NAC455C.182. Requirements for installation or alteration.

     1. Each boiler and pressure vessel must be installed and trimmed as required by the stamping of the original manufacturer of the boiler or pressure vessel and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the code.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a contractor must obtain a permit for installation before installing or altering a boiler or pressure vessel, including, without limitation, a refrigeration pressure vessel, in this State. If installation is begun before the permit is issued, installation must be suspended until the permit is issued.

     3. A request for a permit for installation must be submitted by the contractor to the Enforcement Section in writing not less than 10 days before the installation will begin and include:

     (a) A data report from the manufacturer of the boiler or pressure vessel and, if the boiler or pressure vessel that is being installed was moved from another location, a copy of the original permit for installation and report of inspection;

     (b) The plans and specifications of the boiler room in which the boiler or pressure vessel is being installed which designate the location of the boiler or pressure vessel and which comply with the requirements of NAC 455C.250 and 455C.254; and

     (c) A copy of his or her contractor’s license issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS which authorizes the contractor to install boilers or pressure vessels.

     4. Except for an existing installation or a reinstalled boiler or pressure vessel, a boiler or pressure vessel may not be installed in this State unless it has been registered with the National Board.

     5. Before a secondhand boiler or pressure vessel, reinstalled boiler or pressure vessel, or portable boiler or pressure vessel may be installed or shipped for installation into this State, the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel or his or her agent or the contractor must apply to the Enforcement Section for approval to install it. The request for a permit for installation must include, without limitation, a report of inspection. The report of inspection must be prepared by a person who holds a commission and who inspected the boiler or pressure vessel. The fittings and appurtenances of the boiler or pressure vessel must comply with the requirements for the installation of a new boiler or pressure vessel.

     6. In the case of an emergency, a contractor may install or alter a boiler or pressure vessel, including a refrigeration pressure vessel, in this State without first obtaining a permit from the Enforcement Section if the contractor:

     (a) Notifies the Enforcement Section as soon as practicable after the alteration or installation; and

     (b) Obtains the permit required by subsection 2 at that time.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004)