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House approves stronger boiler-inspection authority after safety debate

Utah House of Representatives · January 31, 1991
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Summary

House Bill 107, clarifying Industrial Commission authority to act against unsafe boilers, passed the House 60-9 after lawmakers debated scope, fiscal implications and applicability to schools and pressure vessels.

The House approved House Bill 107, a measure that clarifies and strengthens the Industrial Commission’s authority to address dangerous boilers that operators refuse to repair or shut down.

Representative F. Foster, the bill sponsor, told the chamber that while serious boiler failures are rare, the potential for…

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