Virginia
For Virginia, governing body is Department of Labor and Industry, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Division; statute citation is Code of Virginia, Title 40. Labor and Employment, Chapter 3.1. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act , Sections 40.1.51.5 through 40.1.51.19.5. and Virginia Administrative Code, Title 16. Labor and Employment, Agency 25. Safety and Health Codes Board, Chapter 40, Standards for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Certification , Sections 10 through 70 and Chapter 55, Financial Requirements for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Contract Fee Inspectors , Sections 10 through 20; power boiler inspection interval is Certificate inspection annually; External inspection annually while under operating conditions, if possible; low-pressure boiler inspection interval is Certificate inspection biennially; pressure vessel inspection interval is Certificate inspection biennially, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.
- State
- Virginia unconfirmed
- Governing body
- Department of Labor and Industry, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Division unconfirmed
- Statute citation
- Code of Virginia, Title 40. Labor and Employment, Chapter 3.1. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act , Sections 40.1.51.5 through 40.1.51.19.5. and Virginia Administrative Code, Title 16. Labor and Employment, Agency 25. Safety and Health Codes Board, Chapter 40, Standards for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Certification , Sections 10 through 70 and Chapter 55, Financial Requirements for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Contract Fee Inspectors , Sections 10 through 20. unconfirmed
- Power boiler inspection interval
- Certificate inspection annually; External inspection annually while under operating conditions, if possible
- Low-pressure boiler inspection interval
- Certificate inspection biennially
- Pressure vessel inspection interval
- Certificate inspection biennially
- Accepted inspector types
- Reports of inspection made by authorized insurance company inspectors or contract-fee inspectors shall be filed with the chief inspector on National Board forms within 30 days. Such inspections are acceptable in lieu of state inspections. unconfirmed
- Exemptions
- Boilers or unfired pressure vessels owned or operated by the federal government or any agency thereof; Boilers or fired or unfired pressure vessels used in or on the property of private residences or apartment houses of less than four apartments; Hobby or model boilers; Hot water supply boilers, water heaters, and unfired pressure vessels used as hot water supply storage tanks when heat input does not exceed 200,000 BTU per hour, water temperature 210°F, water-containing capacity 120 gallons unconfirmed
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What the source says
Power boilers and high-temperature water boilers: Certificate inspection annually; External inspection annually while under operating conditions, if possible. Heating boilers: Certificate inspection biennially: Steam boilers: An internal inspection where construction permits; Water boilers: An external inspection with internal inspection at discretion of the inspector, where construction permits. Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion: certificate inspection biennially with internal inspection at discretion of inspector, where construction permits.
— nationalboard.org, retrieved 2026-08-05
Source
- nationalboard.orghttps://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select