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The boiler inspection rules in force in California now.

Labor Code 7620-7771; Title 8 CCR Boiler and Fired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders (secs. 750-797) and Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders (secs. 450-560). Enforced by Cal/OSHA Pressure Vessel Unit (DOSH, Department of Industrial Relations); inspections by state inspectors or qualified insurance-company inspectors. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Labor Code 7620-7771; Title 8 CCR Boiler and Fired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders (secs. 750-797) and Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders (secs. 450-560)

Permit to operate required for power boilers above 15 psig steam, air tanks over 1.5 cu ft and LP-gas tanks over 125 gal. Boilers get annual internal and external inspection; up to 36 months by Division approval.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

Cal/OSHA Pressure Vessel Unit (DOSH, Department of Industrial Relations); inspections by state inspectors or qualified insurance-company inspectors

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

In force

In force, nothing scheduled

The federal layer

There is no federal boiler certificate; the state program below is the whole obligation, with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the National Board Inspection Code as the referenced standards.

Questions about the boiler inspection rules in California

Which boiler inspection rules apply in California today?

Labor Code 7620-7771; Title 8 CCR Boiler and Fired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders (secs. 750-797) and Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders (secs. 450-560). Permit to operate required for power boilers above 15 psig steam, air tanks over 1.5 cu ft and LP-gas tanks over 125 gal. Boilers get annual internal and external inspection; up to 36 months by Division approval.

Who enforces the boiler inspection rules in California?

Cal/OSHA Pressure Vessel Unit (DOSH, Department of Industrial Relations); inspections by state inspectors or qualified insurance-company inspectors.

What changes next for the boiler inspection rules in California?

Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.

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