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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Commissioner may appoint to be chief inspector a citizen of this state or, if not available, a citizen of another state, who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than five years' experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed under Code Section 25-15-20. Such chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the Commissioner.
(b) The chief inspector, if authorized by the Commissioner, is charged, directed, and empowered:
(1) To take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws of this state governing the use of boilers and pressure vessels to which this article applies and of the rules and regulations of the office;
(2) To keep a complete record of the name of each owner or user and his or her location and, except for pressure vessels covered by an owner or user inspection service, the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age, and the last recorded inspection of all boilers and pressure vessels to which this article applies;
(3) To publish in print or electronically and make available to anyone requesting them copies of the rules and regulations promulgated by the office;
(4) To issue or to suspend or revoke for cause inspection certificates as provided for in Code Section 25-15-24; and
(5) To cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this article.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 25. Fire Protection and Safety § 25-15-17 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-25-fire-protection-and-safety/ga-code-sect-25-15-17/
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