(a) Examinations for chief, deputy, or special inspectors must be administered by a National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors’ member jurisdiction; the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors during the last day of the In-service Commission (IS) two-week course; an on-demand provider approved by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors; or other testing methods approved by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. The examinations must meet the requirements of the latest edition of the Rules for Commissioned Inspectors as approved by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. If an applicant fails to pass an examination, the applicant must follow the re-examination requirements of the latest edition of the Rules for Commissioned Inspectors. The record of an applicant’s examination must be accessible to the applicant and the applicant’s employer.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-122-109
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Boiler: means and includes a closed vessel or vessels intended for use in heating water or other liquids or for generating steam or other vapors under pressure or vacuum by the direct application of heat from combustible fuels, electricity, or nuclear energy, and also includes an unfired pressure vessel, meaning a vessel in which pressure is obtained from an external source or from an indirect application of heat. See Tennessee Code 68-122-102
Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 68-122-102
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A commission may be suspended or revoked after due investigation and recommendation by the board to the commissioner for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder of the commission, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the applicant’s application or in a report of any inspection. A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked, except for untrustworthiness, shall be entitled to apply to the board for reinstatement or, in the case of revocation, for a new examination and commission after ninety (90) days from such revocation. A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked shall be entitled to an appeal as provided in § 68-122-115 and to be present in person and/or represented by counsel on the hearing of the appeal.(c) If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or commission shall be issued in its place without another examination.
