Section 305.60. Boiler-pressure vessel inspectors.

 

(1)   General. No person may inspect, as required under ch. SPS 341 , a boiler or pressure vessel for the purpose of determining compliance with ch. SPS 341 or submit an inspection report to the department documenting compliance or noncompliance with ch. SPS 341 unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a:

(a) Certified boiler-pressure vessel inspector; or

(b) Certified in-service field inspector working under the general supervision of a certified boiler-pressure vessel inspector who has assumed responsibility for the inspection or the report.

(2)   Application for certification. A person applying for a boiler-pressure vessel inspector certification or an in-service field inspector certification shall submit all of the following:

(a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01 .

(b) An application fee and a certification fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

(3)   Qualifications for certification .

(a) A person applying for a boiler-pressure vessel inspector certification shall have:

1. Passed the competency examination by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors; and

2.

a. A degree in engineering from an accredited college or university and at least 1,000 hours in one year of experience in the design, construction, operation or inspection of boilers or pressure vessels;

b. An associate degree in mechanical technology from an accredited college or school and at least 1,000 hours per year for at least 2 years of experience in the design, construction, operation or inspection of boilers or pressure vessels; or

c. At least 1,000 hours per year for at least 3 years of experience in the design, construction, operation, or inspection of boilers or pressure vessels.

(b) A person applying for an in-service field inspector certification shall have:

1. Passed the competency examination by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors; and

2.

a. A degree in engineering from an accredited college or university;

b. An associate degree in mechanical technology from an accredited college or school and at least 1,000 hours in one year of experience in the design, construction, operation or inspection of boilers or pressure vessels; or

c. At least 1,000 hours per year for at least 2 years of experience in the design, construction, operation or inspection of boilers or pressure vessels.

(4)   Responsibilities. A person who inspects boilers and pressure vessels as a certified boiler-pressure vessel inspector or a certified in-service field inspector shall:

(a) Maintain a record of the inspections made including the dates and the findings of the inspections;

(b) Provide a copy of the inspection report to the property owner or his or her agent; and

(c) Make available to the department upon request or as required under ch. SPS 341 , his or her inspection records.

(5)   Renewal.

(a) A person may renew his or her certification as a boiler-pressure vessel inspector or an in-service field inspector.

(b) A boiler-pressure vessel inspector certification and an in-service field inspector certification shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07 .

(c)

1. The renewal of a certification as a certified boiler-pressure vessel inspector or certified in-service field inspector shall be contingent upon the boiler-pressure vessel inspector or in-service field inspector obtaining at least 24 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the certification as specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. 2.

2. A person who holds a certification as a certified boiler-pressure vessel inspector or certified in-service field inspector may apply to the department for waiver of the continuing education requirements under subd. 1. on the grounds of prolonged illness or disability or similar circumstances. The department shall consider each application for waiver individually on its merits.

3. A person who initially obtained his or her boiler-pressure vessel inspector certification or in-service field inspector certification by providing evidence of having passed the competency examination by the national board and whose request to renew his or her certification is denied because of the failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements of subd. 1. , shall be required to take and pass the competency examination in order to reacquire the boiler-pressure vessel inspector certification or the in-service field inspector certification.

Cr. Register, October, 1996, No. 490 , eff. 11-1-96; am. (3) (a) 2. a., (4) (b), Register, March, 1998, No. 507 , eff. 4-1-98; am. (1) (intro.) and (2) (b), Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; corrections in (1) and (4) (c) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532 ; CR 05-025 : cr. (5) (c) Register October 2005 No. 598 , eff. 11-1-05; CR 08-110 : r. and recr. (5) (c) 1. Register September 2009 No. 645 , eff. 10-1-09; correction in (1) (intro.), (2) (a), (b), (4) (c), (5) (b), (c) 1. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; CR 14-010 : am. (5) (c) 1. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

See ch. SPS 302 for the fee for the competency examination. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1