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This is an index which organizes previously issued newsletter articles in 11 subject areas.  It will help readers to find newsletter articles on a specific subject, for example power engineer certification,instead of looking at each issue for information on a specific subject.

The Pressure News is a publication of Alberta Boilers Safety Association (ABSA).The newsletter is issued quarterly in March, June, September and December of each year.This newsletter provides current information and events regarding pressure equipment safety.

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1. Accidents and Alerts
2. Cargo Transport
3. Codes & Standards
4. Design Registration
5. Information on In-service Equipment
Jurisdiction and General Administration information
7. New Equipment and Equipment Construction, Repair & Alteration
8. Power Plants and Heating Plants
9. Power Engineering and In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspectors Training & Examination
10. Pressure Relief Devices
11. Welding and Welder Examination

Accidents and Alerts
Mar	1996	Hazard Alert
May	1996	Accident Reporting
Jul	1996	Rig Boiler Safety
Apr	1997	Fall Protection
Apr	1997	Accident - Propane Bottle turned "Boiler"
Jun	1997	Accidents with Hydrocarbon Condensate & Fire
Aug	1997	Safety Alert Bulletin - Pressurized Cargo Tanks
Aug	1997	Furnace Explosion
Oct	1997	A Warning to Heating Boiler Owners & Operators re LWCO
Feb	1998	Waste Gas Used as Fuel for Boiler
Jun	1998	Mixed Steel; 4" A234 WPB Buttweld Fittings
Sep	1998	Accident - Safety Procedures Ignored (A Word to the Wise)
Mar	1999	Warning - Dangers of Furnace Explosions
Mar	1999	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Boiler Exhaust
Jun	1999	Ontario Issues Safety Advisory on Flexible Hose Assemblies
Sep	1999	WARNING - Oil Battery Operation
Sep	1999	ALERT - Mechanical Clamp Failure in High Pressure Steam Service
Mar	2000	Alert - Yale 6" Closures
Jun	2000	Alert - Use of Registered Fittings
Sep	2000	Accident Impacting on Pressure Equipment
Dec	2000	Flare Knock-out Drum Incident
Mar	2001	Modified Gasket Failed During Hydrostatic Test
Mar	2001	Accident Investigations & Safety Awareness
Jun	2001	Firetube Boiler Accident
Sep	2001	Fraudulent Material Alert
Sep	2001	Beware of Exploding Diswashers
Sep	2001	Operator Scalded
Dec	2001	Oxygen Service Systems
Dec	2001	Warning - Use of Hydrocarbon Refrigerants
Dec	2001	Pipe Nipple Failures
Mar	2002	Failure of Hot Oil Heater
Mar	2002	Alert - Air Compressor with Air Receiver Tank
Mar	2002	Warning - Internal Vessel Cleaning & Maintenance
Mar	2002	Steam Powered Locomotives & Tractors
Mar	2002	Proper Location of Pressure Equipment
Jun	2002	Recall - Low-water Cutout Control
Jun	2002	Pneumatic Test
Jun	2002	Hot Oil Heater
Jun	2002	Warning - Furnace Explosion
Mar	2003	Flange Gaskets - A Warning to All
Jun	2003	Warning - Block Valve under Pressure Relief Valves
Sep	2003	Safe Discharge of Hydrocarbons
Sep	2003	Alert - Misuse of Propane Cylinders
Dec	2003	Water Hammer
Dec	2003	Caution - Energy Management Systemsr
Dec	2003	Pressurization of a Vessel
Mar	2004	Sandblast Pot Closure Failure
Mar	2004	Incident Review
Mar	2004	Alerts
Jun	2004	"PUFF" - The Tragic Dragon
June	2004	Incident Involving Over-Pressure
Jun	2004	Alert - Valve Failure
Sep	2004	Flare Lines and Flare Knockouts
Mar	2005	Alert and Variance
Mar	2005	Unsafe Repair
Mar	2005	Failure of 2" Y-Strainer under Pneumatic Test
Jun	2005	Alert (IB05-003) and Directive (IB05-004)
Sep	2005	Directive Certification of In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspectors (IB25-002 Rev.1)
Dec	2005	The Menance in Our Basement
Dec	2005	Information Bulletins IB05-007 Interpretation and IB05-008 Variance
Sep	2006	Accident Notification
Dec	2006	Confined Space Entry Hazards
Dec	2006	Positive Material Identification and Verification-Another Lesson Learned
Mar	2007	Recommendations from the BP Texas City Refinery Catastrophe
Jun	2007	Warning - Water Hammer Hazards
Jun	2007	Fuel Gas Regulator Vented Inside Building
Jun	2007	Alert - All Boiler Operators
Mar	2009	Accident Reporting is Everyone's Responsibility

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Cargo Transport
May	1996	Anhydrous Ammonia Nurse Tanks & Transport Tanks
Jun	2001	Exemption of Pressurized Cargo Transport Vessels
Jun	2004	Directive - Movement of LPG Storage Vessels

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Codes & Standards
Jan	1996	News on Codes
May	1996	Code Changes - Large Nozzle Reinforcement
Sep	1996	ACI, CSA B51 & B52 Meetings
Sep	1996	ASME Section IX - Code Change
Nov	1996	Placement of Penetrameters
Jan	1997	ASME Code Cases Relating to Pressure Relief Valves
Apr	1997	ASME Section I - Heating Surface Change
Oct	1997	National Board Accepts CSA B51
Jun	1998	Application of Code Cases
Jun	1998	Application of Proposed ASME Code Cases 2278, 2284 & 2290
Jun	1998	Proposed Code Case 2260
Jun	1998	ASME Sec VIII Div 2-Exemption of Impact Test of Welds for WPQ
Sep	1998	Code Publication Update
Dec	1998	CSA B51 and ASME, (I) General Review - Scope and Details
Mar	1999	CSA B51 and ASME, (II) Administrative Requirements
Jun	1999	CSA B51 and ASME - (III) Product and Process Specific Requirements
Jun	1999	Design Factor 3.5 and the ASME Code 1999 Addenda
Sep	1999	ASME Code 1999 Addenda and Design Factor of 3.5
Sep	1999	CSA B51 and ASME - (IV) Some Other Technical Requirements
Sep	1999	Impact Testing Decision Charts Impacting Testing Enigma as presented by Mr. L. Bolt during the Manufacturers' Training Workshops on September 28 & 30, 1999
Dec	1999	A Caution to the Use of Austenitic Stainless Steel
Mar	2000	ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel 1999 Addenda Changes
Sep	2000	Short Radius Elbows & Return Bends
Jun	2001	Custom-Designed Large Diameter Flanges
Dec	2001	Alberta Regulation Code Adoption Update
Dec	2001	ASME Section IX, 2001 Edition 2001 Addenda
Dec	2001	Alberta Regulations
Mar	2002	Exemption - Vessels Operating at 103 kPa or less
Jun	2002	Advance Notice - Proposal for Mandatory ASME Requirements for Tubular Heat
Sep	2002	ACI/CSA B51 & B52 Annual Meetings
Sep	2002	Fitness for Service Assessments
Jun	2003	New CSA B51 Code Edition
Dec	2003	WASME Code Stamp Construction - New Part UHX of Section VIII, Div. 1
Mar	2004	Pressure Equipment Legislation
Dec	2004	Notification - Printing Errors for 2004 Edition of the ASME Code
Dec	2004	Hydropneumatic Tank
Mar	2007	Three Ultrasonic Testing (UT) Code Cases
Mar	2007	Use of Code Cases in Alberta
Jun	2007	Variance For the use of the New (2007) ASME Section VIII, Div 2 in Alberta
Jun	2007	Directive- Allowance for and Report of Local Thin Areas (LTA's) in Pressure Vessel Shells
Dec	2008	Use of ASME BPVC, Section VIII, Div.1, Appendix KK in Alberta
Dec	2008	The Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation (PESR) Amendment
Mar	2009	CSA B51-09 Code Edition and Erratum
Mar	2009	Use of Pre-2007 Edition of ASME Section VIII division 2 Code

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Design Registration
Jul	1996	Design Survey and Registration
Nov	1996	Design Registration - New Application Form
Nov	1996	Gas Drips or Drip Pots
Jan	1997	Design Survey Registration Application Form
Apr	1997	Canadian Registration No. (CRN)
Jun	1997	Pressure Piping Not Over 0.5m3 in Capacity
Oct	1997	Control of Drawing Revisions
Dec	1997	New Service for Fitting Design Registration
Feb	1998	Clarification of X-Prefixed CRN for Used Equipment
Sep	1998	Alteration of Fittings
Sep	1998	Questions and Answers
Jun	2000	Design Calculation Control
Sep	2000	Questions and Answers
Dec	2000	A Checklist for Design Submissions
Jun	2001	Designs with an Unrealistically Warm MDMT
Jun	2003	Pressure Piping not over 0.5M3 in Capacity
Sep	2003	Welded Joint Category
Sep	2004	Special Consideration for Alternative Leak Testing for "Closure Welds" of Pressure Piping Fabricated to ASME B31.3
Dec	2004	The Part UHX Requirements for Design and Metal Temperatures
Mar	2005	U.S. Customary vs SI Units
Sep	2005	Requirements for Boiler External Piping on ASME Section I Power Boilers
Dec	2005	ASME Code Case 2523 - Use of Measurement Units
Dec	2005	Use of Split Reinforcement Pads in Nozzle Reinforcement
Dec	2005	Rigidity Analysis for Flange Designs
Jun	2008	Pressure Vessel Registered as Category "H" Fitting
Dec	2008	Use of ASME BPVC, Section VIII, Div. 1, Appendix KK in Alberta

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Information on In-service Equipment
Jan	1996	Accredited Corporation (and Owner User Program)
Jan	1996	Reporting of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Ownership Changes
Jul	1996	Owner User Inspection Summary Report
Sep	1996	QCP Authorization - Manual Review & Implementation Audit
Jan	1997	On-Stream Leak Sealing of Flanges, Valves & Similar Fittings
Jun	1997	Rental Equipment
Feb	1998	Reporting of B&PV Ownership Changes
Sep	1998	Disposition of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
Sep	1998	ASME Sec VIII Division 2 Vessels - reminder to owners/operators
Sep	1998	Rig Boilers - External Corrosion Warning
Sep	1999	Burial of Propane Storage Tanks
Mar	2000	Buying a Used Boiler
Dec	2000	Plant Piping - Owner's Responsibilities
Mar	2001	Replacement of Nameplates on Vessels and Boilers
Mar	2001	Status or Disposition of Pressure Equipment
Dec	2001	New Technical Documents
Sep	2003	Piping Inspections
Sep	2003	PWHT of Used Vessels
Sep	2005	Field Hydrostatic Testing
Mar	2007	Integrity Management Systems Requirements for Process Equipment Owners
Sept	2007	Importance of Certified Companies' Adhering to their Approved Quality Systems
Sept	2007	The Almost-Always-Forgotten-About AB-10 Form
Mar	2008	Process Facility Plant Survey
Mar	2008	Quality Program Requirements for Alberta
Dec	2008	Warning - Low Temperature Operation
Mar	2009	Scrapped Vessels

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Jurisdiction and General Administration information
Jan	1997	Iowa Statute and Regulation change
Apr	1997	Export to China
Aug	1997	Visit by CBPVI Director, Pressure Equipment Export to China
Aug	1997	Ontario's New Directions in Public Safety Delivery
Aug	1997	ASME AIA Accreditation Audit
Oct	1997	ABSA Forms
Dec	1997	China/ABSA Memorandum of Understanding
Dec	1997	Excess Flow Stop Valve on Storage tanks
Feb	1998	National Board Accepted as ISO 9000 Registrar
Sep	1998	Kansas Pressure Vessel Bill Passes
Dec	1999	European Union - Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC)
Mar	2000	Exporting a Vessel
Jun	2000	National Board Registration of CSA B51 B&PV
Dec	2000	This just in from Nunavut
Sep	2001	Notice - TSSA Requirement
Mar	2003	New Fee Schedule effective April 1, 2003
Jun	2007	National Board Registration of Items Manufactured to CSA B51
Mar	2009	Power Engineers Regulation Review
Mar	2009	Labour Mobility Agreements

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New Equipment and Equipment Construction, Repair & Alteration
Mar	1996	Material Test Report
Mar	1996	Initial Inspection of Imported Pressure Vessels & Boilers
Nov	1996	Repairs & Alteration Inspection Requirements
Jan	1997	Documentation Requirements for Parts used in Repairs/Alterations
Jun	1997	Highlights from ASME/NB Joint Annual Meeting
Jun	1997	Variance - UM Vessels
Aug	1997	Testing of Pressure Piping
Oct	1997	A Review of New Construction Inspection - AI, AIA
Feb	1998	Nameplate Requirements for New Pressure Vessel
Feb	1998	Highlights from recent ASME/Alberta Joint Reviews
Jun	1999	Vendor Evaluation Audits
Jun	1999	WARNING - Boiler Fuel Conversion
Sep	2000	Certificates of Authorization Directory
Dec	2000	Installation Inspections
Mar	2001	Miniature Pressure Vessel Data Reports
Mar	2002	Repair and Alteration Report (ABSA Form AB-40)
Sep	2002	Piping Systems Constructed Outside Alberta
Sep	2002	Submission of Data Reports to the National Board
Dec	2002	Inspection of Riveted Boilers
Dec	2002	What is a Boiler and Pressure Vessel Permit
Mar	2003	Regarding Small Blowoff Vessels
Jun	2003	Impact Testing Requirements
Mar	2004	Failure of Low Pressure Piping
Jun	2004	Requirements for used Boilers or Pressure Vessels Imported from Outside Alberta
Jun	2004	A Common Question - Documentation for End-User
Sep	2004	Pressure Piping Construction Documents
Jun	2005	ASME & ASTM Material Specifications
Jun	2005	Code Book Requirements
Jun	2005	What is an AB-40?
Sep	2005	Failure of 16" Suction Scrubber During Hydrostatic Testing
Jun	2007	Pressure Piping Inspection Requirements
Mar	2008	Impact Testing Rules for Stainless Steels
Mar	2008	Skid Packages from out of Province
Mar	2008	Corrosion Hazards
Jun	2008	Clearance Around Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Sept	2008	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Equipment Recalls
Dec	2008	Permit Requirements for the Construction of Instrumentation Tubing Systems
Dec	2008	Owner's Inspector Must Inspect and Certify Piping Data Report
Mar	2009	Unfinished Projects-A Heads Up on Documentation Requirements

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Power Plants and Heating Plants
May	1996	Heating Boiler Safety
Jul	1996	Correction to "Heating Boiler Safety", Vol. 1, Issue 3, May 1996
Apr	1997	Modification of Power Boilers to Heating Boilers
Apr	1997	Hot Water Heating System Expansion Tanks
Aug	1997	New Brochure for "Safe Operation & Care of Heating Boilers"
Aug	1997	General Supervision of Heating Plants
Oct	1997	Starting Heating Boilers After Summer Lay-up
Dec	1997	General Supervision of Power Plants
Jun	2000	Recap Heating Plant General Supervision
Sep	2002	Heating Boilers - Preventive Maintenance
Dec	2002	General Supervision of Heating Plants
Jun	2005	Electronic Log Books
Jun	2005	Variance Application: What, Why, How
Sept	2007	Care and Operation of Public Occupancy Boilers
Dec	2007	Dry Cleaner Boilers
Dec	2007	Unsupervised Power Plant
Sept	2008	Preventing Boiler Furnace Explosions
Sept	2008	Air Receivers Under the Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations
Mar	2009	Facts About Small Boiler Operation
Mar	2009	Suspending General Supervision of a Heating Plant

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Power Engineering and In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspectors Training & Examination
Jan	1996	Power Engineering: Multiple Choice Exam Questions
Jan	1996	Power Engineering: Ontario Joining SOPEEC
Jan	1996	SCO Examinations
Mar	1996	Power Engineers Annual Registration Requirements
May	1996	New Location for Power Engineering Exams
May	1996	Safety Codes Officer Examinations
Jan	1997	Proposed New 4th & 5th Class Certificates of Competency
Jun	1997	Proposed New 4th & 5th Class Certificates of Competency
Feb	1998	Valid Power Engineering Certificates of Competency
Jun	1998	New 4th and 5th Class Power Engineering Certificates of Competency
Dec	1998	Implementing the New 4th and 5th Class Power Engineering Certification
Jun	1999	Proper Procedures and Employee Training Needed
Jun	2001	Fraudulent Use of Engineer's Certificate
Sep	2001	In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspectors Certificate of Competency
Mar	2002	Certification of In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspectors - Information Bulletin IB02-002
Mar	2002	Pressure Equipment Safety Legislation Training Seminar
Jun	2002	National Board Seminars Successful
Jun	2002	Training Seminar for Pressure Equipment Safety Legislation
Sep	2002	Emphasis on "Education"
Mar	2003	Power Engineer Certificates Suspended
Mar	2003	In-Service Pressure Equipment Certification Program is a Success
Jun	2003	New Power Engineers Regulation
Jun	2003	Fraudulent Certificates
Sep	2003	Verification of Power Engineers Certification
Sep	2003	Eligibility of Examination Candidates
Sep	2003	Deadline for Inspector Certification
Dec	2003	Deadline for In-Service Inspection without Examination
Mar	2004	Application for Examination
Jun	2004	Alberta Certified Power Engineers Online Directory
Sep	2004	Company Annual Renewal of Power engineering Certicates of Competency
Dec	2004	Revised 2nd Class Syllabus
Dec	2004	Check the Validity of Certificates of Competency
Dec	2004	Verification on In-Service Inspectors Certification
Mar	2005	Verification of In-Service Inspector and Welding Examiner Certification
Jun	2005	SOPEEC Web Site Upgrade
Sep	2006	Fraudulent Certificates
Sep	2006	In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspector Certificate Renewal
Sep	2006	Canada is United in Standardization of Power Engineer Examinations
Sep	2006	Revised 1st Class Power Engineer Examination now Available
Sep	2006	December 31, 2009 is the Deadline for Writing Old 2nd Class Power Engineering Examinations
Dec	2006	5th Class Power Engineers Certification Examinations
Dec	2006	In-Service Pressure Equipment Inspector Renewal
Mar	2007	First Class Power Engineers Examination
Sept	2007	Improper LWCO's Found
Sept	2008	Disqualification from writing Power Engineer Examinations
Dec	2008	See Your Exam Result, See Your Exam Schedule, Renew Your Certificate
Mar	2009	New - Scheduling Examinations Online
Mar	2009	Special Boiler Operator Certification

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Pressure Relief Devices
Sep	1996	Revisions to Pressure Relief Valve Servicing QCP Requirement
Sep	1996	SRV - Pressure Setting and Nameplate Requirements
Nov	1996	Safety Valve Drains and Discharge Piping
Oct	1997	Safety Valve Servicing
Feb	1998	New Certification of Rupture Disk Devices
Sep	1998	PRV Repairs
Sep	1998	Protection of Pressure Vessels
Dec	1999	Use of Rupture Disc in Combination with Pressure Relief Valve
Jun	2000	Pressure Relief Valves on Boilers
Sep	2000	Audit of PRV Servicing Organizations
Jun	2001	Over-Pressure Protection Must be There
Jun	2001	Heating Plant Relief Valve Requirements
Sep	2001	Pressure Relief Valve Installations
Sep	2001	PRVs in Cooling Water Service
Sep	2005	Isolation Valves in a Pressure Relief Path
Sep	2005	The Number One Defense Against Section IV Boiler Ruptures
Mar	2008	Pressure Relief Device Discharge
Dec	2008	Installation of Pressure Relief Valves

Welding and Welder Examination
Mar	1996	Welder Testing - Safety
May	1996	Grade "B" Pressure Welder's Certificate of Competency
Sep	1996	Non-Pressure Attachment Welds
Nov	1996	Welding Test Centres
Jan	1997	Grade "C" Pressure Welder’s' Certificate of Competency
Aug	1997	Pressure Welder's Certificate of Competency
Dec	1997	Alert - Pressure Welder’s Certificate of Competency
Feb	1998	Welder Test Centre Relocation
Sep	1998	Brazer Qualifications & Brazing Procedures
Sep	1998	Non-Pressure Attachment Welds
Jun	2000	Inter-Provincial Reciprocal Recognition
Sep	2000	AWS Standard - WPS
Sep	2001	Spot Radiographic Examination
Sep	2001	Trends in the Welding Industry
Sep	2002	Changes to the Pressure Welders' Regulation
Dec	2002	Use of Submerged Arc Welding Flux
Dec	2002	Correction/Clarification - Pressure Piping Systems
Jun	2003	Compliance to the Pressure Welders Regulation
Sep	2003	Performance Qualification Cards
Dec	2003	Welding Dissimilar Base Metal Thicknesses
Dec	2003	Welding Examiner and Performance Qualification Cards
Jun	2005	Welding Examiner Certificate Renewal
Dec	2005	Welding Examiner and Testing Organization
Sep	2006	Grade C Welder Certification
Dec	2007	Welder Base Material Qualification
Jun	2008	Set-through and Set-on Nozzle Installation

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