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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".28" citation="COMAR 09.12.01.28" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="01" heading="Reporting Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Accident or Explosion Report.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>After an accident or explosion the owner or operator shall notify the chief boiler inspector within 24 hours by email and by telephone.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notification under §A(1) of this regulation shall contain the following information regarding the accident or explosion:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name, address, telephone number, and other contact information of the individual reporting the incident;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Location and address of the incident;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Date and time of the incident;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Description of the incident;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Maryland registration number and National Board registration number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Manufacturer, year of manufacture, and serial number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Type of boiler or pressure vessel and maximum allowable working pressure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Injuries including fatalities; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Property damage.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A special inspector, immediately upon receiving a report of an accident or explosion, shall notify the chief boiler inspector.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Unless necessary to save human life, the owner or operator, or both, shall ensure that the boiler, pressure vessel, or any part of the boiler or pressure vessel is not removed or disturbed before the inspector conducts an inspection.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An inspector shall file a report of a hazardous condition that affects the safe operation of a boiler or pressure vessel with the Chief Boiler Inspector within 24 hours by email.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An authorized insurer shall file a report with the Chief Boiler Inspector by email within 24 hours if the insurance policy is cancelled, not renewed, or suspended due to an unsafe condition.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An authorized insurer shall file a report with the Chief Boiler Inspector by email within 24 hours where the insurance coverage is denied as a result of an inspector’s first inspection.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Inspection Report.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Within 30 days of the inspection date, an authorized inspection agency shall submit to the Chief Boiler Inspector:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A report of each certificate inspection; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A report of each inspection of a boiler or pressure vessel that did not have a valid certificate at the time of the inspection.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The inspection report shall include at least the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Date of the inspection;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maryland registration number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Owner’s identification number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Manufacturer, year of manufacture, National Board registration number, manufacturer’s serial number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Year of installation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Location and address of the boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Name and address of the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Name and address of the primary contact of the boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Name and address of the person to whom a certificate should be sent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Name and address of the person to whom an invoice should be sent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>Specific location in the plant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>Type and use of the boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(m)">
        <text>Whether a variance has been granted and if so, the terms of the variance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(n)">
        <text>ASME symbol stamped on the boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(o)">
        <text>If a boiler, the fuel, the fuel train code, and the firing method;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(p)">
        <text>If a pressure vessel, the pressurized fluid;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(q)">
        <text>The stamped maximum allowable working pressure and the maximum allowable operating pressure and the set pressure of the pressure relief device;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(r)">
        <text>The minimum required capacity of the pressure relief device, and the total installed pressure relief capacity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(s)">
        <text>The status of the boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(t)">
        <text>The inspection type;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(u)">
        <text>Whether a certificate is posted;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(v)">
        <text>Whether the pressure gage was tested;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(w)">
        <text>Whether the inspector recommends that a certificate be issued;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(x)">
        <text>Whether a hydrostatic pressure test was performed, and if so, at what pressure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(y)">
        <text>Complete nameplate information or a photograph or rubbing of the nameplate;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(z)">
        <text>A statement of the condition of the boiler or pressure vessel, in general and specifically as needed, including violations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(aa)">
        <text>If violations were noted, the recommended corrective action to take;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(bb)">
        <text>The name of the owner or owner’s representative to whom the report was explained, with contact information;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(cc)">
        <text>The name of the authorized inspection agency; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(dd)">
        <text>The name of the inspector, the inspector’s National Board commission number, and the inspector’s Maryland commission number.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An inspection of a historical boiler shall be reported on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>National Board Form C-1; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A Maryland inspection report form.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Method of Filing an Inspection Report.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A report shall be submitted electronically in the format required by the Chief Boiler Inspector, unless to do so would create an undue burden.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If a report is not submitted electronically in the format required by the Chief Boiler Inspector it shall be:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Submitted on the Maryland inspection report form; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Subject to a filing fee, payable by the authorized inspection agency.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An authorized insurer shall file a report of insurance change with the Chief Boiler Inspector within 30 days after an insurance policy is issued, cancelled, not renewed, or suspended for any reason.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A manufacturer shall file a manufacturer’s data report with the Chief Boiler Inspector through the National Board for each of its boilers and pressure vessels to be operated in Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Repair and Alteration Reports.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person performing repairs or alterations on a boiler or pressure vessel shall provide the Chief Boiler Inspector and the owner with a written report of each repair or alteration within 30 days of the completion of the repair or alteration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The repair or alteration report shall include at least the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name and address of the company performing the repair or alteration;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Owner and location, including the address of the boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Maryland registration number and National Board registration number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Manufacturer and serial number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Description of the repair or alteration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Completion of certificate of compliance and certificate inspection.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Inventory Report.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Within 3 days of the first day of each month, each authorized insurer shall submit to the Chief Boiler Inspector an inventory report of each boiler and pressure vessel that it insures.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Within 3 days of the first day of each month, each owner-user inspection service shall submit to the Chief Boiler Inspector an inventory report of each boiler and pressure vessel it owns.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The inventory report shall contain at least the following information about each boiler and pressure vessel:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maryland registration number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Name of the manufacturer, year of manufacture, and National Board number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Manufacturer’s serial number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Owner’s identifying number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Type of boiler or pressure vessel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Location and address of the boiler or pressure vessel; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Name and address of the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Method of Filing an Inventory Report.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An inventory report shall be submitted electronically in the format required by the Chief Boiler Inspector, unless to do so would create an undue burden.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If an inventory report is not submitted electronically in the format required by the Chief Boiler Inspector it shall be subject to a filing fee, payable by the authorized inspection agency.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>