Board of Boiler Rules Meeting Minutes and Transcripts

Tennessee Board of Boiler Rules

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2025 Meeting Minutes and Transcripts

Board of Boiler Rules Quarterly Meeting Summary

Date: September 10, 2025

Chair: Dave Baughman

1. Meeting Proceedings

The Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Boiler Rules was held on September 10, 2025, and was called to order at 9:06 a.m. Introductions were made, and the agenda was adopted.

2. Approval of Previous Minutes

The June 11, 2025 meeting minutes and transcript were reviewed and approved.

3. Reports

Chief Inspector Jimmy Watson presented inspection and violation reports.

Assistant Chief Alex Cass presented a variance report.

4. Old Business

Variance Requests:

  • Jack Daniel’s Distillery: Request for an Attendant Variance Approval for remote-control boiler systems was approved.

5. New Business

Variance Requests:

  • West Tennessee Healthcare: Attendant Variance Approval for remote-control boiler systems — approved.
  • U.S. Nitrogen: Attendant Variance Approval for remote-control boiler systems — approved.
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital: Attendant Variance Approval for remote-control boiler systems — approved.

6. Board Cases and Interpretations

An update to BC 12-18 was reviewed and approved.

7. Upcoming Meetings

The next meeting is scheduled for December 11, 2025.

8. Adjournment

The meeting concluded at 12:14 p.m.

Board of Boiler Rules Quarterly Meeting Transcript

Draft: September 10 Transcript

To request a PDF version of the minutes, email Jamie.Diefenbach@tn.gov.