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New Jersey Increases License Fees and Adds New Inspection Requirements
Effective October 6, 2008, the State of New Jersey has made notable changes to its boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements and license fees. We are alerting you so that you can advise your commercial policyholders with locations in the state about the facts and what they should expect.
New Jersey has increased the license fee to $50 from $40 for boilers or other fired objects and, more significantly, added new requirements to inspect unfired pressure vessels every three years with a license fee of $30 per object. "Unfired pressure vessels" includes air tanks, expansion tanks, autoclaves and similar equipment. Objects such as these are quite common in many buildings. Clients that have not had an inspection obligation previously may now have such a requirement.
HSB inspects boilers and pressure vessels as a loss prevention service for your clients and to help them comply with jurisdictional inspection requirements. We will continue our work to proactively identify locations with inspection requirements. You and your policyholders who would like more information on this change in state requirements may call the HSB Inspection Hotline at 1-800-333-4677.
NOTE: HSB is responsible for collecting the license fees charged by the New Jersey Bureau of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance. HSB invoices the policyholder directly and remits the licensing fee to New Jersey. Because the state made its new fee structure retroactive, we will begin reflecting the state's additional fees in our invoices immediately.
Your customers need to know about New Jersey's new inspection requirements and license fees. Please share the information supplied in this HSB Alert with them.
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Key Facts
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New Jersey's new inspection requirements and licensing fees were effective October 6, 2008.
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License fees have increased to $50 for boilers or other fired pressure vessels.
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New Jersey now requires inspections of unfired pressure vessels such as air and expansion tanks, deaerators, autoclaves and liquid ammonia vessels.
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Unfired pressure vessels must be inspected every three years with a license fee of $30 per object.
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HSB is responsible for collecting and remitting New Jersey's license fees on behalf of boiler and pressure vessel owners.
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HSB has not increased our administrative handling fee.
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