Ohio Code § 4104.15

§ 4104.15.

(A) All certificates of inspection for boilers, issued prior to October 15, 1965, are

valid and effective for the period set forth in such certificates unless sooner withdrawn

by the superintendent of industrial compliance.  The owner or user of any such boiler shall obtain an appropriate certificate of

operation for such boiler, and shall not operate such boiler, or permit it to be operated

unless a certificate of operation has been obtained in accordance with section 4104.17 of the Revised Code . (B) If a boiler owner or user is in compliance with sections 4104.13 , 4104.17 , and 4104.18 of the Revised Code , the superintendent, upon application, shall issue the boiler owner or user a certificate

of operation or renew the boiler owner's or user's certificate of operation.  The certificate of operation shall: (1) State the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated, as ascertained by

the rules of the board of building standards, the name of the owner or user, the location,

size, and number of each boiler, and the date of issuance; (2) Be so placed as to be easily read in the engine room or boiler room of the plant

where the boiler is located, except that the certificate of operation for a portable

boiler shall be kept on the premises and shall be accessible at all times. (C) If an inspector at any inspection finds that the boiler or pressure vessel is not

in safe working condition, or is not provided with the fittings necessary to safety,

or if the fittings are improperly arranged, the inspector shall immediately notify

the owner or user and person in charge of the boiler and shall report the same to

the superintendent who may revoke, suspend, or deny the certificate of operation and

not renew the same until the boiler or pressure vessel and its fittings are put in

condition to insure safety of operation, and the owner or user shall not operate the

boiler or pressure vessel, or permit it to be operated until such certificate has

been granted or restored. (D) If the superintendent or a general boiler inspector finds that a pressure vessel

or boiler or a part thereof poses an explosion hazard that reasonably can be regarded

as posing an imminent danger of death or serious physical harm to persons, the superintendent

or the general boiler inspector shall seal the pressure vessel or boiler and order,

in writing, the operator or owner of the pressure vessel or boiler to immediately

cease the pressure vessel's or boiler's operation.  The order shall be effective until the nonconformities are eliminated, corrected,

or otherwise remedied, or for a period of seventy-two hours from the time of issuance,

whichever occurs first.  During the seventy-two-hour period, the superintendent may request that the prosecuting

attorney or city attorney of Franklin county or of the county in which the pressure

vessel or boiler is located obtain an injunction restraining the operator or owner

of the pressure vessel or boiler from continuing its operation after the seventy-two-hour

period expires until the nonconformities are eliminated, corrected, or otherwise remedied. (E) Each boiler which has been inspected shall be assigned a number by the superintendent,

which number shall be stamped on a nonferrous metal tag affixed to the boiler or its

fittings by seal or otherwise.  No person except an inspector shall deface or remove any such number or tag. (F) If the owner or user of any pressure vessel or boiler disagrees with the inspector

as to the necessity for shutting down a pressure vessel or boiler or for making repairs

or alterations in it, or taking any other measures for safety that are requested by

an inspector, the owner or user may appeal from the decision of the inspector to the

superintendent, who may, after such other inspection by a general inspector or special

inspector as the superintendent deems necessary, decide the issue. (G) Neither sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code , nor an inspection or report by any inspector, shall relieve the owner or user of

a pressure vessel or boiler of the duty of using due care in the inspection, operation,

and repair of the pressure vessel or boiler or of any liability for damages for failure

to inspect, repair, or operate the pressure vessel or boiler safely.