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b. Liquified petroleum gas tanks in accordance with the following schedule:
Usage Over 125 Gallons
Transportation tanks 5 years
Dispensing units, trap tanks and skid tanks 3 years
Mobile fuel tanks 5 years
Storage tanks vapor withdrawal 5 years
See Section 476 of the Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Laws for inspection of underground tanks.
InSUranCe InSpeCtIOn reQUIrementS
1. Inspections made by inspectors holding a valid Certificate of Competency issued by the division are accepted in lieu of
inspections made by a Pressure Vessel Unit engineer. The Pressure Vessel Unit will issue the Permit to Operate upon
receipt of the inspection report and a $15.00 fee to cover the cost of processing the permit. If the processing fee is not
received at the time of receipt of the inspection report, the Pressure Vessel Unit will notify the person owning or having
the custody, management, or operation of the tank or boiler that the permit will be issued upon receipt of the fee.
2. Reports of inspection must be filed with the Pressure Vessel Unit on prescribed forms within 21 days after inspection.
3. The Pressure Vessel Unit must be notified of suspension of insurance on account of dangerous conditions on approved forms.
4. The Pressure Vessel Unit must be notified of new business and discontinuance of insurance on approved forms.
CertIFICate OF InSpeCtIOn
1. Permit to Operate, valid for 12 months for power boilers, 36 months for portable air tanks, and five years for all other
air tanks, is issued by the inspection agency on forms furnished by the Pressure Vessel Unit after object is in compliance
with regulations and necessary fees are paid. Air tanks subject to a maximum allowable working pressure not exceeding
150 psi, as shown by the required ASME Code marking, and having a volume of 25 cubic feet or less, shall be issued an
Indefinite Permit provided that they comply with all applicable requirements of the state safety order.
2. Permit to Operate is issued for liquified petroleum gas tanks in accordance with the schedule in INSPECTIONS REQUIRED.
State FeeS
1. A fee of $110.00 per hour or part thereof, including travel time, shall be charged for all shop, field-erection and resale
inspections of all tanks, boilers, parts of tanks and boilers, and nuclear components, as well as consultations, surveys, audit
manual reviews, and other activities required or related to the ASME Code or other national standard for all boiler
and tank shops when made by qualified engineers employed by the Pressure Vessel Unit.
2. A fee of $135.00 per hour or any part thereof, based on quarter-hour intervals, shall be charged for field permit
inspection of air tanks, liquified petroleum gas tanks, and boilers by qualified safety engineers employed by the Pressure
Vessel Unit.
3. Whenever a person owning or having the custody, management, or operation of an air tank, liquified petroleum gas
tank, or boiler fails to pay the fees required under this section within 60 days after notification, said person shall pay, in
addition to the fees required under this section, a penalty fee equal to 100 percent of the fee.
mISCellaneOUS
1. Examinations for Certificate of Competency are held by the Pressure Vessel Unit in March, June, September, and December.
The written portion of the examination is that of The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. A
$250.00 examination fee is required. Applications for permission to sit for examinations must be received by the
Pressure Vessel Unit at least 30 days prior to examination date.
2. Reciprocal Commission may be issued to an inspector holding a valid National Board Commission, providing he/she
satisfactorily passes a multiple-choice, open-book examination on the California Boiler and Fired Pressure Vessel and Unfired
Pressure Vessel Safety Orders, and applicable sections of the Labor Code.
3. Repairs by fusion welding must be made in accordance with California Safety Orders. No alteration or repair shall be
made without the authorization of a qualified inspector; this includes qualified inspectors in the employ of owner/user
organizations whose inservice programs have been approved by the Pressure Vessel Unit.
4. State contractor's license required to sell, install, or repair boilers and pressure vessels.
5. A license is not required to operate boilers or pressure vessels, except in the City of Los Angeles.
6. A copy of the boiler and pressure vessel laws, Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders and Boiler and Fired Pressure Vessel Safety
Orders (CCR-TITLE 8), can be obtained via telephone through Barclays Law Publishers at 800.888.3600
2013 National Board Synopsis of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Laws, Rules and Regulations