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation,
				  maintenance or repair of pressure retaining items as a mechanical engineer,
				  steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector; and
(2) The chief boiler inspector shall enforce
				  the requirements of this part, take action necessary for the enforcement of the
				  laws of the State governing the use of pressure retaining items, and keep a
				  complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum, allowable working pressure,
				  age, condition, location, and date of last internal inspection of all pressure
				  retaining items.
(3) Required
				  inspections of pressure retaining items shall be performed by inspectors
				  as
(4) An application to take the
				  State of Hawaii certificate of competency examination shall be filed at least
				  sixty (60). days in advance and on the form provided by the department and must
				  be accompanied by the remittance of the fee as per the schedule in Exhibit A,
				  titled, "Installation, Repair or Alteration Permit Fees, and Licensure,
				  Examination, and Registration Fees", dated September 1, 2019, which is made
				  part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter;
(5) The certificate of competency shall be
				  issued after the inspector has appeared before the director or the director's
				  authorized agent, such as the chief boiler inspector;
(6) The certificate of competency, unless
				  suspended, revoked, or canceled, shall expire one year from the date of issue
				  or renewal;
(7) An insurance
				  company employing special inspectors shall notify the department in writing
				  when the employment of a special inspector is terminated; and
(8) Upon approval of an applicant's request,
				  a State of Hawaii examination for certificates of competency to inspect
				  pressure retaining items shall be administered by the department on the first
				  Wednesday of March, June, September, and December of each year.
(A) Applications for a State of Hawaii
				  examination for a certificate of competency shall be in writing upon a form
				  provided by the department. If the applicant's credentials and work experience
				  are in accordance with NB-263, RCI-1, and meet with the approval of the
				  department, the applicant shall be given a written examination dealing with the
				  construction, installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of pressure
				  retaining items, and the requirements of this part. If the applicant is
				  successful in completing the test and meets all the requirements, a certificate
				  of competency shall be issued by the department. An applicant who fails to pass
				  the examination shall be permitted to take another written examination after
				  the expiration of ninety days. The fee remitted with the application shall be
				  good for six months during which a re-examination must be taken; and
(B) Inspectors employed by the department
				  shall pass the National Board examination and be issued a certificate of
				  competency from the department during the probationary employment period. A
				  commission from the National Board shall then be obtained by the department to
				  enable the employee to become a qualified boiler inspector.