Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

RSA 157, relative to steam boilers, is hereby repealed. Any other act or parts of acts inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

In this chapter: I. "Owner" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation who is the holder of title to, or who leases a boiler or boilers or pressure vessels from the holder of title to, a building in which there are a boiler or boilers or pressure vessels as defined …

I. To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner shall formulate definitions and adopt rules under RSA 541-A consistent with: (a) The boiler and pressure vessel code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Board Inspection Code as published …

The commissioner shall charge $100 per hour for inspections performed by employees of the department of labor.

No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the applicable codes and amendments thereto and the rules adopted by the commissioner governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state unless the boiler or pressure vessel is of specia…

I. The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or of a pressure vessel shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code, amendments thereto, or rules under which it was constructed and stamped. II. The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel which does …

I. The inspection requirements of RSA 157-A:8, 9-a, and 10 shall not apply to buildings used exclusively as private residences or apartment houses of less than 3 family units. II. This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers: (a) Boilers under federal control, or United …

I. A boiler and pressure vessel inspector shall hold an active National Board commission and be qualified by the commissioner of labor. II. A license shall be issued by the commissioner to an inspector for a 1-year period. A fee of $30 shall be charged for the license. A license …

I. An inspector shall have free access during reasonable hours to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, or is being installed, or is being operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler is being constructed or is being in…

I. Subsequent to the inspection of a boiler or pressure vessel, an inspector shall file with the commissioner an inspection report on a form prescribed by the commissioner indicating whether or not the inspected object is certifiable and shall communicate the results of such insp…