Boiler Safety

Board of Boiler Rules Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 1:30 p.m.
North Campus Building, 1st Floor Public Meeting Room
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 125E Austin, Texas

AGENDA

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  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call, Certification of Quorum and Introductions
  3. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of November 7, 2019
  4. Public Comment
    **Any person wishing to address the Advisory Board should complete a Public Comment Form and submit it to the Advisory Board Support Staff**
  5. Staff Reports – Briefing from staff and discussion:
    1. Licensing Division
      1. Personnel Updates
      2. Statistics
    2. Customer Service Division
      1. Personnel Updates
      2. Statistics
    3. Enforcement Division
      1. Personnel Updates
      2. Highlights of Selected Cases
      3. Statistics
    4. Education and Examination Division
      1. Personnel Updates
      2. Statistics
    5. Regulatory Program Management Division
      1. Personnel Updates
      2. Public Outreach
      3. Inspection Statistics
    6. Executive Office
      1. Personnel Updates
      2. Sunset Review Process
      3. Strategic Planning
      4. Communication Outreach Statistics
  6. Recap of Board of Boiler Rules Summit
  7. Discussion and possible action on workgroup tasks:
    1. Extensions
    2. Blowdown Separators
  8. Discussion and possible recommendation for publication of proposed amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 65, Subchapter A, §65.2, and Subchapter I, §65.64, regarding the Boiler program. The proposed amendments would implement recommendations from the Board of Boiler Rules, the Extensions Task Group, staff, and stakeholders for specific conditions qualifying for the extension of an internal inspection interval in accordance with Texas boiler law, Health and Safety Code §755.026, and add four related definitions.
  9. Discussion and possible recommendation for adoption of amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 65, Subchapter A, §65.2; Subchapter C, §65.13; Subchapter N, §§65.206 and 65.214; Subchapter O, §65.300; and Subchapter R, §§65.603 and 65.607, regarding the Boiler program. The proposed amendments require a boiler room carbon monoxide detection and interlock system for future boiler installations and make additional clarifications for consistency. This agenda item includes discussion of public comments received on the proposed amendments and those related to the most recent four-year review of the boiler program rules.
  10. Recommendations for agenda items for next meeting
  11. Discussion of date, time, and location of next meeting
  12. Adjournment