Section 505.130  Operation Requirements (general)

a)         The requirements of this Section are subject to the limitations of Section 505.20(c).

b)         Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions shall be subject to the penalties provided in the Act.

c)         An Inspection Certificate may be suspended by the Agency if an ISI or non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power system is in operation but not in compliance with this Part.

d)         An Inspection Certificate may be suspended by the Agency if an ISI or non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power system is being operated in an unsafe condition.

e)         If the owner of any boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power system required to be inspected refuses to allow an inspection to be made, the Agency shall take action to suspend the Inspection Certificate under Section 505.80 until the owner complies with the requirements.

f)         For any boiler or pressure vessel that has been inspected and declared unsafe by an Authorized Inspector, the Authorized Inspector shall notify the Agency of his or her intention to condemn the boiler or pressure vessel.  The Agency shall act in accordance with subsection (g) for such ISI or non-ISI boilers or pressure vessels.

g)         Upon being notified under the provisions of subsection (f), the Agency shall take action concerning the affected Inspection Certificate in accordance with Section 505.80.

h)         Subject to the limitations of Sections 505.20(c), 505.80 and 505.86, the owner who causes a non-ISI boiler or pressure vessel or nuclear power system to be operated without a valid Inspection Certificate shall be subject to the penalty as provided in the Act.

i)          Removal of Safety Appliances.

1)         No person, except under the direction of an Authorized Inspector, shall attempt to remove or shall do any work upon safety appliances required by this Part while a boiler or pressure vessel is in operation.  If any of these appliances are repaired during an outage of a boiler or pressure vessel, they shall be reinstalled and in proper working order before the object is again placed in service.

2)         No person shall in any manner load the safety valve or valves to maintain a working pressure in excess of that stated on the Inspection Certificate.

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 4345, effective March 9, 2009)