Section 408.754 - Promulgation of rules; scope; use of title. - Michigan Statutes

BOILER ACT OF 1965 (EXCERPT)
Act 290 of 1965

408.754 Promulgation of rules; scope; use of title.

Sec. 4.

(1) The department shall promulgate rules for the safe construction, installation, inspection, operation, and repair of boilers in the state.

(2) The rules promulgated for new construction shall be based upon and follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulae, and practices established and pertaining to boiler construction and safety. The department, by rule, may adopt an existing published codification, known as the boiler and pressure vessel code of the American society of mechanical engineers, with the amendments and interpretations.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules for the safe inspection and maintenance of boilers that were in use in the state before July 1, 1966. The rules promulgated shall be based upon and follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards and may be based upon an existing published codification known as the inspection code of the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors.

(4) A departure from the requirements of this section is permitted in an unusual situation involving a boiler of special design or construction if the board is satisfied that a proposed facility will provide a degree of safety commensurate with the intent of this act.

(5) Upon payment of a fee as prescribed by section 4a and without examination, the board may register an applicant for the use of a title described in section 13a who is a boiler operator or stationary engineer licensed or registered as a boiler operator or stationary engineer in another state, municipality, or country whose requirements for licensure or registration are, at a minimum, substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state for registration as determined by the board, if that other state, municipality, or country extends the same privileges through reciprocity to a boiler operator or stationary engineer registered in this state.

History: 1965, Act 290, Eff. July 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 273, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1966 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 363, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1976 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 274, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2008
Admin Rule: R 408.4001 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.