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84-174 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 84-174
under the
Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Act
(O.C. 84-606)
Filed July 26, 1984
Under section 40 of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:
2014-96
100This Regulation may be cited as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.
I
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
SCOPE OF REGULATIONS
101This Regulation applies to boilers, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, air receivers, liquid receivers, oil refineries, refrigeration plants, power plants, steam processors or any other pressure vessel, fitting or piping.
EXCEPTIONS
102This Regulation does not apply to boilers or pressure vessels subject to inspection under the Canada Shipping Act, chapter S-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or to boilers or pressure vessels in a building occupied for residential purposes by not more than four families.
STANDARDS
103Except as otherwise provided in this Regulation, the standards governing the design, construction, fabrication, installation, testing and inspection of boilers, pressure vessels, piping and fittings are those prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.
104Where there is a conflict between the standards prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act and this Regulation, this Regulation shall govern.
105The Chief Inspector may formulate rules in cases where formulae have not been provided by this Regulation or where special circumstances render desirable an alteration to or modification of this Regulation.
INCREASE OF FACTOR OF SAFETY
106Any boiler inspector may, with the approval of the Chief Inspector, increase the Factor of Safety on any boiler or pressure vessel when he considers the workmanship, material, condition or installation is such that an increased Factor of Safety is necessary.
FITTINGS - OLD AND NEW INSTALLATIONS
107(1)All fittings attached to any new boiler or pressure vessel or installed in any new plant shall meet the requirements of this Regulation.
107(2)All fittings on existing installations of boilers and pressure vessels which are unsafe and requiring replacement shall be replaced with fittings that meet the requirements of this Regulation.
AGE LIMIT FOR RIVETED HIGH PRESSURE BOILERS (LAP SEAM)
Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
108Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRESSURE VESSELS
Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
109Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
PIPING
110All piping used in connection with boilers and pressure vessels shall meet the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code or, where such requirements are not applicable, the requirements of the applicable ANSI standards prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.
MANDATORY TO REGISTER
111(1)The design of all boilers and pressure vessels installed for use in New Brunswick shall be registered with the Chief Inspector.
111(2)All persons who manufacture boiler and pressure vessels in Canada that are installed for use in New Brunswick shall have an ASME Certificate of Authorization or shall
(a) submit documentary evidence acceptable to the Chief Inspector showing that the Quality Control System, procedures, codes and related design drawings are shop inspected by the regulatory authority of the province of manufacture, and
(b) register the Quality Control System, procedures and related design drawings with the regulatory authority of the province of manufacture or with the Chief Inspector.
111(3)All persons who manufacture boiler and pressure vessels in countries other than Canada that are installed for use in New Brunswick shall register themselves with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors and shall ensure that the boiler and pressure vessels are stamped with the appropriate ASME symbol.
111(4)Repealed: 89-48
87-81; 89-48; 2014-96
HEAT EXCHANGER SHOP INSPECTION
112Heat exchangers of the fin-tube type which have up to one hundred square feet (ten square metres) of bare tube heating surface are exempt from shop inspection, but a manufacturer’s data report shall be supplied to the Chief Inspector.
INSTALLATION PERMITS
113(1)No person shall install, alter or make additions to any boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system unless he obtains an installation permit from the Chief Inspector.
113(2)The Chief Inspector shall approve the qualifications of an installer.
CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION
114A manufacturer of a boiler or pressure vessel that is required to be shop inspected shall ensure that the boiler or pressure vessel is accompanied by a certificate of inspection.
89-48; 2014-96
115No person shall install a boiler or pressure vessel unless it is accompanied by a certificate of inspection.
89-48
II
DEFINITIONS
201In this Regulation
“Act” means the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act;(loi)
“ANSI” means the American National Standards Institute;(ANSI)
“ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;(ASME)
“ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code” means the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act;(code des chaudières et appareils à pression de l’ASME)
“ASTM” Repealed: 95-95
“boiler” means a vessel in which steam is or may be generated or hot water produced under pressure, having a capacity of more than three cubic feet (0.085 cubic metres) and includes any pipe or fitting, prime mover, machinery or other equipment attached thereto or used in connection therewith, but does not include a boiler used solely for heating purposes in a building occupied for residential purposes by not more than four families;(chaudière)
“boiler inspector” means a boiler inspector appointed under the Act, but does not include an insurance boiler inspector;(inspecteur officiel)
“Chief Inspector” means the Chief Boiler Inspector appointed under the Act;(inspecteur en chef)
“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association;(ACNOR)
“CSA B52” means the CSA B52 standard prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act;(ACNOR B52)
“CSA N285.0” means the CSA N285.0 standard prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act;(ACNOR N285.0)
“Department” means the Department of Justice and Public Safety;(Ministère)
“design” means the prints and specifications, specimens or models, submitted to the Chief Inspector for registration;(plan)
“expansible fluid” means(fluide dilatable)
(a) any vapour or gaseous substance, or
(b) any liquid under a pressure and at a temperature that is such that the liquid will change to a gas or vapour when the pressure is reduced to atmospheric pressure;
“fittings” means safety valves, stop valves, automatic stop-and-check valves, blow-down valves, reducing valves, water gauges, gauge cocks, pressure gauges, injectors, test cocks, fusible plugs, regulating and controlling devices and pipe fittings or any other apparatus or component attached to or forming part of any boiler, pressure vessel, plant or oil refinery;(accessoires)
“heat exchanger” means a condenser, evaporator, heater or cooler or any similar apparatus not specifically defined herein, when the design pressure or relief valve setting exceeds fifteen pounds per square inch (one hundred and three kilopascals), the diameter is more than six inches (one hundred and fifty-two millimetres) and the capacity exceeds one and one-half cubic feet (0.0425 cubic metres);(échangeur de chaleur)
“hot water tank” means a pressure vessel which is used to contain hot water at a pressure exceeding fifteen pounds per square inch (one hundred and three kilopascals) and has a diameter of more than twenty-four inches (six hundred and ten millimetres), but for the purpose of field inspection does not include a hot water tank in a private residence occupied by not more than four families;(réservoir d’eau chaude)
“hydropneumatic tank” means a pressure vessel having a diameter of more than twenty-four inches (six hundred and ten millimetres) and containing both liquid and air at a pressure exceeding fifteen pounds per square inch (one hundred and three kilopascals);(réservoir hydropneumatique)
“liquid receiver” means any pressure vessel in which a liquid refrigerant is stored at a pressure exceeding fifteen pounds per square inch (one hundred and three kilopascals);(réservoir de liquide)
“manufacturer” means a person who manufactures a boiler, pressure vessel, pressure piping system or fitting;(fabricant)
“oil refinery” means a plant for separating, evaporating, cracking, desalting, purifying or refining oil or any of the constituents thereof and includes all pressure vessels installed therein, but does not include boilers;(raffinerie de pétrole)
“oil still” means an apparatus for separating, evaporating, cracking or refining oil or any of the constituents thereof;(unité de raffinage)
“owner” includes any person who is the owner or lessee of a boiler or pressure vessel or the manager or other chief employee in charge of the business of that person;(propriétaire)
“plant” means any establishment in which a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is installed;(installation)
“pressure” means gauge pressure in pounds per square inch (kilopascals);(pression)
“pressure piping system” means pipes, tubes, conduits, fittings, gaskets, bolting and other components making up a system, the sole purpose of which is the conveyance of an expansible fluid under pressure and the control of the flow of an expansible fluid under pressure between two or more points;(tuyauterie sous pression)
“pressure vessel” means a vessel or other apparatus, other than a boiler, having a diameter of more than six inches (one hundred and fifty-two millimetres) and a capacity of more than one and one-half cubic feet (0.0425 cubic metres) that is or may be used for containing, storing, distributing, transferring, distilling, processing or otherwise handling gas, air or liquid at a pressure of more than fifteen pounds per square inch (one hundred and three kilopascals), and includes a pressure retaining apparatus intended for and to be used in a nuclear system with a pressure differential of five pounds per square inch (thirty-four kilopascals), or more, but does not include a hot water tank or pneumatic tank containing liquid with or without compressed air or a pressure vessel in a building occupied for residential purposes by not more than four families;(appareil à pression)
“refrigeration plant” means a refrigeration system and the structure surrounding the space in which it is located;(installation frigorifique)
“refrigeration system” means machinery and equipment in which a refrigerant is circulated for the purpose of removing heat from a secondary system or remote space;(système de réfrigération)
“steam processor” means any pressure vessel which is used for the purpose of raising the temperature of any material placed therein by means of steam having a pressure exceeding fifteen pounds per square inch (one hundred and three kilopascals);(transformateur à vapeur)
“welding” means the localized intimate union of metal parts in the plastic or molten states with or without the application of mechanical pressure.(soudage)
89-48; 93-116; 95-95; 1998, c.41, s.14; 2000, c.26, s.29; 2008-50; 2016, c.37, s.24; 2019, c.2, s.22; 2020, c.25, s.14
III
REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS
DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
301Before commencing construction of any boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system, the manufacturer shall submit the design for the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system for registration
(a) directly to the Chief Inspector, or
(b) to the Chief Inspector through a design review organization approved by the Chief Inspector.
89-48; 96-122
INFORMATION REQUIRED
302Prints and specifications of boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping systems shall include the maximum design pressure and temperature, the material thickness and specifications, method of fabrication, detail of all welding, the purpose for which the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is to be used and complete design calculations.
REGISTRATION NECESSARY BEFORE CONSTRUCTION
Repealed: 96-122
96-122
303Repealed: 96-122
96-122
SPACE FOR REGISTRATION STAMP
Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
304Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
FORMS SUPPLIED BY DEPARTMENT
Repealed: 2014-96
89-48; 2014-96
305Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
FEES FOR SURVEYING DESIGNS
Repealed: 96-122
96-122
306Repealed: 96-122
96-122
CANADIAN REGISTRATION NUMBER
307(1)Designs, when finally registered, shall be given a registration number for New Brunswick to allow boilers and pressure vessels to be manufactured in any number in accordance with the registered designs if they meet the requirements of the registered design in every detail.
307(2)Reference shall be made to the registration number when submitting a manufacturer’s data report pertaining to each boiler and pressure vessel.
2014-96
CHANGES IN DESIGN
308Boilers and pressure vessels may be built from a registered design until changes are made in this Regulation or the standards prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act that affect the design, in which case the design shall become obsolete after a period of twelve months.
2014-96
DEFECTIVE DESIGN
309Notwithstanding that a design has been registered with the Chief Inspector, if it is found to be defective in any detail, the manufacturer shall be notified .
2014-96
CHANGES REQUIRE REGISTRATION
310(1)Manufacturers making changes in designs that have been registered shall submit new drawings and specifications for registration
(a) directly to the Chief Inspector, or
(b) to the Chief Inspector through a design review organization approved by the Chief Inspector.
310(2)The manufacturer is required to pay fees in the same manner as if he were submitting original designs.
310(3)A change in material, thickness, diameter or design pressure shall constitute a new design.
96-122
REJECTED DESIGNS
311If a design does not meet with the approval of the Chief Inspector or of a design review organization approved by the Chief Inspector, a report setting out the reasons why the design does not meet with the approval of the Chief Inspector or of the design review organization shall be sent by the Chief Inspector or the design review organization to the manufacturer.
96-122; 2014-96
MANUFACTURER’S RESPONSIBILITY
312The registration of drawings shall not in any way relieve the manufacturer of responsibility in the construction of a boiler, pressure vessel or fitting.
EXTRANEOUS DESIGNS AND SECOND HAND EQUIPMENT
313No boiler or pressure vessel which has a design that does not conform to the requirements of this Regulation or has been previously installed or used shall be shipped into New Brunswick for installation without the written permission of the Chief Inspector.
MANUFACTURER’S DATA REPORT
314(1)When a boiler, pressure vessel or prefabricated piping assembly requiring shop inspection by this Regulation is delivered to a purchaser in New Brunswick, a manufacturer’s data report bearing the signature of the authorized shop inspector shall be forwarded to the Chief Inspector.
314(2)When the name and address of the ultimate owner and location of a boiler, pressure vessel or prefabricated piping assembly manufactured for stock is not available to the manufacturer at the time the boiler, pressure vessel or prefabricated piping assembly leaves the plant, the installer shall insert such information on the manufacturer’s data report.
EXEMPTION FROM SHOP INSPECTION
315All low pressure heating boilers of fifty square feet (five square metres) of heating surface or less are exempt from shop inspection unless otherwise required by the Chief Inspector.
SHOP INSPECTION
316(1)Where a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is manufactured in New Brunswick, it shall be shop inspected by a boiler inspector during its manufacture.
316(2)Where a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is manufactured outside New Brunswick in any province in Canada for use in New Brunswick, the Chief Inspector may arrange with the regulatory authority of the province of manufacture to carry out shop inspections of the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system during its manufacture by an inspector authorized by the Chief Inspector who may accept the inspection reports submitted to the Chief Inspector by such inspector for the purposes of this Regulation.
316(3)Where a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is manufactured outside Canada for use in New Brunswick, the Chief Inspector may authorize an agency to carry out shop inspections of the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system during its manufacture and may accept the inspection reports submitted to the Chief Inspector by such agency for the purposes of this Regulation.
316(4)Where a boiler or pressure vessel is shop inspected under this section, the Chief Inspector may, if the inspector or agency doing the inspection is satisfied that the boiler or pressure vessel may be used safely, issue a certificate of inspection in respect of the boiler or pressure vessel.
89-48
317Firms wishing to have fittings registered in catalogue form shall submit an affidavit indicating that all the items listed in the catalogue comply with all requirements of this Regulation as to dimensions, identification, material and service.
2014-96
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
318The manufacturer of a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system shall demonstrate to a boiler inspector or any inspector acceptable to the Chief Inspector that an acceptable quality assurance or quality control system is in operation.
REFRIGERATION PLANTS
319(1)When a refrigeration system of any tonnage utilizing a Group 2 refrigerant is installed in a building used for public assembly, the equipment shall be located in a Class T machinery room, as defined in CSA B52.
319(2)Prior to installing a new refrigeration plant, altering the design of an existing machinery room or altering or adding to a refrigeration system containing a Group 2 refrigerant, the owner or his representative shall submit, in triplicate, complete details of the machinery room and refrigeration system or changes thereto, indicating full compliance with the requirements of CSA B52, to the Chief Inspector for registration.
2014-96
ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
320The owner of every plant to which this Regulation applies shall register such plant with the Department every year by filing an application for registration and paying the fee prescribed by this Regulation not later than the thirtieth day of April in each year.
2014-96
IV
REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS FOR FITTINGS
95-95
DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
401(1)The design for any fitting to be used on boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping systems shall be registered with the Chief Inspector before the fitting is used.
401(2)Subject to subsection (3), the design for fittings to be used on boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping systems
(a) shall conform to the requirements of the applicable standards prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act, and
(b) may be submitted for registration
(i) directly to the Chief Inspector, or
(ii) to the Chief Inspector through a design review organization approved by the Chief Inspector.
401(3)The design for fittings to be used for nuclear service
(a) shall conform to the requirements of CSA N285.0, and
(b) may be submitted for registration
(i) directly to the Chief Inspector, or
(ii) to the Chief Inspector through a design review organization approved by the Chief Inspector.
401(4)Subject to subsection (5), designs for fittings may be registered collectively by category.
401(5)The design for safety valves and specially designed fittings shall be registered individually.
401(6)All submissions for registration of designs for fittings shall include a statutory declaration executed by the manufacturer of the fittings, on the form provided by the Department.
95-95; 96-122; 2008-50
CAUSE OF CANCELLATION
402(1)The Chief Inspector may, where the Chief Inspector considers it necessary, select from a manufacturer’s stock fittings to be forwarded to the Chief Inspector by and at the expense of the manufacturer for testing.
402(2)The Chief Inspector may cancel the registration of a design for a fitting if the Chief Inspector determines that any fitting made from that design is faulty.
95-95
FEES
403Fees for registration of designs for fittings are prescribed in section 706.
95-95
SAMPLE FITTINGS
Repealed: 95-95
95-95
404Repealed: 95-95
95-95
FAULTY FITTINGS
Repealed: 95-95
95-95
405Repealed: 95-95
95-95
SAFETY VALVES
Repealed: 95-95
95-95
406Repealed: 95-95
95-95
V
RULES FOR WELDING PROCEDURES, WELDERS AND WELDING OPERATIONS
501(1)The requirements of this Part shall be complied with to ensure the interchangeability of boilers, pressure vessels, fabricated piping and fittings throughout the Canadian provinces and other jurisdictions using the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
501(2)Every welding procedure and performance test shall conform to or be the equivalent of those specified in Section IX, “Welding and Brazing Qualifications”, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and in the applicable ANSI standards for pressure piping prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.
RESPONSIBILITY OF MANUFACTURERS AND WELDERS
502Every manufacturer, contractor, welding shop operator or any other person who welds or employs any person to do any welding upon any boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is responsible for the quality of the welding done upon such boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system and before any such welding commences shall:
(a) conduct approved welding procedure tests in accordance with the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the applicable ANSI standards prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act to ensure that the procedure to be used will produce sound welds able to meet such requirements and shall submit proof of such procedure tests to the Department for recording or registration;
(b) arrange for a welder’s qualification test administered by
(i) the Chief Inspector, or
(ii) a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector;
(c) ascertain, where there is new construction, that the design of the pressure vessel has been registered with the Chief Inspector and allotted a registration number and, where there is repair work, that approval has been granted by the Chief Inspector; and
(d) supply all materials and equipment necessary to conduct procedure and performance tests.
96-123; 98-72
WELDER’S QUALIFICATION TESTS
96-123
503(1)Every application for a welder’s qualification test is subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, as the case may be.
503(1.1)The Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, as the case may be, shall, in the discretion of the Chief Inspector or the welder test organization, determine whether or not the applicant has sufficient experience and knowledge to warrant a welder’s qualification test.
503(2)Welder’s qualification tests shall be as required by the Chief Inspector and shall as far as practicable be in accordance with the welding test requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the applicable ANSI standards prescribed in the Standards Regulation - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act.
503(3)Repealed: 2014-96
503(4)Repealed: 2014-96
503(5)A welder may be retested at any time at the request of the Chief Inspector.
503(6)A welder shall be tested in all methods and types of welding and for every position in which he will be required to weld, but if a welder successfully passes a butt weld test, the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, as the case may be, may, in the discretion of the Chief Inspector or the welder test organization, waive the requirement for a fillet weld test for the same position.
503(7)A welder shall qualify for all positions before an authorization will be issued to him for welding pressure piping in the fixed position.
96-123; 2014-96
TESTS FOR CLASS B WELDER’S CERTIFICATES
504The qualifying of welding procedures and of welders for welding of structures not ancillary to pressure vessels or pressure piping systems or vessels, other than pressure vessels, may be arranged with the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector.
96-123
CLASSIFICATION OF WELDER’S CERTIFICATES
505(1)The Chief Inspector may issue any class of welder’s certificate prescribed in subsection (2) to any person who successfully completes the prescribed welder’s test and meets the qualifications in section 507.
505(2)The classes of welder’s certificates are:
(a) qualified welder’s certificate;
(b) approved welder’s certificate;
(c) Class B welder’s certificate; and
(d) special welder’s certificate.
506A welder’s certificate shall be on the form provided by the Chief Inspector.
QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES
507(1)No person shall be a candidate for a qualified welder’s certificate unless he
(a) completes and files an application, on the form provided by the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, with the Department or with the welder test organization, as the case may be, and
(b) proves to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector or the welder test organization, as the case may be, that he has at least two years’ practical experience in the welding trade and a minimum of twelve months’ welding experience on pressure piping.
507(2)No person shall be a candidate for an approved welder’s certificate unless he
(a) completes and files an application, on the form provided by the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, with the Department or with the welder test organization, as the case may be, and
(b) proves to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector or the welder test organization, as the case may be, that he has one year’s practical experience in the welding trade and a minimum of six months’ welding experience on piping or has successfully completed an approved course in pipe welding.
507(3)No person shall be a candidate for a Class B welder’s certificate unless he
(a) completes and files an application, on the form provided by the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, with the Department or with the welder test organization, as the case may be, and
(b) proves to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector or the welder test organization, as the case may be, that he has at least one year’s experience in general welding or has successfully completed an approved welder’s course.
507(4)No person shall be a candidate for a special welder’s certificate unless he
(a) completes and files an application, on the form provided by the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, with the Department or with the welder test organization, as the case may be, and
(b) proves to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector or the welder test organization, as the case may be, that he has at least two years’ practical experience in the welding trade, twelve months of which experience were spent on pressure piping.
96-123; 98-72
SCOPE OF WELDER’S CERTIFICATES
508(1)Subject to the limitations listed on his welder’s certificate, a qualified welder may
(a) fabricate boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems to registered drawings and specifications, and
(b) repair boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems, subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector.
508(2)Subject to the limitations listed on his welder’s certificate, an approved welder may
(a) fabricate boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems, which have a maximum design pressure of one hundred and sixty pounds per square inch (one thousand one hundred kilopascals), to registered drawings and specifications, and
(b) repair boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems, which have a maximum design pressure of one hundred and sixty pounds per square inch (one thousand one hundred kilopascals), subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector.
508(3)Subject to the limitations listed on his welder’s certificate, a Class B welder may fabricate and repair structures other than boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping systems.
508(4)Subject to the limitations listed on his welder’s certificate, a special welder may
(a) fabricate boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems in accordance with a registered procedure, and
(b) repair boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems in accordance with a registered procedure, subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector.
RENEWAL OF WELDER’S CERTIFICATES
509The Chief Inspector may renew any class of welder’s certificate if
(a) the applicant
(i) completes and files an application, on the form provided by the Chief Inspector or a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, with the Department or with the welder test organization, as the case may be,
(ii) successfully completes a welder’s qualification test in one position, which test shall be selected by the Chief Inspector, at the time of application for renewal, and
(iii) pays the fee prescribed by this Regulation, or
(b) the applicant completes and files an application, on the form provided by the Chief Inspector, with the Department, certifying that the applicant has had employment using the process stated in that class of welder’s certificate for the previous year and pays the fee prescribed by this Regulation.
89-48; 96-123; 98-72
SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES
510(1)The Chief Inspector may suspend or cancel any class of welder’s certificate if, in his opinion, the holder
(a) has obtained his certificate through misrepresentation or fraud,
(b) is incompetent or grossly negligent in discharging his duties,
(c) has failed to comply with this Regulation,
(d) has been guilty of an act of impropriety in connection with his duties while engaged in the welding trade, or
(e) allows any other person to stamp his assigned symbol upon any work not performed by him.
510(2)If a welder’s certificate is cancelled, the holder thereof shall cease to use his assigned symbol.
VALIDITY OF WELDER’S CERTIFICATES
511(1)Subject to subsection 503(5), any class of welder’s certificate is valid for one year from the date of issue or for such longer period of time as the Chief Inspector may approve.
511(2)When the holder of any class of welder’s certificate has not used the specific process stated in the certificate for a period of six months or more, the welder’s certificate is invalid.
98-72
SYMBOL AND STAMPING OF WORK
512(1)Every welder qualified under this Regulation to perform welding on boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping systems shall be assigned a symbol by the Department at the time of the issuing of his welder’s certificate and the welder shall stamp his symbol upon all his work in the following manner:
(a) on new work, at intervals of three feet (one metre) along all seams and joints and on each separate weld; and
(b) on repair work, at intervals of twelve inches (three hundred millimetres) along all seams and joints and on each separate weld.
512(2)Repealed: 2014-96
2014-96
REPAIRS TO BE LEFT EXPOSED
513Except with the permission of a boiler inspector, no welded repair upon any boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system shall be covered by insulation or in any other manner until authorized by a boiler inspector.
VI
INSPECTORS AND INSPECTIONS
601Every boiler inspector shall
(a) have five years’ experience in a heating plant or power plant of more than seven hundred therm-hour and be the holder of a valid First Class Power Engineers Licence issued under the Act, or
(b) have passed the examination for boiler inspectors provided by the Chief Inspector and have at least five years’ experience in respect of designing, constructing and installing heating plants or power plants of more than seven hundred therm-hour.
99-55
602(1)Every boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system shall be inspected periodically by a boiler inspector.
602(2)Every boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system shall be inspected during fabrication and installation by a boiler inspector.
602(3)Repealed: 2014-96
602(4)Every boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system that is modified or repaired shall be inspected by a boiler inspector.
89-48; 2014-96
603The Chief Inspector may issue a certificate of inspection upon completion of an inspection under section 602.
VII
FEES
701(1)In this section
“overtime” means time worked on a Saturday, Sunday or a day observed as a holiday within the civil service of the Province and any time worked after 5 p.m. of any day and before 8 a.m. of the following day.(heures supplémentaires)
701(2)Subject to subsection (3), the following fees shall be paid to the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board:
(a) for annual registration of a plant - the number of boilers and pressure vessels multiplied by $25;
(b) for initial inspection or shop inspection under subsection 316(1) of a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system - $100 per hour or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100;
(c) for special inspection of a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system - $100 per hour or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100;
(d) for special inspection of a repaired boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system - $100 per hour or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100.
701(3)The fees under paragraphs (2)(b), (c) and (d) shall be $150 per hour or any part of an hour for inspections done during overtime, with a minimum charge of $150.
88-54; 89-20; 89-48; 93-116; 97-9; 98-20; 2003-66; 2019, c.29, s.17
702(1)The fees for a welder’s qualification test administered by the Chief Inspector, whether a welder’s certificate is issued or not, are:
(a) for any regular gas or electric arc test in all positions - $100;
(b) for an immediate retest in one position - $50;
(c) for a test in one position conducted in relation to the renewal of any class of welder’s certificate - $50;
(d) for special tests, which include welding procedures and heavy wall pipe or plate material over 3/8 inch (9 millimetres), $100 per hour or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100.
702(2)The fee for the issuance of any class of welder’s certificate, where the welder’s qualification test is administered by a welder test organization approved by the Chief Inspector, is $50.
702(3)The fee for a renewal of any class of welder’s certificate, where a welder’s qualification test in one position is not conducted, is $50.
702(4)The fee for registration of each welding procedure is $100 per hour or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100.
702(5)The fee for the issuance or renewal of a steamfitter-pipefitter licence is $50.
87-9; 88-54; 89-20; 96-123; 2003-66; 2011-17
703The fees for registration of designs for boilers, pressure vessels or pressure piping systems are:
(a) for designs submitted for registration through a design review organization approved by the Chief Inspector - $50;
(b) for designs submitted for registration directly to the Chief Inspector - $250.
88-54; 89-20; 93-116; 96-122; 2003-66
704Repealed: 96-122
88-54; 89-20; 93-116; 96-122
705(1)Repealed: 96-123
705(2)A revision to a welding procedure already registered shall constitute a new procedure and the fee for registration shall be as set forth in subsection 702(4).
88-54; 89-20; 96-123; 2003-66
706The fees for registration of designs for fittings are:
(a) for single fittings, a group of fittings shown on one drawing or fittings in catalogues and brochures, submitted for registration through a design review organization approved by the Chief Inspector - $50;
(b) for single fittings or a group of fittings shown on one drawing, submitted for registration directly to the Chief Inspector - $100;
(c) for fittings in catalogues and brochures submitted for registration directly to the Chief Inspector - $200.
88-54; 89-20; 93-116; 95-95; 96-122; 2003-66
707Where consultants are retained by the Department to check compliance with this Regulation, the costs shall be borne by the applicant.
88-54
708The fee for a certificate of inspection issued in respect of a shop inspection done under subsection 316(2) or (3) is $100.
89-48; 97-9; 2003-66
709The fee for a boiler and pressure vessel installation permit under section 113 is $25.
2003-66
710The fee for the approval of a quality assurance or quality control system or approval of a quality assurance or quality control manual under section 318 is $100 per hour or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100.
2003-66
VIII
REPEAL
801Regulation 76-84 under the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act is repealed.
802This Regulation comes into force on August 1, 1984.
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to December 18, 2020.