Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 010 - Department of Labor
Division 01 - Boiler Inspection
Rule 010.01.02-001 - Chapter 12 - Owner-User Program
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 010.01.02-001
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
(a) Owner /User Certification
Any owner of a boiler or pressure vessel who also uses and operates the boiler or vessel (Owner/User) may apply for certification under this Chapter. Upon receiving an Owner/User certification from the Boiler Division of the Arkansas Department of Labor, an Owner/User of a boiler or pressure vessel may perform any inspection required by the Arkansas Boiler and Pressure Vessel laws and regulations on such vessels owned and operated by them, with the exception of the initial installation inspection. The Owner/User must first meet the requirements prescribed by regulations as set forth by the Director of the Department of Labor.
(b) Inspectors
An Owner/User must employ boiler inspectors holding a valid Owner/User commission issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(c) Certification By The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Required
(1) Before receiving
certification by the Arkansas Boiler Inspection Division, an Owner/User must
first receive an owner/user certification from the National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(2)
Subsequent to certification from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Inspectors, the Arkansas Boiler Division shall inspect all boilers to be
covered under the Owner/User program and shall conduct an on site review of the
owner/user program before issuing a certification under this Chapter.
(3) The Arkansas Boiler Inspection Division
may audit the Owner/User's quality system at any time for just cause or upon
request of the Owner/User or the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Inspectors.
(4) The National Board
Inspection Code Committee may at any time change the rules for the issuance of
Owner/User Certificates. All Owner/Users holding operating certificates from
the Boiler Inspection Division must adhere to the most current
rules.
(d) General Requirements
(1) An Owner/User holding
a certificate issued by the National Board Inspection Code Committee and
certification under this chapter may perform in-service inspections and
certification of pressure retaining items owned/operated by them if such
inspections are within the scope of the owner/user program as outlined in the
Owner/User's quality control manual. However, the initial inspection upon any
pressure retaining vessel shall be performed by the Arkansas Boiler Inspection
Division.
(2) A certified
Owner/User may perform authorized, in-process and acceptance inspections
(including signing the National Boiler Inspection Code report forms) associated
with repairs and alterations of pressure retaining items owned and operated by
the Owner/User. This includes repairs and alterations performed by an owner or
user holding an "R" Certificate or by other "R" Certificate holders performing
work on pressure retaining items owned/operated by the Owner/User. A
description of the process for performing these inspections must be included in
the Quality System written program and included with the application for
certification by the Arkansas Boiler Inspection Division.
(3) All welded repairs and/or alterations
shall be documented on the appropriate forms and distributed to the Arkansas
Boiler Inspection Division. All repairs or alterations shall be made to the
original code of construction, if this not possible or practical, the latest
edition of the Nation Board Inspection Code shall be followed.
(4) The Owner/User must maintain on the
premises where the pressure vessel is located a current edition and any
addendums of the National Board Inspection Code, the Arkansas laws, rules and
regulations governing boiler and pressure vessel inspection and the appropriate
sections of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code
("ASME").
(e) Operations Requirements
(1)
Owner/Users certified by the Arkansas Boiler Inspection Division pursuant to
this Chapter must possess a National Board "R" stamp before making welded
repairs or alterations.
(2) A copy
of any form required for a welded repair or alteration by the National Board of
Boiler Inspectors shall be provided to the Arkansas Boiler Inspection
Division.
(3) It shall be the
responsibility of the Owner/User to ensure all required applications to install
pressure retaining items or pressure piping or other installation permits and
license requirements are met, prior to starting any work.
(4) The Boiler Division shall be notified
and a report filed when objects that require licensing or operating
certificates are removed from service.
(5) Inspection of objects requiring operating certificates shall
be conducted within sixty (60) days of the due date.
(6) The Boiler Division reserves the right
to inspect objects that are overdue more than sixty (60) days.
(7) Boilers must be inspected internally and
externally at least once each year. The inspection should be made during the
same calendar month each year if possible.
(8) Unfired pressure vessels shall be inspected biennially,
externally and internally where conditions permit.
(9) The inspector employed by the Owner/User
and commissioned by the National Board and the Arkansas Boiler Division is
expected and required by law to shutdown equipment that is determined to be a
public hazard. The Boiler Division and Chief Inspector shall be advised should
this be necessary.
(10) Explosions
and accidents must be reported to the Boiler Division within 24 hours of any
occurrence, EXCEPT that any explosion or accident that involves
loss of life or serious injury shall be reported IMMEDIATELY. An
investigation report shall be filed with the Boiler Division. The Director of
the Department of Labor and the Chief Inspector shall be kept informed of the
status and all changes.
(11)
Equipment that has been shutdown because it is a public hazard, will not be
returned to service until repairs have been satisfactorily made, the equipment
is no longer deemed to be a hazard, and the Boiler Division has been informed
of the nature and extent of repairs.
(12) Explosions and accidents shall be reported immediately if
possible or as soon as practicable, especially those which involve loss of life
or serious injury.
(13) New or
used objects to be installed require proper identification. A data report for
each object shall be forwarded to the Boiler Division office when requesting an
installation permit.
(14) The
Arkansas Boiler Division will complete the first inspection upon new and newly
installed objects, unless and Arkansas "AR" number has already been assigned to
the object. The Owner/User should contact the boiler Division with all
appropriate data and request an installation permit. Upon receipt of the
request for an installation permit, a state inspection will be scheduled. Each
object installed which comes under the law, and is not already registered with
the Boiler Division, shall have a metal tag with identifying numbers preceded
by "AR" attached to it.
(15) All
boilers and pressure vessels installed or to be installed in any location
within the State of Arkansas shall be constructed to a code that has been
adopted by or is acceptable to 4 the Chief Boiler Inspector and the Boiler
Division. They shall also be registered with the National Board Of Boiler And
Pressure Vessels.
(16) All new and
used boilers and pressure vessels installed or to be installed within the State
of Arkansas shall be properly identified. Application for installation of said
vessels shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's data report that versifies its
construction.
(17) All
installations of new or used vessels may only be performed by installers
licensed by the Boiler Division pursuant to Arkansas Code
20-23-401, and the Owner/User must
also comply with Arkansas Code Annotated
20-23-307;
20-23-308;
20-23-309.
(18) All new and used objects to be
installed shall be properly identified. Each object shall have a legible
nameplate installed; this nameplate data shall be furnished to the Boiler
Division with the request for installation permit.
(19) Should this Chapter not cover needed
areas of inspection, repairs, or other information that may be required, refer
to other applicable chapters of the Arkansas Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Inspection codebook.
(20) Should
there be a discrepancy between the rules and regulations set forth in this
Chapter and the National Board Inspection Code or applicable sections of the
"ASME" Code, the Arkansas Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection code and/ or
this Chapter take precedence.
(21)
Should conflicts arise in the enforcement of these rules and regulations as set
forth here, the Chief Boiler Inspector may act to interpret the rules in a
manner which will be satisfactory to the Code and the Owner/User
organization.
(f) Fees.
The following fees for review by the Arkansas Boiler
Division shall be paid before any Owner/User self-inspection program will be
recognized and issued a certificate by the Arkansas Boiler Division:
(1) A full day review: $440.00
(2) A half day review: $220.00
Expenses shall be charged including mileage, meals and lodging not to exceed the rate authorized by the General Assembly to employees of state agencies.
(g) Revocation.
(1) A certificate
received pursuant to this Chapter will be automatically revoked if, for any
reason, the Owner/User's certification by the National Board of Boiler
Inspectors is revoked.
(2) If
periodic inspections of pressure retaining vessels are not performed in a
timely manner, the Owner/User may be subject to revocation of the certificate
issued by the Arkansas Boiler Division.
(h) Effective Date.
This regulation shall be effective March 1, 2002
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