SECTION 380:25-3-10. Owner/userinspection agency

(a)   Any firm, partnership, or corporation operating boilers or pressure vessels in this jurisdiction may seek approval and registration as an owner/user inspection agency by filing an application with the Chief Boiler Inspector on prescribed forms and request approval by the Commissioner.

(1)   Owner/user certificates of authorization issued in accordance with the requirements of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors will be reviewed and certificates issued per the requirements of the National Board Inspection Code.

(2)   Owner/user certificates of registration issued in accordance with the provisions of the American Petroleum Institute Pressure Vessel Inspection Code, API-510, will have no assigned expiration date. API-510 owner/user inspection agencies will be subject to review by the Chief Boiler Inspector or Deputy Boiler Inspector no less than every three years, but in no case shall the interval between reviews be allowed to exceed a period of five years.

(b)   Application and registration shall show the name of such agency and its principal address in this state, and the name and address of the person or persons having supervision over inspections made by said agency. Changes in supervisory personnel shall be reported to the Chief Boiler Inspector within thirty days after any such change.

(c)   Each owner/user inspection agency as required by the provisions of the Act and these rules and regulations shall:

(1)   Be responsible for conducting inspections of boilers and pressure vessels not exempt by the Act, utilizing only qualified inspection personnel, as required by the Act;

(2)   Post current Boiler Certificates of Operation on or near the boiler;

(3)   Execute and deliver to the Chief Inspector and those responsible for the operation of the boiler a true report of each inspection;

(4)   Promptly notify the Chief Boiler Inspector of any boiler as defined in 380:25-1-2, which does not meet the requirements for safety;

(5)   Maintain inspection records which will include a list of each boiler and pressure vessel covered by the Act, showing a serial number and such abbreviated descriptions as may be necessary for identification, the date of last inspection of each unit and approximate date for the next inspection, arrived at by applying the appropriate rules to all data available at the time such inspection record is compiled. Regarding frequency and type of inspection, see Section 380:25-3-2. Such inspection record shall be readily available for examination by the Chief Boiler Inspector or his authorized representative during business hours;

(6)   Make available appropriate National Standards for review at the facility;

(7)   Have available records concerning qualifications of Inspectors;

(8)   Clearly establish and document the authority and responsibility of those in charge of the Inspection Department by dated and authenticated organizational and functional charts. Persons performing inspection functions shall have sufficient and well defined responsibility, the authority and the organizational freedom to identify problems and to initiate, recommend and provide solutions;

(9)   Retain as active, legible, well-documented inspection records as long as the boiler or pressure vessel remains in service.

[Source: Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3509, eff 9-14-01]