Acts, Regulations and Codes
The following pressure equipment related legislation may be accessed and purchased on-line through Alberta King’s Printer, Government of Alberta:
- Pressure Equipment Exemption Order AR 56/2006
- AB-529 Pressure Equipment Exemption Order (PEEO) User Guide
- Power Engineers Regulation AR 85/2003
- IB12-009, Owner’s Designation of Chief Power Engineer under the Power Engineers Regulation (AR 85/2003)
- IB17-006 Interpretation to Sections 4(3)(B) and 4(4) of the Power Engineers Regulation
- IB17-008 and IB17-009 Interpretation to Sections 18(7)(a); 2(2)(a); 18(1)(b)(i); Table 3, 20(1)(a); …. of the Power Engineers Regulation
- Pressure Welders Regulation AR 169/2002
- IB03-001 Rev1 Variance – Equivalency to Sections 4(2) and 9(1) of the Pressure Welders Regulation
You may also order the above Act and Regulations directly from the King’s Printer Bookstore at the following locations:
King’s Printer Bookstore
Park Plaza Building
10611 – 98 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5K 2P7
Tel: (780) 427-4952 / Fax: (780) 452-0668
Email: qp@gov.ab.ca
Website: www.qp.alberta.ca
Early use of editions not yet declared in force is permitted, unless specifically prohibited by the Administrator.
Although section 6 of the Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation lists specific editions of the codes and standards that it declares in force, the Safety Codes Act in subsection 65(4) provides that when these documents are amended or replaced, the new document automatically comes into force on the first day of the month following one year after that replacement is published. It should be noted that newer published editions of these documents can be used before they become mandatory.
The following list serves as a reference as to the current in-force editions of the codes, standards, and bodies of rules declared in force by section 6 of the Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation (PESR):
|
PESR Section |
Referred Document |
Current Mandatory Edition |
|
6(a) |
CSA B51-14, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping Code (parts 1, 2, and 3) |
2019 Edition |
|
6(b) |
CSA B52-13, Mechanical Refrigeration Code |
2018 Edition |
|
6(c) |
CSA Z662-15, Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems |
2019 Edition |
|
6(d) |
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - 2015 Note: This code is adopted with limitations on the use of ASME Section VIII-2, Part 5; see PESR 6(d) for details. |
2019 Edition(2021 Edition as of January 1, 2022 for all code-stamped work; August 1, 2022 for other general work in Alberta) |
|
6(e)(i) |
ASME B31.1 - 2014, Power Piping (including appendices A to G, J, II, and III) |
2020 Edition |
|
6(e)(ii) |
ASME B31.3 - 2014, Process Piping (including appendices A to E, K, L, and X) |
2018 Edition |
|
6(e)(iii) |
ASME B31.5 - 2013, Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components |
2019 Edition |
|
6(e)(iv) |
ASME B31.9 - 2014, Building Services Piping |
2020 Edition |
|
6(f) |
ANSI CGA G-2.1-2014, Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia |
2014 Edition |
|
6(g) |
NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2014 edition |
2020 Edition |
|
6(h) |
NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code, 2015 edition |
2021 Edition |
|
6(i) |
MSS Standard Practice SP-25-2013, Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions |
2018 Edition |
|
6(j) |
TEMA Standards of Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (9th Edition) |
10th Edition |
|
6(k) |
API Standard 661-2013, Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services (7th edition) |
2013 (R2018) Edition |
|
6(l) |
ISO-16528-1, Boilers and Pressure Vessels – Part 1, 1st Edition, 2007 |
1st Edition, 2007 |
This flow chart (AB-508) will help a person to determine if a pressurized item is subject to the Safety Codes Act and what requirements apply.
Last Modified: 12/9/2021 1:35:02 PM