# Georgia — US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state

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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Governing body:** Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Power boiler inspection interval:** certificate inspection annually, internal inspection where construction permits, plus external inspection while under operating pressure
- **Low-pressure boiler inspection interval:** certificate inspection biennially with an internal inspection quadrennially where construction permits
- **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
- **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
- **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

## 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 — blynch@oci.ga.gov Firemarshal@oci.ga.gov 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:

## Source

- https://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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