Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
Part 10 - BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL
Chapter 220 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS
Section 12-220-20 - Fees

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 12-220-20

Current through August, 2024

(a) The following shall apply to fees:

(1) The department shall charge and collect from the owner, user, lessee, contractor, or insurance company a fee, including a permit processing fee, and an inspection report fee, per the schedule in Exhibit B, titled, "Internal & External Inspection Fees", dated September 1, 2019, which is made part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, for each inspection made by an inspector during regular working hours. The department shall charge and collect a fee for each duplicate permit to operate;

(2) For all other inspections and services, the fee shall be $125 per hour but not less than $250 per occurrence during regular working hours and $175 per hour but not less than $350 per occurrence when performed outside regular working hours;

(3) Scheduled inspections delayed or canceled and too late to prevent the arrival of the inspector on the premises, shall be charged in accordance with the scheduled fee for the type of inspection. If the notice of cancellation or delay of a scheduled inspection is given forty-eight (48) hours beforehand, then no fee will be charged;

(4) The charge for a rescheduled inspection or a call back inspection to allow a pressure retaining item to operate shall be at the scheduled fee for the type of inspection plus the expenses incurred, including, but not limited to, the inspector's time, mileage, and travel expenses;

(5) When an unscheduled inspection request is made for the benefit of an owner, user, contractor, or vendor, the sum of expenses incurred, including the hourly fee if applicable, shall be charged in addition to the inspection fee;

(6) Whenever the beneficiary of an inspection fails to pay the fees required under this section within sixty days (60) after notification, the pressure retaining item shall be tagged out of service and permit revoked. In addition to the fees required, the department shall charge the beneficiary a penalty equal to fifty per cent of the fee. For this section, the date of invoice shall be considered the date of notification. Upon payment of fees, the operating permit shall be reinstated and issued; and

(7) Departmental reports of inspections for which expenses must be added to the basic fee shall be accompanied by an itemized account of the inspections made and the expenses incurred.

(b) Departmental installation, repair, routine repair, and alteration permit fees.

(1) The department shall, before issuance of a permit to install, repair, routine repair, alter, construct, or relocate, charge and collect a fee for each object per the schedule in Exhibit A, titled, "Installation, Repair or Alteration Permit Fees, and Licensure, Examination, and Registration Fees", dated September 1, 2019, which is made part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter;

(2) For each instance requiring an installation permit fee, the department shall provide:
(A) A plan review, an inspection and witnessing of the acceptance test, and one additional follow up inspection at the convenience of the department. The department shall charge for additional inspections for final acceptance and at the expense of the requesting party. Additional inspections may be at the convenience of the requesting party if all the expenses incurred are paid and fifteen days' (15) notice is given to the department;

(B) The processing and issuance of the temporary permit to operate; and

(C) The processing and issuance of the final permit; and

(3) Failure to obtain a permit prior to commencement of 'Work on the installation, routine repair, or alteration of a pressure retaining item will double the permit fee in addition to penalties.

(c) The department shall charge for boiler inspector examination and license fees, per the schedule in Exhibit A, titled, "Installation, Repair or Alteration Permit Fees, and Licensure, Examination, and Registration Fees", dated September 1, 2019, which is made part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter.

(d) The department shall charge for audits of inspections conducted by OIOUs and insurance agencies

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