4101:4-2-02. Types and qualifications of inspectors

(A) Only an "Authorized Inspector" employed by an "Authorized Inspection Agency" shall conduct inspections of boilers and pressure vessels during construction and fabrication to determine compliance with the rules of the board.

(B) Only a general or special inspector shall conduct inservice periodic inspections for boilers and repair and alteration inspections of boilers and pressure vessels to determine compliance with the rules of the board.

(C) An applicant for examination as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels shall be qualified as prescribed in the "National Board" publication "NB-263, Rules for National Board Inservice and New Construction Commissioned Inspectors" as referenced in rule 4101:4-3-01 of the Administrative Code.

(D) The written examination administered by the superintendent shall be the "National Board Commission Examination." The examination shall be given four times each year, on the first Wednesday of March, June, September, and December.

(E) The superintendent may allow an applicant to sit for the examination at an "On-Demand" location accepted by the "National Board" in accordance with "Part 2" of the "National Board" publication "NB-263, Rules for National Board Inservice and New Construction Commissioned Inspectors" as referenced in rule 4101:4-3-01 of the Administrative Code.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 5/1/2018 and 05/01/2023
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4104.02(A)
Rule Amplifies: 4104.07(B)
Prior Effective Dates: 07/27/1970, 01/01/1990, 02/01/1996, 01/01/2003, 07/01/2007, 03/01/2013

Prior History: (Effective: 03/01/2013
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/08/2012 and 02/08/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4104.02(A)
Rule Amplifies: 4104.07(B)
Prior Effective Dates: 7/27/70, 1/1/90, 2/1/96, 1/1/03, 7/1/07)