Title XIX, Public Safety and Morals
14 chapters · 437 sections in this title.
KRS § 236.005 Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act, and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels.
KRS § 236.010 Definitions for chapter
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As used in this chapter: (1) "Boiler" or "boilers" means and includes a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, steam is superheated, or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use ext…
KRS § 236.030 Administrative regulations
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(1) After reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, the commissioner, upon advisement and subject to comment by the committee under the requirements of KRS 198B.030(8) shall, by administrative regulation, fix reasonable standards for the sa…
KRS § 236.040 Conformity required of boilers, pressure vessels, and connecting piping -- Inspections
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Inspections. (1) No boiler or pressure vessel which fails to conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the commissioner governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state. (2) Subject to exemptions established in this chapter, all n…
KRS § 236.050 Maximum working pressure allowed -- Construction of chapter
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(1) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel carrying the ASME code symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed and stamped. (2) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel…
KRS § 236.060 Application of chapter and KRS 236.005 to 236.150
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(1) This chapter applies to all boilers, pressure vessels, and related piping in the Commonwealth unless statutorily exempted. (2) KRS 236.005 to 236.150 shall not apply to boilers or pressure vessels or related piping under federal control. (3) KRS 236.005 to 236.150 shall not a…
KRS § 236.070 Boiler inspectors
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The department shall employ boiler inspectors who have at the time of appointment not less than five (5) years of practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, practical steam op…
KRS § 236.080 Special boiler inspectors -- State salary prohibited -- Duties -- Report
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(1) In addition to the boiler inspectors authorized by KRS 236.070, the department shall, upon the request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and pressure vessels in this state, issue to any boiler inspectors of said company commissions as …
KRS § 236.090 Examination
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Examination for a certificate of competency or a national board commission for boiler inspectors or special boiler inspectors shall be in writing and shall be given and monitored by the boiler inspection section of the division. Examinations are given on the first Wednesday and T…
KRS § 236.095 Owner-user inspectors -- Issuance of commission -- Requirements -- Reports -- State salary prohibited
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Reports -- State salary prohibited. (1) In addition to boiler inspectors authorized by KRS 236.070, the department shall issue an owner-user inspector commission to any inspector commissioned by a company operating a pressure vessel within the Commonwealth if: (a) The company has…
KRS § 236.097 Owner facility license -- Owner's piping inspector license -- Independent inspection agency license -- Application of licensing requirements
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inspection agency license -- Application of licensing requirements. (1) An owner facility subject to piping inspection by the department under this chapter may apply for a license from the department to allow the facility to conduct its own site piping inspections, other than for…
KRS § 236.100 Suspension or revocation of appointment or commission -- Notice and hearing -- Reinstatement -- Penalty for falsification of application or inspection report
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hearing -- Reinstatement -- Penalty for falsification of application or inspection report. (1) Any boiler inspector's, special inspector's, owner-user inspector's, or owner's piping inspector's appointment or commission may be suspended or revoked by the department, after due inv…
KRS § 236.110 Inspection of boilers and pressure vessels required -- Certificate of inspection -- Periods of inspection -- Penalty for falsifying certificate of inspection
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inspection -- Periods of inspection -- Penalty for falsifying certificate of inspection. (1) Each boiler or pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or pressure vessels exempt under KRS 236.060, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their constr…
KRS § 236.120 Certificate of inspection -- Fee -- Term -- Posting -- Termination -- Suspension -- Reissuance
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Suspension -- Reissuance. (1) If, upon inspection, a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the administrative regulations of the department, the owner, user, or insurance company of it shall pay to the department the sum of fifteen dollars ($15). When the inspection i…
KRS § 236.130 Inspection fees -- Administrative regulations -- Fund
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(1) The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected shall pay to the department, upon completion of inspection, reasonable fees not to exceed the cost of inspection as established by the commissioner in an administrative regulation promul…
KRS § 236.150 Appeal to commissioner -- Judicial review
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(1) Any person aggrieved by an order or act of a boiler inspector, under this chapter, may, within fifteen (15) days of notice thereof, appeal from the order or act to the commissioner who shall schedule and conduct an administrative hearing in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. (2…
KRS § 236.210 License required for installing, erecting, or repairing boilers or pressure vessels -- Issuance -- Renewal -- Exception
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pressure vessels -- Issuance -- Renewal -- Exception. (1) A person shall not engage in the business of installing, erecting, or repairing boilers or pressure vessels unless that person first obtains a license from the commissioner. (2) Each person, firm, or corporation shall pass…
KRS § 236.220 Procedure for suspension or revocation of license
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(1) A license issued under KRS 236.210 to 236.260 may be suspended or revoked for falsification of any information contained in the application. Written notice of a suspension shall be given to the licensee by the chief boiler inspector within ten (10) days of the first notificat…
KRS § 236.230 Reissue of lost or destroyed license
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If a license is lost or destroyed, a new license shall be issued in its place, without submitting another application, upon request and payment of a fee of five dollars ($5).
KRS § 236.240 Permit required for installation, erection, or repair -- Fees
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(1) A person shall not install, erect, or make repairs affecting the strength of a boiler or pressure vessel without first securing a permit from the department. Permits shall be issued only to a person licensed under KRS 236.210 to 236.260. (2) No work shall be performed except …
KRS § 236.250 Exceptions to permit requirements -- Payment of permit to repair fees -- Emergency repairs
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-- Emergency repairs. (1) A person shall not make repairs affecting the strength or safety of boilers or pressure vessels without first securing a permit from the department unless repairs have been authorized by a boiler inspector or special boiler inspector pending issuance of …
KRS § 236.260 Access to premises
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The commissioner, the chief boiler inspector, any boiler inspector, or any special boiler inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated, installed, or repaired for the purpo…
KRS § 236.990 Penalties
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel without a valid certificate of inspection. The operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without a valid certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that spe…