Kan. Admin. Regs. § 49-46-1 - Insurance company requirements
(a) Each
company insuring one or more boilers or pressure vessels located in this state
shall perform an inspection, as prescribed in
K.S.A. 44-923, and amendments thereto, or K.A.R.
49-48-1, of each boiler or pressure vessel insured by the company.
(b) If an insurance company fails or refuses
to inspect a boiler or pressure vessel insured by that company, as required by
K.S.A. 44-923(c), and amendments
thereto, and subsection (a) of this regulation, the boiler or pressure vessel
shall be required by the secretary to be inspected by the chief inspector or a
deputy inspector. The appropriate fee specified in
K.S.A. 44-926, and amendments thereto, shall be
charged for any inspection conducted under this subsection and shall be paid by
the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel, or the insurance company
that insures the boiler or pressure vessel.
(c) All insurance companies shall notify the
chief inspector immediately if insurance is suspended because of unsafe
conditions.
(d) In the event that
a boiler or pressure vessel water or fireside explosion or severe overheating
occurs, the owner, user, insurance inspector, or emergency personnel shall
promptly notify the chief inspector. Neither the boiler nor pressure vessel, or
any parts of either, shall be removed or disturbed before permission has been
given by the chief inspector, except for the purpose of saving human life,
limiting consequential damage, or arson investigation.
(e) For all accidents or incidents involving
boilers or pressure vessels that cause property damage in excess of 10 percent
of the boiler or pressure vessel's worth, serious injury, or death, the owner,
user, insurance inspector, or emergency personnel shall promptly notify the
chief inspector. Neither the boiler nor pressure vessel, or any parts of
either, shall be removed or disturbed before permission has been given by the
chief inspector, except for the purpose of saving human life, limiting
consequential damages, or conducting an arson investigation.
(f) Upon request by the chief inspector, the
insurance company shall submit within five days an accident or incident report
to the chief inspector.
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