Act & Regulations For Contractors

The Safety Codes Act and regulations that pertain to pressure equipment (topics are listed below) are available through our Acts, Regulations and Codes page or from the Alberta Queens Printer Web site.

Information about contractors' responsibilities can be found here:

• Quality Management System (Safety Codes Act, Section 39; and Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation, Section 11)

• Construction (Safety Codes Act, Section 43)

• Making changes to design (Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation*, Section 22)

      * referred to as PESR below

• Welding procedure registration (PESR, section 18)

• Pressure relief valve servicing (PESR, section 39)

• Securely anchored (PESR, section 8(d))

• Access for inspection (PESR, sections 8(b) & 8(c))

• Testing (PESR, sections 30)

Codes

• Codes and Standards (CSA, ASME, etc.) adopted under the Act for pressure equipment safety are listed here.

Alerts & Information Bulletins

Alerts and Information Bulletins issued by ABSA are posted on the Alerts and Information Bulletins page.

Some Alerts and Information Bulletins that may be relevant to contractors:

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