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How to get a boiler operator license in Utah

Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Utah's official board.

Utah does not license boiler operators or stationary engineers. The Utah Labor Commission's Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety regulates the equipment rather than the people, issuing a Certificate of Inspection and a Permit to Operate for each vessel, and the Utah Division of Professional Licensing's published list of licensed professions carries no boiler operator or stationary engineer category.

Issuing authority: Utah Labor Commission, Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety. Official page: https://laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/boiler-elevator-and-coal-mine-safety/boilerandelevator/

License levels in Utah

Utah issues no boiler operator license, so there are no state license levels. What applies instead is set out below.

Utah boiler operator licensing at a glance

RequirementsUtah issues no boiler operator or stationary engineer credential, so the state sets no operator experience, examination or age requirement. The only individual credential the Division issues in this field is the Utah Certificate of Competency, which is an inspector credential. The state Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance Manual provides that a Utah Certificate of Competency and an identification card may be issued to an inspector employed by the State of Utah, to an inspector employed by an insurance company that is authorized to insure and does insure boilers and pressure vessels in Utah, to an inspector in either of those categories who conducts shop or field inspections of new boilers, pressure vessels or nuclear components in accordance with the applicable ASME Code, and to an inspector who is continuously employed by a company that operates pressure vessels in Utah under a valid owner-user inspection organization agreement and who has passed the National Board commissioning or API examination. The manual further states that Utah requires all boiler and pressure vessel inspectors in the state to be commissioned by the National Board, except API certified inspectors conducting owner-user pressure vessel inspections, and that a fee is charged each time an applicant takes the examination for a Certificate of Competency.
ReciprocityNot applicable, Utah does not license individual boiler operators or stationary engineers, so there is no credential to reciprocate. Utah Code title 34A chapter 7 part 1 and Utah Admin. Code R616-2 address boilers only as equipment, covering mandatory inspection by Division, deputised or National Board qualified inspectors and the qualifications of those inspectors; neither contains an individual operator licence or any reciprocity language.
RenewalThere is no operator credential to renew. The Division's published boiler pages and its Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance Manual do not state a renewal cycle or a continuing education requirement for the inspector Certificate of Competency.
NotesUtah does not license boiler operators or stationary engineers. The Utah Labor Commission's Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety regulates the equipment rather than the people, issuing a Certificate of Inspection and a Permit to Operate for each vessel, and the Utah Division of Professional Licensing's published list of licensed professions carries no boiler operator or stationary engineer category.

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Common questions

Do you need a license to work as a boiler operator in Utah?
Utah does not license boiler operators or stationary engineers. The Utah Labor Commission's Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety regulates the equipment rather than the people, issuing a Certificate of Inspection and a Permit to Operate for each vessel, and the Utah Division of Professional Licensing's published list of licensed professions carries no boiler operator or stationary engineer category.
What boiler operator license levels does Utah have?
Utah issues no boiler operator license, so it has no state license levels. Utah Labor Commission, Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety is the body that regulates this work in Utah.
How do you get licensed as a boiler operator in Utah?
Utah issues no boiler operator or stationary engineer credential, so the state sets no operator experience, examination or age requirement. The only individual credential the Division issues in this field is the Utah Certificate of Competency, which is an inspector credential. The state Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance Manual provides that a Utah Certificate of Competency and an identification card may be issued to an inspector employed by the State of Utah, to an inspector employed by an insurance company that is authorized to insure and does insure boilers and pressure vessels in Utah, to an inspector in either of those categories who conducts shop or field inspections of new boilers, pressure vessels or nuclear components in accordance with the applicable ASME Code, and to an inspector who is continuously employed by a company that operates pressure vessels in Utah under a valid owner-user inspection organization agreement and who has passed the National Board commissioning or API examination. The manual further states that Utah requires all boiler and pressure vessel inspectors in the state to be commissioned by the National Board, except API certified inspectors conducting owner-user pressure vessel inspections, and that a fee is charged each time an applicant takes the examination for a Certificate of Competency.
Does Utah have boiler operator license reciprocity?
Not applicable, Utah does not license individual boiler operators or stationary engineers, so there is no credential to reciprocate. Utah Code title 34A chapter 7 part 1 and Utah Admin. Code R616-2 address boilers only as equipment, covering mandatory inspection by Division, deputised or National Board qualified inspectors and the qualifications of those inspectors; neither contains an individual operator licence or any reciprocity language.

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Sources: laborcommission.utah.gov, laborcommission.utah.gov, laborcommission.utah.gov, commerce.utah.gov. Always confirm current requirements with the issuing authority.

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