Chapter 554 Boiler Safety
- 554.1011 Short title; scope.
This act may be cited as the "Boiler Safety Act." History.--s. 1, ch. 87-361; s. 1, ch. 88-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429. ...
- 554.1021 Definitions.
As used in ss. 554.1011-554.115: (1) "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, steam is...
- 554.103 Boiler code.
The department shall adopt by rule a State Boiler Code for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers in this state. The...
- 554.104 Boilers of special design.
The department, at its discretion, may authorize the construction, installation, and operation of boilers of special design or construction that do not meet the specific...
- 554.105 Chief inspector.
(1) The Chief Financial Officer shall appoint a chief inspector, who shall have not less than 5 years' experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance,...
- 554.106 Deputy inspectors.
The department shall employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector and who shall each hold a certificate of competency from the...
- 554.107 Special inspectors.
(1) Upon application by any company licensed to insure boilers in this state, the chief inspector shall issue a certificate of competency as a special inspector...
- 554.108 Inspection.
(1) The only boilers required to be inspected under the provisions of ss. 554.1011-554.115 are boilers located in public assembly locations. (2) Each inspection of a boiler...
- 554.109 Exemptions.
(1) Any insurance company insuring a boiler located in a public assembly location in this state shall inspect such boiler so insured, and any county, city,...
- 554.1101 Certificate of compliance.
(1) If an inspection report filed pursuant to s. 554.108 shows a boiler to be in compliance with all applicable provisions of the State Boiler Code,...
- 554.111 Fees.
(1) The department shall charge the following fees: (a) For an applicant for a certificate of competency, the initial application fee shall be $50, and the annual...
- 554.112 Examinations.
(1) The department shall prepare, not more than 180 days after October 1, 1987, a certification examination to determine the qualifications of persons to engage in...
- 554.113 Certification of inspectors; renewals.
(1) The chief inspector shall issue a certificate of competency, upon receipt of the certificate fee, to each person: (a) Who has passed the certification examination; or...
- 554.114 Prohibitions; penalties.
(1) A person may not: (a) Operate a boiler at a public assembly location without a valid certificate of compliance for that boiler; (b) Give false or forged...
- 554.115 Disciplinary proceedings.
(1) The department may suspend or revoke a certificate of compliance upon proof that: (a) The certificate has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; (b) The boiler for...
