§ 1331.12. Inspector commissions and authorized private inspection agencies
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: May 27, 2014
Effective: May 27, 2014
35 P.S. § 1331.12
Formerly cited as PA ST 35 P.S. § 1331.11
§ 1331.12. Inspector commissions and authorized private inspection agencies
<Text of subsec. (b) effective 60 days following publication of notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin that the regulations required to commission authorized private inspection agencies have been finally adopted.>
(1) Current certification as an authorized private inspection agency is required to conduct inspections of boilers or unfired pressure vessels if the inspector is not employed by an insurance company authorized to insure boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this Commonwealth, by the owner of the boiler or unfired pressure vessel or by the department.
(iii) Submission of satisfactory proof of liability insurance for the purpose of compensation to third parties for injuries to persons or property, including, but not limited to, bodily injury and property damage, which result from or relate to an inspector's or agency's negligent inspection or recommendation for certification of a boiler or pressure vessel, in an amount to be established by the department.
(c) Lack of direct or indirect interest.--No person or entity shall be commissioned to act as an inspector or as an authorized private inspection agency if the person or entity possesses any direct or indirect interest in the manufacture, sale or repair of boilers or unfired pressure vessels. Any commissioned inspector or authorized private inspection agency that acquires an interest shall immediately disclose the interest to the department. The acquisition of the interest shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of a commission.
(d) Revocation.--The Secretary of Labor and Industry may suspend or revoke an inspector commission or commission as an authorized private inspection agency for just cause. Proceedings under this section are subject to the right of notice, hearing and adjudication under 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure). Proceedings shall be conducted under 1 Pa. Code Pt. II (relating to general rules of administrative practice and procedure).1
Credits
1998, June 18, P.L. 655, No. 85, § 12, added 2013, Nov. 27, P.L. 1149, No. 104, § 3.
Footnotes
1 Pa. Code § 31.1 et seq.
35 P.S. § 1331.12, PA ST 35 P.S. § 1331.12
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 32. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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