Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Texas's official board.
Texas does not license boiler operators: the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation states directly that Texas Boiler Law does not require boiler operators to hold a license, and requires instead that a competent attendant be available to operate and maintain the boiler safely. TDLR registers and inspects the boilers themselves, issues certificates of operation, and commissions the inspectors who perform those inspections.
Texas issues no boiler operator license, so there are no state license levels. What applies instead is set out below.
| Requirements | The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation states that Texas Boiler Law does not require boiler operators to hold a license, and instead requires that a competent attendant be available to properly operate and maintain the boiler safely. The commissions TDLR does issue in this program are for inspectors: a Texas boiler inspector commission, authorized inspector commissions held by inspectors employed by registered authorized inspection agencies, and deputy boiler inspector commissions held by TDLR employees. An applicant for a commission must be employed by TDLR or by a registered authorized inspection agency, must submit the Texas commission application form and must pay a $50 fee. An applicant who holds the National Board Authorized Inspector Commission with ASME does not need a separate Texas examination, while an in service commission requires passing a Texas examination. A commissioned inspector must notify TDLR within two business days of the end of the qualifying employment and return the commission card within 30 days. |
| Reciprocity | There is no operator license, so reciprocity does not arise for boiler operators in Texas. For inspector commissions, TDLR accepts the National Board Authorized Inspector Commission with ASME in place of a separate Texas examination. |
| Renewal | There is no operator license to renew. TDLR's published boiler safety pages reviewed here do not state a renewal cycle or a continuing education requirement for the inspector commission, and boilers themselves must hold a current certificate of operation and be inspected at the intervals TDLR sets. |
| Notes | Texas does not license boiler operators: the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation states directly that Texas Boiler Law does not require boiler operators to hold a license, and requires instead that a competent attendant be available to operate and maintain the boiler safely. TDLR registers and inspects the boilers themselves, issues certificates of operation, and commissions the inspectors who perform those inspections. |
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