Technical Safety Standards Regulations - Technical Safety Act (Nova Scotia)

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Technical Safety Standards Regulations

made under Section 50 of the

Technical Safety Act

S.N.S. 2008, c. 10

N.S. Reg. 14/2011 (December 15, 2010, effective April 1, 2011)

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Technical Safety Standards Regulations.

Edition of standard adopted

2 The edition listed by date in these regulations is the edition of the standard adopted by these regulations.

Definitions

3 In these regulations,

“API” means the American Petroleum Institute;

“ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;

“ASHRAE” means the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers;

“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association;

“NBBI” means the National Board of Boiler Inspectors of the United States;

“TEMA” means the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association.

Boiler and pressure equipment standards (BPE standards)

4 The following standards for boiler and pressure equipment are adopted as the standards for regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Boiler and Pressure Equipment Regulations:

BPE Standard	Edition issue date (yyyy/mm/dd)
API:
API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration	2006-06-01
API 570, Piping Inspection Code Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Re-Rating of In-Service Piping Systems	1998-10-01
ASME:
ASME B31.1, Power Piping	2007-12-07
ASME B31.3, Process Piping	2008-12-31
ASME B31.5, Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components	2006-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section I - Rules for Construction of Power Boilers	2008-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II (Part A) -Ferrous Metals	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II (Part B) - Nonferrous Metals	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II (Part C) -Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes and Filler Metals	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II (Part D) -Customary - Materials - Properties	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IV- Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V- Nondestructive Examinations	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VI - Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VII - Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers	2007-01-01
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII (Division 1) - Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels	2007-01-01
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII (Division 2) - Alternative Rules-Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels	2007-01-01
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII (Division 3) - Alternative Rules-Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX - Welding and Brazing Qualifications	2007-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section X - Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels	2007-01-01
ASME, Controls and Safety Devices (CSD-1) Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers	2006-12-29
ASME PVHO-1, Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy	2007-11-16
ASME PVHO-2, Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy: In-Service Guidelines for PVHO Acrylic Windows	2003-01-01
CSA:
CSA B51-09, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping Code	2009-01-01
CSA B52-05, Mechanical Refrigeration Code	2005-02-01
CSA Z180.1-00, Compressed Breathing Air and Systems	2000-03-01
CSA Z276 - 07 UPD1, Liquified [Liquefied] Natural Gas (LNG) - Production, Storage, and Handling	2008-07-01
NBBI:
NBBI - National Board Inspection Code	2007-01-01
TEMA:
TEMA Book of Standards	2007-01-01

Crane operator standards (CO standards)

5 The following standards for crane operators are adopted as the standards for regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Crane Operators Regulations:

CO Standard	Edition issue date (yyyy/mm/dd)
American Welding Society:
American Welding Society (D14.1) Specification for Welding of Industrial and Mill Cranes and other Material Handling Equipment	2005-01-01
ASME:
ASME B30.3, Construction Tower Cranes	2004-01-01
ASME B30.4, Portal, Tower and Pedestal Cranes	2003-06-16
ASME B30.5, Mobile and Locomotive Cranes	2007-01-01
ASME B30.9, Slings	2006-01-01
ASME B30.11, Monorails and Underhung Cranes	2004-01-01
ASME B30.16, Overhead Hoists (Underhung)	2007-07-13
ASME B30.17, Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running Bridge, Single Girder, Underhung Hoists)	2006-01-01
ASME B30.18, Stacker Cranes (Top or Under Running Bridge, Multiple Girder with Top or Under Running Trolley Hoist)	2008-10-01
CSA:
CSA B167-08, Overhead Traveling Cranes -Design, Inspection, Testing Maintenance and Safe Operation	2008-10-01
CSA Z150-98, Safety Code on Mobile Cranes	1998-11-01
CSA Z248, Code For Tower Cranes	2004-03-01

Fuel safety standards (FS standards)

6 The following standards for fuel safety are adopted for the regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Fuel Safety Regulations:

FS Standard	Edition issue date (yyyy/mm/dd)
CSA - B139, Installation Code for Oil Burning Equipment	2004-03-01
CSA - B149.1-05, Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code	2005-01-01
CSA - B 149.2-05, Propane Storage and Handling Code	2005-01-01
CSA - B 149.3-05, Code for the Field Approval of Fuel Related Components on Appliances and Equipment	2005-01-01
CSA - B105-M93, Code for Digester Gas and Landfill Gas Installation	1993-01-01
CSA - B108- 99, Natural Gas Fueling Stations Installation Code	1999-01-01

Power engineers standards (PE standards)

7 The following standards for power engineers are adopted for the regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Power Engineers Regulations:

PE Standard	Edition issue date (yyyy/mm/dd)
ASHRAE:
ASHRAE-15, Safety Standard for Refrigerants	2007-01-01
ASHRAE-34, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants	2007-01-01
ASME:
ASME B31.1, Power Piping	2007-12-07
ASME B31.3, Process Piping	2008-12-31
ASME B31.5, Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components	2006-01-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VI - Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers	2008-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VII - Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers	2008-07-01
ASME, Controls and Safety Devices (CSD-1) -Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers	2006-12-29
CSA:
CSA B51-09, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping Code	2009-01-01
CSA B52, Mechanical Refrigeration Code	2005-02-01