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Ordinance on Safety of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
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| Chapter II. Boilers Section 1. Manufacturing (Permission for Manufacturing) Article 3. A person who is to manufacture boilers (excluding small-sized boilers, hereinafter the same in this Chapter) shall obtain in advance permission from the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau which exercises jurisdiction over the area where the workplace is located (hereinafter referred to as the "Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau?h), for the boilers concerned. However, this provision shall not be applied to boilers similar in model to those which have already been permitted for manufacturing (hereinafter referred to as "permitted model boilers"). 2. A person who is to obtain the permission specified by the preceding paragraph shall submit an Application of Permission for Manufacturing of Boiler (Form No.1) together with drawings showing the construction of the boilers concerned and documents stating the following items to the Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau: (1) Strength calculation. (2) Kinds, capacity and number of the equipment used for manufacture and inspection of boilers. (3) Outline of personal history of the person responsible for workmanship. (4) Qualification and number of the workers who are to be engaged in the actual fabricating work of boilers. (5) In the case of manufacturing the boilers by welding, the results of welding procedure tests. (Report of Changes) Article 4. In the case of manufacturing the boiler which was granted the permission as provided for by paragraph 1 of the preceding Article or the permitted model boiler, when a person who has been granted the said permission changes the equipment as described in item 2 of paragraph 2 of the said Article or the person responsible for workmanship as described in item 3 of the same paragraph, he shall submit a report on the changes concerned without delay to the Director Generalof the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau. (Shop Inspection) Article 5. A person who has manufactured a boiler shall have the said boiler inspected by the Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau (for sectional boilers, by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau which exercises jurisdiction over the area where the boiler is to be installed, hereinafter the same in this Article) under the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 38 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law (hereinafter referred to as the "Law"). However, this provision shall not apply to those boilers that use high-temperature gas, instead of fire, for heating (called ?gwaste-heat boilers in item 2 of paragraph 2 of Article 24) which fall under the category of specified facilities in paragraph 1 of Article 56-3 of the High Pressure Gas Control Law (Law No. 204 of 1951) (called ?gspecified waste-heat boilers?h below) that have already been inspected by an authorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture, etc., under paragraph 1 of Article 38 of the Law (called ?gauthorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture, etc.,?h below.) 2. Any boiler fabricated by welding shall not be permitted to go through an inspection by the Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau or by the authorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture etc., under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "shop inspection" in this Chapter) before such boiler is found acceptable by the inspection set forth in paragraph 1 of Article 7. 3. Any person who wants to receive a shop inspection shall submit an Application for Shop Inspection of Boiler (Form No.2) together with a boiler specification (Form No.3) to the person who performs the shop inspection (hereinafter called the "shop inspector"). 4. The shop inspector shall stamp a mark (Form No. 4) on the body of the boiler which passed the shop inspection and affix a seal "passed the shop inspection" (Form No.5) on the boiler specification concerned and grant the said specification to the applicant. 5. The Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau shall issue an inspection certificate (Form No.6) to the applicant in respect of a mobile boiler which passed the shop inspection. (Measures to Be Taken When Undergoing a Shop Inspection) Article 6. A person who undergoes a shop inspection shall perform the following matters: (1) Place a boiler at a position where it can be easily inspected. (2) Prepare for the hydrostatic pressure test. (3) Arrange safety valves (for the hot water boiler, relief valve, hereinafter the same in this Chapter) and water gauges (only limited to the inspection of steam boilers which is required to measure the water level). 2. The Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau may order the following matters to the applicant of shop inspection, when it is deemed necessary in the operation of the said inspection: (1) To remove all or part of covering materials of boiler. (2) To draw tubes or rivets, or to put a hole in plates or tubes. (3) For the cast iron boiler, to dismember in sections. (4) Other matters deemed necessary. 3. A person who undergoes a shop inspection shall be present at the said inspection. (Welding Inspection) Article 7. A person who is to weld a boiler which is to be fabricated by welding shall have the said boiler inspected by the Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau under the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 38 of the Law. However, this provision does not apply where the said boiler has been welded only in its attachments (including only the superheater and economizer, hereinafter the same in this Chapter) or in those parts which are not subject to exposure to any stress, other than compressive stress, where such a boiler is a once-through boiler (excluding those which have a steam separator) or where it is a specified waste-heat boiler which has been inspected by an authorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture, etc. 2. Any person who wants to receive an inspection by the Director General of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau or by an authorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture, etc., under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "welding inspection" in this Chapter) shall, before starting to weld the boiler to be inspected, submit an Application for Welding Inspection of Boiler (Form No.7) together with a boiler welding specification (Form No.8) to a person who performs welding inspections (called the "welding inspector" below). 3. The welding inspector shall stamp a mark (Form No. 9) on the body of boiler which passed the welding inspection, and affix a seal "passed the welding inspection" (Form No.10) of the boiler welding specification and grant the said specification to the applicant. (Measures to Be Taken When Undergoing Welding Inspection) Article 8. A person who undergoes a welding inspection shall perform the following matters: (1) Make the test pieces for mechanical tests. (2) Prepare for radiographic examinations. 2. A person who undergoes a welding inspection shall be present at the said inspection. (Limitation of Placement) Article 9. The employer shall place no person in boiler welding operations from among the operations as set forth in item 4 of Article 20 of the Cabinet Order except one who has obtained a license of special class boiler welder (hereinafter referred to as "special boiler welder"). However, in relation to operations in which the thickness of the welding part is not over 25 mm, or welding is applied for connection of nozzles, flanges, etc., the employer may place one who has obtained a license of ordinary class boiler welder (hereinafter referred to as "ordinary boiler welder") in the said operation. Section 2. Installation (Notification on Installation) Article 10. When the employer who is to install a boiler (excluding mobile boilers, hereinafter the same in this Article) wishes to submit a notification under the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 88 of the Law, the employer shall submit a Notification on Installation of Boiler (Form No.11) together with a boiler specification (Form No.3) and documents showing the following items to the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office which exercises jurisdiction over the area where the workplace concerned is located (hereinafter referred to as the "Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office"): (1) Boiler room as provided for by Article 18 and its surrounding. (2) Situation of the placing of boiler and arrangement of piping attached to it. (3) Foundation of boiler installation and the construction of combustion chamber and flue. (4) Measures to watch whether combustion continues normally or not. 2. In presenting a notification in accordance with the provision of the preceding paragraph, the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 85 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (Ministry of Labour Ordinance No.32 of 1972, hereinafter referred to as the "Safety and Health Ordinance") shall be applied as follows: (1) In the case of presenting a notification on a boiler in conjunction with the building or other machines, in accordance with the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 88 of the Law, it shall be deemed unnecessary to describe those items in the notification and documents as described in paragraph 1 of Article 85 of the Safety and Health Ordinance but overlap with the items which are included in the notification on installation of the boiler, boiler specification and documents prescribed by the preceding paragraph. (2) In presenting a notification, in accordance with the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 88 of the Law, only on the boiler, the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 85 of the Safety and Health Ordinance shall not be applicable. 3. When the employer (excluding those provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 88 of the Law) wishes to install a boiler, he shall, under the provision of paragraph 1 of the same Article which is applied mutatis mutandis in paragraph 2 of the same Article, submit a Notification on Installation of Boiler (Form No.11) together with a boiler specification and documents as described in paragraph 1 to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. (Report on Installation of Mobile Boiler) Article 11. A person who is to install a mobile boiler, shall in advance submit a Report on Installation of Boiler (Form No.12) together with a boiler specification (Form No.3) and a boiler inspection certificate (Form No.6) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. (Pre-Installation Inspection) Article 12. The persons described in the following items shall, under the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 38 of the Law , have the boiler specified in the respective items inspected by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau. This provision shall not apply to a specified waste-heat boiler that has been inspected by an authorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture, etc.: (1) A person who has imported a boiler. (2) A person who is to install a boiler which has not been installed for the period of one year or more (two years or more for the boiler which the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau has approved the boiler is kept in a good condition during uninstalled period) after the shop inspection or the inspection as prescribed in this paragraph. (3) A person who is to reinstall or resume the use of a boiler for which use has been discontinued. 2. A person who has manufactured a boiler in a foreign country may, under the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 38 of the Law, have said boiler inspected by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau (by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau or an authorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture, etc., for specified waste-heat boilers.).Where said inspection has been conducted, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the person who imported said boiler. 3. Any person who wishes to receive an inspection by the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau or by the authorized agency for inspection at time of manufacture, etc., under either of the preceding two paragraphs (hereinafter referred to as the "pre-installation inspection" in this Chapter) shall submit an Application for Pre-Installation Inspection of Boiler (Form No.13) together with a boiler specification (Form No.3) to the person who performs such inspection (hereinafter called the "pre-installation inspector"). 4. When a person who imported a boiler or manufactured it in a foreign country wishes it to undergo a pre-installation inspection, he may attach the document in which a person designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (limited to persons with residence in a foreign country) indicates that the construction of the boiler related to the said application is in compliance with the standards (limited only to the parts related to the construction of boilers) established by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare based on the provisions of paragraph 2, Article 37 of the Law for the application prescribed in the preceding paragraph. 5. The pre-installation inspector shall stamp a mark (Form No.4) on the body of the boiler which passed the pre-installation inspection, and stamp a mark "passed the pre-installation inspection" (Form No.14) on the boiler specification concerned and grant the said specification to the applicant. 6. The Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau shall issue a boiler inspection certificate (Form No.6) to the applicant in relation to the mobile boiler which passed the pre-installation inspection. (Measures to Be Taken When Undergoing a Pre-Installation Inspection) Article 13. The provision of Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a pre-installation inspection. (Completion Inspection) Article 14. A person who installed a boiler (excluding the mobile ones) shall, under the provision of paragraph 3 of Article 38 of the Law, have the boiler as well as the following matters in relation to the said boiler inspected by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. However this provision shall not be applied to the boiler for which it is deemed that such inspection is not necessary by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office: (1) Boiler room as provided for by Article 18. (2) Situation of the placing of a boiler and arrangement of piping attached to it. (3) Foundation of boiler installation and the construction of combustion chamber and flue. 2. The inspection as provided for by the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "completion inspection" in this Chapter) shall not be undergone unless the boiler pass the shop inspection or pre-installation inspection. 3. A person who wishes to undergo a completion inspection shall submit an Application for Completion Inspection of Boiler (Form No.15) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. (Boiler Inspection Certificate) Article 15. The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall issue a boiler inspection certificate (Form No.6) in relation to the boiler which passes the completion inspection or those as described by the provision of paragraph 1 of the preceding Article. 2. When a person who has installed a boiler has lost or damaged a boiler inspection certificate, he shall submit an Application for Reissuance of Boiler Inspection Certificate (Form No.16) together with the following documents to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office (for the boiler inspection certificate for mobile boilers, to the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau who has granted the said certificate through the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office) and shall have the said inspection certificate reissued: (1) When he has lost a boiler inspection certificate, the document showing the fact. (2) When he has damaged a boiler inspection certificate, the said inspection certificate. (Appointment of an Operations Chief of Boiler Installation Work) Article 16. The employer shall, with regard to work prescribed in item 16 of Article 6 of the Cabinet Order, appoint an operations chief of boiler installation work from among those who have completed the skill training course for operations chief of boiler installation work. (Duties of an Operations Chief of Boiler Installation Work) Article 17. The employer shall have an operations chief of boiler installation work perform the following matters: (1) Determine the methods of operation and placement of workers, and superintend the operation directly. (2) Inspect the existence of defect in materials used for installation work and the function of equipment and tools, and remove defective ones, if any. (3) Superintend the use of safety belt (the one as prescribed in item 40 of Article 13 of the Cabinet Order) and other life lines, and personal protective equipment. Section 3. Boiler Rooms (Place Where Boiler Is Installed) Article 18. The employer shall, with regard to the boiler (excluding the mobile boiler and the outdoor type boiler, hereinafter the same in this Section) install it in the exclusive use building or at the place where partitioned by the barrier in the building (hereinafter referred to as the "boiler room"). However this provision shall not apply to the boiler of which heating surface calculated in accordance with the provision of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as "heating surface") is 3 or less. (Entrance of Boiler Room) Article 19. The employer shall provide two or more entrances to a boiler room, provided that this shall not apply to a boiler room where there is no difficulty of evacuating boiler operators in a case of emergency. (Installing Position of Boiler) Article 20. The employer shall maintain a distance from the top of a boiler to the structures located above a boiler such as ceiling, piping and so forth of 1.2 m or more, provided that this shall not apply to the cases when no difficulty is expected in inspection and handling of safety valves and other fittings. 2. The employer shall, with regard to a boiler of which the body is not covered and a vertical boiler, in addition to the provision of the preceding paragraph, maintain a distance from the outer wall of the boiler to the structures located beside the boiler such as walls, piping and so forth (excluding those having no difficulty for inspection and cleaning) of 0.45 m or more. However, for the boiler of which the inside diameter of the shell is 500 mm or less and its length is 1,000 mm or less, this distance shall be 0.3 m or more. (Distance between Boiler and Inflammable Substances) Article 21. The employer shall, with regard to the inflammable substances within 0.15 m or less from the outside of a boiler, or metallic chimneys or flues attached to boilers (hereinafter referred to as "boilers, etc." in this paragraph), cover them with incombustible substances other than metals, provided that this shall not apply to the cases when boilers, etc., are covered by the incombustible substances other than metals having the thickness of 100 mm or more. 2. When the employer stores fuel in a boiler room or other places where a boiler is installed, he shall place the fuel at a distance from the outside of a boiler of 2 m (for the solid fuel, 1.2 m) or more, provided that this shall not apply to the cases when a suitable barrier is provided between the boiler and the fuel or fuel tanks or when other measures to prevent fire are established. (Measures to Monitor the Exhaust Gas from the Boiler) Article 22. The employer shall take measures such as installation of windows for observing the situation of exhaust gas from the chimney, in order to allow the operations chief of boilers to easily monitor whether combustion continues normally or not. Section 4. Management (Limitation of Placement) Article 23. The employer shall place no person in the operations set forth in item 3 of Article 20 of the Cabinet Order except one who has obtained the license of special class boiler operator, the license of first class boiler operator or the license of second class boiler operator (hereinafter referred to as the "boiler operator"). However this provision shall not apply to the case provided for by Article 42 of the Safety and Health Ordinance. 2. The employer shall, notwithstanding the provision of the text of the proceedings Article, may place one who has completed the skills training course of the operation of boilers in operations of boiler set forth in a) to d) of item 16 of Article 6 of the Cabinet Order, (Appointment of an Operations Chief of Boilers) Article 24. The employer shall, with regard to the work set forth in item 4 of Article 6 of the Cabinet Order, appoint an operations chief of boilers from among those who are described in the following items according to the classification of work specified in the respective items: (1) Operation of boilers in the case when the total heating surface of operating boilers is 500 m2 or more (excluding the case when only once-through boilers are operated): one who has obtained a license of special class boiler operator (hereinafter referred to as the "special class boiler operator"). (2) Operation of boilers in the case when the total heating surface of operating boilers is 25 m2 or more but less than 500 m2 (including the case when only once-through boilers are operated and their total heating surface is 500 m2 or more): special class boiler operator or one who has obtained a license of first class boiler operator (hereinafter referred to as the "first class boiler operator"). (3) Operation of boilers in the case when the total heating surface of operating boilers is less than 25 m2: special class boiler operator, first class boiler operator and one who has obtained a license of second class boiler operator (hereinafter referred to as the "second class boiler operator"). (4) Operation of boilers in the case when only boilers prescribed in a) to d) of item 16 of Article 6 of the Cabinet Order are operated: special class boiler operator, first class boiler operator, second class boiler operator and those who have completed the skill training course of the operation of boilers. 2. The total of heating surface as prescribed in items 1 to 3 of the preceding paragraph shall be calculated as follows: (1) In the case of a once-through boiler, the value obtained by multiplication of the heating surface by one tenth shall be the heating surface of the once-through boiler concerned. (2) In the case of waste-heat boilers, the value obtained by multiplying the heating surface by one half shall be the heating surface of the said waste-heat boiler. (3) In the case of boilers as prescribed in a) to d) of item 16 of Article 6 of the Cabinet Order, their heating surface shall not be included. (Duties of an Operations Chief of Boiler) Article 25. The employer shall have an operations chief of boilers perform the following matters: (1) Watch the pressure, water level and situation of combustion. (2) Do not give any sudden change of load. (3) Do not increase pressure over the maximum allowable working pressure. (4) Maintain the function of safety valves. (5) Checkup the function of water gauges at least once a day. (6) Carry out the blowoff in suitable way for prevention of concentration of boiler water. (7) Maintain the function of water feeding devices. (8) Checkup and adjust the low water burning cutoff device, flame detector and other automatic control devices. (9) Take necessary measures immediately, if any abnormality is found concerning a boiler. (10) Record the measured concentration of the exhausted smoke and the existence of abnormality in the operation of boiler. (Prohibition of Use) Article 26. The employer shall not use a boiler which is not in conformity with the standards (only limited to the parts related to the construction of the boiler) as provided for by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on the basis of the provision of paragraph 2 of Article 37 of the Law. (Prevention of Smoke) Article 27. The employer shall make an effort to exhaust no smoke from the installed boiler by taking necessary measures such as improvement of related facilities and combustion methods for the purpose of prevention of hazards caused by smoke exhausted from the boiler concerned. (Management of Fittings) Article 28. The employer shall, with regard to the management of safety valve and other fittings of boiler, perform the following matters: (1) Adjust a safety valve to let it operate at the maximum allowable working pressure or lower. (2) Adjust a safety valve of superheater to let it operate before the operation of safety valve of drum of shell. (3) Take necessary measures such as keeping warmth for prevention of freezing of a relief valve. (4) With regard to a pressure gauge and a water head gauge, prevent vibration hindering their function in use, and take necessary measures to prevent their insides from freezing and also to maintain the temperature less than 80 degrees. (5) With regard to dials of pressure gauges or water head gauges, put up easily visible indications at the position showing the maximum allowable working pressure of the boiler concerned. (6) Indicate the ordinary water level at a water gauge or other positions near the said gauge to be able to compare to the actual water level. (7) Protect water feeding pipes, blow pipes and connecting pipes of water gauges those which are in contact with burning gas using heatproof material. (8) Take necessary measures such as maintaining warmth for prevention of freezing of the return pipes of hot water boiler. 2. When two or more safety valves are provided, and one of them is adjusted in order to operate at the maximum allowable working pressure or lower, the employer may, notwithstanding the provision of item 1 of the preceding paragraph, adjust other safety valves to let them operate at a pressure three percent over the maximum allowable working pressure or lower. (Management of Boiler Rooms, etc.) Article 29. The employer shall, with regard to the management of boiler rooms, etc., perform the following matters: (1) Prohibit persons other than those concerned from entering a boiler room or other places where a boiler is installed without permission, and indicate that fact at an easily visible location. (2) Have the workers carry no inflammable substance into a boiler room, except those necessary for use. (3) Provide glass tubes for water gauges, gaskets and other necessary spare stores and tools for repairing in a boiler room. (4) Put up a boiler inspection certificate, and qualification and name(s) of the operations chief(s) of boilers at an easily visible position of a boiler room of other places where a boiler is installed. (5) With regard to a mobile boiler, have the operation chief of boilers hold a boiler inspection certificate or its copy. (6) When any crack is found in the bricks of a combustion chamber, flue, etc., or any interstice is found between a boiler body and laid bricks, repair them immediately. (Ignition) Article 30. In performing an ignition of boiler, the employer shall not ignite unless function of damper is inspected and ventilation of combustion chamber and of inside of flue is done sufficiently. 2. In performing an ignition of boiler, the worker shall not ignite, if it is not in conformity with the provision of the preceding paragraph. (Blowoff) Article 31. In performing a blowoff, the employer shall observe the following matters: (1) One person does not blowoff two or more boilers at the same time. (2) During the blowoff, he does not perform any other operation. 2. In performing a blowoff, the worker shall observe the matters as described in each item of the preceding paragraph. (Periodical Voluntary Inspection) Article 32. With regard to a boiler, the employer shall implement voluntary inspection, periodically, and at least once for every period not exceeding one month after the commencement of operation, on the matters shown in the right column of the following table for each item shown in the left column of the same table, provided that this provision shall not apply to a non-use period of boilers which are not used for a period exceeding one month.
2. With regard to the boilers as described in the proviso of the preceding paragraph, the employer shall, before the resumption of use, implement voluntary inspection on the matters shown in the right column of the table in the same paragraph for each item shown in the left column of the same table. 3. When having implemented the voluntary inspections as set forth by the preceding two paragraphs, the employer shall record their results and preserve such records for three years. (Repairs, etc.) Article 33. In the event that any abnormality has been found as the result of the voluntary inspection as set forth by paragraph 1 or 2 of the preceding Article, the employer shall take such necessary measures as repairs, etc. (Measures to Be Taken When Entering the Inside of a Boiler or Flue) Article 34. When the employer has a worker enter a boiler (including combustion chambers, hereinafter the same in this Article) or flue in order to perform cleaning, repairs, etc., the employer shall take the following measures: (1) Cool boiler or flue. (2) Ventilate the inside of boiler or flue. (3) With regard to the mobile electric wires used in boiler or flue, use cabtire cable or one having the same or more insulating effect and strength, and for the mobile electric light, use one provided with a guard. (4) Shut off securely the valve connections between other boilers in operation. (Limitation of Placement) Article 35. The employer shall place no person in the maintenance work of boilers from among the types of work set forth in item 5 of Article 20 of the Cabinet Order except one who has obtained a license of boiler maintenance worker (hereinafter referred to as the "boiler maintenance worker"). Article 36. Deleted. Section 5. Performance Inspection (Validity Term of Boiler Inspection Certificate) Article 37. The validity term of a boiler inspection certificate shall be one year. 2. Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph, as regarding a mobile boiler which has not been installed after having had the shop inspection or the pre-installation inspection and the Director general of the Prefectural Labour Bureau has approved that it has been kept in good condition, the validity term of said mobile boiler inspection certificate may be extended for the period not exceeding two years from the day of the shop inspection or pre-installation inspection and not exceeding 1 year from the day of the boiler installation. (Performance Inspection, etc.) Article 38. A person who intends to obtain a renewal of the validity term of a boiler inspection certificate shall undergo a performance inspection as provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 41 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as the "performance inspection") for the boiler related to the said inspection certificate and the matters set forth in each item of paragraph 1 of Article 14. 2. The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office or the Authorized Agency for Performance Inspection as described in paragraph 2 of Article 41 of the Law (hereinafter referred to as the "authorized agency for performance inspection") shall renew a validity term of a boiler inspection certificate for the boiler which passed the performance inspection as provided for by the preceding paragraph. In this case, the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office or the authorized agency for performance inspection may renew a validity term shorter than one year or longer than one year, but not over two years, based on the results of a performance inspection. (Application of Performance Inspection, etc.) Article 39. A person who intends to undergo a performance inspection related to a boiler and to be implemented by the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office shall submit an Application for Performance Inspection of Boiler (Form No.19) to the Chief of the Competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. (Measures to Be Taken When Undergoing a Performance Inspection) Article 40. A person who undergoes a performance inspection related to a boiler shall cool the boiler concerned (including combustion chamber) and flue, clean them and make other preparations required for the performance inspection. However, cooling and cleaning of the boiler (including the combustion chamber) and flue may be omitted in the case of boilers approved by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. 2. The provisions of paragraph 2 and 3 of Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a performance inspection related to a boiler. In this case, the term "the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau" used in paragraph 2 of the said Article shall be read as "the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office." Section 6. Alteration, Suspension and Discontinuance of the Use (Notification on Alteration) Article 41. With regard to a boiler, when the employer who intends to alter any part or equipment as described in the following items wishes to present a notification in accordance with the provision of paragraph 1 of Article 88 of the Law, he shall submit a Notification on Alteration of Boiler (Form No.20) together with a boiler inspection certificate and a document showing the content of the alteration concerned to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office: (1) Shell, dome, flue, fire box, end plate, crown plate, tube plate, header or stay. (2) Attached equipment. (3) Burning apparatus. (4) Foundation of installation. 2. The provision of paragraph 2 of Article 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case when the notification under the provision of the preceding paragraph is submitted. In this case, the phrase "notification on installation of boilers, boiler specification and documents preserved by the preceding paragraph" used in item 1 of paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be read as "notification on alteration of boiler and documents prescribed by paragraph 1 of Article 41." 3. With regard to a boiler, when the employer (excluding those as described in paragraph 1 of Article 88 of the Law) wishes to alter any part or equipment prescribed in each item of paragraph 1, under the provision of paragraph 1 of the same Article which is applied mutatis mutandis in paragraph 2 of the same Article, he shall submit a Notification on Alteration of Boiler (Form No.20) together with a boiler inspection certificate and a document prescribed in paragraph 1 to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. (Alteration Inspection) Article 42. With regard to a boiler, a person who has altered any part or equipment as specified in paragraph 1 of preceding Article, under the provision of paragraph 3 of Article 38 of the Law, shall have the said boiler inspected by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. However, this provision shall apply to the boiler for which it is deemed that the said inspection is not necessary by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. 2. A person who intends to undergo an inspection under the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "alteration inspection" in this Chapter) shall submit an Application for Alteration Inspection of Boiler (Form No.21) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 and 3 of Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to an alteration inspection. In this case, the term "the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau" used in paragraph 2 of the said Article shall be read as "the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office." (Endorsement of Boiler Inspection Certificate) Article 43. The Chief of the Labour Srandards Inspection Office shall endorse, with regard to the boiler which passed the alteration inspection (including the boilers set forth by the provision of paragraph 1 of the preceding Article), the boiler inspection certificate concerned, in respect of the date of inspection, parts of boiler altered and the results of inspection. (Change of Employer, etc.) Article 44. With regard to an installed boiler, when the employer has changed, the new employer shall, within ten days of the change, submit an Application for Renewal of Boiler Inspection Certificate (Form No.16) together with a boiler inspection certificate to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office, and shall have the said inspection certificate renewed. 2. The provision of the preceding paragraph shall, with regard to an installed mobile boiler, apply mutatis mutandis to the case when the workplace controlling the boiler concerned is changed. In this case, the term "the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office" used in the said paragraph shall be read as "the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau who has granted the said boiler inspection certificate through the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office." (Suspension) Article 45. When a person who has installed a boiler intends to suspend the use of the boiler, and the period of suspension to be intended is over a validity term of a boiler inspection certificate, he shall report the fact, within the validity term of the said boiler inspection certificate, to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office." (Inspection for Resumption of Use) Article 46. A person who intends to resume the use of a boiler in suspension, shall, under the provision of paragraph 3 of Article 38 of the Law, have the said boiler inspected by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. 2. A person who intends to undergo an inspection under the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "inspection for resumption of use" in this Chapter) shall submit an Application of Inspection for Resumption of Use of Boiler (Form No.22) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 and 3 of Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to inspection for resumption of use. In this case, the term "the Director General of the Prefectural?@Labour Bureau" used in paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be read as "the Chief of the Labour Standards Inspection Office." (Endorsement of Boiler Inspection Certificate) Article 47. The Chief of Labour Standards Inspection Office shall endorse, with regard to the boiler which passed an inspection for resumption of use, the boiler inspection certificate concerned in respect of the date of inspection and results of inspection. (Return of Boiler Inspection Certificate) Article 48. When the employer discontinues the use of a boiler, he shall, without delay, return the boiler inspection certificate to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office (for a boiler inspection certificate of a mobile boiler, to the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau who has granted the said boiler inspection certificate through the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office). |
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