157-A:1 Title. – This chapter shall be known and cited as the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Law and, except as otherwise provided in the chapter, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels. Source. 1967, 236:1. 1988, 31:2, eff. May 23, 1988.
157-A:10 Requirement for Inspection Certificates; Penalty. – It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel except such boilers and vessels as are exempted by provision of RSA 157-A:6, without a valid inspection certificate. The operator of a boiler or pressure vessel […]
157-A:10-a Civil Penalties. – I. In addition to any criminal penalty provided under RSA 157-A:10, the commissioner may, after hearing, impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500, as determined by the commissioner, for any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any […]
157-A:11 Repealed by 1995, 142:8, eff. July 23, 1995. –
157-A:12 Appeals. – Any owner aggrieved by an order or act of an inspector under this chapter may, within 15 days, appeal from such order or act to the commissioner. Within 30 days thereafter, the commissioner shall issue an appropriate order either approving or disapproving said order or act. A copy of said order […]
157-A:13 Repeal. – RSA 157, relative to steam boilers, is hereby repealed. Any other act or parts of acts inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Source. 1967, 236:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1968.
157-A:14 Repealed by 1991, 355:55, eff. July 1, 1991. –
157-A:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Owner" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation who is the holder of title to, or who leases a boiler or boilers or pressure vessels from the holder of title to, a building in which there are a boiler or boilers or pressure vessels as defined in […]
157-A:3 Rules. – I. To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner shall formulate definitions and adopt rules under RSA 541-A consistent with: (a) The boiler and pressure vessel code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Board Inspection Code as published by the National Board of Boiler and […]
157-A:3-a Charge for Inspection. – The commissioner shall charge $100 per hour for inspections performed by employees of the department of labor. Source. 1983, 421:5. 1989, 408:22. 2005, 177:97, eff. July 1, 2005.
157-A:4 New Boiler and Pressure Vessel Installation. – No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the applicable codes and amendments thereto and the rules adopted by the commissioner governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state unless the boiler or pressure vessel is of special design […]
157-A:5 Existing Boiler and Pressure Vessel Installation. – I. The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or of a pressure vessel shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code, amendments thereto, or rules under which it was constructed and stamped. II. The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel which […]
157-A:6 Exemptions. – I. The inspection requirements of RSA 157-A:8, 9-a, and 10 shall not apply to buildings used exclusively as private residences or apartment houses of less than 3 family units. II. This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers: (a) Boilers under federal control, or United States Coast Guard control. (b) […]
157-A:7 Inspectors. – I. A boiler and pressure vessel inspector shall hold an active National Board commission and be qualified by the commissioner of labor. II. A license shall be issued by the commissioner to an inspector for a 1-year period. A fee of $30 shall be charged for the license. A license may […]
157-A:8 Inspection of Boilers and Pressure Vessels. – I. An inspector shall have free access during reasonable hours to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, or is being installed, or is being operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler is being constructed or is […]
157-A:9 Repealed by 1975, 441:4, eff. Aug. 19, 1975. –
157-A:9-a Inspection Reports and Certificates; Fee. – I. Subsequent to the inspection of a boiler or pressure vessel, an inspector shall file with the commissioner an inspection report on a form prescribed by the commissioner indicating whether or not the inspected object is certifiable and shall communicate the results of such inspection to the […]
