Georgia Code, Title 25, Chapter 15, Article 2 - Regulation of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
- § 25-15-10 - Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act" and, except as otherwise provided in this...
- § 25-15-11 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor...
- § 25-15-12 - Consulting on Boilers and Pressure Vessels
The Commissioner shall be authorized to consult with persons knowledgeable in the areas of construction, use, or safety of boilers and pressure vessels and...
- § 25-15-13 - Definitions, Rules, and Regulations for Safe Construction, Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair
(a) (1) The office shall formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels...
- § 25-15-14 - Effect on New Construction and Installation
No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the office governing new construction and installation shall be...
- § 25-15-15 - Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
(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...
- § 25-15-16 - Exceptions
(a) This article shall not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control or under regulations...
- § 25-15-17 - Chief Inspector
(a) The Commissioner may appoint to be chief inspector a citizen of this state or, if not available, a citizen of another state, who...
- § 25-15-18 - Deputy Inspectors
The Commissioner may employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector and who shall have had at the time of appointment...
- § 25-15-19 - Special Inspectors
(a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by Code Section 25-15-18 the Commissioner shall, upon the request of any company licensed to insure...
- § 25-15-20 - Examination of Inspectors
The examination for chief, deputy, special, or owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the office or by...
- § 25-15-21 - Suspension and Revocation of Inspector's Certificate of Competency; Hearing; Reinstatement
(a) An inspector's certificate of competency may be suspended by the Commissioner after due investigation for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof...
- § 25-15-22 - Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificates of Competency
If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a new certificate of competency shall be issued in its place without another examination.
- § 25-15-23 - Inspections
(a) The Commissioner, the chief inspector, or any deputy inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in this state where...
- § 25-15-24 - Filing and Maintenance of Special Investigator's Report; Issuance and Suspension of Inspection Certificate
(a) Each company employing special inspectors shall, within 30 days following each certificate inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection...
- § 25-15-25 - Inspections of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
(a) Boilers and pressure vessels, subject to operating certificate inspections by special, owner, or user inspectors, shall be inspected within 60 calendar days following...
- § 25-15-26 - Requirement of Valid Inspection Certificate for Operation of a Boiler or Pressure Vessel
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel, except a pressure...
- § 25-15-27 - Payment of Inspection Fees
The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this article to be inspected by the chief inspector or a deputy...
- § 25-15-28 - Appeals
(a) Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the Commissioner or the chief inspector under this article may, within 15 days...
- § 25-15-29 - Limitations on Authority of Local Governments to Regulate Boilers and Pressure Vessels
No county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances, or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection,...
- § 25-15-30 - State Liability Not Created
Neither this article nor any provision of this article shall be construed to place any liability on the State of Georgia, the office, or...
Last modified: October 14, 2016