13 NCAC 13 .0303             INSPECTIONS REVEALING DEFICIENCIES

(a)  After a violation or deficiency has been reported by a Commissioned Inspector, the owner or user shall complete any required repairs or corrective action and request a reinspection or follow-up inspection as defined in this Chapter within 60 calendar days of the inspection, except in cases where the boiler or pressure vessel is removed from service, in which case the owner or user shall send in written confirmation, signed by the owner or user, that use of the boiler or pressure vessel has been discontinued and that the boiler or pressure vessel has been removed from the source of energy.

(b)  Upon notification by the inspector of a boiler or pressure vessel for which continued operation creates a condition of imminent danger as defined in this Chapter, the Chief Inspector shall notify the owner or user by written notification within 15 calendar days stating that the use of the boiler or pressure vessel shall be discontinued.

(c)  The owner or user may continue operation of the boiler or pressure vessel, including those boilers or pressure vessels that are condemned, during the 60 calendar day period noted in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, except that this provision shall not apply to boilers and pressure vessels after notification by the Chief Inspector to the owner or user that a condition of imminent danger exists as noted in Paragraph (b) of this Rule.

(d)  After completion of any required repairs or corrective action, the boiler or pressure vessel shall be reinspected to the extent necessary to verify satisfactory completion of the required repairs or corrective action.

(e)  An owner or user shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the North Carolina Department of Labor for each reinspection or follow-up inspection conducted by Deputy Inspectors.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 95‑69.11;

Eff. May 29, 1981;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2015; July 1, 2006; January 1, 1995;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 22, 2018;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2024; April 1, 2022.