SAFETY CODES ACT - Alberta
Province of AlbertaSAFETY CODES ACTPOWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAlberta Regulation 85/2003With amendments up to and including Alberta Regulation 20/2018Current as of April 30, 2018Office Consolidation Published by Alberta Queen’s PrinterAlberta Queen’s PrinterSuite 700, Park Plaza10611 - 98 AvenueEdmonton, AB T5K 2P7Phone: 780-427-4952Fax: 780-452-0668E-mail: qp@gov.ab.caShop on-line at www.qp.alberta.ca
Copyright and Permission StatementAlberta Queen's Printer holds copyright on behalf of the Government of Albertain right of Her Majesty the Queen for all Government of Alberta legislation.Alberta Queen's Printer permits any person to reproduce Alberta’s statutes andregulations without seeking permission and without charge, provided duediligence is exercised to ensure the accuracy of the materials produced, andCrown copyright is acknowledged in the following format: Alberta Queen's Printer, 20 .**The year of first publication of the legal materials is to be completed.NoteAll persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that it has nolegislative sanction, that amendments have been embodied for convenience ofreference only. The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for allpurposes of interpreting and applying the law
(Consolidated up to 20/2018)ALBERTA REGULATION 85/2003Safety Codes ActPOWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONTable of Contents1DefinitionsSupervision22.133.144.156Power plantsReduced supervision — power plantsThermal liquid heating systemsReduced supervision — thermal liquid heating systemsHeating plantsReduced supervision — heating plantsUnsafe operationLog bookCertificate of Competency789101112131415Types of certificatesAuthorized scope of practiceAuthorization to superviseMaintenance and repair authorizationIssuance of certificatesDisplay of certificatesDuplicate certificatesTemporary certificatesRenewal of certificatesQualifications, Equivalencies andApplications for Certificates1616.11717.11818.11919.11st Class Power Engineer’s examination1st Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency2nd Class Power Engineer’s examination2nd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency3rd Class Power Engineer’s examination3rd Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency4th Class Power Engineer’s examination4th Class Power Engineer’s Certificate of Competency
Section 119.22020.120.2212222.122.2232425262728POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/20034th Class Power Engineer’s special examinations5th Class Power Engineer’s examination5th Class Power Engineer’s certificate of competency5th Class Power Engineer’s special examinationsSpecial Oilwell Operator’s examinationSpecial Boiler Operator’s examinationSpecial Steam-powered Traction EngineOperator’s examinationFired Process Heater Operator’s examinationEquivalent qualifications or experienceEquivalent educationEquivalent experienceEquivalent certificatesApplication for examinationConduct of examinationMiscellaneous29Boiler ratingRepeals, Expiry and Coming into Force3032RepealComing into forceScheduleDefinitions1 In this Regulation,(a) “Act” means the Safety Codes Act;(b) “Administrator” means the Administrator with respect tothe pressure equipment discipline appointed under theAct;(b.1) “ASME” means the American Society of MechanicalEngineers;(c) “assistant engineer” means a person who(i) holds a certificate of competency of a classificationthat meets or exceeds the requirements under thisRegulation respecting supervision for that plant typeand capacity, and(ii) is assigned responsibility for the supervision of aspecific section of a power plant by a shift engineer;2
Section 1POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/2003(d) “assistant shift engineer” means a power engineer who isappointed by the owner of a power plant to provideassistance to a shift engineer with respect to thecontinuous supervision of the power plant;(e) “boiler” means a vessel in which steam or other vapourcan be generated under pressure or in which a liquid canbe put under pressure by the direct application of a heatsource;(f) “capacity” means(i) the boiler rating as expressed in units of kilowatts, or(ii) the aggregate volume contained by the pressureenvelopment as expressed in units of cubic metres;(g) “chief power engineer” means a person who(i) holds a certificate of competency of a classificationthat meets or exceeds the requirements under thisRegulation respecting supervision for that plant typeand capacity, and(ii) has been designated by the owner of a power plant tofulfill the responsibilities of the chief powerengineer;(g.1) “competent”, in relation to a person, means possessing theappropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills andexperience to supervise or perform work safely and inaccordance with the Act;(h) “continuous supervision” means uninterrupted supervisionof a power plant by a shift engineer who is assignedresponsibility for supervising the safe operation of thatplant;(h.1) “CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association;(h.2) “fitting” means a valve, gauge, regulating or controllingdevice, flange, pipe fitting or any other appurtenance thatis attached to, or forms part of, a boiler, pressure vessel,fired-heater pressure coil, thermal liquid heating system orpressure piping system;(i) “general supervision” means the duties of a powerengineer as set out in sections 2(9), 3(4) and (5) and 4(3);(j) “heating plant” means3
Section 1POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/2003(i) a boiler in which steam or other vapour can begenerated at a pressure not exceeding 103 kPa and atemperature not exceeding 121ºC,(ii) a boiler in which liquid can be heated to a pressurenot exceeding 1100 kPa and a temperature notexceeding 121ºC at or near the outlet of the boiler, or(iii) a system or arrangement of interconnected boilersdescribed in subclause (i) or (ii),and the engines, turbines, pressure vessels, pressurepiping systems, fittings, machinery and ancillaryequipment used in connection with one or more of theboilers;(k) “heating surface” means any part of the surface of a boileror thermal liquid heating system that is in contact withfluid under pressure on one side and the products ofcombustion on the other side;(k.1) “historic boiler” means a boiler forming part of a tractionengine, threshing machine, steam locomotive or otherpower plant of historic interest;(k.2) “instrumentation alternative” means a technologydesigned to ensure the safe operation of pressureequipment without the level of supervision by a powerengineer or other competent operator that would otherwisebe required, specifically,(i) a power plant or thermal liquid heating systemdesigned to operate with reduced supervision, or(ii) a remote monitoring system for heating plants;(k.3) “integrity management system” means a system by whichan owner ensures that pressure equipment is designed,constructed, installed, commissioned, operated, inspected,maintained and decommissioned in accordance with theAct and regulations;(l) “oilfield once-through boiler” means a coil type, drumlessboiler designed for once-through water usage that is usedonly for underground heating in oilfields;(l.1) “organic fluid” means a hydrocarbon-based fluid used in athermodynamic cycle in a waste heat recovery plantreferred to in section 2.1(3);4
Section 1POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/2003(m) “overall supervision” means the duties of a chief powerengineer as set out in section 2(6) and (7);(n) “power engineer” means a person who holds a certificateof competency referred to in section 7;(o) “power plant” means(i) a boiler in which steam or other vapour can begenerated at a pressure exceeding 103 kPa or atemperature exceeding 121ºC,(ii) a boiler in which liquid can be heated to a pressureexceeding 1100 kPa or a temperature exceeding121ºC, or both, or(iii) a system or arrangement of interconnected boilersdescribed in subclause (i) or (ii),and the engines, turbines, pressure vessels, pressurepiping systems, fittings, machinery and ancillaryequipment used in connection with one or more of theboilers;(p) “pressure plant” means a pressure vessel or a system orarrangement of pressure vessels and the pressure pipingsystem used in connection with the pressure vessel or thesystem or arrangement of pressure vessels;(p.1) “remotely located facility” means a facility at which anydanger to persons possibly affected by a failure ofpressure equipment is significantly reduced because of thedistance of the facility from other areas of humanhabitation or use;(q) “shift engineer” means a person who(i) holds a certificate of competency permitting thatperson to take responsibility for the continuoussupervision of a shift in a power plant under thesupervision of a chief power engineer, and(ii) is assigned the responsibility to carry out the powersand duties of a shift engineer by the owner of apower plant;(r) “shift operator” means a person who(i) holds a certificate of competency authorizing thatperson to take responsibility for the generalsupervision of a shift of a thermal liquid heating5
Section 2AR 85/2003POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONsystem under the supervision of a power engineer incharge of that system, and(ii) is assigned the responsibility to carry out the dutiesof a shift operator by the owner of a thermal liquidheating system;(s) “thermal liquid heating system” means one or morethermal liquid heaters in which a thermal liquid that is notpressurized by the application of a heat source is used asthe heat transfer medium, and includes any connectedpiping system or vessel;(t) “thermal liquid” means a non-expansible fluid, other thanwater or a mixture of water and glycol, that is used as aheat transfer medium without vaporization at themaximum design temperature and atmospheric pressure.AR 85/2003 s1;218/2013SupervisionPower plants2(1) A power plant may not be operated unless it is(a) under the overall supervision of a chief power engineerwho holds a certificate of competency that meets orexceeds the requirements of the Schedule for a powerplant of that type and capacity and who is not a shiftengineer for that power plant, and(b) under the continuous supervision of a shift engineer whoholds a certificate of competency that meets or exceedsthe requirements of the Schedule for a power plant of thattype and capacity.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a power plant that(a) has an aggregate capacity not exceeding 250 kW or0.085m3,(b) is used for a heating process when the heat is generatedinherently in the process, and the power plant does notgenerate steam, or(c) heats a fluid other than water in a process where heatingthe fluid is inherent in the process.(3) Despite subsection (1), a power plant that consists of one ormore oilfield once-through boilers that have an aggregate capacitynot exceeding 5000 kW requires overall supervision but not6
Section 2POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/2003continuous supervision and it must be supervised by a person whoholds a certificate of competency that meets or exceeds theauthorized scope of practice in Table 2 of the Schedule.(4) Repealed AR 20/2018 s2.(5) Despite subsection (1), a stationary power plant that operates ata capacity exceeding 20 kW but not exceeding 250 kW requiresgeneral supervision but not continuous supervision or overallsupervision and it must be supervised by a person who holds acertificate of competency that meets or exceeds the authorizedscope of practice of a Special Boiler Operator’s Certificate ofCompetency.(6) If a power plant is required to have continuous supervision andoverall supervision, the chief power engineer must(a) direct and supervise the shift engineers,(b) ensure that the log book is updated and maintained inaccordance with section 6,(c) ensure that the power plant is supervised in accordancewith the recommendations set out in the ASME Boiler andPressure Vessel Code, Section VII, RecommendedGuidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, as declared inforce under the Act,(d) ensure that an accurate record is kept of the power plant’schecks as set out in the ASME Boiler and Pressure VesselCode, Section VII, Recommended Guidelines for the Careof Power Boilers, as declared in force under the Act,(e) ensure that checks are conducted at least every 2 hourswhile a boiler is in operation, and(f) notify the owner of the power plant and the Administratorof any unsafe condition, accident or fire involving thepressure equipment of that power plant.(7) If a power plant is required to have overall supervision but isnot required to have continuous supervision, the chief powerengineer must(a) remain on the power plant site whenever a boiler is inoperation,(b) put each boiler into a safe shutdown condition beforeleaving the power plant site,(c) update and maintain the log book in accordance withsection 6,7
Section 2POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/2003(d) supervise the power plant in accordance with therecommendations set out in the ASME Boiler andPressure Vessel Code, Section VII, RecommendedGuidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, as declared inforce under the Act,(e) conduct checks of the power plant’s equipment at leastevery 2 hours while a boiler is in operation,(f) keep an accurate record of the power plant’s checks as setout in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section VII, Recommended Guidelines for the Care ofPower Boilers, as declared in force under the Act, and(g) notify the owner of the power plant and the Administratorof any unsafe condition, accident or fire involving thepressure equipment of that power plant.(8) Repealed AR 218/2013 s3.(9) If a power plant is required to be under general supervision butnot continuous supervision or overall supervision, the powerengineer in charge of the power plant must(a) remain on the power plant site whenever a boiler is inoperation,(b) put each boiler into a safe shutdown condition beforeleaving the power plant site,(c) update and maintain the log book in accordance withsection 6,(d) supervise the power plant in accordance withrecommendations set out in the ASME Boiler andPressure Vessel Code, Section VII, RecommendedGuidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, as declared inforce under the Act,(e) conduct checks of the power plant’s equipment at leastevery 2 hours while a boiler is in operation,(f) keep an accurate record of the power plant’s checks as setout in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section VII, Recommended Guidelines for the Care ofPower Boilers, as declared in force under the Act, and(g) notify the owner of the power plant and the Administratorof any unsafe condition, accident or fire that involves thepressure equipment of that power plant.8
Section 2.1POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/2003(10) During the operation of a historic boiler to which the Actapplies that is a locomotive operating on a railroad, continuous andoverall supervision must be provided by a person who holds acertificate of competency of a class that meets or exceeds therequirements shown in Table 1 of the Schedule for a power plant ofthat type and capacity.(11) Despite subsection (1), a historic boiler other than alocomotive referred to in subsection (10) that is operating in adisplay or for the purpose of entertainment must be supervised by aperson who holds a Special Steam-powered Traction EngineOperator’s Certificate of Competency.(12) During the operation of a historic boiler referred to insubsection (11), the Special Steam-powered Traction EngineOperator or a competent power engineer must(a) provide constant supervision of the boiler,(b) put the boiler into a safe shutdown condition beforeleaving it,(c) update and maintain the log book in accordance withsection 6,(d) ensure that the boiler is supervised in accordance with therecommendations set out in the ASME Boiler andPressure Vessel Code, Section VII, RecommendedGuidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, as declared inforce under the Act,(e) ensure that an accurate record is kept of the boiler’schecks as set out in the ASME Boiler and Pressure VesselCode, Section VII, Recommended Guidelines for the Careof Power Boilers, as declared in force under the Act, and(f) notify the owner of the boiler and the Administrator ofany unsafe condition, accident or fire involving the boiler.AR 85/2003 s2;218/2013;20/2018Reduced supervision — power plants2.1(1) Despite section 2, a power plant that uses thermal liquidunder pressure of a blanketing gas not exceeding 700 kPa must,except as provided in subsection (2), be supervised in accordancewith section 3 by a power engineer who holds a certificate ofcompetency that meets or exceeds the authorized scope of practiceset out in Table 5 of the Schedule.(2) Despite section 2, a power plant that does not produce steamand that uses thermal liquid under pressure of a blanketing gas not9
Section 2.1POWER ENGINEERS REGULATIONAR 85/2003exceeding 700 kPa or uses a water-glycol mixture with a minimumof 40% glycol may operate under a reduced level of supervisiononly if(a) it is situated at a remotely located facility,(b) a power engineer who holds a certificate of competencythat meets or exceeds the authorized scope of practice setout in Table 1 of the Schedule is assigned theresponsibility for supervising the safe operation of thepower plant, and(c) the power plant meets the technical and supervisionrequirements established by the Administrator respectingthe safe operation of the type of boiler, facility andinstrumentation alternatives in question, including but notlimited to(i) instrumentation alternative requirements,(ii) the reduced supervision, periodic monitoring,inspection, maintenance, incident response capacity,record keeping, restriction of access or other dutiesof an owner or a power engineer that will apply, and(iii) integrity management system requirements.(3) Despite section 2, a power plant operated for the purpose ofrecovering energy from waste heat may operate under a reducedlevel of supervision by a competent operator who does not hold acertificate of competency issued under this Regulation only if it(a) is situated at a remotely located facility,(b) uses a water-glycol or other organic fluid mixture with areduced degree of expansion,(c) is designed so that fluid referred to in clause (b) is heatedby waste heat with no secondary fuel input, and(d) meets the technical and supervision requirementsestablished by the Administrator respecting the safeoperation of the type of power plant, facility andinstrumentation alternatives in question, including but notlimited to(i) instrumentation alternative requirements,(ii) the reduced supervision, periodic monitoring,inspection, maintenance, incident response capacity,record keeping, restriction of access or other dutiesof an owner that will apply, and10
Section 3AR 85/2003POWER ENGINEERS REGULATION(iii) integrity management system requirements.AR 218/2013 s4Thermal liquid heating systems3(1) A thermal liquid heating system may not be operated unless itis under the general supervision of a person who holds a certificateof competency that meets or exceeds the requirements of Table 5 ofthe Schedule.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a thermal liquid heatingsystem that has a capacity not exceeding 250 kW.(3) Repealed AR 218/2013 s5.(4) If a thermal liquid heating system is required to be undergeneral supervision, the power engineer in charge of the system ora shift operator must(a) remain on the system site whenever the system is inoperation,(b) put the system into a safe shutdown condition beforeleaving the system site,(c) update and maintain the log book in accordance withsection 6, and(d) conduct operational checks of the system’s equipment atleast every 4 hours while the system is in operation.(5) If a thermal liquid heating system is operated under the generalsupervision of one or more shift operators, the power engineer incharge of the system must direct and supervise the shift operatorson matters respecting its safe operation.AR 85/2003 s3;218/2013Reduced supervision — thermal liquid hea
Section 1 AR 85/2003 2 POWER ENGINEERS REGULATION 19.2 4th Class Power Engineer’s special examinations 20 5th Class Power Engineer’s examination 20.1 5th Class Power Engineer’s certificate of competency 20.2 5th Class Power Engineer’s special examinations 21 Special Oilwell Operator’s examination 22 Special Boiler Operator’s examination 22.1 Special Steam-powered Traction Engine
EDMONTON, Alberta TOE 6A5 Phone (780) 438-1460 Fax (780) 437-7125 www.thurber.ca ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION LANDSLIDE RISK ASSESSMENT MR THURBER . Alberta (83-0)." 5. Alberta Research Council, 1976. "Bedrock Topography of the Lesser Slave Lake Map Area, NTS 83 0, Alberta." 6. University and Government of Alberta, 1969. "Atlas of Alberta."
Alberta Interpretation Act Timelines outlined within the Bylaw shall be complied with pursuant to the Alberta Interpretation Act, as amended, Alberta Building Code In the case where this bylaw conflicts with the Alberta Building Code, the Alberta Building Code shall prevail, Alberta Land Titles
Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association . School of Public Health, University of Alberta Ever Active Schools Kainai Board of Education Alberta Health Services Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Nature Alberta Future Leaders Program, Alberta Sport, Recreation, . and gaming. It is through these opportunities that education occurs.
ALBERTA Philip Lee 1 and Cheryl Smyth 2 1 Forest Resources Business Unit, Alberta Research Council, Vegreville, Alberta Canada T9C 1T4. Present address: Senior Research Associate, Integrated Landscape Management Program, Department of Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.
1 Alberta Research Council, P.O. Bag 4000, Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1T4 2 Present address: Alberta Conservation Association, 6th Floor, Great West Life Building, 9920-108 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2M4 3 Alberta Conservation Association, Northwest Business Unit, Bag 9000,
6 of 2001, Act No. 7 of 2002, Act No. 15 of 2003, Act No. 4 of 2004, Act No. 6 of 2005, Act No. 10 of 2006, Act No. 9 of 2007, Act No. 8 of 2008, Act No. 8 of 2009, Act No. 10 of 2010, Act No. 4 of 2012.] PART I - PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Income Tax Act, 1973 and shall, subject to the
Swan Hills, the Viking in east-central Alberta and at Red Water north of Edmonton, in the Pemiscot at Princess in southern Alberta, and at Judy Creek in northwestern Alberta. Additionally, emerging plays include the Alberta Bakken in the southern reaches of the provin
Alberta Education Cataloguing in Publication Data Alberta. Alberta Education. Focusing on success : teaching students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, grades 1-12. ISBN -7785-5166- 1. Attention-deficit-disordered children - Education - Alberta. 2. Hyperactive children - Education - Alberta. 3.
