Duties of boiler supervisors
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.420.120
in effect6.420.120 - Duties of boiler supervisors
Boiler supervisors shall perform the duties listed in this Section 6.420.120 in connection with the supervision of automatic and monitored boilers.
A. Prepare boiler logbooks with the name, telephone numbers, email address, if any, and home and business addresses of the boiler supervisor on the front cover. The boiler logbooks shall be kept on the premises and be available for inspection by the City Boiler Inspector.
B. Determine the proper light-off, operating, and shutdown procedures and clearly set forth such procedures in the inside front cover of the boiler logbooks. Determine proper firing rate and the set point or operating limits of all safety devices required on automatic or monitored boilers by the Seattle Boiler Code. Boiler supervisors shall clearly mark such set point or limits in the inside back cover of the boiler logbooks.
C. Determine the list of pertinent boiler data entries to be recorded in the boiler logbooks by the boiler owners or the owners' designated representatives and list such entries on the inside back cover. This list shall include such items as any unusual conditions observed, including safety shutdowns, repairs required, adjustments required and adjustments made. All entries shall be made in the boiler logbook and shall include the signature of the person making such readings, observations, or adjustments. It is lawful to cross out words or sentences which should be changed or corrected but erasures are prohibited. The boiler supervisor's written instructions shall include the above signature requirement and the prohibition of erasures.
D. Examine each boiler and boiler logbook in accordance with the frequency of examinations required by Section 6.420.100. Examination shall include the testing of all control devices required for automatic boilers by the Seattle Boiler Code and the testing of monitoring systems when used.
E. If a boiler is a certified monitored boiler as defined in Section 6.420.030:
1. The boiler supervisor shall cause signals to be sent to the monitoring station to test the reliability of the monitoring equipment and the response of the monitoring station.
2. The boiler supervisor shall report all failures of either the equipment or the response to the City Boiler Inspector within 24 hours. Such report shall be in writing.
F. Boiler supervisors shall inspect and test all other controls on the boiler and shall flush the low-water cutoffs, if applicable, to assure that all control devices are in safe and proper operation. They shall permit continued automatic boiler operation only if their examination, inspection, and testing indicate that the boiler is in a safe operating condition.
G. No modification, revisions, or alterations to a boiler or its control devices shall be made except under a boiler supervisor's supervision except:
1. Restoration of control devices to original factory operating conditions at the set point or within the operating limits determined by the boiler supervisor as set forth in the boiler logbook; or
2. Repair or adjustment of the burner system for viscosity changes or to correct fuel-air ratios to restore proper operation at the firing rate indicated in the boiler logbook by the boiler supervisor; or
3. Repair or adjustment of any other system not directly related to the primary safety controls or to the pressure vessel to restore such systems to proper operating conditions. Entries of such repairs or adjustments shall be made in the boiler logbook and shall include the signature of those making such repairs or adjustments.
H. Attend all startups of an automatic boiler out of service after corrective work other than limited adjustments or repairs by others as set forth in subsection 6.420.120.G has been performed on the boiler, its firing equipment, or its control and safety devices. The boiler supervisor shall remain in constant attendance until:
1. The boiler has reached its preset operating range of pressure; and
2. The primary controls and safety devices have been proved; and
3. The boiler is acceptable to the boiler supervisor for continued operation.
Boiler supervisors are not required to be in attendance during light-off of original boiler equipment being installed by and under the control of the boiler manufacturer or the manufacturer's representative, by a boiler installation contractor or boiler or burner installer making such installation under the manufacturer's written instructions and recommendations. Boiler supervisors are not required to be in attendance during light-off following adjustment or authorized boiler or burner manufacturer alterations made by the above representative, contractor, or installer within the guarantee or warranty time period during which time the representative, contractor, or installer is obligated to render such service. The representative, contractor, or installer shall furnish the boiler supervisor with recommended set points or operating limits of all control devices and recommended firing rates as well as other pertinent data in writing. The representative, contractor, or installer shall record all subsequent changes, adjustments, alterations, or recommendations in the boiler logbook and shall sign the logbook.
I. Provide for a substitute boiler supervisor to attend to boilers in the boiler supervisor's charge when the boiler supervisor is unable to respond to trouble calls. The boiler supervisor shall list the names, email address, if any, home and business telephone numbers, and addresses of substitute boiler supervisors on the front of the boiler logbooks.
J. Respond to trouble calls in accordance with the following:
1. Make verbal contact with the licensed operator, boiler owner, or the owner's representative within two hours of a trouble call from such person, and
2. Have the capability of being present at a boiler site within four hours on a trouble call from that site.
K. A boiler supervisor may not act as both boiler supervisor and the licensed operator except when:
1. The boiler supervisor is a full-time employee of the boiler owner/user; or
2. The licensed operator is unavailable due to vacation, illness, or similar temporary circumstances.
(Ord. 126359, § 1, 2021; Ord. 122115, § 2, 2006.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.420STENBOOP_6.420.120DUBOSUFetched: 11/1/2026