DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
69A-51.050Inspection Requirements
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 3, January 6, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
(1) Access for Inspection. The Authorized Chief Inspector, a Deputy Inspector, or a Special Inspector shall have full access during mutually agreeable reasonable hours, to any place of public assembly in the State of Florida where a boiler is being constructed, installed or operated for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler is being constructed, installed, or operated in accordance with the requirements of this rule chapter. Immediate access shall be provided in the event of an accident.
(2) Inspection Requirements. Each boiler used or proposed to be used in a place of public assembly within this state except boilers exempt under subsection 69A-51.045(6), F.A.C., shall be thoroughly inspected as to its construction, installation and condition as follows:
(a) through (e) No change.
(f) The Boiler Safety Program may, in its discretion, permit longer periods between certificate inspections.
(3) through (6) No change.
(7) All boilers to be installed in a place of public assembly in this state shall be inspected prior to use during construction as required by these rules by an Authorized Inspector authorized to inspect boilers in this state or, if constructed outside of the State of Florida, by an inspector holding a valid certificate of competency commission issued by the State of Florida National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(8) through (17) No change.
(18) Notice of Internal Inspection of Boilers. The owner or user of a boiler not exempted by Chapter 554, F.S., or by these rules shall be given fourteen (14) days notice of an impending internal inspection, by the responsible Authorized Inspector. No such notice shall be required for external inspections.
(19) Preparation for Internal Inspection.
(a) The owner or user shall prepare each boiler for internal inspection, and shall prepare for and apply a hydrostatic pressure test, whenever necessary, on the date arranged by the Inspector. The boiler shall be prepared for internal inspection as follows:
1. through 3. No change.
4. The manhole and handhole plates, washout plugs, as well as inspection plugs in water column connections, shall be removed as required by the Authorized Inspector.
5. No change.
6. Insulation and brickwork shall be removed as required by the Authorized Inspector in order to determine the condition of the boiler, headers, furnace, supports, or other parts.
7. The pressure gauge shall be removed for testing when required by the Authorized Inspector.
8. Any leakage of steam or hot water into the boiler shall be prevented by disconnecting the pipe or valve at the most convenient point or any appropriate means approved by the Authorized Inspector.
9. through 10. No change.
(b) No change.
(20) Boilers Improperly Prepared for Inspection. If a boiler has not been properly prepared for an internal inspection, or if an owner or user has failed to comply with the requirements for a pressure test as set forth in these rules, the Authorized Inspector may decline to make the inspection or test, and the certificate of compliance shall be withheld or suspended until the owner or user complies with the requirements.
(21) No change.
(22) Inspection of Power Boilers. The internal and external inspection of power boilers shall meet the requirements of subsection C6 of the A.S.M.E. Code, Section VII, Recommended Rules for Care of Power Boilers; and the National Board Inspection Code, which are incorporated by reference in Rule 69A-51.010, F.A.C. as adopted herein.
(23) Inspection of Heating, Supply and Potable Water Boilers. The internal (when required), and external inspections of steam and hot water heating, hot water supply, and potable water heaters (lined storage water heater), shall meet the guidelines of 7.09 and 8.09 of the A.S.M.E. Code, Section VI, Recommended Rules for Care and Operation of Heating Boilers; and the National Board Inspection Code, which are incorporated by reference in Rule 69A-51.010, F.A.C. as adopted herein.
