Section 408.770 - Inspection report; filing; forms; fee; issuance, contents, validity, posting, and suspension of inspection certificate. - Michigan Statutes

BOILER ACT OF 1965 (EXCERPT)
Act 290 of 1965

408.770 Inspection report; filing; forms; fee; issuance, contents, validity, posting, and suspension of inspection certificate.

Sec. 20.

(1) The chief inspector, a deputy inspector, and a company or city that employs special inspectors, within 30 days following each boiler certificate inspection required by this act, shall file a report of the inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms approved by the board. The forms may be the forms recommended by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors. A report of an external inspection is not required except when an external inspection discloses that a boiler is in a dangerous condition.

(2) If the report filed pursuant to subsection (1) shows that a boiler complies with the rules of the board, the owner or user of the boiler shall pay a fee prescribed pursuant to section 4a directly to the department of labor. The department of labor shall issue to that owner or user of a boiler an inspection certificate bearing the date of inspection and specifying the maximum pressure under which the boiler may be operated. The inspection certificate shall be valid for not more than 12 months in the case of power boilers, except that the certificate shall be valid during a grace period as provided in section 19. An inspection certificate shall be valid for not more than 24 months for low pressure steam or vapor heating boilers, hot water heating boilers, or hot water supply boilers, except that the certificate shall be valid during a grace period as provided in section 19. A certificate shall be posted under glass in the room containing the boiler inspected. If the boiler is not located within the building, the certificate shall be posted in a location convenient to the boiler inspected or in a place that is accessible to interested parties.

(3) An inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler by a special inspector shall not be valid after the boiler for which the certificate was issued ceases to be insured by a company authorized by this state to carry the insurance, if the insurance was terminated because of an unsafe condition or a violation of a rule of the board.

(4) The chief inspector may suspend an inspection certificate when, in his or her opinion, the boiler for which the certificate was issued cannot be operated without harm to the public safety, or when the boiler is found not to comply with the rules promulgated under this act. A suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until the boiler conforms to the rules of the board and the inspection certificate has been reinstated.

History: 1965, Act 290, Eff. July 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 274, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 277, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986
Admin Rule: R 408.4001 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.