Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-141.9
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Certificates of competency designating special
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inspectors and owner-user inspectors of boiler and pressure vessels
– Exemption from liability.
A. 1. Certificates of competency designating special
inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels shall be issued by the
Commissioner upon request of any authorized inspection agency, which
has been licensed or registered by the appropriate authority of this
state. All such authorized inspection agencies shall provide boiler
and pressure vessel insurance coverage and be actively engaged in
writing this type coverage in this state.
2. Before receiving a certificate of competency, each inspector
shall receive a passing grade on the examination provided for by
Section 141.10 of this title, or shall hold a commission or
certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers or pressure
vessels from a state that has a standard of examination equal to
that of this state, or a commission as an inspector of boilers and
pressure vessels issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Inspectors.
3. Special inspectors shall not receive any salary or expenses
from this state, and a certificate of competency shall be valid only
as long as such special inspectors are in full-time employment of an
authorized inspection agency.
4. Special inspectors may inspect all boilers and pressure
vessels insured by their respective authorized inspection agency.
5. The inspections required pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Safety Act that are conducted incidental to the issuance or
renewal of boiler and machinery insurance shall not subject an
insurer, whether domestic or foreign, its agents or its employees to
liability for damages for any act or omission in the course of
performing inspections as provided by this section. This section
shall not apply if the gross negligence of the insurer, its agent or
its employee created the condition that was the proximate cause of
the injury, death or loss.
6. The insurance company shall apply on or before January 31 of
each year for renewal of certificates of competency for each special
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inspector employed who inspects boilers and pressure vessels insured
in this state. The fee must accompany application.
B. 1. Certificates of competency designating owner-user
inspectors of boilers or pressure vessels or both shall be issued by
the Commissioner upon request of any company operating boilers or
pressure vessels or both in this state. The owner-user shall
maintain a regularly established inspection department which is
under the supervision of one or more technically competent
individuals whose qualifications and whose organization and
inspection procedures are in accordance with paragraph 4 of
subsection A of Section 141.3 of this title and acceptable to the
Commissioner of Labor. Boilers and pressure vessels shall be
inspected regularly and in accordance with applicable provisions of
the rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to
this act.
2. Before receiving a certificate of competency, each inspector
shall attain a passing grade on the examination provided for by
Section 141.10 of this title, or shall hold a certificate of
competency as an inspector from a state that has a standard of
examination equal to that of this state, or who holds a valid
commission issued in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of
the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
3. A certificate of competency as an owner-user inspector shall
be issued only if, in addition to meeting the requirements in
paragraph 2 of this subsection, the inspector is continuously
employed by the company and is responsible for making inspection of
boilers and pressure vessels used by such company.
4. Owner-user inspectors shall not receive any salary or
expenses from this state and a certificate of competency shall be
valid only as long as such owner-user inspector is employed full
eting the requirements in
paragraph 2 of this subsection, the inspector is continuously
employed by the company and is responsible for making inspection of
boilers and pressure vessels used by such company.
4. Owner-user inspectors shall not receive any salary or
expenses from this state and a certificate of competency shall be
valid only as long as such owner-user inspector is employed full
time by a qualified owner-user inspection agency, in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the rules and regulations adopted
pursuant to this act.
5. The owner-user inspection agency will apply on or before
January 31 of each year for renewal of competency for each owner-
user inspector employed in this state. The fee must accompany
application.
6. Such owner-user inspectors may inspect all pressure vessels
operated by their respective companies and, when so inspected, the
owners and users of such pressure vessels shall be exempt from the
payment to the state of the inspection fees provided for in Section
141.16 of this title.
– Exemption from liability.
A. 1. Certificates of competency designating special
inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels shall be issued by the
Commissioner upon request of any authorized inspection agency, which
has been licensed or registered by the appropriate authority of this
state. All such authorized inspection agencies shall provide boiler
and pressure vessel insurance coverage and be actively engaged in
writing this type coverage in this state.
2. Before receiving a certificate of competency, each inspector
shall receive a passing grade on the examination provided for by
Section 141.10 of this title, or shall hold a commission or
certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers or pressure
vessels from a state that has a standard of examination equal to
that of this state, or a commission as an inspector of boilers and
pressure vessels issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Inspectors.
3. Special inspectors shall not receive any salary or expenses
from this state, and a certificate of competency shall be valid only
as long as such special inspectors are in full-time employment of an
authorized inspection agency.
4. Special inspectors may inspect all boilers and pressure
vessels insured by their respective authorized inspection agency.
5. The inspections required pursuant to the Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Safety Act that are conducted incidental to the issuance or
renewal of boiler and machinery insurance shall not subject an
insurer, whether domestic or foreign, its agents or its employees to
liability for damages for any act or omission in the course of
performing inspections as provided by this section. This section
shall not apply if the gross negligence of the insurer, its agent or
its employee created the condition that was the proximate cause of
the injury, death or loss.
6. The insurance company shall apply on or before January 31 of
each year for renewal of certificates of competency for each special
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inspector employed who inspects boilers and pressure vessels insured
in this state. The fee must accompany application.
B. 1. Certificates of competency designating owner-user
inspectors of boilers or pressure vessels or both shall be issued by
the Commissioner upon request of any company operating boilers or
pressure vessels or both in this state. The owner-user shall
maintain a regularly established inspection department which is
under the supervision of one or more technically competent
individuals whose qualifications and whose organization and
inspection procedures are in accordance with paragraph 4 of
subsection A of Section 141.3 of this title and acceptable to the
Commissioner of Labor. Boilers and pressure vessels shall be
inspected regularly and in accordance with applicable provisions of
the rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to
this act.
2. Before receiving a certificate of competency, each inspector
shall attain a passing grade on the examination provided for by
Section 141.10 of this title, or shall hold a certificate of
competency as an inspector from a state that has a standard of
examination equal to that of this state, or who holds a valid
commission issued in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of
the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
3. A certificate of competency as an owner-user inspector shall
be issued only if, in addition to meeting the requirements in
paragraph 2 of this subsection, the inspector is continuously
employed by the company and is responsible for making inspection of
boilers and pressure vessels used by such company.
4. Owner-user inspectors shall not receive any salary or
expenses from this state and a certificate of competency shall be
valid only as long as such owner-user inspector is employed full
eting the requirements in
paragraph 2 of this subsection, the inspector is continuously
employed by the company and is responsible for making inspection of
boilers and pressure vessels used by such company.
4. Owner-user inspectors shall not receive any salary or
expenses from this state and a certificate of competency shall be
valid only as long as such owner-user inspector is employed full
time by a qualified owner-user inspection agency, in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the rules and regulations adopted
pursuant to this act.
5. The owner-user inspection agency will apply on or before
January 31 of each year for renewal of competency for each owner-
user inspector employed in this state. The fee must accompany
application.
6. Such owner-user inspectors may inspect all pressure vessels
operated by their respective companies and, when so inspected, the
owners and users of such pressure vessels shall be exempt from the
payment to the state of the inspection fees provided for in Section
141.16 of this title.
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