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

For Kansas, governing body is Office of the State Fire Marshal; statute citation is Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 44. Labor and Industries, Kansas Boiler Safety Act, K.S.A 44-913 et. seq; power boiler inspection interval is Annual certificate inspection (internal inspection); Annual external inspection while under pressure, if possible, at approximately a six-month interval from the certificate inspection; low-pressure boiler inspection interval is Steam heating boilers: Annual certificate inspection; A triennial internal inspection where construction permits. Hot-water supply boilers: a triennial external certificate inspection (under 400,000 BTU per hour). Low-pressure hot-water supply boilers with heat input over 400,000 BTU: an annual external certificate inspection; pressure vessel inspection interval is One-time inspection of new installations and the replacement of vessels 15 cubic feet and over constructed and installed after January 1, 1999, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** Kansas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Governing body:** Office of the State Fire Marshal _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 44. Labor and Industries, Kansas Boiler Safety Act, K.S.A 44-913 et. seq. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Power boiler inspection interval:** Annual certificate inspection (internal inspection); Annual external inspection while under pressure, if possible, at approximately a six-month interval from the certificate inspection.
- **Low-pressure boiler inspection interval:** Steam heating boilers: Annual certificate inspection; A triennial internal inspection where construction permits. Hot-water supply boilers: a triennial external certificate inspection (under 400,000 BTU per hour). Low-pressure hot-water supply boilers with heat input over 400,000 BTU: an annual external certificate inspection.
- **Pressure vessel inspection interval:** One-time inspection of new installations and the replacement of vessels 15 cubic feet and over constructed and installed after January 1, 1999.
- **Accepted inspector types:** Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies and certified by the chief inspector are accepted in lieu of inspections made by a state inspector.
- **Exemptions:** Boilers and pressure vessels under the control of the US government. Fire engine boilers brought into the state for temporary use in times of emergency. Boilers and pressure vessels located on producing oil and gas leases or storage areas outside the limits of any municipality, used solely for oil and gas production purposes. Hot-water supply boilers which are directly fired with oil, gas, electricity, or solar energy and equipped with safety relief valves approved by the National Board and ASME, if none of the following limitations is exceeded: Heat input of 200,000 BTU per hour; Water temperature of 210°F; Nominal water capacity of 120 gallons. Pressure vessels constructed and installed prior to January 1, 1999.

## What the source says

> STATE DEPARTMENT Robert Stimson, Acting Chief Boiler Inspector Office of the State Fire Marshal 800 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 104 Topeka , Kansas 66612 Telephone — 785.296.3401 Email — boiler.inspection@ks.gov rob.stimson@ks.gov Fax — 785.296.0151 EMPOWERMENT Legislative committees empowered to make, alter or amend rules and regulations. Boiler Board: No. DATE OF LAW PASSAGE: 1953 — repealed: 1975; reinstated: 1977 Date of latest amendment to law: April 2022. Date rules and regulations implemented: 1953 and 1977. Date of latest amendment to rules and regulations: April 2022. State statute: Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 44. Labor and Industries, Kansas Boiler Safety Act, K.S.A 44-913 et. seq. 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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