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Aldermen perfect ordinance tightening inspection standards after deadly boiler explosion
Summary
The board perfected Board Bill 69 to amend local inspection rules for boilers, pressure vessels and related equipment, implementing recommendations from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board after a 2017 explosion.
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen perfected Board Bill 69 on Friday, an ordinance that updates inspection rules and inspector qualifications for boilers, pressure vessels and steam generators to conform with the National Board inspection code and to implement recommendations from federal investigators.
The measure addresses safety changes prompted by a 2017 accident at a Russell Street facility where a boiler exploded.…
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