Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 42-3-13 - Owner or Operator Responsibilities; Insurance Company Responsibilities; Termination of Insurance Coverage13.1. The owner or operator of a high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator shall prepare the boiler or generator for an internal inspection or hydrostatic pressure test when necessary. 13.2. If the owner or operator of a high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator has not properly prepared the device for internal inspection, the inspector or special inspector may decline to perform the inspection and the Division may withhold the permit to operate until the boiler or generator has been properly prepared and inspected. 13.3. The owner or operator shall promptly notify the Division when a high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator is moved from one location to another. The notification shall include the boiler's or generator's West Virginia serial number, the original location and the new location. 13.4. An insurance company shall immediately notify the Division of all insurance policy coverage changes to a high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator, to include the policy number being changed, the policy's expiration or cancellation date, the issuance of a new policy of coverage, including the new policy number and effective dates of the coverage. 13.5. If, after inspection by a special inspector, an insurance company refuses coverage, the company shall immediately notify the Division together with a list of the defects.13.6. If an insurance company ceases or otherwise stops coverage on an insured high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator, the company shall immediately notify the Commissioner and the owner or operator of the device. 13.7. The owner or operator of a high-pressure steam boiler or forced flow steam generator shall permit inspectors and special inspectors to enter the premises, during reasonable hours, where a boiler or generator is being built, is being installed or is being operated, in order to ascertain whether the boiler or generator is being built, installed and operated in accordance with the Act and this rule.