Section 408.763a - Operation of boiler and auxiliaries without registration; use of certain terms by individual or business entity; registration requirements. - Michigan Statutes

BOILER ACT OF 1965 (EXCERPT)
Act 290 of 1965

408.763a Operation of boiler and auxiliaries without registration; use of certain terms by individual or business entity; registration requirements.

Sec. 13a.

(1) An individual may operate a boiler and associated auxiliaries without obtaining a registration under this act.

(2) An individual or business entity shall not use the terms "registered boiler operator", "certified boiler operator", "registered stationary engineer", "certified stationary engineer", "low pressure registered boiler operator", "low pressure certified boiler operator", "high pressure registered boiler operator", "high pressure certified boiler operator", "third-class registered stationary engineer", "third-class certified stationary engineer", "second-class registered stationary engineer", "second-class certified stationary engineer", "first-class registered stationary engineer", "first-class certified stationary engineer", or any other name, style, or description that indicates that the individual or an individual employed by the business entity is registered under this act unless the individual has been issued a registration under this act.

(3) The individual participating in an approved apprenticeship program, a qualified technical training program, or a qualified training program may use the title "apprentice certified boiler operator" or "apprentice certified stationary engineer".

(4) An individual registered under this act shall only use 1 of the titles described in subsection (2) or the abbreviation "R.B.O.", "C.B.O.", "R.S.E.", or "C.S.E.".

(5) A person applying for a registration under this act shall be not less than 18 years of age, shall possess the physical and mental capacities to perform his or her duties in a competent and safe manner, and shall meet the applicable requirements of section 13d. An applicant shall use a form provided by the director.

(6) The director shall issue a registration upon recommendation of the board and upon the applicant's payment of an examination and registration fee as provided for in rules of the department as prescribed in section 4a for each application. A registration shall be renewed annually upon payment of a fee prescribed pursuant to section 4a.

(7) Not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the board shall recommend for registration without examination an applicant who submits evidence satisfactory to the board of 1 or more of the following:

(a) The applicant has had not less than 5 years of experience in the class or category of boiler operator or stationary engineer for which the applicant is applying.

(b) The applicant possesses a license as a boiler operator or stationary engineer from the cities of Detroit or Dearborn in a class for which the applicant is applying.

(c) The applicant has successfully completed a 4-year approved apprenticeship program, a qualified technical education program, or a qualified training program in the class or category for which the applicant is applying.

History: Add. 2008, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2008