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Arkansas

For Arkansas, governing body is Arkansas Department of Labor & Licensing, Boiler Inspection Division; statute citation is Arkansas Code 20-23-101et seq.; and 5-64-1301 through 1303; power boiler inspection interval is one annual internal inspection; one annual external inspection; low-pressure boiler inspection interval is one internal inspection every three years; pressure vessel inspection interval is every two years, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

State
Arkansas
Governing body
Arkansas Department of Labor & Licensing, Boiler Inspection Division
Statute citation
Arkansas Code 20-23-101et seq.; and 5-64-1301 through 1303.
Power boiler inspection interval
one annual internal inspection; one annual external inspection
Low-pressure boiler inspection interval
one internal inspection every three years verified
Pressure vessel inspection interval
every two years verified
Accepted inspector types
Insurance company inspectors commissioned by the department (accepted in lieu of department inspector, except field inspections of anhydrous ammonia vessels); inspectors holding a National Board commission employed by insurance company, owner user organization or the State of Arkansas
Exemptions
Air tanks of 12 gallons or less containing 150 psi or less; boilers and unfired pressure vessels under Interstate Commerce Commission inspection regulations; boilers and unfired pressure vessels for domestic purposes in private dwellings and apartment houses of eight or fewer apartments; unfired pressure vessels with MAWP of 15 psi or less; unfired pressure vessels of 5 cubic feet or less or coil-type steam generators without accumulative drum; vessels for liquefied petroleum gas storage; hot-water heaters under 200,000 BTU per hour (except in hospitals, schools, day-care centers, nursing homes); hot-water supply storage tanks with heat input less than 200,000 BTU/hr, water temperature less than 210°F, nominal water-containing capacity less than 120 gallons; pressure vessels integral to mechanical devices; vessels for transporting fluids within a system; water-containing vessels of 120 gallons or less; boilers and vessels for oil, natural gas, or casinghead gas production/distribution/storage/transmission
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Verified2026-08-05
Review by2027-08-05
DatasetUS boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state

What the source says

Boilers and fired pressure vessels: One annual internal inspection. One annual external inspection. Unfired pressure vessels every two years. Boilers, gas, and electric water heaters located in schools, nursing homes, day-care centers, and hospitals: Once annually. Low-pressure steam-heating boilers: One internal inspection every three years.

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Source

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