Division of State Fire
Marshal
Bureau of Fire
Prevention
Boiler Inspection
Information
Pursuant to
Chapter 554 of the Florida Statutes, and its
subsequent Florida Administrative Code
69A-51, the State Fire Marshal is responsible
for administering the Boiler Safety Program,
which includes safety inspections and
licensing of boilers at public assembly
locations. Each registered boiler has a
metal tag fixed to it with a Florida (FL)
identification number.
The boilers are inspected by the deputy
inspectors employed by the State Fire
Marshal and special boiler inspectors employed by
the insurance companies. Access for
inspection shall be given, during normal
reasonable hours, to any place of public
assembly in the State
of Florida.
Public assembly
locations: Schools, colleges, universities, city,
county and state government buildings,
shopping malls, grocery stores, department
stores, day care centers, community centers,
churches, hospitals, nursing homes, motels,
hotels, restaurants, boiler rooms located in
apartment complexes, dry cleaners, laundromats,
and other locations open to the
general public.
Certificate: Information
includes Florida State
ID number, inspection date, expiration date,
name of the inspector, and the inspector's employer.
The maximum allowable working pressure is
printed on the Certificate of Compliance,
which must be posted in the boiler room. An
example of the certificate of compliance is
linked :
CERTIFICATE
OF COMPLIANCE .
Certificate validity: The
Certificate of Compliance for a high
pressure boiler is valid for one (1) year.
The Certificate of Compliance
for a low pressure boiler is valid for two (2) years.
Periodic Maintenance and Testing:
The owner or user of an automatic
boiler system should set up a formal system
of periodic preventive maintenance and
testing. Tests should be conducted on a
regular basis and the results recorded in a
boiler log.
New boilers being installed and/or
existing boiler needing to be inspected:
If your boiler has never been inspected,
please contact the Boiler Section to arrange
for a boiler inspection.
Contact person:
Chief Boiler
Inspector
State of Florida
Division of State Fire Marshal
Phone: 850-413-3614
Fax: 850-922-2553
E-mail:
FirePrevention@fldfs.com
