1. (a) Manufacturer's data reports. Manufacturer's data reports shall be filed by the manufacturer with the chief inspector and the National Board.

2. (b) Risks--new, canceled, or suspended.

   1. (1) All inspection agencies shall promptly notify the chief inspector, or Form NB-4, of all boiler risks written, as well as all boiler risks rejected, canceled, not renewed, or suspended because of unsafe conditions. Notification may be made electronically or manually on Form NB-4 or other forms provided by the department. This notification shall list, by Texas boiler number, all objects affected by the notice.
   2. (2) If an authorized inspector, upon the first inspection of a new risk, finds conditions such that his inspection agency refuses insurance, the inspection agency shall promptly notify the chief inspector and submit a report of the defects.
3. (c) Inspection report forms. At the time of the first inspection of any boiler covered by the provisions of the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 755, a complete report (including safety or safety relief valve nameplate data) shall be submitted on Form NB-5, or other appropriate form, provided by the department. Subsequent inspection reports shall be submitted on Form NB-6, or other appropriate form, as provided by the department. The reports shall be submitted within 30 days of the date of the inspection. External inspections shall be reported on Form NB-6, or other appropriate form, when hazardous conditions affecting the safety of the boiler are found to exist or to document the inspection required for extension of the internal inspection interval.
4. (d) Any person, firm, or corporation performing a boiler installation in the state will certify compliance with the Texas Boiler Law and Rules by filing a boiler installation report and manufacturer's data report on new boilers (and when available, on secondhand boilers) with the chief boiler inspector within 30 days of completion. The appropriate form will be provided by the chief boiler inspector upon request.
5. (e) Defective conditions disclosed at time of external inspection. If there is evidence of a leak or crack, the covering of the boiler shall be removed to satisfy the inspector as to the safety of the boiler. If the covering cannot be removed at that time, he may order the operation of the boiler discontinued until such time as the covering can be removed and proper examination made.

6. (f) Boiler accidents.

   1. (1) In case of a serious accident, such as an explosion, the owner/operator shall immediately notify the chief inspector and authorized inspector. Neither the boiler nor any of the parts thereof shall be removed or disturbed, except for the purpose of saving human life or preventing further damage, before an inspection and investigation has been made by the chief inspector, deputy inspector, or authorized inspector. The authorized inspector shall notify the chief inspector before beginning an inspection and investigation of serious boiler accidents.
   2. (2) To the extent necessary to conduct an inspection and subsequent investigation of a boiler accident, the owner/operator shall provide the chief inspector or deputy inspector free access to the boiler and accident area. The owner/operator shall provide the chief inspector or deputy inspector and authorized inspector with fragments, parts, appurtenances, documents, and records necessary to conduct an investigation of the accident.
   3. (3) The chief inspector shall investigate, or cause to be investigated, each boiler accident to the extent necessary to reasonably determine the cause of the boiler accident.
   4. (4) The authorized inspector shall submit a report of the boiler accident to the chief inspector. The report shall be submitted on a form supplied by the department.
   5. (5) The chief inspector shall file a final report detailing the cause for the boiler accident, including a recommendation to prevent a recurrence of a similar boiler accident.
7. (g) Repair and alteration report forms. All repair and alteration report forms must be submitted to the chief inspector within 90 days following the repair or alteration.
8. (h) Interagency reporting. Deputy fire marshals under the State Board of Insurance and inspectors under the Department of Health, who during routine inspections encounter boilers which are unregistered, or in the opinion of the inspector unsafe, shall report these boilers on forms provided by the department within five working days. In the case of the unsafe boilers, immediate notification shall also be made to the office of the chief inspector.

Source Note:The provisions of this §65.50 adopted to be effective November 15, 1989, 14 TexReg 5783; amended to be effective January 3, 1992, 16 TexReg 7476; amended to be effective October 20, 1992, 17 TexReg 6896; amended to be effective April 19, 1994, 19 TexReg 2383; amended to be effective August 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 6619.