(1) A person, firm, partnership, or corporation operating boilers or pressure vessels may seek approval and registration as an owner-user inspection organization by filing an application with the director on prescribed forms.

(2) The applicant shall show the name of the organization and its principal address and the name and address of the person or persons having supervision over inspections made by the organization on the application and registration. The applicant shall report changes in supervisory personnel to the director within thirty days after the change.

(3) Each owner-user inspection organization shall:

(a) Conduct inspection of its nonexempt boilers and pressure vessels, utilizing only qualified inspection personnel;

(b) Retain on file at the location where equipment is inspected a true record or copy of the report of each inspection signed by the owner-user inspector who made the inspection;

(c) Promptly notify the director of any boiler or pressure vessel that does not meet requirements for safe operation;

(d) Maintain inspection records that include a list of nonexempt boilers and pressure vessels, showing the serial number and the abbreviated description as may be necessary for identification, the date of the last inspection of each unit, the approximate date of the next inspection, and documentation of all repairs. Such inspection records shall be readily available for examination by the director, the chief boiler inspector, or their designee during business hours.

(e) Transmit a statement annually to the director, on a date mutually agreed upon. The individual having supervision over the inspections made during the period covered shall sign the statement and shall include the number of vessels inspected during the year and shall certify that each inspection was conducted in accordance with the inspection requirements in the Colorado boiler and pressure vessel rules.

(4) A state-issued certificate of inspection is required for boilers and pressure vessels inspected by an owner-user inspection organization when all of the requirements in this section are met.

(5) An individual or organization performing an inspection pursuant to this section shall have liability insurance appropriate for the size and scope of the relevant inspection.