Boiler Safety Act
Florida · Boiler Safety · §§ 554.1011 to 554.1151 · 15 sections
Overview
The act governs the safety of boilers, directing the adoption of regulations for the installation and inspection of both new and existing equipment in conformity with nationwide engineering standards, setting construction and design requirements and a method for computing maximum allowable working pressure, and excepting certain classes of boilers from its reach. Administration rests with a chief boiler administrator, supported by the examination and certification of inspectors, provisions for replacing lost or destroyed certificates of competency, special installation and operating permits, and fees. Enforcement mechanisms include scheduled inspections with authority to enter premises where boilers are being installed or repaired, orders to correct deficiencies or temporarily cease operation, cease and desist orders and injunctions, discipline of certified inspectors and investigation of complaints, and civil penalties assessed according to stated factors.
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Sections covered
- Fla. Stat. § 554.1011Short title; scope
- Fla. Stat. § 554.1021Definitions
- Fla. Stat. § 554.103Boiler code
- Fla. Stat. § 554.104Certification of boiler inspectors required; application; qualifications; renewal
- Fla. Stat. § 554.105Chief boiler inspector
- Fla. Stat. § 554.106Deputy boiler inspectors
- Fla. Stat. § 554.107Special boiler inspectors
- Fla. Stat. § 554.108Inspection
- Fla. Stat. § 554.1081Boiler inspections by insurance companies and local governmental agencies
- Fla. Stat. § 554.109Exemptions
- Fla. Stat. § 554.1101Certificate of operation
- Fla. Stat. § 554.111Fees
- Fla. Stat. § 554.114Prohibitions; penalties
- Fla. Stat. § 554.115Disciplinary proceedings
- Fla. Stat. § 554.1151Administrative fine in lieu of or in addition to suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a certificate of operation or competency
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