Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations

1 1 Boiler AND Pressure REG 1 TheBoiler andPressure VesselRegulationsbeingChapter Reg 1 (effective January 1, 2007) as amendedby Saskatchewan Regulations 79/2008 and 121 :This consolidation is not official. Amendments have beenincorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutesand Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretationand application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of theoriginal statutes and Regulations , errors that may have appeared arereproduced in this AND Pressure REG 1 Table of ContentsPART IPreliminary Matters1 Title2 Interpretation3 Exemptions from Act4 Capacity of boilers5 Area of Boiler heating surfaces6 Capacity of Boiler plants - two or more highpressure boilers7 Capacity of Boiler plants - two or more lowpressure boilers8 Plants comprising high and low Pressure boilers9 Capacity of refrigeration plantsPART IIDesign, Construction, Installation,Alteration and RepairDIVISION 1 Physical Standards10 Adoption of codes and standards11 Compliance with adopted codes and standards12 Quality control program required13 Welding procedures required14 Requirements for boilers15 Requirements for Pressure vessels16 Additional requirements - Pressure vessels forcompressed gases17 Additional requirements - Pressure vessels forliquified petroleum gas18 Additional requirements - Pressure vessels foranhydrous ammonia19 Design Pressure - Pressure vessels for othercompressed gases20 Requirements for Pressure piping21 Additional requirements for guarded plantsDIVISION 2 Registration of Designs, Welding Procedures,Quality Control Program Manuals22 Application for registration of designs23 Fees - registration of designs24 Exemptions from registration requirement - boilers.

2 Pressure vessels25 Exemptions from registration requirement - fittings26 Exemptions from registration requirement - pressurepiping systems27 Registration of welding procedures28 Registration of quality control program manual29 AuditDIVISION 3 Authority to Construct, Install, Contractor s licence31 Inspections - construction32 Permit to install, alter or repair33 Inspection fees - installation, Classes of Pressure welders licences35 Issuance of Pressure welder s licence based on test36 Issuance of Pressure welder s licence without test37 Limitations in Pressure welder s licencePART IIIO peration of Boilers and PlantsDIVISION 1 Interpretation of Part38 DefinitionsDIVISION 2 Authority to Operate39 Exemptions - owner s licence to operate40 Owner s licence to operate - Boiler , etc., in service41 Owner s licence to operate - new or out-of-serviceboiler, Owner s licence to operate Boiler plant43 Classes of operators licences established44 Scope of authority of operators licences45 Application for operator s licence46 Permit to operate in urgent cases47 Guarded plant licenceDIVISION 3 Operational Requirements48 Supervision - high Pressure boilers, plants49 Operation of antique boilers50 Supervision - low Pressure boilers.

3 Plants51 Supervision - refrigeration plants52 Compliance with section 33 of Act53 Log booksDIVISION 4 Periodic Inspections54 Application of Division55 High Pressure boilers56 Low Pressure boilers57 Pressure vessels58 Refrigeration plants59 Compressed gas plants60 Internal inspection required61 Inspection fees3 Boiler AND Pressure REG 1 PART IVQuality Management SystemsDIVISION 1 Interpretation of Part62 DefinitionsDIVISION 2 Requirements for QualityManagement System63 Inspections by licensed pressureequipment inspectors64 Inspection certificates65 Designated Pressure equipment inspector66 Reports to chief inspector67 Manual68 Amendment or revision of manual69 Document and data control70 Contract review71 Purchasing72 Measuring and testing equipment73 Inspection of new equipment74 Servicing Pressure relief devices75 Control of special processes76 Periodic inspections77 Inspection of repairs, alterations78 Rectifying problems, non-conformities79 Training80 Internal audit81 Audit by departmental inspectorsDIVISION 3 Certificates of Authorization82 Application for approval83 Classes of certificates of authorization84 Duration of certificate of authorization85 Certain requirements not affected byquality management systemDIVISION 4 Pressure Equipment Inspectors86 Compliance with clause 5(1)(e)

4 Of Act87 Classes of Pressure equipmentinspectors licences88 Duration of licence89 Eligibility for Pressure equipmentinspector s licencesPART VQualifications of PersonnelDIVISION 1 Examinations and Tests90 Interpretation of Division91 Application for examination92 Special examination or test93 False or misleading statement94 Conduct of examinations - Division 295 Misconduct during examination96 Pass mark97 Waiting period for re-examinationDIVISION 2 Power Engineers, Limited Power Engineersand Refrigeration Plant Operators98 Certificates of qualification99 Education requirements100 Operating experience requirements101 First class power engineer s certificate102 Second class power engineer s certificate103 Third class power engineer s certificate104 Fourth class power engineer s certificate105 Fifth class power engineer s certificate106 Limited power engineer s certificates107 Refrigeration engineer s certificate108 Refrigeration plant operator s certificateDIVISION 3 Pressure Welders109 Compliance with section 16 of Act110 Eligibility to take test111 Standards for test112 Application to take test administered by inspector113 Designation of authorized contractor114 Test conducted by authorized contractorDIVISION 4 Pressure Equipment Inspectors115 Certificates of qualification116 Eligibility to write examination117 Application to write examinationPART VIAnhydrous Ammonia Storageand Distribution Plants118 Interpretation of Part119 Application of

5 Codes, standards120 Prohibition121 Location of storage vessels122 Contractor s licence123 Permit to construct124 Acceptance inspection125 Licence to operate4 Boiler AND Pressure REG 1 PART VIIG eneral126 Duplicate certificates, licences127 Reissuance of certificate of authorization,registration128 Fee for review by chief inspector129 Fees for miscellaneous servicesPART VIIIB oiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Board130 General qualification for membership131 Members to represent certain groupsPART IXRepeal, Transitional and Coming into Force132 Sask. Reg. 262/67 repealed133 Sask. Reg. 97/70, Schedule I repealed134 Sask. Reg. 97/70, Schedule III repealed135 Sask. Reg. 99/70 repealed136 Sask. Reg. 311/77 repealed137 Sask. Reg. 361/77 repealed138 Sask. Reg. 61/78 repealed139 Reg 1 repealed140 Transitional141 Coming into forceAppendixTable 1 Design Registration Fees for BoilersTable 2 Design Registration Fees for Pressure Vesselsother than Heat ExchangersTable 3 Design Registration Fees for Heat ExchangersTable 4 Design Registration Fees for FittingsTable 5 Fees for Shop Inspections - Boilers andPressure VesselsTable 6 Permit Fees for Installation, Alteration or Repairof Boiler , Pressure Vessel orRefrigeration PlantTable 7 Fees for Licence to Operate as Owner -High and Low Pressure BoilersTable 8 Fees for Licence to Operate as Owner - Pressure VesselsTable 9 Fees for Licence to Operate as Owner -Refrigeration PlantsTable 10 Fees for Licence to Operate as OperatorTable 11 Examination Fees - Power Engineers.

6 LimitedPower Engineers and RefrigerationPlant OperatorsTable 12 Minimum Distance Between Storage Tanksand Railway TracksTable 13 Minimum Distance Between Storage Tanksand BuildingsTable 14 Fees for Anhydrous Ammonia Storageand Distribution Plant Licence5 Boiler AND Pressure REG 1 CHAPTER REG 1 The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act, 1999 PART IPreliminary MattersTitle1 These Regulations may be cited as The Boiler and Pressure Vessel (1) In these Regulations :(a) acceptance inspection means an inspection conducted after theinstallation or repair of a Boiler , Pressure Vessel or refrigeration plant andbefore it is put, or put back, into service;(b) Act means The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act, 1999;(c) adopted code or standard means a code or standard adoptedpursuant to section 10;(d) anhydrous ammonia means the product with the chemicalformula NH3, in either a liquid or gaseous state, that is normally stored,transported or otherwise contained in a Pressure Vessel under Pressure andused as a fertilizer;(e) ANSI means the American National Standards Institute, Inc.

7 ;(f) applicable code or standard means, in relation to a Boiler , pressurevessel, fitting, plant, procedure or activity, an adopted code or standard thatapplies to that Boiler , Pressure Vessel , fitting, plant, procedure or activity;(g) approved means approved by the chief inspector, unless otherwisestated;(h) ASME means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;(i) ASME code means the edition of the American Society of MechanicalEngineers standard ASME Boiler and Pressure Code that is adopted pursuantto subsection 10(2);(j) authorized contractor means a holder of a contractor s licence who isdesignated pursuant to section 113 as having authority to administerpressure welders qualification tests to employees of the holder;(k) Boiler and Pressure Vessel authority means the department oragency of a province or territory of Canada that is authorized by the laws ofthe province or territory to regulate boilers and Pressure vessels within itsboundaries;(l) Boiler plant means a plant that comprises an installation of two ormore high Pressure boilers, low Pressure boilers or a combination of highpressure and low Pressure boilers;(m) chief engineer means the person who is responsible for the operationof a Boiler or Boiler plant;6 Boiler AND Pressure REG 1(n) contractor means a person who engages in the business of constructing,installing, altering or repairing boilers, Pressure vessels, fittings, pressurepiping systems or refrigeration plants;(o) contractor s licence means a licence issued pursuant to section 30;(p) CSA means the Canadian Standards Association;(q) CSA B51 code means the Canadian Standards Associationstandard B51-03 Boiler , Pressure Vessel , and Pressure Piping Code adoptedpursuant to clause 10(1)(a);(r) CSA B52 code means the Canadian Standards Associationstandard B52-05 Mechanical Refrigeration Code adopted pursuant toclause 10(1)(b).

8 (s) graduate engineer means an engineer who has graduated with adegree in mechanical engineering or a university degree that is recognized bythe chief inspector as equivalent to a degree in mechanical engineering;(t) high Pressure Boiler plant means:(i) a plant comprising two or more high Pressure boilers; or(ii) a plant comprising a combination of high Pressure boilers and lowpressure boilers that is deemed to be a high Pressure Boiler plantpursuant to clause 8(2)(a);(u) inspection certificate means a valid inspection certificate:(i) issued by an inspector pursuant to section 21 of the Act; or(ii) issued by a licensed Pressure equipment inspector pursuant tosection 64, in accordance with the terms and conditions of an approvedquality management system;(v) liquified petroleum gas means a material, in either a liquid orgaseous state, that is composed predominantly of propane, propylene, butanes(normal butane or isobutane) or butylenes or a mixture of any of thosehydrocarbons;(w) low Pressure Boiler plant means:(i) a plant comprising two or more low Pressure boilers; or(ii) a plant comprising a combination of high Pressure boilers and lowpressure boilers that is deemed to be a low Pressure Boiler plantpursuant to clause 8(3)(a);(x) multiple means, in relation to a Pressure Vessel , the product of theoutside diameter or width, measured in metres, and the overall length,measured in metres;(y) NBBI means The National Board of Boiler and Pressure VesselInspectors (United States);(z) NBBI code means The National Board of Boiler and Pressure VesselInspectors (United States) standard ANSI/NB-23 National Board InspectionCode adopted pursuant to clause 10(1)(e).

9 7 Boiler AND Pressure REG 1(aa) NFPA means the National Fire Protection Association, Inc. (UnitedStates);(bb) Pressure equipment inspector means a person who conducts aninspection on behalf of an insurer or in connection with a quality managementsystem;(cc) Pressure equipment inspector s licence means a licence issuedpursuant to section 89;(dd) shift engineer means a person who, under the supervision of thechief engineer, is in personal charge of a Boiler or Boiler plant.(2) A reference in these Regulations to a table is a reference to the table as set outin the Dec 2006 Reg 1 from Act3(1) For the purposes of clause 3(1)(p) of the Act, the following are designated asclasses of boilers, Pressure vessels, plants, Pressure piping systems or fittings towhich the Act does not apply:(a) Pressure piping systems that:(i) contain hot water at a Pressure of 1 103 kilopascals or less or at atemperature of 121 C or less; and(ii) form part of a low Pressure Boiler plant;(b) Pressure piping systems that are not connected to, or used in connectionwith, a Boiler or Pressure Vessel ;(c) medical gas piping systems;(d) air piping with a diameter of millimetres or less;(e) any of the following types of Pressure vessels that are used in connectionwith a pipeline as defined in The Pipelines Act, 1998:(i) odourizer tanks;(ii) dust pots;(iii) gas drips;(iv)storage tanks for hydraulic valve operators;(v) pig traps;(vi)indirect fired heater coils.

10 (f) potable water heaters with an internal diameter greater than 610millimetres that:(i) operate at a Pressure not exceeding 1 103 kilopascals;(ii) have a heat input not exceeding kilowatts;(iii) produce a water temperature not exceeding 99 C; and(iv) have a water capacity not exceeding 454 litres;8 Boiler AND Pressure REG 1(g) Pressure vessels used as the external enclosure of pressurized gas-filledelectrical high voltage switch gear or control gear;(h) low Pressure boilers installed in a private residence designed toaccommodate not more than three families.(2) Pursuant to clause 3(1)(p) of the Act, subsection 14(1) of the Act does not applyto the sale of a Boiler , Pressure Vessel or Pressure piping system that is previouslyused if the Boiler , Pressure Vessel or Pressure piping system is removed Dec 2006 Reg 1 of boilers4(1) For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations , the capacity of a Boiler isits capacity determined in accordance with this section.