In 1923 boilers Act was promulgated in the undivided India. To enacted of the Act, a

Boiler Directorate  was  established  in Kolkata in 1924.  After  partition in 1947  that

department transferred to East Pakistan and worked as boiler Directorate. At the time

of administrative reformation in 1961 the department became an attached office under

the Ministry of Industriesand commerce. Till   to date this office has been working as an

attached office of the Ministry of Industries.

All activities of the office of the Chief Inspector of Boilers runs according to Boilers Act,

Rules and Regulations. Chief Inspectorof Boilers in the head of the office deputy chief

Inspector of Boilers and Inspector of  Boilers  are  direct   sub-ordinate  to  the  Chief

Inspector of Boilers.Inspectors of Boilers are the field level officers assigned for specific

areas. Inspector of Boilers submit report to Chief Inspectorof Boilers after proper inspe-

ction of boilers and Chief Inspector of Boilers takes necessary step to issue different

certificate of boilers. Description of the manpower of this office as follows:

The broad functions in conformity with the provisions of the Boilers Act, Rules and

Regulations are as under:

a. Advising the Ministry regarding import and use of boilers, steam pipes and

Economizers in the country.

b. Advising the owners regarding design, construction, maintenance and working

of boilers.

c. Advising the owners regarding water treatment of feed water and cleaning of

boilers

d. Determination of safe working pressure for an old boiler after taking measurement

and necessary calculations.

e. Examination of design, drawings and specifications of boilers to be imported from

abroad or manufactured within the country.

f. Registration of all installed boilers after inspection and hydraulic test, proceeded by

examination of all manufacturing certificates from steel makers, constructors and

approval inspecting authority

g. Inspection/Hydraulic testing of every working boiler annually and provide certifications

there if found fit.

h. Recommend repairs, additions and alternations wherever found unfit to make the

boilers workable.

i. Steam test after registration when the boiler goes into operation

j. Enquire into accidents of boilers or steam pipes

k. Conducting functions of the Bangladesh Boiler Board a high powered technical

body for laying down the up-to-date technical standards on design, testing and

inspection of Boilers.

l. Conducting function of the Board of examiners for certification of Boiler Attendant

according to Boiler Attendant rules.