Michigan Compiled Laws Act 290 Of 1965 Boiler Act Of 1965 (408.751 - 408.776)***** 408.752. Amended This Amended § Is Effective February 14, 2016 ********** 408.752 This Section Is Amended Effective February 14, 2016: See 408.752. Amended *****

• Section 408.751 Boiler Act Of 1965; Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “boiler act of 1965”. History: 1965, Act 290, Eff. July 1, 1966 Compiler's...
• Section 408.752 Definitions.
  408.752 Definitions.Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Antique steam boiler" means a boiler that is no longer used in production applications and is...
• Section 408.752. Amended Definitions; "Experience" Defined.
  408.752.amended Definitions; "experience" defined.Sec. 2. (1) As used in this act: (a) "Antique steam boiler" means a boiler that is no longer used in production...
• Section 408.753 Board Of Boiler Rules; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Removal Of Member; Vacancy; Election Of Officers; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Quorum; Effectiveness Of Approval, Decision, Or Ruling; Compensation And Expenses.
  (1) There is created a board of boiler rules in the department of labor and economic growth. The board, in addition to the director,...
• Section 408.754 Promulgation Of Rules; Scope; Use Of Title.
  408.754 Promulgation of rules; scope; use of title.Sec. 4. (1) The department shall promulgate rules for the safe construction, installation, inspection, operation, and repair of...
• Section 408.754. Amended Promulgation Of Rules; Adoption Of Existing Codification Or National Standards; Boiler Of Special Design Or Construction; Use Of Title.
  408.754.amended Promulgation of rules; adoption of existing codification or national standards; boiler of special design or construction; use of title.Sec. 4. (1) The department shall...
• Section 408.754a Rules To Establish Fee Schedules; Waiver Of Fees; Filing Completed Licensing Application; Issuance Of License, Permit, Or Registration Within Certain Time Period; Report; State Boiler Inspection Fund; “completed Application” Defined.
  (1) The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules to establish the fee schedules for licenses, permits, certificates, registrations, examinations, and inspections...
• Section 408.755 Nonconforming Boilers; Special Design; Special Installation And Operating Permit.
  No boiler which does not conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the board governing new construction and installation shall be installed and...
• Section 408.756 Maximum Allowable Pressure; Safety Standards; Sale Or Reinstallation.
  (1) The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler carrying the American society of mechanical engineers' code symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections...
• Section 408.757 Exemptions.
  This act shall not apply to any of the following: (a) Boilers under federal control. (b) Boilers used in the power plants of self-propelled...
• Section 408.757a Antique Steam Boilers; Compliance With Rules; Inspection; Certificate Of Inspection; Exception.
  (1) Antique steam boilers shall comply with the rules promulgated by the board and shall be inspected once every 3 years. An owner of...
• Section 408.757b Act Inapplicable To Certain Boilers.
  This act shall not apply to boilers used on farms for mint processing purposes. History: Add. 1974, Act 194, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1974
• Section 408.757c Miniature Hobby Locomotive; Annual Inspection; Report; Fee; Rules; Application And Inspection By Club; “public Display Or Use” Defined.
  (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5), this act does not apply to a miniature hobby locomotive operating on narrow gauge tracks...
• Section 408.758 Chief Inspector; Appointment, Qualifications, And Duties.
  (1) The director shall appoint, subject to civil service rules, a resident of this state, who has not less than 10 years' experience in...
• Section 408.759 Deputy Inspectors; Employment; Qualifications.
  The director, subject to civil service rules, shall employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector. A deputy inspector shall have...
• Section 408.760 Inspectors' Bonds; Amounts, Payment.
  The chief inspector shall furnish a bond in the sum of $5,000.00 and each of the deputy inspectors, employed and paid by the state,...
• Section 408.761 Special Inspectors; Qualifications; Application For License Or Examination; Filing; Fees; License Renewal; Salary Or Expenses From State Prohibited; Continuance Of License; Inspection Of Boilers; Exemption From Inspection Fees.
  (1) The director, upon the request of a company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers in this state; a city having...
• Section 408.762 Examination For Inspectors; Content; Reexamination; Record For Inspection.
  The examination for chief, deputy, or special inspectors shall be written. The examination for boiler operators shall be either written or oral. The examination...
• Section 408.763 Installation Or Repair Of Boiler; License Required; Person Licensed Under Forbes Mechanical Contractors Act; Examination; Issuance; Fee; Renewal; Exemption.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not engage in the business of installing boilers or repairing boilers, or both,...
• Section 408.763a Operation Of Boiler And Auxiliaries Without Registration; Use Of Certain Terms By Individual Or Business Entity; Registration Requirements.
  (1) An individual may operate a boiler and associated auxiliaries without obtaining a registration under this act. (2) An individual or business entity shall...
• Section 408.763b Boiler Operator And Stationary Engineer Registrations; Classification.
  Boiler operator and stationary engineer registrations are classified as follows: (a) Low pressure boiler operator, who operates low pressure boiler plants having an aggregate...
• Section 408.763c Qualified Technical Education Programs; Course Content; Rules.
  (1) Not later than 180 days after June 11, 2008, the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall promulgate rules designating the course...
• Section 408.763d Registration Requirements; Qualifications; "Experience" Defined; Affidavit Or Letter Signed By Commanding Officer, Supervisor, Or Military Superior.
  408.763d Registration requirements; qualifications; "experience" defined; affidavit or letter signed by commanding officer, supervisor, or military superior.Sec. 13d. (1) The director shall not issue a...
• Section 408.763d. Amended Registration Requirements; Qualifications.
  408.763d.amended Registration requirements; qualifications.Sec. 13d. (1) The director shall not issue a registration for a title described in section 13a(2) unless the applicant meets the...
• Section 408.764 License Or Registration Suspensions; Notice; Appeal; Revocation; Hearing; Reinstatement.
  (1) The chief inspector may suspend the license of an inspector, repairer, or installer or the registration of a boiler operator or stationary engineer...
• Section 408.765 License Lost Or Destroyed; Reissuance, Fee.
  If a license is lost or destroyed, a new license shall, upon application and payment of a fee of $5.00, be issued in its...
• Section 408.766 Repealed. 1966, Act 273, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1966.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section required permits for installation or alteration of boilers and prescribed fees.
• Section 408.767 Installation Or Alteration Of Boiler; Permit Required; Issuance; Fee.
  A person shall not install or alter a boiler without first securing a permit to install or alter a boiler from the boiler division...
• Section 408.768 Repair Of Boiler; Permit Required; Exceptions; Issuance; Fee.
  A person shall not repair a boiler without first securing a permit to repair the boiler from the boiler division of the department of...
• Section 408.769 Access To Premises; Inspection Of Boiler; Hydrostatic Test.
  (1) The director, the chief inspector, or a deputy inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to premises in the state where a...
• Section 408.770 Inspection Report; Filing; Forms; Fee; Issuance, Contents, Validity, Posting, And Suspension Of Inspection Certificate.
  (1) The chief inspector, a deputy inspector, and a company or city that employs special inspectors, within 30 days following each boiler certificate inspection...
• Section 408.771 Repealed. 1986, Act 277, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to fees.
• Section 408.772 Appeal To Board.
  A person who is aggrieved by an order or act of the director or the chief inspector within 15 days' notice after the order...
• Section 408.773 Inapplicability Of Act; Construction Of Act As To Repairs In Public Utilities And Industrial Plants.
  The provisions of this act shall not be applicable to or in any city having a population of 1,000,000 or more. Nothing in this...
• Section 408.774 Unlawful Operation Of Boilers; Violation; Penalty.
  (1) An individual, or other person, shall not operate a boiler without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a boiler without a valid...
• Section 408.775 Unlawful Installation Or Repair; Penalty; Exception.
  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to install or repair in this state, a boiler without a valid license...
• Section 408.776 Effective Date Of Act.
  This act shall take effect July 1, 1966. History: 1965, Act 290, Eff. July 1, 1966

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