Rule 120-3-26-.18 - Certificate of Authority to Install, Maintain and/or Service Boilers(1) All companies as contractors or individuals as owner/users, who install, maintain or service boilers shall have a certificate of authority for the activity performed. Certificate of Authority must be renewed every two years, on or before January 1st. The activity performed shall be Class I for power, high pressure hot water boilers, high temperature fluid heaters, Class II shall be for hot water or steam heating boilers, and Class III shall be for hot water supply boilers or lined potable water heaters. A -1 after the class number shall indicate owner/user location only. An asterisk (**) after the class number shall indicate a restriction, the restriction will be specified on the certificate(2) All companies as contractors or individuals as owner/users who perform one or more of the above activities on power boilers, high pressure high temperature water boilers, high temperature fluid heaters, hot water or steam heating boilers, hot water supply boilers, electric boilers, heat recovery boilers, lined potable water heaters, miniature boilers, unfired steam boilers, or waste heat boilers as defined by O.C.G.A. Chapter 15 of Title 25 shall be required to show their competency by examination given by Safety Engineering for the scope of work being performed.(3) Each Applicant will provide documentation which shows experience and training in the area where certification is requested. The documentation will be evaluated by Safety Engineering for competency prior to administering the exam.(4) Installing equipment is the act of connecting piping and/or electrical circuits to the equipment and set the equipment up for use. Electrical circuits may be connected, by the installer, from the electrical disconnect to the equipment. All piping that is not connected to a water supply system, sanitary drainage system or storm drainage systems, may be connected by the installer.(5) Maintenance and Servicing is defined as keeping the equipment in good working order: Any person or company who performs maintenance and service to equipment, shall be responsible for the following: cleaning, replacement of component parts with like parts, testing, blowing down, checking for proper operation, testing equipment after maintenance and service has been performed and starting or stopping of equipment or any other boiler related activity. (a) Owner/users who perform only the daily operation of the equipment by starting and stopping, blowing down, testing of safety devices or other related equipment operation practices shall be exempt.(6) It shall be the responsibility of the owners/users or lessees to ensure the company, contractor and/or persons performing the work has the proper certificate of authority.(7) It shall be the responsibility of all owners/users or lessees who are not exempted under paragraph (2) to have persons within their organization qualified and have a certificate of authority to perform installations, maintenance or service on their own boilers, or they may contract companies who have a certificate of authority to perform the scope of work requested.(8) All installations shall meet the applicable ASME Code, CSD-1 and state adopted standards (see 300-6-1-.01).(9) All maintenance and servicing shall meet the applicable requirements of ASME CSD-1, State adopted Standards, Manufacturer requirements and good Engineering Practice. Also may meet the requirements of ASME Sections VI and VII.(10) The fee for the certificate of authority shall be $50.00 for the original issue and for each renewal.(11) All procedures to implement the rules in this section shall be approved by the advisory committee.(12) This section shall be effective January 1, 2021 and required to be fully implemented by January 1, 2022.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-26-.18
O.C.G.A. §§ 25-15-26, 25-15-13, 25-15-22.
Original Rule entitled "General Requirements. Amended" adopted. F. Sep. 4, 2013; eff. Sept. 24, 2013.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Preparation for Certificate Inspection" adopted. F. Mar. 16, 2015; eff. Apr. 5, 2015.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Certificate of Authority to Install, Maintain and/or Service Boilers" adopted. F. Dec. 31, 2020; eff. Jan. 20, 2021.