Safety inspection by qualified inspectors
HRS §397-6
in effect397-6. Safety inspection by qualified inspectors
(a) All safety inspections required under this chapter of pressure retaining items shall be performed by deputy boiler inspectors in the employ of the department who are qualified boiler inspectors; provided that the director may authorize the safety inspections to be performed by:
(1) Special inspectors, who are qualified boiler
inspectors in the exclusive employment of insurance companies insuring pressure
retaining items in this State; or
(2) Owner-user inspectors, who
are qualified boiler inspectors in the exclusive employment of an
owner-user inspection organization.
(b) A qualified boiler inspector is a person
eligible for or in possession of a valid commission issued by the National
Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, who has satisfied the
requirements established by the department, and who has received from the
director or the director's authorized agent briefings and instructions
regarding the rules pertaining to pressure retaining items in this State.
(c) All safety inspections required under this
chapter of elevators and kindred equipment, and amusement rides and the
premises appurtenant thereto, shall be performed by deputy elevator inspectors
of the department who are qualified elevator inspectors and who are employed
primarily for purposes of elevator and related inspection work.
(d) A qualified elevator inspector is a person
who meets the criteria of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the
standards for the qualification of elevator inspectors of the American National
Standards Institute and has satisfied requirements established by the
department.
[L 1980, c 19, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 95, §1; am L
2018, c 186, §4; am L 2021, c 200, §5; am L 2022, c 102, §3]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0397/HRS_0397-0006.htmFetched: 11/10/2026