Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 09.12.01 - Board of Boiler Rules
Section 09.12.01.15 - Inspection Certificate
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 09.12.01.15
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Revocation or Suspension.
(1) Emergency
Action.
(a) The chief boiler inspector or an
authorized representative may order an inspection certificate suspended
summarily if, in his opinion, public safety imperatively requires emergency
action.
(b) If an inspection
certificate is summarily suspended, the chief boiler inspector shall promptly
give the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel for which the inspection
certificate was issued:
(i) Written notice of
the suspension, including the reason and facts that warrant the suspension;
and
(ii) An opportunity to be
heard.
(2)
General.
(a) The chief boiler inspector shall
suspend an inspection certificate if:
(i) An
inspector determines that the condition of the boiler or pressure vessel makes
continued operation unsafe;
(ii) A
special inspector notifies the chief boiler inspector that an owner refuses to
make promptly the repairs necessary to bring an unsafe boiler or pressure
vessel into compliance with these regulations;
(iii) The owner refuses to permit inspection
of a boiler or pressure vessel; or
(iv) The owner refuses to pay a fee required
by the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act.
(b) The chief boiler inspector or an
authorized representative may suspend or revoke an inspection certificate if
the boiler or pressure vessel for which it was issued:
(i) Cannot be operated consistent with public
safety; or
(ii) Does not comply
with applicable law or regulations.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this
regulation, before suspending or revoking an inspection certificate, the chief
boiler inspector shall give the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel:
(i) Written notice of the suspension or
revocation which states the reasons and facts warranting the suspension or
revocation; and
(ii) An opportunity
to be heard.
B. An inspection certificate becomes invalid:
(1) On its expiration date; or
(2) When the boiler or pressure vessel for
which it was issued ceases to be:
(a) Insured
by an authorized insurer; or
(b)
Owned by an owner-user inspection service.
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