Laws, Rules and Regulations - The National Board of Boiler and ...

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InSpeCtIOnS reQUIreD
1. Boilers:
a. One annual internal inspection;
b. One annual external inspection approximately six months following the internal inspection.
2. Unfired pressure vessels, air conditioning and refrigeration systems: one annual inspection.
Internal and external inspections shall be made within 12 months from the date of the last internal inspection.
InSUranCe InSpeCtIOn reQUIrementS
1. Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies and commissioned by the department are accepted
in lieu of inspections made by a department inspector.
2. Initial inspection and inspection of all replacement installations requiring the chief inspector’s approval of plans and
specifications for boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and air conditioning or refrigerating systems shall be made by a department
inspector.
3. Air conditioning systems and refrigerating systems are not exempt from city inspections unless complete system, exclusive
of prime movers, is insured and inspected by insurance inspectors.
4. Reports of internal inspection must be filed with the department within 30 days of last annual inspection.
5. Reports of external inspections are not required unless there are code violations or dangerous conditions.
6. The department must be notified immediately, using National Board forms, of suspension of insurance on account of dangerous
conditions.
7. The department must be notified within 30 days, using National Board forms, of new business and discontinuance of insurance.
CertIFICate OF InSpeCtIOn
1. Certificate of Inspection, valid for 12 months from expiration date of the previous certificate, is issued by the department
upon payment of a $10.00 fee per object by the owner/user of the boiler, pressure vessel or air conditioning/refrigeration
system. Fee shall be collected by the insurance carrier at the expiration date and paid to the department. Fee for
hot-water heaters is $5.00. (These fees may vary.)
2. An inspection certificate for a boiler inspected by an insurance company becomes invalid when the unit ceases to be
insured by a duly authorized insurance company.
mUnICIpal FeeS
1. Boilers:
a. Up to and including 20 hp ...................................................................................................................................................... $20.00
b. Up to 21 and including 100 hp .............................................................................................................................................. $25.00
c. More than 100 hp .................................................................................................................................................................... $30.00
2. Unfired pressure vessels:
a. Vessels which cannot be inspected internally .................................................................................................................... $20.00
b. Vessels which can be inspected internally (through 200 gallons) ..................................................................................$25.00
c. More than 200 gallons (for each additional 100 gallons) ................................................................................................ $30.00
Insurance companies are required to collect inspection fees.
mISCellaneOUS
1. Inspections may be made only by those inspectors holding a New Orleans Boilers Inspection Commission.
2. A reciprocal New Orleans commission will be granted to inspectors holding a National Board Commission upon application
to the chief mechanical inspector. Insurance inspectors must meet the conditions of the New Orleans Building Code.
3. A permit is required to sell, install, or repair boilers and pressure vessels.
4. Operators of boilers and pressure vessels are required to be licensed. An operator is required to be in attendance during
boiler operation.
2013 National Board Synopsis of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Laws, Rules and Regulations