Section SPS 341.38 - Reporting accidents, repairs and alterations(1) ACCIDENTS. (a) If a component of a boiler or pressure vessel or power piping fails and causes an injury that needs more than first aid treatment, the owner or user shall report the facts involved to the department on form SBD-10787-E within 24 hours after the accident.(b) After a failure under par. (a), the owner or user may not remove or disturb the boiler or pressure vessel or power piping or any of the components nor permit any such removal or disturbance prior to receiving authorization from the department or first class city, except for the purpose of saving human life or preventing further property damage.(c) Any accidents under par. (a) that occur during the department's non-business hours shall also be reported to the state division of emergency management. Note: The address for reporting accidents to the Department is the Division of Industry Services, Boiler Program, P.O. Box 7302, Madison, WI 53707-7302; and the fax number is 608-283-7420.
Note: The Department can be contacted at 262/548-8617 during normal business hours. The state Division of Emergency Management can be contacted at (800) 943-0003 during non-business hours.
(2) REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS. The owner or user shall report to the department any repairs or alterations of a boiler or pressure vessel as required in subch. VI.(3) FUEL CONVERSIONS. The owner or user shall report to the department conversions of the boiler's primary fuels to other fuels and shall use department form SBD-6314-E for this notification.(4) HEAT INPUT. The owner or user shall report to the department any modification that increases the heat input capacity of the boiler and shall use department form SBD-6314-E for this notification.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 341.38
Cr. Register, February, 1988, No. 386, eff. 3-1-88; am. (1) to (3), cr. (4), Register, February, 2000, No. 530, eff. 3-1-00; CR 08-028: r. and recr. (1), am. (3) and (4) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 11-047: r. and recr. (1), am. (3), (4) Register May 2012 No. 677, eff. 6-1-12. The Department forms required in this chapter are available for a nominal fee at telephone 800-DOC-SALE or 411 (Telecommunications Relay), or at docsales@doa.state.wi.us, or at no charge at the Department's Web site at www.dsps.wi.gov through links to Division of Industry Services forms.