Title 25

After 12 months for power boilers, 24 months for low pressure steam heating, hot water heating, and hot water supply boilers, and 36 months for pressure vessels following July 1, 2001, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state…

The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector or his or her deputy inspector shall pay directly to the chief inspector, upon completion of inspection, fees as prescribed in rules adopted by the secretary. The chie…

The chief inspector shall furnish a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and each of the deputy inspectors employed and paid by the state shall furnish a bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties and up…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels. (2) BOILER. A closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, or steam is superheated, or in which any combin…

(a) Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the secretary or the chief inspector under this chapter may, within 15 days of notice thereof, appeal from the order or act to the board which, within 30 days thereafter, shall issue an appropriate order either approving or disapp…

No county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances, or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels within the limits of the county, municipalit…

There is created within the Department of Labor a Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels, which shall be referred to in this chapter as the board. The board shall consist of nine members, the majority of whom shall have experience in design, construction, inspection, repair, or op…

(a)(1) The department, with the advice of the board, shall formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state. (2) The definitions, rules, and regulations formula…

No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the department governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after 12 months from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter…

(a) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler carrying the ASME Code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME or API-ASME symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed and stamped. Subject to the concurrence of t…

(a) This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control or under regulations of Title 49 C.F.R. Parts 192 and 193. (2) Pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressed or liquefied ga…

(a) The secretary may appoint as chief inspector a citizen of this state who at the time of the appointment shall have not less than five years’ experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vesse…

The secretary may employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector. A deputy inspector at the time of appointment shall have three years of experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers…

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the safety of life and limb and to promote public safety awareness. The use of unsafe and defective lifting devices imposes a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to employees and the public exposed to unsafe …

No license shall be granted to any sole proprietor, firm, or corporation that has not demonstrated the requisite qualifications and abilities. Duly authorized applicants for an elevator contractor’s license must have in their employ licensed elevator mechanics who perform the wor…

A license may be issued to a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation holding a valid license from a state having standards substantially equal to those of this chapter, upon application. (Act 2003-349, p. 903, §11.)

(a) Upon approval of an application, the administrator may issue a license that shall be renewable annually. The fee for the license and for any renewal thereafter shall be set by the board. (b) Whenever an emergency exists in the state due to disaster, act of God, or work stoppa…

(a) A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended, revoked, or subject to civil penalty by the administrator upon verification that any one or more of the following reasons exist: (1) Any false statement as to material matter in the application. (2) Fraud, misreprese…

Within six months after the date of the appointment of the board, the owner or lessee of every existing conveyance shall register with the board and the administrator each such elevator, dumbwaiter, platform lift, and escalator, or device described in Section 25-13-1 owned and op…

(a) It shall be the responsibility of persons licensed by this chapter to ensure that installation and service and maintenance of elevators and devices described in Section 25-13-1 are performed in compliance with the provisions contained in the state fire prevention and building…

(a) No conveyance covered by this chapter shall be erected, constructed, installed, or altered within buildings or structures within this jurisdiction unless a permit has been obtained from the administrator before the work is commenced. Where any material alteration, as defined …

(a) Permits may be revoked for the following reasons: (1) Where any false statements or misrepresentations were made as to the material facts in the application, plans, or specifications on which the permit was based. (2) Where the permit was issued in error and should not have b…

(a) All new conveyance installations shall be performed by a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation to which a license to install or service conveyances has been issued. Subsequent to installation, the licensed sole proprietor, firm, or corporation must certify compliance with the…

(a) Elevator contractors shall submit to the administrator an insurance policy, or certified copy thereof, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state to provide general liability coverage of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or death …

(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. The Secretary of the Department of Workforce or his or her designee. (2) ASCE 21. American Society of Civil Engineers Automated People Mover Standards. (3) ASME A17.1. The Safet…

(a) It shall be the duty of the administrator to develop an enforcement program which will ensure compliance with regulations and requirements referenced in this chapter. An enforcement program shall include, but is not limited to, regulations for identification of property locat…

This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, or corporation owning, operating, controlling, maintaining, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting, testing, or repairing any elevator or other related …

Any owner or lessee who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 30 days or both fined and imprisoned. (Act 2003-3…

The provisions of this chapter are not retroactive unless otherwise stated, and equipment shall be required to comply with the applicable code at the date of installation or within the period determined by the board for compliance with ASME A17.3, whichever is more stringent. If …

(a) It shall be the responsibility of the owners of all new and existing conveyances located in any building or structure to have the conveyances inspected annually (ASME A17.1, category one) by a licensed elevator inspector. Subsequent to inspection, the licensed elevator inspec…

Whenever a provision in this chapter is found to be inconsistent with any provision of applicable state law, any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or any code, the applicable state law shall prevail. This chapter, unless specifically stated otherwise, is not intended to …

(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, this chapter covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways: (1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or…

(a) No person shall erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or dismantle any conveyance contained within buildings or structures in the jurisdiction of this state unless an elevator mechanic license has been issued, as described herein, and the person is working under…

(a) There is created the Elevator Safety Review Board, herein referred to as the “board,” consisting of 10 members, one of whom shall be the State Secretary of the Department of Labor who shall serve as the administrator. The Governor shall appoint the remaining nine members of t…

(a) The board may consult with engineering authorities and organizations concerned with standard safety codes and rules governing the operation, maintenance, servicing, construction, alteration, installation, and inspection of elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, and the quali…

(a) Elevator Contractor. Any sole proprietor, firm, or corporation wishing to engage in the business of elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving sidewalk, or other conveyance installation, alteration, service, replacement, or maintenance within this jurisdiction shall make applica…

(a) No license shall be granted to any person who has not proven his or her qualifications and abilities. Applicants for a mechanic license must demonstrate the following qualifications: (1) An acceptable combination of documented experience and education credits and not less tha…

No inspector’s license shall be granted to any person unless he or she demonstrates to the satisfaction of the administrator or other officer designated by the board that he or she meets the qualifications established by rule of the Department of Workforce for an elevator inspect…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Professional Employer Organization Registration Act.” (Act 2006-229, p. 397, §1.)

(a) There is established in the State Treasury a fund entitled the Professional Employer Organization Registration Administrative Trust Fund. Fees and assessments provided by this chapter collected by the department shall be deposited in the fund. The fund shall constitute a sepa…

(a) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this chapter in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (b) All registrants are governed and controlled by this chapter and the rules adopted by the department. (c) The secretary shall adopt all ru…

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) That employee leasing is a growing industry in the State of Alabama and that professional employer organizations provide increased opportunities for employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel req…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. The fee charged to a client by a professional employer organization for professional employer services. The term does not include any amount of a fee by the professional employ…

(a) Neither this chapter nor a professional employer agreement may affect, modify, or amend any collective bargaining agreement, or the rights or obligations of any client, professional employer organization, or covered employee under the federal National Labor Relations Act, or …

(a)(1) A person may not provide, advertise, or otherwise hold itself out as providing professional employer services in this state unless the person is registered under this chapter to operate a professional employer organization. (2) Each person desiring to operate as a professi…

The following acts and omissions are deemed to constitute deceptive practices and are prohibited for a professional employer organization and its controlling person: (1) Making, issuing, circulating, or causing to be made an estimate, illustration, circular, statement, advertisem…