Elevator, boiler inspections not being done, Nevada auditor says
Legislative auditors charged this week that more than 5,500 elevators and boilers in Nevada were operating without required inspection certificates.
The auditors were highly critical of the Industrial Relations Division saying as of June 30, 4,360 elevators and 1,188 boilers were without current inspection certificates and some had been that way for years.
"Furthermore, another 90 objects constructed since 2005 never received a final inspection to certify installation was in accordance with established codes," the audit report said.
The audit report said the core of the problem is the division "relies entirely upon the owner to identify certificate expiration dates, schedule inspections and fix code violations.
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