Section 27-793
§ 27-793 Boilers. (a) Acceptance tests. Boilers shall not be placed in
operation upon completion of construction until they have been inspected
and tested and an equipment use permit has been issued by the
commissioner. All final inspections and tests for boilers shall be
subject to the provisions for controlled inspection as provided in
subchapter one of this chapter, except that such inspections and tests
shall be made by a qualified boiler inspector in the employ of the
department or a duly authorized insurance company as provided in section
two hundred four of the labor law. Equipment having a Btu input of not
more than three hundred fifty thousand Btu per hour shall be exempt from
this requirement.
(b) Periodic boiler inspections.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph two of this subdivision, all
boilers, as defined in section two hundred four of the labor law,
excepting those boilers listed in subdivision five of such section of
the labor law, shall be inspected at least once a year by duly
authorized insurance companies or other qualified inspectors in the
manner set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the
commissioner. Such inspections shall also include the chimney connectors
described in article three of subchapter fifteen of this chapter. All
boiler inspectors who perform periodic inspections pursuant to this
subdivision shall be qualified under section two hundred four of the
labor law and rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of
labor.
(2) Each owner of a high-pressure boiler, as defined in sections
26-160 and 27-795 of this code, may choose to have the annual boiler
inspection conducted by the department or by a duly authorized insurance
company.
(c) Owners annual statement.
(1) The owner of each boiler that is subject to periodic inspection
shall file an annual written statement with the commissioner,
specifying:
a. The location of each boiler.
b. Whether or not the owner, agent, or lessee has had the boiler
inspected by a duly authorized insurance company or other qualified
inspector in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (b) of this
section, setting forth the name and address of the insurance company or
other qualified inspector, the date of inspection, and the policy number
covering the boiler.
(2) If the periodic boiler inspection has been performed by a duly
authorized insurance company or other qualified inspector pursuant to
subdivision (b) of this section, the annual statement shall be
accompanied by a signed copy of the report of each boiler inspection, on
such forms and in such manner as required by the commissioner.
(3) The statement shall be filed within thirty days after installation
of a boiler. Thereafter, it shall be filed on or before the last day of
December of the year of each annual inspection.
(d) Removal or discontinuance notice. The owner of a boiler that is
removed or discontinued from use shall file a written notice of such
removal or discontinuance with the commissioner within thirty days of
the date of removal or discontinuance.
(e) Failure to file statements and notices. If an owner of a boiler
shall fail to file any statement or notice required under this section,
such owner shall be liable for a civil penalty pursuant to section
26-125 of this code.
(f) Additional inspections. In addition to the inspections required by
subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, the commissioner may make such
additional inspections as required to enforce the provisions of this
code. No fee shall be charged for such additional inspections.
(g) Fees. Every owner of a boiler in use and inspected by a duly
authorized insurance company shall pay to the department an annual fee
for each boiler in the amount prescribed by section 26-213 of title
twenty-six of the administrative code to cover the city's administrative
and supervisory costs involved. The fee shall be payable at the time of
the filing of the statement required by this subdivision.
Section 27-794
§ 27-794 Fuel burning and fuel storage installations. (a) Field tests.
(1) All liquid fuel piping and fuel oil storage tanks shall be
hydrostatically tested for tightness by the contractor who made the
installation before the work is closed in and before the system is
operated. The piping shall be tested at one and one-half times the
maximum working pressure applicable to that part of the piping system
but at a pressure less than the test pressure required for the storage
tank. The minimum pressure for testing tanks shall be one and one-half
times the maximum working pressure applicable to the tank but in no case
less than twenty-five psi. The hydrostatic pressure shall be maintained
until all joints and connections have been visually inspected for leaks,
but in no case for less than one-half hour. The tank shall not show any
permanent deformation as a result of the test. A record shall be kept of
the pressure tests showing the name of the contractor and the pressures
at which the piping and the tank were tested.
(2) Gas distribution piping shall be tested for tightness by the
contractor who made the installation before the work is closed in and
before the system is operated, in accordance with the requirements of
section 27-922 of article seven of subchapter sixteen of this chapter.
For gas storage tanks see chapter four of this title.
(b) Inspections. Fuel burning equipment shall be inspected in
accordance with the requirements for controlled inspections in
subchapter one, except that the inspections may be made by an architect
or engineer who need not be in the employ of the owner or by a
representative of the commissioner.
(c) Temporary use permit. A temporary equipment use permit, as
provided in subchapter one, may be issued by the commissioner upon
receipt of a statement signed by the contractor who made the
installation, certifying that:
(1) The portions of the work completed conform with all provisions of
the code listing at the same time any items still to be completed.
(2) All required pressure tests have been successfully completed on
the portion of the work installed and giving the pressures at which the
tests were made.
(d) Instruction cards. For oil burning systems, cards giving complete
instructions for the care and operation of the system shall be furnished
and shall be permanently located in an easily visible and accessible
location near the equipment.
(e) Exceptions. An equipment use permit shall not be required for any
installation for which a work permit is not required as provided in
section 27-189 of article eighteen of subchapter one of this chapter.
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