Kentucky Statutes 236.095 – Owner-user inspectors — Issuance of commission — Requirements — Reports — State salary prohibited
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(1) In addition to boiler inspectors authorized by KRS § 236.070, the department shall issue an owner-user inspector commission to any inspector commissioned by a company operating a pressure vessel within the Commonwealth if:
(a) The company has an established and regular inspection program;
(b) The company is listed as an accredited Owner-User Inspection Organization in compliance with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Accreditation of Owner-User Inspection Organizations;
(c) The inspection program, personnel, equipment, and supervision meet the requirements established by the department; and
(d) 1. The owner-user inspector applicant has successfully passed the examination required by KRS § 236.090; or
2. The owner-user inspector applicant holds a commission as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(2) A commission as an owner-user inspector shall be issued only if, in addition to meeting the requirements of this section, the inspector is continuously employed by the company for the purpose of making inspections of pressure vessels used or to be used by the company, not of pressure vessels to be resold.
(3) A licensed owner-user inspector may not inspect boilers within the
Commonwealth.
(4) A licensed owner-user inspector may inspect only pressure vessels insured by the inspector’s employing company. When the vessels are inspected and reported as required, the owners and users of insured pressure vessels shall be exempt from payment to the state of inspection fees as provided in KRS
236.130.
(5) Each company employing a licensed owner-user inspector shall, within thirty (30) days following each certificate of inspection, file a report of inspection with the department. Reports shall be submitted upon forms prescribed by the department.
(6) No reporting of inspections other than the certificate of inspection reports shall be required unless an inspection reveals that the pressure vessel is in a dangerous condition.
(7) A licensed owner-user inspector shall receive no salary from, nor shall any expenses be paid by, the Commonwealth.
(8) Continuance of an owner-user inspector’s commission shall be conditioned upon the inspector continuing employment for an owner-user company meeting requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 93, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 9, effective July 12, 2012.
(a) The company has an established and regular inspection program;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 236.095
- 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:
(a) "Power boiler" means a boiler in which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressure of more than fifteen (15) pounds per square inch gauge. See Kentucky Statutes 236.010 - boilers: means and includes a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, steam is superheated, or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use externally to itself, by the direct application of energy from the combustion of fuels, or from electricity, solar or nuclear energy. See Kentucky Statutes 236.010
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Department: means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. See Kentucky Statutes 236.010
- Pressure vessel: means a vessel in which the pressure is obtained from an external source or by the application of heat other than those vessels defined in subsection (1) of this section. See Kentucky Statutes 236.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) The company is listed as an accredited Owner-User Inspection Organization in compliance with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Accreditation of Owner-User Inspection Organizations;
(c) The inspection program, personnel, equipment, and supervision meet the requirements established by the department; and
(d) 1. The owner-user inspector applicant has successfully passed the examination required by KRS § 236.090; or
2. The owner-user inspector applicant holds a commission as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(2) A commission as an owner-user inspector shall be issued only if, in addition to meeting the requirements of this section, the inspector is continuously employed by the company for the purpose of making inspections of pressure vessels used or to be used by the company, not of pressure vessels to be resold.
(3) A licensed owner-user inspector may not inspect boilers within the
Commonwealth.
(4) A licensed owner-user inspector may inspect only pressure vessels insured by the inspector’s employing company. When the vessels are inspected and reported as required, the owners and users of insured pressure vessels shall be exempt from payment to the state of inspection fees as provided in KRS
236.130.
(5) Each company employing a licensed owner-user inspector shall, within thirty (30) days following each certificate of inspection, file a report of inspection with the department. Reports shall be submitted upon forms prescribed by the department.
(6) No reporting of inspections other than the certificate of inspection reports shall be required unless an inspection reveals that the pressure vessel is in a dangerous condition.
(7) A licensed owner-user inspector shall receive no salary from, nor shall any expenses be paid by, the Commonwealth.
(8) Continuance of an owner-user inspector’s commission shall be conditioned upon the inspector continuing employment for an owner-user company meeting requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 93, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 9, effective July 12, 2012.