Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-407 - Inspection of Boilers, Lined Hot Water Storage Heaters, Direct Fired Jacketed Steam Kettles and Issuance of Inspection Certificates

A. An Authorized Inspector shall comply with the guidelines set forth in The National Board Inspection Code, ANSI/NB-23- 2019 Edition, incorporated by reference. This incorporation does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated material. A copy of this referenced material is available for review at the Industrial Commission of Arizona, 800 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 and may be obtained from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1055 Crupper Avenue, Columbus, OH 43229-1183 or at http://www.nationalboard.org/.

B. If an Owner, Operator, or User fails to comply with the requirements for an inspection or pressure test under this Article, the Division shall withhold the Inspection Certificate until the Owner, Operator, or User complies with the requirements.

C. An Authorized Inspector shall not engage in the sale of any object or device relating to, or equipment associated with, Boilers, Lined Hot Water Heaters, or Direct Fired Jacketed Steam Kettles.

D. Under A.R.S. § 23-485(D), the Special Inspector shall file an inspection report within 30 days of an inspection by entering data into the Division's Web-based inspection entry form, by submitting a paper inspection report issued by the Division, or by electronic transfer of data. Whatever form of data transfer a Special Inspector chooses, there shall be no cost to the Division. The inspection report shall contain the following:

1. Whether it is a Certificate or non-Certificate Inspection;

2. Whether it is an Internal Inspection, External Inspection, or both;

3. Name of location, address and phone number of the object;

4. Name, address and phone number of owner or responsible party;

5. Contact person's name and phone number at the inspection location;

6. State Identification Number;

7. Inspection Certificate due date;

8. Inspection Certificate duration;

9. Install/reinstall date, if known;

9. 10. Whether the object is active, inactive, Out-of-Service, standby, or scrapped;

10. 11. MAWP permitted or allowed;

11. 12. National Board registration number;

12. 13. Name of the manufacturer and the year the object was built;

13. 14. Special location in plant, if applicable;

14. 15. Boiler type;

15. 16. Purpose of the Boiler;

16. 17. Specify type of fuel used;

17. 18. Whether the firing method is automatic, manual, or unknown;

18. 19. Whether the fuel train is in compliance with CSD-1, NFPA 85, Z21.10.3 or other;

19. 20. Whether the Boiler is fully attended as per R20-5-408(C);

20. 21. Size/ input rate, as applicable;

22. Size classification (HS/BTU/Kw);

21. 23. Whether the heating surface type is stamped, computed, or unknown;

22. 24. Minimum Safety Valve relief capacity required;

23. 25. Whether the minimum Safety Valve relief capacity type is BTU/Hr, lbs/Hr or unknown;

24. 26. Number of temperature/pressure controls, as applicable;

25. 27. Owner number assigned by the Owner to specifically identify object's location;

26. 28. Inspection date;

27. 29. Whether the Inspection Certificate is posted;

28. 30. Safety Valve total capacity;

31. Safety Valve total capacity type (PPH/Hr or BTU/Hr);

29. 32. Safety Valve #1 set pressure;

30. 33. Safety Valve #2 set pressure;

31. 34. Safety Valve #3 set pressure;

35. Safety Valve code stamping (Example: V,HV,UV,UV3.TV,TD, OR NV);

32. 36. Whether the object has been hydro tested;

33. 37. Hydro Test (psi), if applicable;

34. 38. Whether Pressure/Altitude Gage was tested;

35. 39. Whether the condition of the object is okay to issue an Inspection Certificate;

36. 40. Inspection comments, condition of Boiler;

37. 41. Violations noted;

38. 42. Inspector name and Special Inspector number; and

39. 43. National Board Commission number .

E. The Division shall issue to an Owner, Operator, or User an Inspection Certificate within 30 calendar days of receipt of an inspection report that documents a Boiler, Lined Hot Water Heater, or Direct Fired Jacketed Steam Kettle that complies with the Act and this Article. An Owner, Operator, or User of a Boiler, Lined Hot Water Heater, or Direct Fired Jacketed Steam Kettle shall post the Inspection Certificate in the establishment where the Boiler, Lined Hot Water Heater, or Direct Fired Jacketed Steam Kettle is located.

F. An Owner, Operator, or User shall ensure that an Authorized Inspector tags or stamps a steam Boiler with an identification number immediately after installing, but before operating, a new steam Boiler, or when an Authorized Inspector performs an initial Certificate Inspection of an existing steam Boiler. The identification number shall be at least 5/16" in height and in the following format: AZ-# # # #.

G. The Division shall mark with a metal dye stamp a Boiler or Lined Hot Water Heater identified by the Division as not safe for further service, with the code "XXX AZ8 XXX" which shall designate that the Boiler or Lined Hot Water Heater is Condemned.

H. For any conditions not covered by this Article, the applicable provisions of the ASME Code that was in effect in Arizona at the time of the installation of the Boiler or Lined Hot Water Heater shall apply.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-407

Repealed effective April 12, 1979 (Supp. 79-2). New Section adopted effective April 9, 1992 (Supp. 92-2). R20-5-407 recodified from R4-13-407 (Supp. 95-1). Amended effective October 9, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 15 A.A.R. 1496, effective August 18, 2009 (Supp. 09-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 3952, effective 12/7/2022.