Massachusetts General Laws
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. The following words as used in this chapter,...

Section 1a - Inspectors; Appointment; Powers and Duties; Appointment as Special State Police; Oath of Office - Section 1A. Inspectors; appointment; powers and duties; appointment as special...

Section 2 - Duties of Board of Boiler Rules; Rules in General; Prescription of Tests; Form of Certificate of Inspection; Assistance of Attorney General - Section 2. The board shall formulate rules or adopt rules...

Section 3 - Changes in Rules; Hearings; Notices - Section 3. The board shall hold public hearings annually on...

Section 4 - Effective Date of Changes in Rules Affecting Construction of Boilers; Special Type of Boilers - Section 4. Changes in the rules which affect the construction...

Section 5 - Enforcement of Statutes and Rules; Entry of Premises in Pursuance of Duties - Section 5. The division shall enforce this chapter and the...

Section 6 - Annual Inspection; Extension of Time; First Inspection - Section 6. All steam boilers and their appurtenances except those...

Section 7 - Boilers Excepted From Inspections - Section 7. The preceding section shall not apply to boilers...

Section 8 - Necessity of Inspection; Issuance, Display and Accessibility of Certificate - Section 8. No person shall operate or cause to be...

Section 9 - Pressure; Safety Appliances - Section 9. No person shall operate or cause to be...

Section 10 - Reports as to Boilers Not Inspected by Insurers - Section 10. Whoever owns, or uses or causes to be...

Section 11 - Inspections While Boiler Is Being Operated - Section 11. All such boilers shall be inspected externally at...

Section 12 - Removing, Tampering With or Loading Safety Valve - Section 12. No person shall remove or tamper with any...

Section 13 - Persons Authorized to Inspect Boilers - Section 13. The inspection of boilers and appurtenances shall be...

Section 14 - Inspectors of Insurers; Notice of Cessation of Employment - Section 14. Every insurance company, or a reinsurer, authorized to...

Section 15 - Non-Certificated Inspectors of Insurers - Section 15. No person shall act as an inspector of...

Section 16 - Inspection Certificate Issued by Insurer and Signed by Non-Certificated Inspector - Section 16. If any insurance company issues a certificate of...

Section 17 - Reports by Inspectors; Recommendations - Section 17. The inspectors of the division shall make reports...

Section 18 - Reports of Inspections by Insurers - Section 18. Every insurance company shall forward to the chief,...

Section 19 - Reports of Cancellation and Refusal of Insurance - Section 19. Every insurance company shall report immediately to the...

Section 20 - Safety Appliances For, and Inspection Of, Heating Boilers - Section 20. Boilers and their appurtenances used exclusively for heating...

Section 21 - Preparation of Boiler for Inspection; Notice; Forbidding Operation of Boiler - Section 21. The owner or user of a boiler required...

Section 22 - Fees; Payment to Commonwealth - Section 22. The owner or user of a boiler inspected...

Section 23 - Certificate of Inspection; Prerequisites; Necessity - Section 23. If upon inspection the district engineering inspector finds...

Section 24 - Numbering, Stamping or Tagging Boiler; Defacement or Removal of Number - Section 24. Every boiler which has been inspected by the...

Section 25 - Submission of Information of Boiler Inspection by Insurance Company to Department; Issuance of Certificate of Inspection - Section 25. Insurance companies shall, after each internal and external...

Section 26 - Insurance on Non-Certificated Boiler; Notice; Inspection; Boiler Not Conforming to Rules - Section 26. If a boiler is insured which has not...

Section 27 - Certificate of Inspection; Contents; Display; Accessibility - Section 27. The certificate of inspection issued by the division,...

Section 29 - Notification of Defects - Section 29. The owner or user of any boiler required...

Section 30 - Expiration or Cancellation of Insurance - Section 30. If the insurance on any boiler required by...

Section 31 - Hydrostatic Pressure Test - Section 31. If, in the judgment of the inspector of...

Section 32 - Prevention of Entry on Premises - Section 32. No person shall prevent or attempt to prevent...

Section 33 - Violation of Statutes or Rules - Section 33. Whoever violates any provision of sections five to...

Section 34 - Compressed Air Tanks; Necessity of Certificate of Inspections; Exceptions - Section 34. No person shall install or use, or cause...

Section 35 - Regulations - Section 35. The board shall prescribe regulations, conforming to recognized...

Section 36 - Inspections - Section 36. The division shall inspect at least once in...

Section 37 - Notice of Location of Tanks - Section 37. Owners of such tanks or other receptacles shall...

Section 38 - Reports of Inspections by Insurers - Section 38. Every insurance company authorized to insure air tanks...

Section 39 - Inspection Tests; Preparation - Section 39. The air tank or other receptacle shall be...

Section 40 - Fees; Payment to Commonwealth - Section 40. A fee to be determined annually by the...

Section 41 - Violation of Statutes or Regulations - Section 41. Whoever violates any provision of sections thirty-four to...

Section 42 - Ammonia Compressor Safety Valves - Section 42. No person shall use an ammonia compressor unless...

Section 43 - Rules; Formulation - Section 43. The board shall formulate rules for the size,...

Section 44 - Rules; Effect; Printing; Furnished on Request - Section 44. The rules so formulated shall have the force...

Section 45 - Changes in Rules - Section 45. Any changes in the rules as formulated by...

Section 45a - Necessity of Certificate of Inspection for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems; Exceptions; Inspections; Reports; Prohibition of Operation; Fees; Rules and Regulations; Penalty - Section 45A. No person shall operate or cause to be...

Section 46 - Necessity of Licenses for Engineers and Firemen; Exceptions - Section 46. No person shall have charge of or operate...

Section 46a - Checklist for Steam Boiler Maintenance - Section 46A. The state fire marshal shall develop a log...

Section 47 - Prima Facie Evidence of Violation of Statute - Section 47. If such steam engine or boiler or an...

Section 48 - Ascertainment of Horse Power - Section 48. When liquid or gaseous fuel, electric or atomic...

Section 49 - Classes of Licenses and Work Permitted; License Renewal; Continuing Education - Section 49. Licenses shall be granted according to the competence...

Section 50 - Prerequisites for Examinations - Section 50. To be eligible for examination for a second...

Section 50a - Nuclear Power Plant Operators and Engineers; Eligibility of Applicants; Examinations; Fees - Section 50A. To be eligible for examination for a license...

Section 50b - Nuclear Power Plant Operators and Engineers; Licenses Classified - Section 50B. Licenses to have charge of and to operate...

Section 50c - Nuclear Power Plant Operators and Engineers; Minimum Supervising and Shift Requirements - Section 50C. Every nuclear power plant shall have at least...

Section 51 - Display of License; Daily Record of Boiler, Condition and Repairs; Filing; Accessibility - Section 51. An engineer's or fireman's license shall be so...

Section 53 - Necessity of Licenses for Operating Hoisting Machinery Not Run by Steam; Classification of Hoisting Machinery; Exemptions - Section 53. (a) No person shall operate derricks, cableways, machinery...

Section 53a - Rules and Regulations; Classifications of Hoisting Machinery; Criteria for Issuing Apprentice Operator Licenses - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 54 - Carrying of License or Temporary Permit - Section 54. A license or temporary permit to operate hoisting...

Section 54a - Violation of Sec. 53, 53a, or 54; Penalties - Section 54A. Whoever violates any provision of section 53, 53A...

Section 55 - Violation of Statutes or Rules; Prevention of Entry on Premises - Section 55. Whoever violates any provision of sections forty-two to...

Section 56 - Examiners of Applicants for Certificates of Competency to Inspect Boilers, and for Licenses as Engineers or Firemen; Administration of Oath to Applicants - Section 56. The chief and inspectors of the division of...

Section 56a - Examiners of Applicants for Certificates of Competency to Operate Hoisting Machinery and to Inspect Amusement Devices; Administration of Oath to Applicants; Issuance of Temporary Permits - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 57 - Application; Fees, Number of Examinations; Frequency of Applications - Section 57. Each application for a license as an engineer...

Section 57a - Application for License as Operator of Hoisting Machinery Not Run by Steam; Form; Examination Fee - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 58 - Taking Notes at Examinations and on Appeals; Representative of Insurer - Section 58. In all examinations, except examinations for temporary permits,...

Section 59 - Suspension, Revocation, Loss or Destruction of Certificates or Licenses; Fee - Section 59. A certificate of competency to inspect boilers shall...

Section 60 - Request of Insurer for Examination of Person Applying for Inspector of Boilers Position Accompanying Application; Fee - Section 60. The application of a person desiring to act...

Section 60a - Request of Insurer for Examination of Person Applying for Inspector of Amusement Devises Position Accompanying Application; Fee; Eligibility for Certificate of Competency - Section 60A. The application of a person desiring to act...

Section 61 - Board of Examiners for Certification of Competency to Inspect Steam Boilers; Subject Matter of Examination - Section 61. Three inspectors of the division of inspection of...

Section 61a - Board of Examiners for Certification of Competency to Inspect Amusement Devices; Subject Matter of Examination - Section 61A. Three inspectors of the office of inspections of...

Section 62 - Certificate of Competency to Inspect Steam Boilers; Term; Expiration Date; Notice; Renewal; Lapse; Reexamination; Fees; Suspension or Revocation - Section 62. If the applicant is found competent he shall...

Section 62a - Certificate of Competency to Inspect Amusement Devices; Term; Expiration Date; Notice; Renewal; Lapse; Reexamination; Fees; Suspension or Revocation - Section 62A. If the applicant is found competent he shall...

Section 63 - Appeals; Rehearing; Fee; Finality of Decision - Section 63. A person who is refused a certificate of...

Section 64 - Engineers and Firemen; Examinations; Appeal - Section 64. Whoever desires to act as an engineer or...

Section 65 - Operators of Hoisting Machinery; Licenses; Application; Examination - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 65a - Issuance of Temporary Permits by Person or Entity From Which Hoisting Machinery Is to Be Rented - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 66 - Appeal of Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of License to Act as Engineer or Fireman; Board of Appeal; Finality of Decision - Section 66. A person aggrieved by the action of a...

Section 66a - Appeal of Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of License to Act as Operator of Hoisting Machinery; Board of Appeal; Finality of Decision - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 67 - Licenses; Duration; Fees; Expiration; Renewal; Revocation - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 67a - Examiners for the Certification of Oil Burner Technicians; Place and Time of Examinations - Section 67A. The chief of inspections of the division of...

Section 69 - Expenditures by State Fire Marshal for Work and Apparatus - Section 69. The state fire marshal may expend the amount...

Section 70 - Inspection of Hot Water Heating Boilers; Changes in Rules for Construction of New Boilers - Section 70. All hot water heating boilers, except boilers specified...

Section 71 - Unlawful Operation of Boilers; Certificate of Inspection; Identification Number; Inspection Fees - Section 71. No person shall operate or cause to be...

Section 72 - Hydrostatic Test - Section 72. If in the judgment of the inspector of...

Section 73 - Insurance Company Inspection; Authorization - Section 73. The inspection of hot water heating boilers and...

Section 74 - Safety Appliances; Tampering; Maximum Pressure - Section 74. No person shall remove or tamper with any...

Section 75 - Employment of Inspectors by Insurance Companies - Section 75. Every insurance company authorized to insure or to...

Section 76 - Inspector of Boilers; Certificate of Competency Required - Section 76. No person shall act as an inspector of...

Section 77 - Reports and Recommendations of Inspectors; Insurance Cancellation or Refusal Report - Section 77. The inspectors of the division shall make reports...

Section 78 - Preparation of Boilers for Inspection; Notice of Defect to Division; Operation Forbidden Pending Issuance of Certificate of Inspection - Section 78. The owner or user of a boiler required...

Section 79 - Certificate of Inspection; Contents; Display - Section 79. The certificate of inspection issued by the department...

Section 80 - Violations; Written Notice of Violation; Appeals; Penalties - Section 80. (a) Whoever violates any provision of sections 70...

Section 81 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 81 to 88 - Section 81. As used in this section and in sections...

Section 82 - Pipefitting Examining and Licensing Rules; Classification of Pipefitter Licenses - Section 82. The bureau shall adopt regulations for the examining...

Section 83 - Examiners of Applicants for Fire Sprinkler System Contractor, Pipefitter, Refrigeration and Sprinkler Fitter Licenses; Rules; Codes - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 84 - Necessity for License - Section 84. No person shall engage in the business of...

Section 85 - License Applications; Examinations; Fees; Renewal; Expiration - [ First paragraph effective until July 18, 2021. For text...

Section 85a - Apprentice Sprinkler Fitters - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 86 - Classification and Limitation of Licenses - Section 86. A license for a refrigeration technician, refrigeration contractor...

Section 87 - Pipefitters, Inapplicability of Provisions - Section 87. The provisions of sections eighty-one to eighty-six, inclusive,...

Section 88 - Refrigeration Technicians, Inapplicability of Provisions - Section 88. The provisions of sections eighty-one to eighty-six, inclusive,...

Section 88a - Exclusion From Sprinkler Fitter's Examination and Licensing Requirements for Certain Public Water System Employees - Section 88A. (a) The sprinkler fitter's examination and licensing requirements...

Section 89 - Penalties - Section 89. Any person, firm or corporation, or employee thereof,...

Section 90 - Fee for the Issuance of Certificate of Inspection - Section 90. The owner or user of a boiler or...

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Massachusetts General Laws Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery

Massachusetts General Laws
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery