Georgia
For Georgia, governing body is Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner; statute citation is Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 25. Labor, Chapter 15 Article 2. Regulations of Boilers and Pressure Vessel Safety Act , Chapter 120-3-26. Georgia Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules; power boiler inspection interval is certificate inspection annually, internal inspection where construction permits, plus external inspection while under operating pressure; low-pressure boiler inspection interval is certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection quadrennially where construction permits; pressure vessel inspection interval is triennial certificate inspection (if subject to internal corrosion); all others at intervals set by the board with at least a quadrennial certificate inspection, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.
- State
- Georgia
- Governing body
- Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
- Statute citation
- Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 25. Labor, Chapter 15 Article 2. Regulations of Boilers and Pressure Vessel Safety Act , Chapter 120-3-26. Georgia Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules.
- Power boiler inspection interval
- certificate inspection annually, internal inspection where construction permits, plus external inspection while under operating pressure unconfirmed
- Low-pressure boiler inspection interval
- certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection quadrennially where construction permits unconfirmed
- Pressure vessel inspection interval
- triennial certificate inspection (if subject to internal corrosion); all others at intervals set by the board with at least a quadrennial certificate inspection unconfirmed
- Accepted inspector types
- Insurance company inspectors commissioned by the department (accepted in lieu of department inspector); owner/user inspection organizations approved by the chief safety engineer unconfirmed
- Exemptions
- Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control; US DOT pressure vessels for transportation and storage of compressed or liquefied gases; unfired pressure vessels on vehicles under other state or federal agencies; air tanks on railroad rights-of-way; unfired pressure vessels not exceeding 5 cu ft/250 psig or 1-1/2 cu ft/600 psig or 6 inches inside diameter; unfired pressure vessels with working pressure not exceeding 15 psig; vessels with water/indirect heat not exceeding 200,000 BTU/hr, 210°F, 120 gallons; boilers and pressure vessels operated and maintained by public utility; farm agricultural boilers; heating boilers or pressure vessels in private residences or apartment houses of fewer than six family units; pressure vessels as external parts of electrical circuit breakers or transformers; remote oil/gas production lease pressure vessels; LP gas storage vessels under state fire marshal; air storage tanks not exceeding 16 cubic feet/120 gallons/250 psig unconfirmed
Values marked unconfirmed are shown, but we could not tie them to the quote below: Accepted inspector types, Exemptions, Low-pressure boiler inspection interval, Power boiler inspection interval, Pressure vessel inspection interval. Read the quote and judge them yourself.
What the source says
King, Commissioner William "Butch" Lynch Jr., Chief Inspector Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West Tower, Suite 920 Atlanta , Georgia 30334 Telephone ­— 404.656.2064 Email — [email protected] [email protected] Fax — 404.679.5818 EMPOWERMENT Director of Safety Engineering Division empowered to make, alter, and amend rules and regulations. Boiler Board: Yes. (Contact above official for more information.) DATE OF LAW PASSAGE: 1969 Date of latest amendment to law: July 1993. Date rules and regulations implemented: 1986. Date of latest amendment to rules and regulations: January 01, 2022. State statute: Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 25. Labor, Chapter 15 Article 2. Regulations of Boilers and Pressure Vessel Safety Act , Chapter 120-3-26. Georgia Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules. RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STAMPING Construction:
— nationalboard.org, retrieved 2026-08-05
Source
- nationalboard.orghttps://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select