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236.097 Owner facility license -- Owner's piping inspector license -Independent inspection agency license -- Application of licensing
requirements.
(1)
An owner facility subject to piping inspection by the department under this
chapter may apply for a license from the department to allow the facility to
conduct its own site piping inspections, other than for boiler external piping, in
lieu of an inspection by the department.
(a) No piping inspections shall be conducted under an owner facility license
unless the owners piping inspector is licensed pursuant to subsection (2)
of this section, or the contracted independent inspection agency is
licensed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The department shall
be notified of the owner facilitys retention of the owners piping
inspector or independent inspection agency.
(b) 1.
The department shall develop and make available on the
departments Web site an application for a license described in this
subsection.
2.
The application shall require the owner facility to:
a.
List all owners piping inspectors retained by the facility;
b.
List all independent inspection agencies retained by the facility;
and
c.
Provide evidence that the facility has employees who hold, or
retains a contractor who holds, a license issued under KRS
236.210 for the facility and the facility has general liability
insurance through a company permitted to transact insurance
in Kentucky.
3.
The list of owners piping inspectors and independent inspection
agencies shall be updated and provided to the department within
thirty (30) days of a change.
(c) The department shall issue or deny a license under this subsection within
forty-five (45) days of receiving a complete application.
(d) With the application, the applicant shall submit a fee of one thousand
dollars ($1,000). If the application is denied by the department, the
department shall refund five hundred dollars ($500) of the application fee
to the applicant.
(e) An owner facility license shall be issued for a period of two (2) years.
(f) To renew a license the applicant shall submit a completed renewal
application no later than sixty (60) days prior to license expiration with a
nonrefundable renewal fee of five hundred dollars ($500).
(g) Prior to renewal, the department shall conduct an audit of piping at
owner-licensed facilities. The audit shall verify that the piping conforms to
standards prescribed by the ASME adopted by the department. An owner
facility license shall continue in effect until approved or denied by the
department so long as a renewal application is submitted as required by
paragraph (f) of this subsection.
(h) Each licensed owner facility shall maintain records of all piping
(2)
(3)
inspections, including identification of the owners piping inspector or
independent inspection agency, for a period of five (5) years following the
inspection. Records of inspections shall be made available to the
department upon request.
An owners piping inspector shall be licensed by the department prior to
conducting piping inspections, other than for boiler external piping.
(a) The department shall develop and make available on the departments
Web site an application for an owners piping inspector license.
(b) The department shall issue or deny a license under this subsection upon
review of a completed application demonstrating that the applicant meets
the following criteria:
1.
For inspections of piping repairs, the applicant is certified as defined
under American Petroleum Institute Standard 570, Piping Inspection
Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of In-Service
Piping Systems; or
2.
For all other inspections of piping, the applicant qualifies under
owner inspection requirements pursuant to ASME piping code B31.1
or B31.3, as applicable, or the applicant holds a commission from
the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
(c) With the application, the applicant shall submit an initial nonrefundable
license application fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for a two (2) year
license.
(d) The initial license fee may be prorated for not less than thirteen (13)
months or more than thirty-six (36) months.
(e) An initial owners piping inspector license shall expire on the final day of
the applicants birth month in the second year following the issue date.
(f) To renew a license, the applicant shall submit a completed renewal
application and a nonrefundable renewal fee of fifty dollars ($50) to the
department.
Any independent inspection agency that employs licensed owners piping
inspectors shall be licensed by the department as an independent inspection
agency.
(a) The department shall develop and make available on the departments
Web site an independent inspection agency license application.
(b) With the application, the applicant shall submit a fee of one thousand
dollars ($1,000) and a list of all owners piping inspectors employed by
the independent inspection agency. If the application is denied, five
hundred dollars ($500) shall be refunded to the applicant.
(c) The list of owners piping inspectors employed by the independent
inspection agency shall be updated and provided to the department within
thirty (30) days of change.
(d) An independent inspection agency license shall be effective for a period
of two (2) years following the date of issuance.
(e) To renew a license, the applicant shall submit a completed renewal
application and a nonrefundable renewal fee of five hundred dollars
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($500).
(f) Each licensed independent inspection agency shall maintain a record of
all piping inspections for a period of five (5) years following the inspection,
including identification of the owners piping inspectors. Records of
inspections shall be made available to the department upon request.
The licensing requirements of this section shall only apply to piping otherwise
required to be inspected by a boiler inspector employed by the department
pursuant to this chapter.
Effective:July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2012.
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