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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 222 Based upon the documentation of such actual service conditions by the owner or user of the operating equipment, the Commissioner of Labor may, at his discretion, permit variations in the inspection requirements. C. The inspections herein required shall be made by the Commissioner, chief boiler inspector, deputy inspector or a special inspector as provided for in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act except that hot water supply heaters may be inspected by state- licensed boiler operators or state-licensed plumbers or plumbing contractors. The Commissioner of Labor may designate by rule the hot water supply heaters, by design type, that are not subject to inspection. D. Owner-user inspection of boilers and pressure vessels is permitted provided the owner-user inspection service is regularly established and is under the supervision of one or more individuals whose qualifications are satisfactory to the Commissioner of Labor and the owner-user causes the pressure vessels to be inspected in conformance with the National Board Inspection Code or American Petroleum Institute Pressure Vessel Inspection Code as applicable. E. If, at the discretion of the inspector, a hydrostatic test shall be deemed necessary, it shall be made by the owner or user or his licensed representative and witnessed by an inspector as authorized by the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act, before a certificate of operation is issued. F. All boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve- month period from the date upon which the rules of the Commissioner become effective, shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers and pressure vessels in this state, or if constructed outside of the state, by an inspector holding a valid commission issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. G. No person, firm or corporation shall in any manner interfere with the performance of the official duties of any inspector authorized by the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Added by Laws 1982, c. 252, § 13. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 295, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2016, c. 93, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 36, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

§40-141.14. Inspection report - Inspection record - Certificate of operation - Suspension of certificate. A. 1. Each authorized inspection agency employing special inspectors meeting the requirements of subsection A of Section 9 of this act shall, within thirty (30) days following each inspection made by such inspectors, file an exact copy of the report of the