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The boiler inspection rules in force in Oregon now.

2024 Oregon Boiler and Pressure Vessel Specialty Code (2023 ASME BPVC, 2023 NBIC, 2023 NFPA 85) under ORS 480.510-480.670 and OAR 918-225; effective Oct 1, 2024. Enforced by Building Codes Division Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program with the Board of Boiler Rules; inspections by state-employed or insurance-company certified inspectors; excluded from municipal programs (ORS 455.148). Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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2024 Oregon Boiler and Pressure Vessel Specialty Code (2023 ASME BPVC, 2023 NBIC, 2023 NFPA 85) under ORS 480.510-480.670 and OAR 918-225; effective Oct 1, 2024

Operating permit required before service. Intervals (OAR 918-225-0570, mirror): power boilers internal and external yearly; low-pressure steam every two years; hot water heating/supply external every two years, internal every six; pressure vessels two to six years.

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Who enforces it

Building Codes Division Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program with the Board of Boiler Rules; inspections by state-employed or insurance-company certified inspectors; excluded from municipal programs (ORS 455.148)

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

What changes next

In force

In force; no pending boiler rulemaking found

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 Oregon

Which boiler inspection rules apply in Oregon today?

2024 Oregon Boiler and Pressure Vessel Specialty Code (2023 ASME BPVC, 2023 NBIC, 2023 NFPA 85) under ORS 480.510-480.670 and OAR 918-225; effective Oct 1, 2024. Operating permit required before service. Intervals (OAR 918-225-0570, mirror): power boilers internal and external yearly; low-pressure steam every two years; hot water heating/supply external every two years, internal every six; pressure vessels two to six years.

Who enforces the boiler inspection rules in Oregon?

Building Codes Division Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program with the Board of Boiler Rules; inspections by state-employed or insurance-company certified inspectors; excluded from municipal programs (ORS 455.148).

What changes next for the boiler inspection rules in Oregon?

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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