IC 22-15-6
    Chapter 6. Regulated Boilers and Pressure Vessels; Boiler andPressure Vessel Inspectors

IC 22-15-6-0.5
Chapter application
    Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to a regulated boiler and pressurevessel as set forth in rules adopted by the rules board underIC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.141-2003, SEC.16.

IC 22-15-6-1
IC 22-15-6-2 through IC 22-15-6-3 not applicable to certain boilersand pressure vessels
    Sec. 1. Sections 2 through 3 of this chapter do not apply to anyregulated boiler or pressure vessel exempted by a rule adopted by therules board under IC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.141-2003,SEC.17.

IC 22-15-6-2
Inspection program; operating permit; qualification of applicants;rules
    Sec. 2. (a) The division shall conduct a program of periodicinspections of regulated boilers and pressure vessels.
    (b) The division or a boiler and pressure vessel inspector actingunder section 4 of this chapter shall issue a regulated boiler andpressure vessel operating permit to an applicant who qualifies underthis section.
    (c) Except as provided in subsection (f), a permit issued under thissection expires one (1) year after it is issued. The permit terminatesif it was issued by an insurance company acting under section 4 ofthis chapter and the applicant ceases to insure the boiler or pressurevessel covered by the permit against loss by explosion with aninsurance company authorized to do business in Indiana.
    (d) To qualify for a permit or to renew a permit under this section,an applicant must do the following:
        (1) Demonstrate through an inspection that the regulated boileror pressure vessel covered by the application complies with therules adopted by the rules board.
        (2) Pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(8).
    (e) An inspection under subsection (d)(2) shall be conducted asfollows:
        (1) An inspection for an initial permit shall be conducted by:
            (A) the division; or
            (B) an owner or user inspection agency.
        (2) An inspection for a renewal permit shall be conducted byone (1) of the following:
            (A) An insurance company inspection agency, if the vesselis insured under a boiler and pressure vessel insurance policy

and the renewal inspection is not conducted by an owner oruser inspection agency.
            (B) An owner or user inspection agency.
            (C) The division, if:
                (i) the owner or user of a vessel is not licensed as anowner or user inspection agency and the vessel is notinsured under a boiler and pressure vessel insurancepolicy; or
                (ii) the regulated boiler or pressure vessel operating permithas lapsed.
    (f) The rules board may, by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2, specifya period between inspections of more than one (1) year. However,the rules board may not set an inspection period of greater than five(5) years for regulated pressure vessels or steam generatingequipment that is an integral part of a continuous processing unit.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.136-1990,SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.29; P.L.141-2003, SEC.18; P.L.1-2006,SEC.397; P.L.68-2009, SEC.5.

IC 22-15-6-3
Operation without a permit; offense; application of section
    Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to a person who uses aregulated boiler or pressure vessel unless the person has authority to:
        (1) construct, repair, or maintain the regulated boiler or pressurevessel; or
        (2) place the regulated boiler or pressure vessel out of service.
    (b) This section applies to the following:
        (1) Each person who operates a regulated boiler or pressurevessel.
        (2) Each person who controls the operation of a regulated boileror pressure vessel.
        (3) Each person who controls the place where the regulatedboiler or pressure vessel is operated.
    (c) A person described in subsection (b) commits a Class Cinfraction if:
        (1) a regulated boiler or pressure vessel is operated; and
        (2) no regulated boiler and pressure vessel permit issued underthis chapter covers the operation.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4.

IC 22-15-6-4
"Inspection agency" defined; authority of licensed inspector;reports; violations; notice; disciplinary action
    Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "inspection agency" means:
        (1) an insurance company inspection agency; or
        (2) an owner or user inspection agency;
licensed under section 6 of this chapter.
    (b) A boiler and pressure vessel inspector licensed under section5 of this chapter and employed by an inspection agency may performany of the following:        (1) An inspection required by section 3 of this chapter.
        (2) The issuance of a permit under section 3 of this chapter.
        (3) The issuance of an appropriate order under IC 22-12-7 whenan equipment law has been violated.
    (c) The authority of an inspector acting under this chapter islimited to enforcement related to regulated boilers or pressure vesselsinsured, owned, or operated by the inspection agency employing theinspector.
    (d) Unless an annual report is substituted under subsection (e), aninspection agency shall, within thirty (30) days after the completionof an inspection, submit to the division the report required by therules board. In addition to any other information required by the rulesboard, the inspector conducting the inspection shall cite on the reportany violation of the equipment law applicable to the regulated boileror pressure vessel.
    (e) In the case of boilers or pressure vessels inspected by anowner or user inspection agency, an annual report filed on or beforethe annual date as the rules board may prescribe for each report maybe substituted. An annual report of an owner or user inspectionagency must list, by number and abbreviated description necessaryfor identification, each boiler and pressure vessel inspected duringthe covered period, the date of the last inspection of each unit, andfor each pressure vessel the approximate date for its next inspectionunder the rules of the rules board. Each annual report of an owner oruser inspection must also contain the certificate of a professionalengineer registered under IC 25-31 and having supervision over theinspections reported, swearing or affirming under penalty of perjurythat each inspection was conducted in conformity with the equipmentlaws.
    (f) An owner or user inspection agency shall pay the fee set underIC 22-12-6 with a report under subsection (e).
    (g) In addition to the reports required by subsections (d) and (e),an owner, a user, or an inspection agency shall immediately notifythe division when an incident occurs to render a boiler or pressurevessel inoperative.
    (h) An inspection agency, an owner, or a user that violates thissection is subject to a disciplinary action under IC 22-12-7.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.141-2003,SEC.19; P.L.1-2006, SEC.398.

IC 22-15-6-5
Inspector license; qualification of applicants; examination;exemption
    Sec. 5. (a) The division shall issue a boiler and pressure vesselinspector license to an applicant who qualifies under this section.
    (b) To qualify for a license under this section an applicant must:
        (1) meet the qualifications set by the rules board in its rules;
        (2) pass an examination approved by the rules board andconducted, supervised, and graded as prescribed by the rulesboard; and        (3) pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(9).
    (c) The rules board may exempt an applicant from any part of theexamination required by subsection (b) if the applicant has:
        (1) a boiler and pressure vessel inspector's license issued byanother state with qualifications substantially equal to thequalifications for a license under this section; or
        (2) a commission as a boiler and pressure vessel inspectorissued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure VesselInspectors.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.119-2002,SEC.30; P.L.1-2006, SEC.399.

IC 22-15-6-6
Owner or user inspection agency; license; qualification ofapplicants; required information; enforcement
    Sec. 6. (a) The division shall issue a license to act as an owner oruser boiler and pressure vessel inspection agency to an applicant whoqualifies under this section.
    (b) A license issued under this section expires if the bond requiredby subsection (c)(3) becomes invalid.
    (c) To qualify for a license under this section an applicant must:
        (1) submit the name and address of the applicant;
        (2) submit proof that inspections will be supervised by one (1)or more professional engineers licensed under IC 25-31 andregularly employed by the applicant;
        (3) provide a surety bond issued by a surety qualified to dobusiness in Indiana for one hundred thousand dollars($100,000), made payable to the division and conditioned uponcompliance with the equipment laws applicable to inspectionsand the true accounting for all funds due to the division; and
        (4) pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(9).
    (d) An owner or user boiler and pressure vessel inspection agencylicensee under this section shall maintain with the division the mostcurrent name and address of the licensee and the name of theprofessional engineer supervising the licensee's inspections andnotify the division of any changes within thirty (30) days after thechange occurs. An inspection agency that violates this subsection issubject to a disciplinary action under IC 22-12-7.
    (e) The rules board may establish standards for the operation ofinspection agencies.
    (f) An inspection agency that violates this section is subject to adisciplinary action under IC 22-12-7.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.119-2002,SEC.31; P.L.141-2003, SEC.20; P.L.1-2006, SEC.400.