§ 45-23-1. Title
This chapter shall be cited as the “Mississippi Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Law of 1974.”
§ 45-23-11. Prohibition against nonconforming installation or operation; special permit
No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the board governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after twelve (12) months from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to new construction and installation shall have […]
§ 45-23-13. Maximum allowable pressure
The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler carrying the ASME code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME or API-ASME code symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed and stamped. The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel which does not carry […]
§ 45-23-15. Exemptions
This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: Boilers and pressure vessels located on United States Government property and/or under federal government control and pipelines, including compressors and related facilities, which are subject to inspection by any agency of the federal government or other agency of the State of Mississippi; Pressure […]
§ 45-23-17. Chief inspector; qualifications
The board shall employ a chief inspector who shall be a citizen of this state, or if no suitable person is available a citizen of another state, who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten (10) years experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of high […]
§ 45-23-19. Chief inspector; duties and powers
The chief inspector, if authorized by the board, is hereby charged, directed and empowered: to take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the State of Mississippi governing the use of boilers and pressure vessels to which this chapter applies and of the rules and regulations of the board; to keep a complete […]
§ 45-23-21. Deputy inspectors; inspection service; special inspectors
The board: may employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector and who shall have had at the time of appointment not less than five (5) years experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker […]
§ 45-23-23. Examination for inspectors
The examination for chief, deputy or special inspector shall be in writing and shall be by the merit system of the board under the rules of procedure during the examination. Application for examination shall be in writing on forms provided by the board and shall be accompanied by a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Any […]
§ 45-23-25. Suspension or revocation of inspector’s license
An inspector’s license may be suspended by the chief inspector, after due investigation and approval by the board, for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his application or in a report of any inspection made by him. Written notice of any such […]
§ 45-23-27. Replacement of lost or destroyed license
If a license is lost or destroyed, a new license shall be issued in its place without another examination.
§ 45-23-29. Inspectors’ bonds
The chief inspector shall furnish a bond in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and each of the deputy inspectors employed and paid by the state shall furnish a bond in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties and upon a true account of monies handled […]
§ 45-23-3. Application
This chapter, except as otherwise herein provided, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels operating or intended for operation in the State of Mississippi or its territories.
§ 45-23-31. Access to premises
Any duly authorized representative of the board shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed for use in, or is being installed in, this state for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed and installed […]
§ 45-23-33. Inspection requirements
On and after the effective date of the rules and regulations first promulgated by the board, each boiler and pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or pressure vessels exempt under Section 45-23-15, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation and condition as follows: Power boilers and […]
§ 45-23-35. Who may make required inspections
The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for in this chapter.
§ 45-23-37. Hydrostatic tests
If the inspector can show due cause that a hydrostatic test is necessary it shall be made by the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel, at the owner’s or user’s expense.
§ 45-23-39. Inspection during construction
All boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve (12) month period from the date upon which the rules and regulations of the board shall become effective, shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the board by […]
§ 45-23-41. Procedure in general by companies employing special inspectors; exemption
Each company employing special inspectors, except a company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels covered by owner or user inspection service meeting the requirements of Section 45-23-21(b) shall, within thirty (30) days following each certificate inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms as promulgated by […]
§ 45-23-43. Procedure by companies covered by owner or user inspection service meeting statutory requirements
Each company operating boilers and/or pressure vessels covered by owner or user inspection service meeting the requirements of Section 45-23-21(b) shall maintain in its files an inspection record which shall list, by number and such abbreviated description as may be necessary for identification, each pressure vessel covered by this chapter, the date of the last […]
§ 45-23-45. Statement by company covered by owner or user inspection service; filing fee
Each such company shall, in addition, file annually with the board a statement, signed by the engineer having supervision over the inspections made during the period covered thereby, stating the number of vessels covered by this chapter inspected during the year and certifying that each such inspection was conducted pursuant to the inspection requirements provided […]