"Jack Stein" wrote in message
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On 11/18/2010 10:41 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

I work in Massachusetts. By law, industrial/commercial air tanks have to
be inspected every two years. Must also have a state tag and permit from
the Dept of Safety before being used. At your home, they don't care.

Is this a hands on inspection, or do they run the thing through an X-ray
machine?

Must be really nice living in Massachusetts, nice and safe, cozy feeling,
yes?

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Jack
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First inspection and certificate is by the state inspector. Subsequent
inspections can be done by the insurance carrier. We have to have our high
pressure boilers opened and inspected every year so they do the air tanks at
the same time. Used to be they had to be opened for internal visual, now
they use ultrasound. Oh, you also have to be licensed to operate those
boilers. You need an engineer or "special to be in charge" and then you
can have subordinate fireman or special licenses below that. They don't get
switched on unless one of them is present. Of course if is is over 300 hp
aggragate it is stricter.