89.7 - SPECIAL INSPECTORS.
89.7 SPECIAL INSPECTORS.
1. The inspection required by this chapter shall not be made by
the commissioner if an owner or user of equipment specified by this
chapter obtains an inspection by a representative of a reputable
insurance company and obtains a policy of insurance upon the
equipment from that insurance company.
2. The representative conducting the inspection shall be
commissioned by the commissioner as a special inspector for the year
during which the inspection occurs and shall meet such other
requirements as the commissioner may by rule establish. The
commission shall be valid for one year and the special inspector
shall pay a fee for the issuance of the commission. The commissioner
shall establish the amount of the fee by rule. The commissioner
shall establish rules for the issuance and revocation of special
inspector commissions. The rules are subject to the requirements of
chapter 17A.
3. The insurance company shall file a notice of insurance
coverage on forms approved by the commissioner stating that the
equipment is insured and that inspection shall be made in accordance
with section 89.3.
4. The special inspector shall provide the user and the
commissioner with an inspection report including the nature and
extent of all defects and violations, in a format approved by the
labor commissioner.
5. The failure of a special inspector to inform the commissioner
of violations shall not subject the commissioner to liability for any
damages incurred. Section History: Early Form
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 89.6; C79, 81, § 89.7]
Section History: Recent Form
85 Acts, ch 102, §1; 87 Acts, ch 15, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1136, § 4, 5;
91 Acts, ch 136, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1107, §6, 30; 2007 Acts, ch 135,
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