Document Citation: Wis. Adm. Code Comm 41.38

Header:
WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
CHAPTER COMM 41 BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
SUBCHAPTER III -- ALL INSTALLATIONS

Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
Wis. Adm. Code Comm 41.38 (2011)

Comm 41.38 Reporting accidents, repairs and alterations.

(1) ACCIDENTS. Whenever a boiler or pressure vessel fails and causes injury to any person, the owner or user shall do all of the following:

(a) Notify the department during normal business hours or notify the state division of emergency management during non-business hours within 24 hours of the accident.

Note: The department may be contacted at (608) 266-7548 during normal business hours (7:45 am to 4:30 pm) or the state division of emergency management may be contacted at (800) 943-0003 during non-business hours.

(b) Shall not remove or disturb the boiler or pressure vessel or any of its parts and shall not permit any such removal or disturbance prior to receiving authorization from the department, except for the purpose of saving human life or further property damage.

(2) REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS. The owner or user shall report to the department any repairs or alterations of a boiler or pressure vessel as required in subch. VI.

(3) FUEL CONVERSIONS. The owner or user shall report to the department conversions of the boiler's primary fuels to other fuels and shall use department form SBD-6314 for this notification.

(4) HEAT INPUT. The owner or user shall report to the department any modification that increases the heat input capacity of the boiler and shall use department form SBD-6314 for this notification.

Note: Department form SBD-6314 is available at no charge from the department at the Safety and Buildings Division, P.O. Box 2509, Madison, WI 53701, telephone 608/267-9706, or on the Internet at www.commerce.wi.gov/SB.