(A) Definitions:
(1) Fuel (energy) systems include:
(a) Coal;
(b) Fuel oil;
(c) Gas - natural/ liquefied petroleum;
(d) Electricity;
(e) Bio-mass; and
(f) Volatile waste fluids.
(2) BTU (British Thermal Unit).
(3) Types of licenses:
(a) Fourth Class license 6,000,000 BTU input (180 HP);
(b) Third Class license 12,000,000 BTU input (360 HP);
(c) Second Class license 20,000,000 BTU input (600 HP); and
(d) First Class license 250,000,000 BTU input (750 HP).
(B) No person shall engage in the occupation of operating steam boilers or steam actuated machinery without first obtaining a license issued by the city. Such license shall be granted by the Board of Examiners for Stationary Boiler Operators and Stationary Engineers after it has been determined by examination that such person is qualified to operate said boilers or machinery as outlined in the license skill index.
(C) Candidates for stationary boiler operator’s license and stationary engineering license also must have knowledge of the following types of equipment:
(1) Commercial hot water boiler (generator) system and its heat source;
(2) Commercial incinerator systems including recovery boilers, heat recovery elements of fired or engine driven electrical generating equipment;
(3) Direct fired absorption chillers for air conditioning; and
(4) Direct fired elements for liquid phase or vapor phase systems employing synthetic organic fluids instead of water as a heat transfer medium.
(D) Candidates must also have knowledge of the following:
(1) Safe handling of fuels as promulgated by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA);
(2) Guidelines published by the following:
(a) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME);
(b) American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA); and
(c) American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRE).
(3) Candidates must also have knowledge of up-to-date requirements for clean air and water by the Environmental Quality Division of the State Department of Natural Resources. Candidate practical experience required.
(E) The Board of Examiners for stationary boiler operators and stationary engineers issues four types of licenses based upon the BTU input of specific pieces of equipment. The licenses are: Fourth, Third, Second, and First Classes.
(F) Applicants for the stationary engineers license must have passed all four levels of the stationary boiler operators examinations.
(G) Candidates for Fourth Class boiler operators license shall have had on the job training plus orientation from selected textbooks. Third Class candidates shall have had on the job training and also be encouraged to enroll in an industrial powerhouse operator training program offered at some local colleges. To write the Second and First Class boiler operators examinations, the candidate must have at least one year of boiler room experience.
(1) Stationary engineers license candidates must have at least two years powerhouse experience. If a candidate fails the examination, six months must elapse before rewriting the examination.
(2) Persons possessing a boiler operator’s license from another location, but planning on being employed in the city, have one year to pass the examinations relative to the class of license required for the equipment under their control.
(H) License fees are not graduated, but constant for all skill levels. The skill levels are: Fourth Class through First Class.
(I) License holder need only renew highest level license and not those of lower levels previously awarded.
(J) Licenses are renewable on May 30 of each year regardless of the date of issuance, i.e., no proration. Any existing license or renewal thereof may be renewed by mail without reexamination, provided the city receives the renewal fee within 60 days of notice.
(K) The provisions of this section do not apply to steam boilers and other steam-generating apparatus installed and used in private dwellings, marine service, railroads, or agriculture (mint processing).
(Prior Code, § 110.26) (Ord. O-156, passed 2-17-2014, effective 2-27-2014) Penalty, see § 110.99