(430 ILCS 75/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3212)
Sec. 11. Inspection Certificates and annual statements.
(a) Each
company employing Special Inspectors, except a company operating
pressure vessels covered by an owner-user inspection
service shall, within
10 business days following each certificate inspection, file a report of inspection with
the Chief Inspector
electronically or upon the appropriate forms as approved by the division.
(b) If the report filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section
shows that a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the
rules and regulations of the Board, the owner or user thereof shall pay
directly to the Office of the State Fire Marshal the fee established by the
Board,
and the Chief
Inspector shall issue to the owner or user
an Inspection Certificate bearing the date of inspection and specifying
the maximum pressure under which the boiler or pressure vessel may be
operated.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, an Inspection Certificate
shall remain valid beyond the expiration date noted on the certificate until
the boiler or pressure vessel is reinspected by the authorized inspecting
authorities or until the certificate is suspended by the Chief Inspector,
provided that the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel makes it
available for inspection at reasonable times. Certificates shall be posted in
the room containing the
boiler or pressure vessel inspected. If the boiler or pressure vessel is
not located within the building, the certificate shall be posted in a
location convenient to the boiler or pressure vessel inspected or in any
place where it will be accessible to interested parties.
(c) Each company operating pressure vessels covered by an owner-user
inspection program meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of
Section 8 of this Act 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 Act,
the date of the last inspection of each unit, and the approximate date for the
next inspection. The inspection date
shall be arrived at by applying the appropriate rules to all data
available at the time the inspection record is compiled. The
inspection record shall be readily available for examination by the
Chief Inspector or his authorized representative during business hours.
Each such company shall, in addition, file annually with the Chief
Inspector a statement, signed by the person having supervision over
the inspections made during the period covered, stating the number of
vessels covered by this Act inspected during the year and certifying
that each inspection was conducted pursuant to the inspection
standards provided for by this Act. The annual statement shall be
accompanied by the fee established by the
Board.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Chief Inspector or his authorized representative may at any
time suspend an Inspection Certificate when, in his opinion, the boiler
or pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without
menace to public safety, when the boiler or pressure vessel is
found not to comply with the rules and regulations herein provided, or
when an owner or operator has failed to pay any required fees or refused to
allow inspection. In
that event, the Chief Inspector or his representative shall issue a Notice
of Suspension, which shall be posted in a conspicuous location on or near
the posted Inspection Certificate. Each suspension of an Inspection
Certificate shall continue in effect until the boiler or pressure vessel
has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the Board,
and until the Inspection Certificate has been reinstated.
(Source: P.A. 94-748, eff. 5-8-06.)
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