STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: BOILER INSPECTOR
Class Code: 1148-23
Date Established: 01-01-83
Occupational Code: 3-1-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To inspect boilers and unfired pressure
vessels, rendering decisions as to equipment safety and recommending
certificate issuance.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Conducts inspections
of boilers and unfired pressure vessels to determine if the equipment, water
connections, electrical connections, safety valves, and related items are in
proper working order and meet the standards under existing laws, rules and regulations.
·
Prepares reports of
inspections and makes recommendations to the Commissioner of Labor authorizing
state operating certificates.
·
Discusses
deficiencies in fabrication, installation and maintenance with owner/users or
other persons as necessary to correct violations.
·
Condemns boilers or
unfired pressure vessels subsequent to declaring them unsafe or disqualified by
legal requirements.
·
Maintains adequate
records to ensure that all boilers and unfired pressure vessels are inspected
on an appropriate schedule.
·
Researches, develops
and composes rules or legislation through knowledge of past performance and
forecasting trends for review by the Commissioner of Labor.
·
Maintains uniformity
in the construction, installation, inspection and repair of boilers and other
pressure vessels.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in engineering or in a field that would
provide background and training concerned with the construction and inspection
of boilers and unfired pressure vessels.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Four years' experience in performing
inspections of boilers and unfired pressure vessels. Each additional year of approved work experience may be
substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Must hold or have held a National Board
Commission as an Inspector of boilers issued by the National Board of Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
Must possess a valid New Hampshire driver's license.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The Inspector shall not engage in the
sale of any article or device relating to boilers or their appurtenances.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of all types of
boilers and unfired pressure vessels.
Thorough knowledge of inspection procedures as established by the
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. Extensive knowledge of state statutes
and rules and regulations of the State Department of Labor as regards the
inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels. Ability to conduct inspections and prepare reports required by
the Commissioner of Labor. Ability
to meet the public and establish rapport with owners and operators of
businesses having boilers and unfired pressure vessels requiring
inspection. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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