AB 781

Under current law, the Department of Safety and Professional Services has

promulgated rules that impose inspection requirements on boilers. This bill affects

those requirements for chemical recovery boilers. If a chemical recovery boiler meets

the highest rating of the insurer that provides coverage for the boiler, the bill limits

the frequency of periodic inspections, including internal inspection, that require

taking the boiler out of service. Under the bill, those periodic inspections may be

required no more frequently than once every 24 months. The frequency limit applies

to inspections of the boiler or any of its components.

In addition, the bill imposes a deadline on DSPS to act on applications for

exemptions or extensions with respect to periodic inspections of chemical recovery

boilers. If the owner or user of such a boiler applies for an exemption or extension

at least 120 days before the expiration of the inspection period that applies to the

boiler, the bill requires DSPS to take final action on the application at least 90 days

before the expiration of that inspection period.