Alabama Administrative Code › Title 480 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 480-7-5 - INSPECTIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS › Section 480-7-5-.03 - Notification Of Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The
			 owner/user, company or person performing the installation is responsible for
			 notifying the inspector when the boiler or pressure vessel is ready for
			 inspection. For insured boilers and pressure vessels, notification will be made
			 to the special inspector employed by the company insuring the boiler or
			 pressure vessel. For uninsured boilers and pressure vessels, notification will
			 be made to the Alabama Department of Labor.
(2) All insurance companies shall notify the
			 chief inspector of all boilers or pressure vessels on which insurance is
			 initially written, cancelled, not renewed, or suspended within 30 days of such
			 issuance, cancellation, non-renewal, or suspension.
(3) Special inspectors are required to notify
			 the chief inspector of unsafe boilers and pressure vessels.
(a) If an inspector, upon first inspection,
			 finds that a boiler or pressure vessel, or any appurtenance thereof, is in such
			 condition that he would refuse to issue an inspection certificate, the
			 inspector shall immediately notify the chief inspector and submit a report of
			 the defects observed.
(b) If, upon
			 inspection, an inspector finds a boiler or pressure vessel to be unsafe for
			 further operation, he shall promptly notify the owner or user, stating what
			 repairs or other corrective measures are needed. The inspector shall also
			 immediately notify his supervisor or the chief inspector of the unsafe
			 condition. Until such corrections have been made, no further operation of the
			 boiler or pressure vessel involved shall be permitted. If an inspection
			 certificate for the object is required and is in force, it shall be suspended
			 by the chief inspector. When re-inspection establishes that the necessary
			 repairs have been made or corrective actions have been taken and that the
			 boiler or pressure vessel is safe to operate, the chief inspector shall be
			 notified. At that time, an inspection certificate may be issued where
			 applicable.
(c) Each owner/user
			 inspection agency shall, as required by the provisions of the Act and these
			 rules and regulations:
1. Conduct inspections
			 of pressure vessels utilizing only qualified inspection personnel, as provided
			 in this chapter.
2. Retain a true
			 copy of each of the latest inspection reports signed by the inspector on file
			 at the location where the equipment is inspected.
3. Execute and deliver a true report of each
			 inspection to the chief inspector together with appropriate requirements or
			 recommendations that result from such inspections.
4. Maintain inspection records, which shall
			 include a list of each pressure vessel covered by the Act, showing a serial
			 number and such abbreviated descriptions as may be necessary for
			 identification, the date of last inspection of each unit, and the approximate
			 date for the next inspection. Such inspection records shall be readily
			 available for examination by the chief inspector or his authorized
			 representative during regular business hours.
(d) Boilers and pressure vessels overdue for
			 inspection by more than 60 days shall be inspected by a deputy inspector. The
			 owner/user may be invoiced for a special inspection as specified in Rule
			 480-7-2-.02.