Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 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.
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