§397-6 - Safety inspection by qualified inspectors.
§397-6 Safety inspection by qualified
inspectors. (a) All safety inspections required under this chapter of
boilers and pressure systems shall be performed by deputy boiler inspectors in
the employ of the department who are qualified boiler inspectors and, when
authorized by the director, may be performed by special inspectors who are
qualified boiler inspectors in the employ of insurance companies insuring
boilers or pressure systems in this State.
(b) A qualified boiler inspector is a person
eligible for or in possession of a valid commission issued by the National
Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and who has received from the
director or the director's authorized agent briefings and instructions
regarding the rules and regulations pertaining to boilers and pressure systems
in this State.
(c) All safety inspections required under this
chapter of elevators and kindred equipment shall be performed by deputy
elevator inspectors of the department who are qualified elevator inspectors and
who are employed primarily for purposes of elevator and related inspection
work.
(d) A qualified elevator inspector is a person
who meets the criteria of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the
standards for the qualification of elevator inspectors of the American National
Standards Institute and has satisfied requirements established by the
department of labor and industrial relations. [L 1980, c 19, pt of §1; gen ch
1985; am L 1992, c 95, §1]