Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 380 - Department of Labor › Chapter 25 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules › Subchapter 19 - Boiler Operator Licensing › Section 380:25-19-1 - Boiler operator licensing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any company,
						corporation, business, school, city, county, or other governmental agency may
						adopt the boiler operator licensing program herein described, and require that
						individuals within its employ or jurisdiction abide by these rules when engaged
						in the operation and maintenance of boilers.
(b) Any individual may apply for the license
						herein described.
(c) No provision
						of this act shall place a mandatory requirement on any person to be in
						possession of the Boiler Operator License described in these rules other than
						those that may be required by individual companies, businesses, or
						jurisdictional authorities as allowed in 380:25-19-1(a).
(d) Application for a Boiler Operator License
						shall be on forms provided by the Department of Labor.
(e) Evidence of the satisfactory completion
						of qualifications for, or the issuance of, a Boiler Operator License,
						Stationary Engineer License, or other comparable certification from another
						jurisdictional authority or nationally recognized organization may be used to
						satisfy all or part of the qualifications outlined in these rules. All such
						requests shall be subject to the review and approval of the Chief Boiler
						Inspector. Applicants for a Boiler Operator License must have completed all of
						the specified license requirements within the five (5) calendar years preceding
						the examination date.
(f) A Boiler
						Operator License will be issued and renewed after the satisfactory completion
						of the requirements of these rules and the receipt of the licensing fee
						specified in Section 141.16.A.2.c, of this act. When a Boiler Operator License
						addressed in these rules is issued as a matter of reciprocity for the
						possession of a valid license from another jurisdictional authority or national
						organization, a fee equal to that specified in Section 141.16.A.2.c of this act
						will be paid to the Department of Labor. A non-refundable fee may be charged to
						and shall be collected from each individual who applies for a duplicate or
						replacement Boiler Operator License.
(g) A license is valid for a period of two
						(2) years and shall expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month. Each
						such license shall be prorated in accordance with the licensing procedures
						adopted by the Department. A license must designate the name of the holder, the
						class of the license, the issue date of the license, and the expiration date of
						the license. Any license issued under this chapter is automatically renewable
						upon payment of the fee set forth in OAC 380:25-19-1(f). Any license not
						renewed within 90 days of the expiration date will be subject to all of the
						provisions of a new issuance.
(h)
						The licenses herein described are applicable to all single burner power
						boilers, all low pressure steam boilers, all water heating boilers, and all
						electric boilers. Exemption. This license shall not be applicable to those
						boilers associated with antique traction engines. The Boiler Operator License
						herein described does not grant the holder of such license the right to engage
						in the installation, service and/or repair of boilers for any other company,
						corporation, organization, facility, person or governmental agency beyond those
						boilers that the licensee is responsible for as a function of the licensee's
						permanent employment.
(i)
						Jurisdictions adopting the Boiler Operator Licensing requirements in these
						rules may enact local regulations dealing with requirements for licensed
						operator attendance, daily checks, documentation of operating parameters, and
						availability of operators during off duty hours.
(j) A Boiler Operator License may be suspended by the
						Commissioner of Labor or his or her designee, after due investigation for the
						falsification of information contained on the application, incompetence,
						untrustworthiness, gross carelessness or intoxication while operating or
						performing maintenance to boilers. Notification of proposed suspension will be
						provided to the licensee and his or her employer, if known. All proposed
						suspensions are subject to notice and an opportunity for hearing as provided by
						the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act.
(k) Boiler Operator License Classes:
(1) First Class Boiler Operator License
						(supervisory level license):
(A) Any person
						holding a First Class Boiler Operator License is qualified to operate and
						maintain, and to supervise others in the operation and maintenance of all
						single burner boilers regardless of energy input.
(B) Qualifications:
(i) A minimum of three years of experience in
						the operation and maintenance of Power Boilers with a heat input in excess of
						12,500,000 btu/hr, and
(ii) A
						minimum of one year experience in a supervisory capacity, with documented
						responsibility for the supervision of others in the operation and maintenance
						of boilers in this class, or
(iii)
						The documented satisfactory completion of a course of instruction in Physical
						Plant Management, the contents of which are agreeable to the Chief Boiler
						Inspector as a substitute for direct supervision experience, and
(iv) A letter of recommendation from the
						current supervisor, or other documentation acceptable to the Chief Boiler
						Inspector.
(v) A passing grade on
						the Boiler Operator License Examination.