Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.79.010 Board of boiler rules—Members—Terms—Meetings.
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There is hereby created within this state a board of boiler rules, which shall hereafter be referred to as the board, consisting of five members who shall be appointed to the board by the governor, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three y…
RCW 70.79.020 Compensation and travel expenses.
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The members of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall receive travel expenses incurred while in the performance of their duties as members of the board, in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.[ 1984 c 287 s 105; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s…
RCW 70.79.030 Duties of board.
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The board shall formulate definitions and rules for the safe and proper construction, installation, repair, use, and operation of boilers and for the safe and proper construction, installation, and repair of unfired pressure vessels in this state. The definitions and rules so for…
RCW 70.79.040 Rules and regulations—Scope.
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The board shall promulgate rules and regulations for the safe and proper installation, repair, use and operation of boilers, and for the safe and proper installation and repair of unfired pressure vessels which were in use or installed ready for use in this state prior to the dat…
RCW 70.79.050 Rules and regulations—Effect.
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(1) The rules and regulations formulated by the board shall have the force and effect of law, except that the rules applying to the construction of new boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall not be construed to prevent the installation thereof until twelve months after their …
RCW 70.79.060 Construction, installation must conform to rules—Inspection certificate.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no power boiler, low pressure boiler, or unfired pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the board governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in th…
RCW 70.79.070 Existing installations—Conformance required.
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(1) All boilers and unfired pressure vessels which were in use, or installed ready for use in this state prior to the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to existing installations became effective, or during the twelve months period immed…
RCW 70.79.080 Exemptions from chapter.
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This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers, unfired pressure vessels and domestic hot water tanks:(1) Boilers and unfired pressure vessels under federal regulation or operated by any railroad subject to the provisions of the interstate commerce act;(2) Unfired pressure…
RCW 70.79.090 Exemptions from certain provisions.
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The following boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the requirements of RCW 70.79.220 and 70.79.240 through 70.79.330:(1) Boilers or unfired pressure vessels located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes;(2) Unfired pressure vessels that are part …
RCW 70.79.095 Espresso machines—Local regulation prohibited.
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A county, city, or other political subdivision of the state may not enforce any law specifically regulating the manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance, or inspection of any electric boiler exempt from this chapter by RCW 70.79.080(10).[ 1994 c 64 s 3.]Notes:Finding—Int…
RCW 70.79.100 Chief inspector—Qualifications—Appointment, removal.
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(1) Within sixty days after the effective date of this chapter, and at any time thereafter that the office of the chief inspector may become vacant, the director of the department of labor and industries shall appoint a chief inspector who shall have had at the time of such appoi…
RCW 70.79.110 Chief inspector—Duties in general.
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The chief inspector, if authorized by the director of the department of labor and industries is hereby charged, directed and empowered:(1) To cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this chapter;(2) To issue, or to suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection cert…
RCW 70.79.120 Deputy inspectors—Qualifications—Employment.
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The director shall employ deputy inspectors who have met at the time of appointment the qualification requirements for a commission as set forth by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, and who shall have passed the examination provided for in RCW 70.79.170…
RCW 70.79.130 Special inspectors—Qualifications—Commission.
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In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors authorized by RCW 70.79.120, the chief inspector shall, upon the request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and unfired pressure vessels in this state, or upon the request of any company operating…
RCW 70.79.140 Special inspectors—Compensation—Continuance of commission.
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Special inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor shall any of their expenses be paid by the state, and the continuance of a special inspector's commission shall be conditioned upon his or her continuing in the employ of a boiler insurance company duly authorized as aforesaid …
RCW 70.79.150 Special inspectors—Inspections—Exempts from inspection fees.
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Special inspectors shall inspect all boilers and unfired pressure vessels insured or operated by their respective companies and, when so inspected, the owners and users of such insured boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the payment to the state of the inspe…
RCW 70.79.160 Report of inspection by special inspector—Filing.
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Each company employing special inspectors shall, within thirty days following each internal or external boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms.[ 2005 c 22 s 3; 1999 c 1…
RCW 70.79.170 Examinations for inspector's appointment or commission—Reexamination.
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Examinations for deputy or special inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the chief and a member of the board, or by at least two national board commissioned inspectors. Such examinations shall be confined to questions the answers to which will aid in determining the…
RCW 70.79.180 Suspension, revocation of inspector's commission—Grounds—Reinstatement.
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A commission may be suspended or revoked after due investigation and recommendation by the board to the director of the department of labor and industries for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement cont…
RCW 70.79.190 Suspension, revocation of commission—Appeal.
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A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked shall be entitled to an appeal as provided in RCW 70.79.361 and to be present in person and/or represented by counsel on the hearing of the appeal.[ 2005 c 22 s 5; 1951 c 32 s 20.]
RCW 70.79.200 Lost or destroyed certificate or commission.
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If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or commission shall be issued in its place without another examination.[ 1951 c 32 s 21.]
RCW 70.79.220 Inspections—Who shall make.
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The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for in this chapter.[ 1951 c 32 s 25.]
RCW 70.79.230 Access to premises by inspectors.
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The chief inspector, or any deputy or special inspector, shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being constructed, or is being installed or operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such b…
RCW 70.79.240 Inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels—Scope—Frequency.
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Each boiler and unfired pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or unfired pressure vessels exempt in RCW 70.79.080 and 70.79.090, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation, condition and operation, as follows:(1) P…
RCW 70.79.250 Inspection—Frequency—Grace period.
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In the case of power boilers a grace period of not more than two months longer than the period established by the board under RCW 70.79.240(1) may elapse between internal inspections of a boiler while not under pressure or between external inspections of a boiler while under pres…
RCW 70.79.260 Inspection—Frequency—Modification by rules.
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The rules and regulations formulated by the board applying to the inspection of unfired pressure vessels may be modified by the board to reduce or extend the interval between required inspections where the contents of the vessel or the material of which it is constructed warrant …
RCW 70.79.270 Hydrostatic test.
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If at any time a hydrostatic test shall be deemed necessary to determine the safety of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, [the] same shall be made, at the discretion of the inspector, by the owner or user thereof.[ 1951 c 32 s 26.]
RCW 70.79.280 Inspection during construction.
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All boilers and all unfired pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve-month period from the date upon which the rules of the board shall become effective shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules of the board by an inspector …
RCW 70.79.290 Inspection certificate—Contents—Posting—Fee.
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If, upon inspection, a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the rules and regulations of the board, and upon the appropriate fee payment made directly to the chief inspector, as required by RCW 70.79.160 or 70.79.330, the chief inspector shall issue to the owner or u…
RCW 70.79.300 Inspection certificate invalid on termination of insurance.
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No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected by a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler or unfired pressure vessel, for which it was issued, shall cease to be insured by a company duly authorized by this state to carry su…
RCW 70.79.310 Inspection certificate—Suspension—Reinstatement.
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The chief inspector, or his or her authorized representative, may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his or her opinion, the boiler or unfired pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler or…
RCW 70.79.320 Operating without inspection certificate prohibited—Penalty.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL) ***(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate under pressure in this state a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, to which this chapter applies, without a valid inspection certificate as provided for …
RCW 70.79.330 Inspection fees—Expenses—Schedules—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
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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 and expenses in accordance with a schedule adopted by t…
RCW 70.79.350 Inspection fees—Receipts for—Pressure systems safety fund.
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The chief inspector shall give an official receipt for all fees required by chapter 70.79 RCW and shall transfer all sums so received to the treasurer of the state of Washington as ex officio custodian thereof and the treasurer shall place all sums in a special fund hereby create…
RCW 70.79.361 Board determinations—Appeals.
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(1) No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity may install or maintain any standards that violate this chapter. In cases where the interpretation and application of the installation or maintenance standards prescribed in this chapter is in dispute, the board shall…