APEGASidney ManningChief Administrator/InspectorPlumbing & Gas

TopicsTopics

• Legislation/ SCA• Standata & Variances• CSA-B149’s 2010• Concerns

Acts & RegulationsSafety Codes Act (Chapter S-1) Gas Code Regulation (AR111/2010) Adopts CSA gas codes with Alberta amendments

Permit Regulation (AR204/2007)

Administrative Items Regulation (AR16/2011)

Exemption Regulation (AR351/2003)

New Gas Codes –2010

CAN/CSA-B149.1-2010 CAN/CSA-B149.2-2010 CAN/CSA-B149.3-2010 (by reference) CAN/CSA-B149.5-2010

CSA publications available January 4, 2010Adopted September 1, 2010

Authority Having Jurisdiction

360 Number of Municipalities in AlbertaAccredited Municipalities by discipline

Building Electrical Fire Plumbing/Gas273 252 263 252

Unaccredited Municipalities fall under the jurisdiction of Municipal Affairs,

permit services are provided by contracted to “Accredited Agencies”.

Tank Heater

CSA-B149.1-10

1. Scope1.2 This Code does not apply to

(b) gas where used as a feedstock in petroleum refineries or chemical plants;(c) utility pipeline distribution and transmission pipelines;

CSA B149.1-104.2 Approval of appliances, accessories, components, equipment, and material

4.2.3 The approval of the assembly of construction of an appliance is subject to the authority having jurisdiction. ( CSA B149.3 contains provisions for the assembly and construction of appliances.)

Applicable Legislation

Current legislation does not contain exemptions from the requirements for any structure based on its occupancy, industrial application or specific industry where “gas” is to be used for fuel purposes

All Pressures

All volumes

Gas Code Regulation

Gas Systems Equipment

3(1) No person may manufacture, install, sell or offer for sale any equipment related to gas systems for use in Alberta unless it has been:

Gas Code Regulation

Gas Systems Equipment

3(1)(a) tested and certified by a Certification Body accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, or

Gas Code Gas Code Regulation

Gas Systems Equipment3(1) (b) inspected and accepted by a certification/Inspection body accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, and the equipment bears evidence of having been accepted in the manner authorized by the certification body (See Standata #G-02-01a-IB)

Third Option – VarianceThird Option – Variance

VAR-GAS-01-13

This variance applies to uncertified gas-fired equipment used for process applications in petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants and upstream oil and gas sites only.

Standards Council of Canada

New inspection body program for certification of testing Agencies that may complete:

• third party inspections, • field approvals and • labeling of B149,3 applications. • http://www.scc.ca/en/edocs/criteria-and-proc

edures/ib-accreditation Alberta currently recognizes one - IB

Local authority

• Gas SCOs monitor for compliance.• Permits addressing the B149.1 and B149.2• Authority ends at the shutoff valve of the appliance

where;– Evidence of certification is provided– Evidence of approval is provided by

• Independent third-party CB’s/IB’s• Engineers utilizing the province wide variance for the oil and gas

industry

Jurisdiction

• Federal– Field approval/special inspection/inspection and

acceptance• Inspectors• engineers

• Provincial– Safety codes officer’s• Permits• Compliance monitoring• enforcement

CAN/CSA-B149.3 Regulatory ImplicationsExisting equipment and installations prior to

January 1, 2015 require an upgrade to current codes through a self initiated audit.

An exception !Installations considered hazardous in their current form.These would have to be brought up to current code.

Well-head Gas Utility gas

Tank Heater Tank Heater

Identification, pressure?

Wins

Losses

Report Unsafe Installations

Next steps

• QMP proposals 2015-2020– Draft Standata May 2014

• 2015 codes• Standard development – Tank heater, line Heater, treaters– Engines– Regulators

Certified productsCertified products

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Even when everything goes right

Questions / ConclusionQuestions / Conclusion

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

Sidney ManningChief Administrator/InspectorPlumbing & Gas