Sec. 8.
(1) The director shall appoint, subject to civil service rules, a resident of this state, who has not less than 10 years' experience in the inspection, construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who has passed the examination prescribed by section 12, to be chief inspector. Instead of the examination provided for in section 12, the appointee shall hold a license or a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to the standard of this state, or a license as an inspector of boilers issued by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors.
(2) The chief inspector, if authorized by the director, shall:
(a) Cause the prosecution of all violators of this act.
(b) Issue, suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates, as provided in section 20.
(c) Enforce the laws of the state governing the use of boilers to which this act applies.
(d) Keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum allowable pressure, age, location, and date of the last recorded inspection of all boilers to which this act applies.
(e) Publish and distribute, among manufacturers and others requesting it, a copy of the rules adopted by the board.
History: 1965, Act 290, Eff. July 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 274, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1980
Last modified: October 10, 2016