Laws, Rules and Regulations - The National Board of Boiler and ...
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InSUranCe InSpeCtIOn reQUIrementS<br />
1. Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies are accepted in lieu <strong>of</strong> inspections made by a department<br />
inspector.<br />
2. Reports <strong>of</strong> inspections must be filed with the department on department forms within 30 days after inspection.<br />
3. <strong>The</strong> department must be notified <strong>of</strong> suspension <strong>of</strong> insurance on account <strong>of</strong> dangerous conditions.<br />
4. <strong>The</strong> department must be notified <strong>of</strong> new business (within 30 days) <strong>and</strong> discontinuance <strong>of</strong> insurance (within 20 days).<br />
CertIFICate OF InSpeCtIOn<br />
A Certificate <strong>of</strong> Inspection, valid for 12 months for power boilers, 24 months for low-pressure heating boilers, <strong>and</strong> one to five years<br />
for unfired pressure vessels, is issued by the department upon payment <strong>of</strong> a fee as listed below.<br />
State FeeS<br />
1. <strong>The</strong> owner/user <strong>of</strong> a boiler or pressure vessel which is inspected by a special inspector, chief inspector, or deputy inspector<br />
shall pay the department the following fees:<br />
a. Internal high-pressure boilers:<br />
i. Up to 250 square feet heating surface ......................................................................................................................... $80.00<br />
ii. Over 250 square feet heating surface .......................................................................................................................... $90.00<br />
b.<br />
iii. 750 square feet or more heating surface ...................................................................................................................$120.00<br />
External high-pressure boilers:<br />
i. Up to 250 square feet heating surface ......................................................................................................................... $75.00<br />
ii. Over 250 square feet heating surface .......................................................................................................................... $75.00<br />
c.<br />
iii. 750 square feet or more heating surface ..................................................................................................................... $90.00<br />
Internal low-pressure boilers:<br />
i. Up to 500 square feet heating surface ......................................................................................................................... $70.00<br />
ii. Over 500 square feet heating surface .......................................................................................................................... $95.00<br />
d. External low-pressure boilers:<br />
i. Up to 500 square feet heating surface ......................................................................................................................... $55.00<br />
ii. Over 500 square feet heating surface .......................................................................................................................... $65.00<br />
e. Cast-iron <strong>and</strong> miniature boilers ............................................................................................................................................ $55.00<br />
f. Hot-water supply boilers ......................................................................................................................................................... $45.00<br />
g. Unfired pressure vessels .......................................................................................................................................................... $55.00<br />
2. Shop or special inspections, per hour .........................................................................................................................................$100.00<br />
3. Certificate fees for all boilers <strong>and</strong> pressure vessels .................................................................................................................. $55.00<br />
mISCellaneOUS<br />
1. A Special Inspector Commission may be issued to insurance inspectors or owner/user inspectors holding a Certificate <strong>of</strong><br />
Competency or a commission issued by a state that has adopted the ASME Code, upon application to the department<br />
together with a photostatic copy <strong>of</strong> said Certificate <strong>of</strong> Competency <strong>and</strong> commission.<br />
2. All boilers <strong>and</strong> pressure vessels shall be stamped with (or have applied with permanent marker) an Alaska registration<br />
number.<br />
3. State law does not require operators to be licensed.<br />
2013 <strong>National</strong> <strong>Board</strong> Synopsis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boiler</strong> <strong>and</strong> Pressure Vessel <strong>Laws</strong>, <strong>Rules</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Regulations</strong>