44-913. Title and application of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the boiler safety act, and, except as otherwise herein provided, shall apply to all pressure vessels installed after January 1, 1999, and boilers in this state. History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 67, § 1; […]
44-914. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Boiler” means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated or steam is superheated, or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use internal or external to […]
44-915. Act inapplicable to certain boilers and pressure vessels. (a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to: (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under the control of the United States government or federal law; (2) antique, scale model or other steam boilers which are used exclusively for exhibition purposes and which are inspected by […]
44-916. Rules and regulations; inspections; certifications. (a) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this act, for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of boilers in this state. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this act, for the […]
44-917. Conformity to law, variance; maximum allowable pressure; application of act to boilers and pressure vessels previously installed. (a) All new boilers and pressure vessels shall conform to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act which govern new construction and installation. If a new boiler or pressure vessel is of special design or […]
44-918. Chief inspector; qualifications, compensation; powers and duties. (a) The state fire marshal may appoint a chief inspector and one or more deputy inspectors who shall be in the unclassified civil service and shall receive such compensation as prescribed by the state fire marshal, subject to the approval of the governor. (b) The chief inspector […]
44-920. Insurance company inspectors; certificates of competency as special inspectors; employment status; inspections by, exempt from state fee. (a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by K.S.A. 44-919, and amendments thereto, the state fire marshal, upon the request of any company licensed to insure and insuring boilers and pressure vessels in this state shall […]
44-921. Same; suspension, reinstatement, revocation of certificate. The state fire marshal may suspend or revoke a special inspector’s certificate of competency for cause, after due investigation, if the state fire marshal finds incompetence, untrustworthiness, falsification of any matter or statement contained in a special inspector’s application or report, or a failure by the special inspector […]
44-922. Same; replacement of lost or destroyed certificate. If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a new certificate of competency shall be issued in its place without another examination. The state fire marshal may charge a fee for a replacement certificate. History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 10; L. 1998, ch. 67, § […]
44-923. Inspections. (a) The state fire marshal, the chief inspector or any deputy inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where boilers and pressure vessels are being operated, repaired, installed or constructed for use in this state, for the purpose of ascertaining whether boilers or pressure vessels have […]
44-924. Same; report by inspector; inspection certificate period of validity; revocation or suspension. (a) All inspections made by any inspector shall be reported to the office of the state fire marshal within 30 days following each certificate inspection upon the appropriate form as approved by the state fire marshal. The filing of reports of external […]
44-925. Installation and operation violations; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity to operate in this state a pressure vessel installed after January 1, 1999, or a boiler without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a pressure vessel installed after January 1, 1999, or a boiler […]
44-926. Inspection and certificate fees; disposition. (a) The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this act to be inspected by the chief inspector or a deputy inspector shall pay directly to the office of the state fire marshal, upon completion of inspection, inspection fees fixed by the state fire marshal […]
44-927. Bond; chief inspector, deputy inspectors. The chief inspector and each deputy inspector shall be required to furnish bond under the provisions of article 41 of chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 15; L. 2013, ch. 44, § 18; July 1.
44-928. Hearing on actions of state fire marshal; judicial review. (a) Any person aggrieved by an order issued pursuant to the provisions of this act, may request a hearing thereon within 15 days from the date of the service of such order by filing such request in writing with the office of the state fire […]
44-929. Exclusive jurisdiction of state over boiler safety. No city, county or other political subdivision of this state shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of boilers or any pressure vessels installed after January 1, 1999, within the limits of such city, […]
44-930. Severability. If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. History: […]
44-931. Transfer of powers and duties of secretary of labor under the boiler safety act. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions of the secretary of labor under the boiler safety act, K.S.A. 44-913 et seq., and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the office of state fire marshal. […]
44-932. Same; state fire marshal successor to powers, duties, functions and records of secretary of labor. (a) The state fire marshal shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the secretary of labor under the boiler safety act, K.S.A. 44-913 et seq., and amendments thereto, in which the same […]
44-933. Same; resolution of conflicts in transfers. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any property, power, duty or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition or transfer made by or under K.S.A. 44-931, and amendments thereto, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor, […]
