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POWER ENGINEERS, BOILER, PRESSURE VESSEL

AND REFRIGERATION SAFETY REGULATION
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POWER ENGINEERS, BOILER, PRESSURE VESSEL AND REFRIGERATION SAFETY REGULATION 104/2004
POWER ENGINEERS, BOILER, PRESSURE VESSEL AND

REFRIGERATION SAFETY REGULATION 104/2004
B.C. Reg. 104/2004
[includes B.C. Reg. 45/2017 and B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 4 amendments (effective December 3, 2019)]
Contents
1. Definitions for the Act

2. Definitions and interpretation for this regulation
3. Application of this regulation
3.1 Relation to the Safety Standards General Regulation
4. Adoption of codes and standards
PART 1 — General Qualification and Licensing Provisions
Part 1: Division 1 — Individuals Who May Perform Regulated Work under This
Regulation
5. Individuals who may perform regulated work
6. Exemption from authorization requirement to operate certain equipment
Part 1: Division 2 — Certificates of Qualification

7. Certificate of qualification
8. Repealed
9. Marine (steam) certificate of competency
10. Repealed
11. Safety duties of power engineers, shift engineers, boiler operators or refrigeration
operators
12. Repealed
13. Application for first class power engineer's certificate of qualification
14. Repealed
15. Application for second class power engineer's certificate of qualification
16. Repealed
17. Application for third class power engineer's certificate of qualification
18. Repealed
19. Application for fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification
20. What a first, second, third or fourth class power engineer may do
21. Fourth class or higher engineer may do limited electrical work
22. Limited regulated gas work by power engineers
23. Fifth class power engineer's certificate of qualification
24. What a fifth class power engineer may do
25. Fifth class power engineer's certificate of qualification (refrigeration endorsement)
26. What a refrigeration operator may do
27. Interim certificates of qualification
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28. Application for Category "A" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification
29. Application for Category "B" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification
30. Repealed
31. Application procedure for an oil well boiler operator's certificate of qualification
32. What an oil well boiler operator may do
33. Application for antique show boiler operator's certificate of qualification
34. What an antique show boiler operator may do
35. Application for ice facility operator's certificate of qualification
36. What an ice facility operator may do
37. Application for boiler safety awareness certificate of qualification
38. What the holder of a boiler safety awareness certificate of qualification may do
39. Application for refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification
40. What a refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification holder may do
41. Application for pressure welder's certificate of qualification
42. What a pressure welder may do
43. Posting of certificates
43.1 Certificates of qualification having no expiry date
Part 1: Division 3 — Plant Classifications

44. Plant classifications
45. Continuous supervision status plant operation
46. Determination of boiler capacity
46.1 Determination of refrigeration plant capacity
47. 47. to 53. Repealed
54. Special plant registration and operation
55. General supervision status plant registration and operation
56. Risk assessed status plant registration and operation
Part 1: Division 4 — Contractor's Licence

57. Contractor's licence required to perform regulated work under installation permit
58. Bond not required for contractor's licence
59. Field safety representative not required for boiler contractor's licence
60. Application for contractor's licence
61. General duties of a licensed contractor
PART 2 — Requirements for Permits, Regulated Products and Inspections by Safety

Officers
Part 2: Division 1 — Permit Requirements

62. Permits
62.1 Operating permit for plant required
62.2 Repealed
63. When permit not required for regulated work
Part 2: Division 2 — Inspections by Safety Officers

64. Preparation of equipment for inspection

PART 3 — Safety Officers

65. Requirements for a certificate of qualification as a safety officer
PART 4 — Incident Reporting

66. Duty to report incidents in plants
PART 5 — Technical Requirements
Part 5: Division 1 — Person in Charge of Plant

67. General requirements for person in charge of a plant
68. Chief engineer requirements
69. Person in charge to give permission before work can begin
Part 5: Division 2 — Obligations of Owners and Licensed Contractors

69.1 Duties of owners requiring plant operating permits
70. Owner to designate shift engineer during temporary absence of chief engineer
71. Owner not to require persons to perform dangerous work
72. Owners and licensed contractor to keep records
73. Duty to ensure sufficient combustion air supply to boilers
74. Owner responsible for safety in a plant
75. Duties of owners of steam driven engines
76. Duties of owners of chemical recovery boilers
77. Duties of owners of boilers and pressure vessels
78. Welding and brazing procedures must be to code and registered
79. Duties of owners of pressure vessel plants
80. Boiler safety awareness certificate and annual service report requirement
81. Refrigeration safety awareness certificate and annual service report requirement
Part 5: Division 3 — Registration, Approvals and Notification of Purchase or Disposition

82. Design registration and inspection requirements
83. Repealed
84. Registration of boiler, pressure vessel, fitting and pressure piping design
84.1 Registration of control systems
85. Boiler fuel systems to be registered on request
86. No repairs to boilers or pressure vessels unless approved
87. No alterations to boilers or pressure vessels unless registered
Part 5: Division 4 — Refrigeration Machinery Rooms and Systems

88. Refrigeration plant installations
SCHEDULE — Adopted Codes and Standards
[Provisions of the Safety Standards Act, SBC 2003, c. 39, relevant to the enactment of this
regulation: section 88]

Definitions for the Act

1. For the purposes of the Act:
(AM) "boiler" means a vessel in which, by the application of heat,
Feb
21/17
(a) gas, steam or vapour is capable of being generated and pressurized, or
(AM) (b) a liquid is capable of being pressurized or heated;
Apr
01/09
and includes fittings and boiler external piping associated with the vessel;
(AM) "boiler system" means a power plant, heating plant, low temperature, low pressure fluid
Aug
31/18 plant, low pressure thermal fluid plant, high pressure thermal fluid plant, oil well plant or
pressure plant;
(ADD) "power plant" means a high pressure steam plant or a high pressure thermal fluid plant or a
Nov
07/16 high temperature, high pressure fluid plant;
(SUB) "pressure piping" means a system of pipes, tubes, conduits, gaskets, bolts and other
Apr
01/09 components, the sole purpose of which is the conveyance of
(a) an expansible fluid, or
(b) a non-expansible fluid or thermal fluid with an operating temperature exceeding
121° C or a working pressure exceeding 1 100 kPa
between 2 or more points;
"pressure vessel" means a vessel and its fittings, other than a boiler, that is capable of being
used to contain, store, distribute, transfer, distil, process or otherwise handle gas, vapour or
liquids under pressure;
"refrigeration equipment" means machinery in which refrigerants are capable of being
vaporized, compressed and liquefied;
"refrigeration system" means a refrigeration plant.
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 252/2016; 45/2017, Sch. 1; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Definitions and interpretation for this regulation

(AM) 2. (1) In this regulation:
Aug
01/18
"Act" means the Safety Standards Act;
(SUB) "antique show boiler" means a boiler forming part of a traction engine, threshing machine,
Apr
01/09 steam locomotive, steam crane, donkey boiler plant or other plant of historical interest;
"assistant chief engineer" means a power engineer who
(a) is employed in a plant to assist the chief engineer,
(b) holds a certificate of qualification not less than one class lower than that required
to operate the plant as the chief engineer, and
(c) is placed in charge of the plant when the chief engineer is absent from the plant;
(AM) "assistant engineer" means the power engineer who is a person in charge of a part of a plant
Apr
01/09 under the supervision of the shift engineer, and includes a maintenance engineer;
(AM) "assistant shift engineer" means the power engineer who is under the immediate supervision
Apr
01/09 of the shift engineer and assists the shift engineer with the supervision, operation or control of
the plant;
"boiler capacity" means the heat receiving surface of a boiler as specified in section 46;
(SUB) "brazing" has the same meaning as in CSA B51;
Aug

31/18
(ADD) "Canadian credential" has the same meaning as in section 1.1 of the Safety Standards
Aug
31/18 General Regulation;
"chemical recovery boiler" means a boiler that is capable of being fuelled by the black
liquor that results from the Kraft pulp manufacturing process;
"chief engineer" means a power engineer who is designated by the owner to be responsible
for the operation and maintenance of a plant and who is responsible for ensuring that all
regulated work in the plant is performed by appropriately qualified persons;
(AM) "code" means the applicable code or standard referred to in the Schedule and adopted under
Jun
09/15 this regulation;
"control system" means an electronic, digital, pneumatic or other system that compares the
process variable to a set point and automatically adjusts the input signal to the final control
device;
(SUB) "CSA B51" means CSA Standard B51 Boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping code;
Jun
09/15
(SUB) "CSA B52" means CSA Standard B52 Mechanical refrigeration code;
Jun
09/15
(AM) "cushion tank" means a pressure vessel designed for installation in a heating plant or cooling
Apr
01/09 system to provide a pneumatic cushion for the expansion or contraction of the fluid;
"electric boiler" means a boiler heated by electricity;
(SUB) "engineering degree" means a degree in mechanical engineering that
Oct
02/17
(a) is awarded following completion of an undergraduate engineering program
accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, or
(b) is otherwise acceptable to a provincial safety manager under this regulation;
"expansible fluid" means any
(a) vapour,
(b) gaseous substance, or
(SUB) (c) liquid under pressure and at a temperature at which the liquid changes to a gas or
Apr
01/09 vapour when the pressure is reduced to atmospheric pressure or when the
temperature increases to ambient temperature;
(ADD) "fifth class plant" means
Apr
01/09
(a) a power plant that exceeds 10 m2 of boiler capacity but does not exceed 50 m2 of
boiler capacity,
(b) a steam heating plant that exceeds 30 m2 of boiler capacity but does not exceed
300 m2 of boiler capacity,
(c) a fluid heating plant that exceeds 150 m2 of boiler capacity but does not exceed
300 m2 of boiler capacity;
(d) a low pressure thermal fluid plant that exceeds 150 m2 of boiler capacity but does
not exceed 500 m2 of boiler capacity,
(AM) (e) a low temperature, low pressure fluid plant that exceeds 300 m2 of boiler
Aug
31/18 capacity but does not exceed 1 000 m2 of boiler capacity, or
(f) an unfired plant that exceeds 150 m2 of boiler capacity but does not exceed 500
m2 of boiler capacity;
(ADD) "first class plant" means a power plant that exceeds 1 000 m2 of boiler capacity;
Apr
01/09
"fitting" means a valve, gauge, regulating or controlling device, flange, pipe fitting, nozzle or
other component that is attached to or forms part of a boiler, a pressure vessel, a pressure

piping system or refrigeration equipment, but does not include pressure piping on a pressure
vessel;
(AM) "fluid heating plant" means a heating plant that heats fluid without vaporizing the fluid;
Feb
21/17
(ADD) "fourth class plant" means
Apr
01/09
(a) a power plant that exceeds 50 m2 of boiler capacity but does not exceed 100 m2
of boiler capacity,
(b) a heating plant that exceeds 300 m2 of boiler capacity,
(c) a low pressure thermal fluid plant that exceeds 500 m2 of boiler capacity but does
not exceed 1 500 m2 of boiler capacity,
(AM) (d) a low temperature, low pressure fluid plant that exceeds 1 000 m2 of boiler
Aug
31/18 capacity, or
(e) an unfired plant that exceeds 500 m2 of boiler capacity but does not exceed 1 000
m2 of boiler capacity;
"fuel cut-off device" means any device that has a manual reset and which will cut off fuel to
the boiler burner when activated by a safety device;
"general supervision status plant" means a plant for which the supervision of boilers,
pressure vessels or refrigeration equipment is carried out in accordance with the requirements
set out in section 55 and the technical and administrative specifications required by a
provincial safety manager;
"heat exchanger" means a vessel other than a boiler where heat is transferred, either directly
or indirectly, from one medium to another;
(ADD) "heating plant" means
Apr
01/09
(a) a boiler in which steam or other vapour may be generated at a pressure not
exceeding 103 kPa, or
(b) a boiler, other than a low-temperature, low-pressure boiler, in which water or an
aqueous solution may be heated to a pressure not exceeding 1 100 kPa or a
temperature not exceeding 121°C;
"heating surface" means the surface area of a boiler or pressure vessel that transfers heat, as
determined under section 46;
"high pressure steam plant" means an assembly of one or more boilers and includes
ancillary equipment, the pressure piping system and a pressure plant, in which steam or
vapour is generated at a pressure greater than 103 kPa;
"high pressure thermal fluid plant" means an assembly of one or more thermal fluid
boilers, but does not include a low pressure thermal fluid plant, and includes ancillary
equipment, a pressure piping system and a pressure plant connected to an assembly of thermal
fluid boilers;
"high temperature, high pressure fluid plant" means an assembly of one or more boilers
and includes ancillary equipment, a pressure piping system and a pressure plant, in which
liquid is heated to a temperature greater than 121°C or liquid is contained at a pressure greater
than 1 100 kPa;
(SUB) "hydraulic or hydraulic purposes" means equipment that uses an incompressible fluid
Aug
31/18 under pressure to generate and transmit power by converting energy from liquid pressure into
mechanical energy;
"ice facility plant" means a refrigeration plant used to make and maintain an artificial ice
surface that is used for recreational purposes;
"institution" means premises in which persons are confined to receive medical, charitable,
educational or other care or treatment, or in which persons are held or detained;

"interim power engineer's certificate of qualification" means a certificate issued under
section 27 for a specific plant operation;
(SUB) "low pressure thermal fluid plant" means an assembly of one or more thermal fluid boilers
Apr
01/09 that do not contain an expansible fluid and are protected with temperature control and safety
devices that will not permit the boilers to continue to operate should the temperature rise to or
above the vapour point of the contained thermal fluid at atmospheric pressure;
(SUB) "low temperature, low pressure fluid plant" means an assembly of one or more boilers,
Aug
31/18 including ancillary equipment, that contain liquid and operate at a working pressure of 206
kPa or less and a temperature of 100°C or less;
"maintenance engineer" means a power engineer employed in the maintenance of a plant or
associated auxiliary equipment;
(ADD) "marine engineer (motor) certificate of competency" means a credential issued by
Aug
31/18 Transport Canada that provides evidence of an individual's level of competence with respect
to marine motor systems;
"oil well plant" means a high pressure steam plant that is used in the operation of a drilling
rig or drilling operation;
"person in charge" means the power engineer, operator or other individual present on the
premises during a period of time, and designated by the owner or chief engineer to be
responsible for and in control of the plant while it is in operation;
(AM) "plant" means a power plant, heating plant, low temperature, low pressure fluid plant, low
Aug
31/18 pressure thermal fluid plant, high pressure thermal fluid plant, refrigeration plant, oil well
plant, unfired plant or pressure plant;
"power engineer" means an individual who holds a final or interim certificate of
qualification issued under section 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 28 or 29;
"power engineer trainee" means an individual who has received training and who assists in
the operation of a plant but does not hold a certificate of qualification;
"pressure" means gauge pressure; for the purposes of this regulation, 103 kPa is equivalent
to 15 psi;
"pressure plant" means an assembly of one or more pressure vessels and includes the
engines, turbines, pressure piping systems, fittings, machinery and ancillary equipment of any
kind used in connection with it or them;
"pressure vessel plant" means a pressure plant that is not connected to a boiler plant or
refrigeration plant;
(SUB) "pressure welder" means an individual who holds a pressure welder's certificate of
Aug
31/18 qualification issued under section 42;
(SUB) "pressure welding" has the same meaning as "welding" in CSA B51;
Aug
31/18
(ADD) "professional engineer" means a person registered under the Engineers and Geoscientists
Feb
23/10 Act as a professional engineer;
"public assembly occupancy premises" means premises in which persons congregate for
civic, political, educational, religious, social or recreational purposes;
"refrigerant" means a fluid that absorbs heat at a low temperature and pressure, with a
change in state, and rejects it at a higher temperature and pressure;
"refrigerant group" means the classification of one or more refrigerants into risk categories
based on flammability and toxicity as defined in CSA B52;
(SUB) "refrigeration mechanic" means a person who holds any of the following:
Apr
01/09
(a) an industry training credential, issued under the Industry Training Authority Act,
as a refrigeration mechanic;
(b)

(AM) an interprovincial red seal credential in the trade of refrigeration and
Aug
31/18 air-conditioning mechanic;
(c) a credential acceptable to a provincial safety manager;
"refrigeration plant" means an assembly of refrigeration equipment and includes a pressure
plant connected to it;
"risk assessed status plant" means a plant for which the supervision of boilers, pressure
vessels or refrigeration equipment is done in accordance with the requirements set out in
section 56 and the technical and administrative specifications required by a provincial safety
manager;
(ADD) "second class plant" means a power plant that exceeds 500 m2 of boiler capacity but does
Apr
01/09 not exceed 1 000 m2 of boiler capacity;
"shift engineer" means a power engineer who is a person in charge of a plant under the
supervision of a chief engineer or one who is in charge of a plant when the chief engineer is
absent;
(ADD) "steam heating plant" means a heating plant that generates steam or vapour;
Apr
01/09
"thermal fluid" means fluids other than water or aqueous solutions that transfer heat with or
without vaporization;
"thermal fluid boiler" means boiler, including fittings and appurtenances, in which a liquid
hydrocarbon, hot oil or other thermal fluid other than water is heated with or without the
occurrence of vaporization;
"thermal fluid plant" means an assembly of one or more thermal fluid boilers and includes a
pressure plant that is connected to the assembly of boilers;
(ADD) "third class plant" means
Apr
01/09
(a) a power plant that exceeds 100 m2 of boiler capacity but does not exceed 500 m2
of boiler capacity,
(b) a low pressure thermal fluid plant that exceeds 1 500 m2 of boiler capacity, or
(c) an unfired plant that exceeds 1 000 m2 of boiler capacity;
"unfired boiler" means a pressure vessel in which gas, steam or vapour may be generated for
use external to the boiler by the application of heat resulting from something other than the
combustion of fuel;
"unfired plant" means a plant where heat from gas, steam or vapour or other heating
medium is supplied to heat exchangers or used directly for the purpose of heating a facility or
a process without combustion of a solid, liquid or gaseous fuel taking place on the premises;
"water heater" means a vessel heated by the combustion of fuel, electricity or any other
source for supplying potable hot water at pressures not exceeding 1 103 kPa and temperatures
not exceeding 98.9°C;
(2) For the purposes of this regulation 1 square metre (m2) is equivalent to 10.76 square
feet (ft2).
[am. B.C. Regs. 475/2004, Sch. 4; 134/2009; 46/2010; 113/2015; 252/2016; 45/2017, Sch. 1; 45/2017, Sch. 4; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Application of this regulation

3. (1) This regulation applies in respect of every boiler and boiler plant, every pressure plant,
every pressure vessel, every pressure piping system, every fitting, every plant and all
refrigeration equipment and refrigeration plants.
(2) Despite subsection (1), this regulation does not apply to any of the following:
(a) a power plant with a heating surface of 2 m2 or less;
(SUB) (b) a heating plant with a heating surface of 3 m2 or less;
Apr
01/09

(REP) (c) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Apr
01/09
(d) a low pressure thermal fluid plant with a heating surface of 3 m2 or less;
(AM) (e) a heating plant that has no valves or other obstruction to prevent circulation of
Apr
01/09 fluid between the boiler and an expansion tank that is fully vented to the
atmosphere;
(AM) (f) a heating plant, refrigeration plant or pressure vessel plant, other than plants with
Feb
21/17 toxic or flammable contents, that is located in a building that contains only 4 or
fewer self-contained residential units;
(g) a pressure vessel operating at and with relief valves set at a pressure of 103 kPa
or less;
(h) a pressure vessel not equipped with heating element that is constructed for the
storage of water at a temperature of 65°C or less and a pressure of 1 720 kPa or
less or has a diameter of 610 mm or less;
(i) a pressure vessel used for hydraulic purposes having an operating temperature of
less than 82°C, if the primary design considerations are mechanical in nature and
stresses are derived from the functional requirements of the device rather than
fluid pressure;
(j) a refrigeration plant with a capacity of less than 5 kW prime mover nameplate
rating;
(k) a cushion tank with a diameter of 610 mm or less that is constructed to operate at
a working pressure of 207 kPa or less;
(l) a distribution main or service pipe as defined in the Gas Safety Regulation;
(SUB) (m) piping and fittings external to the boiler proper in a low temperature, low
Aug
31/18 pressure fluid plant or a heating plant;
(n) a pressure piping system operating at and with a relief valve or valves set at 103
kPa or less;
(o) a water heater with a heat input of 120 kW or less;
(p) a boiler or pressure vessel subject to the jurisdiction of Transport Canada under
the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada) or a boiler or pressure
vessel subject to the Canadian Shipping Act;
(q) gas-insulated switchgear and control gear used for control of high voltage
electricity;
(r) refrigeration equipment used for air conditioning or refrigerated compartments
on railway cars, motor vehicles, motor-drawn vehicles, aircraft or ships;
(ADD) (s) air or hydraulic brake systems subject to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
Apr
01/09 under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada);
(ADD) (t) air or hydraulic brake or steering systems for off road vehicles;
Apr
01/09
(ADD) (u) penstocks;
Aug
31/18
(ADD) (v) domestic water piping systems used in buildings or other structures;
Aug
31/18
(ADD) (w) medical gas piping systems.
Aug
31/18
(REP) (3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 104/2004, s. 3(4)]
Apr
01/14
(4) [Spent]
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 104/2004, s. 3(4); 45/2017, Sch. 1; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]

(ADD)Relation to the Safety Standards General Regulation

Apr
01/09
3.1 This regulation is subject to the Safety Standards General Regulation.
[en. B.C. Reg. 134/2009.]
(SUB)Adoption of codes and standards

Mar
07/07
4. Each code or standard and portion of a code or standard as listed in the Schedule is
adopted.
[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2007, Sch. 2.]

PART 1 — General Qualification and Licensing Provisions

Part 1: Division 1 — Individuals Who May Perform Regulated Work under This
Regulation
Individuals who may perform regulated work

5. (1) An individual must not perform regulated work unless the individual
(a) holds a valid certificate of qualification issued under this regulation,
(b) performs regulated work in accordance with section 5 of the Safety Standards
General Regulation,
(c) is specifically authorized in this regulation, or
(d) has been exempted from any specified authorization requirement under this
regulation.
(2) An individual must not perform maintenance and repairs on a refrigeration plant unless
the individual
(a) holds a fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification or higher, or
(b) is a refrigeration mechanic.
(SUB) (3) An individual must not do pressure welding relating to regulated products under this
Aug
31/18 regulation
(a) unless the individual holds a pressure welder's certificate of qualification, and
(b) except in accordance with CSA B51.
(ADD) (4) An individual must not do brazing relating to regulated products under this regulation
Aug
31/18 except in accordance with CSA B51.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Exemption from authorization requirement to operate certain equipment

6. An individual is not required to hold a certificate of qualification to operate any of the
following:
(a) a power plant not exceeding 10 m2 of boiler capacity;
(AM) (b) a steam heating plant not exceeding 30 m2 of boiler capacity;
Apr
01/09
(AM) (c) a fluid heating plant not exceeding 150 m2 of boiler capacity;
Apr
01/09
(d) a low pressure thermal fluid plant not exceeding 150 m2 of boiler capacity;
(AM) (e) a low temperature, low pressure fluid plant not exceeding 300 m2 of boiler
Aug
31/18 capacity;
(f) an unfired plant not exceeding 150 m2 of boiler capacity;
(SUB) (g) an indirect refrigeration plant, as defined in CSA B52, using refrigerant R 11 and
Apr
01/09 all other refrigeration plants with refrigerant groups A1, A2 or B1, as defined in
CSA B52, not exceeding a total plant capacity of 200 kW prime mover
nameplate rating;
(h) a refrigeration plant with refrigerant groups A3, B2 or B3, as defined in CSA
B52, not exceeding a total plant capacity of 50 kW prime mover nameplate
rating;
(i) an electric boiler that consumes 100 kW or less in a power plant;
(j) a process

(i) in a petroleum refinery other than in a power plant that is part of the
petroleum refinery, and
(ii) if the heat for the process is generated as a result of a reaction that is part
of the process or burning;
(k) a pressure vessel plant;
(ADD) (l) a low pressure thermal fluid plant with a boiler capacity greater than 150 m2 if
Feb
23/10 the plant is equipped with an automated control system that
(i) monitors performance of the plant, including all systems related to
automated operation, and automatically alters the operation of the plant to
ensure it is operating safely, including during start up and shut down
operations,
(ii) is designed so that any failure of the automated control system will cause
the plant to go to a predetermined safe state, and
(iii) has been registered by a provincial safety manager in accordance with
section 84.1.
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 46/2010; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Part 1: Division 2 — Certificates of Qualification
Certificate of qualification
7. (1) The following classes of certificates of qualification are established:
(a) first class power engineer;
(b) second class power engineer;
(c) third class power engineer;
(d) fourth class power engineer;
(AM) (e) fifth class power engineer;
Apr
01/09
(SUB) (f) refrigeration operator;
Apr
01/09
(g) category "A" interim power engineer;
(h) category "B" interim power engineer;
(REP) (i) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Apr
01/09
(j) oil well boiler operator;
(k) antique show boiler operator;
(l) ice facility operator;
(m) boiler safety awareness;
(n) refrigeration safety awareness;
(SUB) (o) class "A" pressure welder;
Dec
03/19
(ADD) (p) class "IT" pressure welder;
Dec
03/19
(ADD) (q) class "R" pressure welder.
Dec
03/19
(AM) (2) If an applicant for a certificate of qualification is required under this regulation to have
Aug
31/18 employment experience as a condition of certification, the applicant must provide a
signed, written statement from the chief engineer of the plant in which the applicant is

employed, that
(a) sets out in detail the qualifying time, experience, knowledge and qualifications of
the applicant, and
(b) describes the plant in which the applicant is employed, including the boiler
capacity and types of equipment in the plant.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), if there is no chief engineer, the statement may be
provided by the owner of the plant.
(AM) (4) For the purposes of this section, a provincial safety manager may recognize equivalent
Aug
31/18 training and experience that an applicant has gained from a jurisdiction other than
British Columbia, subject to an examination of the applicant, as counting toward the
requirements to obtain a corresponding certificate of qualification issued under this
regulation.
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 170/2018, Sch. 2; 170/2018, Sch. 4.]
(REP) Repealed
Apr
01/09
8. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
(SUB)Marine (steam) certificate of competency

Apr
01/09
(SUB) 9. (1) In this section, "marine engineer (steam) certificate of competency" means a
Aug
31/18 credential issued by Transport Canada that provides evidence of an individual's level
of competence with respect to steam propulsion systems.
(AM) (2) An individual who holds a marine engineer (steam) certificate of competency may be
Aug
31/18 issued a power engineer's certificate of qualification for the purposes of the Act of one
class lower than the class for which the person holds the certificate of competency if
(a) the individual presents the certificate of competency to a provincial safety
manager, and
(b) the individual provides evidence, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, of
the work experience and other qualifications that are required to obtain a power
engineer's certificate of qualification of that lower class.
[en. B.C. Reg. 134/2009; am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(REP) Repealed
Apr
01/09
10. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Safety duties of power engineers, shift engineers,

boiler operators or refrigeration operators
11. (1) A power engineer must thoroughly inspect every boiler, pressure vessel, pressure
piping system, fuel system, fitting and ancillary equipment as soon as practical after the
start of the shift.
(AM) (2) While a plant is in operation, a power engineer, an ice facility operator, an oil well
Aug
31/18 boiler operator, an antique show boiler operator or a refrigeration operator who is
authorized to be in charge of a shift for the type and size of plant as specified in the
scope of each certificate of qualification, must be present
(a) in the plant boiler room, refrigeration machinery room or engine or turbine room,
or

(b) in the immediate vicinity within the plant premises.

[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
(REP) Repealed
Apr
01/09
12. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Application for first class power engineer's certificate of qualification

(AM) 13. (1) An applicant for a first class power engineer's certificate of qualification must hold a
Aug
31/18 second class power engineer's certificate of qualification or a corresponding Canadian
credential, and have been employed, while in possession of that certificate or credential,
for a period of not less than
(AM) (a) 30 months as chief engineer of a second class plant,
Oct
02/17
(AM) (b) 30 months as an assistant chief engineer of a first class plant,
Oct
02/17
(c) 36 months as a safety officer for the purposes of this regulation,
(AM) (d) 30 months as shift engineer of a first class plant, or
Oct
02/17
(AM) (e) 45 months as an assistant shift engineer of a first class plant.
Oct
02/17
(2) If an applicant has successfully completed a first class power engineering course that
has been approved by a provincial safety manager, the required periods of employment
referred to in subsection (1) are reduced by 12 months.
(AM) (3) If an applicant holds an engineering degree, the required period of employment for the
Oct
02/17 positions and types of plants set out in subsection (1) is 12 months.
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 45/2017, Sch. 4; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(REP) Repealed
Apr
01/09
14. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Application for second class power engineer's certificate of qualification

15. (1) An applicant for a second class power engineer's certificate of qualification must
(a) hold a first class marine engineer (motor) certificate of competency, or
(AM) (b) hold a third class power engineer's certificate of qualification or a corresponding
Aug
31/18 Canadian credential, and have been employed, while in possession of that
certificate or credential, for a period of not less than
(SUB) (i) 24 months as chief engineer of a third class plant that is a power plant,
Apr
01/09
(AM) (ii) 24 months as a shift engineer or as an assistant chief engineer of a second
Oct
02/17 class plant, or
(AM) (iii) 24 months as an assistant shift engineer or an assistant engineer
Oct
02/17 performing duties, approved by a provincial safety manager, at a first class
plant.
(REP) (iv) to (vi) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Apr
01/09

(2) If an applicant has successfully completed a second class power engineering course that
has been approved by a provincial safety manager, the required periods of employment
referred to in subsection (1) (b) (i) to (v) are reduced by 9 months.
(AM) (3) If an applicant holds an engineering degree, the required periods of employment for the
Oct
02/17 positions and types of plants set out in subsection (1) (b) (i) to (v) are reduced by 12
months.
[am. B.C. Regs. 475/2004, Sch. 4; 134/2009; 45/2017, Sch. 4; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(REP) Repealed
Apr
01/09
16. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Application for third class power engineer's certificate of qualification

17. (1) An applicant for a third class power engineer's certificate of qualification must
(SUB) (a) hold a marine engineer (motor) certificate of competency of second class or
Aug
31/18 higher, or
(AM) (b) hold a fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification or a
Aug
31/18 corresponding Canadian credential, and have been employed, while in possession
of that certificate or credential, for a period of not less than
(SUB) (i) 12 months as a power engineer in a position requiring a fourth class power
Apr
01/09 engineer's certificate of qualification in a power plant that is a fourth class
plant, third class plant, second class plant or first class plant;
(SUB) (ii) 24 months as a chief engineer or shift engineer of a fourth class heating
Aug
31/18 plant or a fourth class power plant, or
(SUB) (iii) 36 months as
Aug
31/18
(A) a chief engineer or shift engineer of a fourth class plant other than a
power plant or a heating plant, or
(B) a shift engineer of a third class plant other than a power plant or a
heating plant.
(REP) (iv) to (vi) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Apr
01/09
(AM) (2) If an applicant has successfully completed a third class power engineering course that
Apr
01/09 has been approved by a provincial safety manager, the required periods of employment
referred to in subsection (1) (b) (i) to (iii) are reduced by 6 months.
(AM) (3) If an applicant holds an engineering degree, the required periods of employment for the
Oct
02/17 positions and types of plants set out in subsection (1) (b) (i) to (v) are reduced by 6
months.
(4) Despite subsection (1) (b), an individual may apply for a third class power engineer's
certificate of qualification if the individual
(a) holds a diploma issued after completing a 2 year full time day program in third
class power engineering that has been approved by a provincial safety manager,
and
(b) has been employed for at least 6 months in a power plant that has a boiler
capacity of not less than 100 m2.
(AM) (5) A one-time 3 month credit towards the qualifying time requirement specified in
Aug
31/18 subsection (4) (b) will be granted to applicants who have received boiler plant computer
simulation training at an educational or vocational facility approved by a provincial
safety manager.

[am. B.C. Regs. 475/2004, Sch. 4; 134/2009; 45/2017, Sch. 4; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(REP) Repealed
Apr
01/09
18. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Application for fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification

19. (1) An applicant for a fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification must
(SUB) (a) hold a marine engineer (motor) certificate of competency of third class or higher,
Aug
31/18 or
(AM) (b) have completed a fourth class power engineering course approved by a provincial
Aug
31/18 safety manager or be the holder of an engineering degree, and have been
employed
(AM) (i) for a period of not less than 6 months as a power engineer in a fifth class
Apr
01/09 plant in a position requiring a fifth class power engineer's certificate of
qualification,
(AM) (ii) for a period of not less than 6 months as a power engineer trainee in
Apr
01/09
(A) a power plant that exceeds 10 m2 of boiler capacity,
(AM) (B) a steam heating plant that exceeds 30 m2 of boiler capacity,
Apr
01/09
(AM) (C) a fluid heating plant or low pressure thermal fluid plant that exceeds
Apr
01/09 150 m2 of boiler capacity, or
(AM) (D) a low temperature, low pressure fluid plant that exceeds 300 m2 of
Aug
31/18 boiler capacity, or
(AM) (iii) for a period of at least 18 months acquiring experience acceptable to the
Aug
31/18 provincial safety manager in the operation, design, construction, repair or
maintenance of equipment to which this regulation applies, or would
apply, if the equipment was located in British Columbia, and have
successfully completed a fourth class power engineering course that has
been approved by that provincial safety manager or provide proof of
having an equivalent technical educational background that is approved by
that provincial safety manager.
(REP) (2) and (3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Apr
01/09
(AM) (4) Despite subsection (1), a fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification may
Aug
31/18 be issued to an individual who holds a certificate issued after completing a one year full
time day program in fourth class power engineering that has been approved by a
provincial safety manager.
(AM) (5) A one-time 6 month credit towards the qualifying time requirement specified in
Jul
22/19 subsection (1) (b) will be granted to applicants who have received boiler plant power
lab training at an educational or vocational facility approved by a provincial safety
manager.
[am. B.C. Regs. 475/2004, Sch. 4; 134/2009; 45/2017, Sch. 4; 170/2018, Sch. 2; 184/2019.]
(SUB)What a first, second, third or fourth class power engineer may do

Apr
01/09
20. (1)

A first, second, third and fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification
entitles the holder to be
(a) chief engineer of a plant with a corresponding or lower class,
(b) shift engineer of a plant up to one class higher than the class of the certificate,
or
(c) a person in charge of any type or size of refrigeration plant.
(2) The holder of any class of power engineer's certificate of qualification may perform
the duties authorized for the holder of a power engineer's certificate of qualification of
a lower classification.
(3) An individual who holds a power engineer's certificate of qualification that is one
class lower than that required for
(a) chief engineer of a plant may act as an assistant chief engineer of the plant, or
(b) shift engineer of a plant may act as an assistant shift engineer of the plant.
(4) An individual who holds any class of power engineer's certificate of qualification may
act as an assistant engineer.
[en. B.C. Reg. 134/2009.]
Fourth class or higher engineer may do limited electrical work

(AM) 21. The holder of a valid power engineer's certificate of qualification of fourth class or
Nov
01/04 higher issued under the Act may, while employed by a licensed boiler or refrigeration
contractor or working under an operating permit and without requiring any additional
authorization, do any of the following with respect to electrical equipment that is part of
a plant:
(a) connect branch circuit wiring to the boiler equipment integral connection box
from a junction box or disconnect mounted in close proximity to the boiler
equipment;
(b) perform work on class 2 circuit wiring up to a rated output of 100 Volt amps;
(c) perform work on low voltage controls or 24 Volt thermostats;
(d) perform work on three phase motors or controllers integral to the boiler
equipment.
[am. B.C. Reg. 475/2004, Sch. 4.]
Limited regulated gas work by power engineers

22. (1) The chief power engineer of a first or second class plant may, for the purposes of
carrying out maintenance and repairs on a boiler, shut off and place back into service
the gas system of the plant including, but not limited to, downstream of the service
meter up to and including the burners.
(AM) (2) The chief power engineer of a third or fourth class plant may, for the purpose of
Nov
01/04 carrying out maintenance on a boiler, disconnect the gas line to a boiler, up to and
including the burners, and reconnect the line once the maintenance is complete.
[am. B.C. Reg. 475/2004.]
(SUB)Fifth class power engineer's certificate of qualification

Apr
01/09
23. An applicant for a fifth class power engineer's certificate of qualification must either
(a) be the holder of a marine engineer (motor) certificate of competency, or
(b) have
(i) either successfully completed a fifth-class power engineering course
approved by a provincial safety manager or provided proof of having an
equivalent technical educational background approved by a provincial

safety manager, and

(ii) either
(A) experience for a period of not less than 4 months as a power
engineer trainee in a plant that is fifth class or higher, or
(AM) (B) experience, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, for a period
Oct
02/17 of not less than 6 months in the design, construction, repair,
operation or maintenance of equipment to which this regulation
applies, or would apply, if the equipment was located in British
Columbia.
(SUB)What a fifth class power engineer may do

Apr
01/09
24. A fifth class power engineer's certificate of qualification entitles the holder to be
(a) a chief engineer of fifth class plant, or
(b) a shift engineer of a fourth class plant.
[en. B.C. Reg. 134/2009.]
Fifth class power engineer's certificate of qualification (refrigeration endorsement)

(AM) 25. (1) An applicant for a refrigeration operator's certificate of qualification must
Apr
01/09
(SUB) (a) have
Apr
01/09
(i) successfully completed a refrigeration operator's course, approved by a
provincial safety manager, or provided proof of having an equivalent
technical educational background that has been approved by a provincial
safety manager, and
(ii) been employed for a period of not less than 6 months assisting in the
operation of a refrigeration plant that uses
(A) group A3, B2 or B3 refrigerants and has a capacity of more than 25
kW of prime mover name plate rating, or
(B) group A1, A2 or B1 refrigerants and has a capacity of more than
125 kW of prime mover name plate rating, or
(b) be a refrigeration mechanic.
(REP) (2) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Apr
01/09
[am. B.C. Reg. 134/2009.]
(SUB)What a refrigeration operator may do

Apr
01/09
26. A refrigeration operator's certificate of qualification entitles the holder to be a person
in charge of any type and size of refrigeration plant.
[en. B.C. Reg. 134/2009.]
Interim certificates of qualification

27. (1) A provincial safety manager may, subject to sections 28 and 29, issue an interim power
engineer's certificate of qualification to a power engineer of any class.
(REP) (2) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
Aug
31/18

(AM) (3) An interim certificate of qualification issued under subsection (1) entitles the holder to
Aug
31/18 perform duties for the limited period of time set out on the certificate.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Application for Category "A" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification
28. (1) Subject to section 7 (2) and (3) of this regulation, the chief engineer of a plant, or, if there is
no chief engineer, the owner of a plant, may apply for a category "A" interim power
engineer certificate of qualification on behalf of a power engineer who holds a power
engineer's certificate of qualification that is one class lower than that required for the
relevant position and who has been employed in the plant or an equivalent plant for a
period of at least 12 months if
(a) the boiler capacity of the plant is increased, or
(b) the power engineer employed in the plant needs more time, because of a reason
acceptable to a provincial safety manager, to prepare for any required examinations.
(2) A category "A" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification is in force for not more
than 12 months from the date of issue.
(3) Despite subsection (2), on application by the owner or chief engineer of a plant, a category
"A" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification issued to a power engineer in that
plant, who has attempted to pass an examination during the time the interim certificate is in
force, may be renewed by a provincial safety manager once only, for a period that does not
exceed 12 months.
Application for Category "B" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification
29. (1) The chief engineer of a plant, or, if there is no chief engineer, the owner of a plant, may
apply for a category "B" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification on behalf of a
power engineer who has been employed in the plant or an equivalent plant for a period of at
least 12 months if there are special circumstances in the plant such as illness, extended
vacations or emergencies.
(2) The power engineer referred to in subsection (1) must hold a certificate of qualification one
class lower than the interim certificate applied for and the application must be approved by
a provincial safety manager.
(3) A category "B" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification is in force for no more
than 60 days from the date of issue.
(4) Despite subsection (3), on application by the owner or chief engineer of a plant, a category
"B" interim power engineer's certificate of qualification issued to a power engineer in that
plant may be renewed by a provincial safety manager once only, for a period that does not
exceed 30 days.
(REP) Repealed
Apr
01/09
30. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
(SUB)Application procedure for an oil well boiler operator's certificate of qualification

Apr
01/09
31. An applicant for an oil well boiler operator's certificate of qualification must
(a)

have passed the oil well boiler operator certificate of qualification examination,
and
(b) either
(i) be employed at, and have experience in the operation of, an oil well plant
for a period of not less than 6 months, or
(ii) have successfully completed an oil well boiler operator's course that has
been approved by a provincial safety manager.
[en. B.C. Reg. 134/2009.]
(SUB)What an oil well boiler operator may do

Apr
01/09
32. The holder of an oil well boiler operator's certificate of qualification may operate a
power plant that
(a) is operating on a portable oil rig or drilling site, and
(b) does not exceed 100 m2 of boiler capacity.
(REP) (c) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
Aug
31/18
Application for antique show boiler operator's certificate of qualification
33. An applicant for an antique show boiler operator's certificate of qualification must
(a) be the owner of, or be designated in writing by the owner to be responsible for the
operation and maintenance of, an antique show boiler,
(b) provide evidence, satisfactory to a provincial safety manager, that the applicant has
experience with the construction, repair, operation and maintenance of antique show
boilers, and
(c) satisfy a safety officer that the applicant has a thorough knowledge of the
(i) operation of the plant for which the applicant is responsible, and
(ii) duties and responsibilities of a plant operator.
What an antique show boiler operator may do

(AM) 34. An antique show boiler operator's certificate of qualification entitles the holder to
Apr
01/09 operate the antique show boiler named on the certificate.
[am. B.C. Reg. 134/2009.]
Application for ice facility operator's certificate of qualification
35. An applicant for an ice facility operator's certificate of qualification must

(a) be employed at, and have experience in the operation of, an ice facility plant for a
period of not less than 30 days,
(b) have successfully completed an ice facility operator's course that has been approved
by a provincial safety manager, and
(c) have passed the ice facility operator's certificate of qualification examination.
What an ice facility operator may do

36.

An ice facility operator's certificate of qualification entitles the holder to operate an ice
facility plant that
(a) does not exceed 1 000 kW prime mover nameplate rating, and
(SUB) (b) has, as the person in charge of the plant, a refrigeration operator or a power
Aug
31/18 engineer of fourth class or higher.
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Application for boiler safety awareness certificate of qualification

37. An applicant for a boiler safety awareness certificate of qualification must
(a) have passed the boiler safety awareness certificate examination, and
(b) have completed a basic boiler plant safety program or other technical course
approved by a provincial safety manager.
(REP) (c) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
Aug
31/18
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
What the holder of a boiler safety awareness certificate of qualification may do

(AM) 38. (1) A boiler safety awareness certificate of qualification entitles the holder to monitor a
Aug
31/18 boiler in any of the following kinds of plants:
(a) a power plant that has a boiler capacity that does not exceed 30 m2;
(AM) (b) a steam heating plant that does not exceed 200 m2 boiler capacity;
Apr
01/09
(AM) (c) a fluid heating plant or low pressure thermal fluid plant that does not exceed 500
Apr
01/09 m2 boiler capacity;
(AM) (d) a low temperature, low pressure fluid plant that does not exceed 2 000 m2 of
Aug
31/18 boiler capacity;
(e) an unfired plant that does not exceed 1 000 m2 boiler capacity.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the holder of a boiler safety awareness certificate of
qualification must be in attendance at the plant in order to monitor the boiler.
(3) The holder of a boiler safety awareness certificate of qualification is permitted to shut
down the plant or initiate safety procedures only if specifically trained and assigned to
perform those tasks.
(ADD) (4) Without limiting subsection (3), the holder of a boiler safety awareness certificate of
Aug
31/18 qualification must, before performing any task referred to in this section, be trained by
the person in charge of the plant in safety procedures for that plant.
[am. B.C. Reg. 134/2009; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Application for refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification

39. An applicant for a refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification must
(REP) (a) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
Aug
31/18
(b) successfully complete a basic refrigeration plant safety program or other
technical course approved by a provincial safety manager, and
(c) have passed the refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification
examination.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
What a refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification holder may do

(AM) 40. (1) A refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification entitles the holder to be in
Aug
31/18 attendance to monitor a general supervision or risk assessed status refrigeration plant

with a total plant capacity of 1 000 kW or less prime mover nameplate rating.
(2) The holder of a refrigeration safety awareness certificate of qualification is not
permitted to operate or perform any repairs to the refrigeration plant but is permitted to
shut down the plant or initiate safety procedures when specifically trained and assigned
to perform such tasks.
(ADD) (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the holder of a refrigeration safety awareness
Aug
31/18 certificate of qualification must, before performing any task referred to in this section,
be trained by the person in charge of the refrigeration plant in safety procedures for that
plant.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(SUB)Application for pressure welder's certificate of qualification

Dec
03/19
41. (1) In this section:
"ITA" means the Industry Training Authority established under the Industry Training
Authority Act;
"red seal credential" means an interprovincial red seal credential in the trade of welding.
(2) An applicant for a class "A" or "IT" pressure welder's certificate of qualification must
(a) meet the applicable conditions for qualification as set out in this section, and
(b) have successfully completed a performance qualification test that
(i) is acceptable to a provincial safety manager, and
(ii) conforms to the requirements of CSA B51.
(3) An applicant for a class "A" pressure welder's certificate of qualification must hold
one of the following:
(a) a BC welder certificate issued by the ITA and endorsed with a red seal
credential;
(b) a BC welder level A or B certificate issued by the ITA;
(c) a welder trade qualification endorsed with a red seal credential by an
apprenticeship authority in another jurisdiction of Canada.
(4) An applicant for a class "IT" pressure welder's certificate of qualification must be a
welding apprentice who
(a) is registered with the ITA or an apprenticeship authority in another jurisdiction
of Canada, and
(b) has completed level 2 of the apprenticeship program.
(5) An applicant for a class "R" pressure welder's certificate of qualification must
(a) hold a valid qualification as a welder in accordance with CSA B51, and
(b) provide to a provincial safety manager proof that the applicant is employed as a
pressure welder by a licensed contractor.
[en. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 4.]
(SUB)What a pressure welder may do

Dec
03/19
42. (1) The holder of a class "A" pressure welder's certificate of qualification may perform
pressure welding for a licensed contractor.
(2) The holder of a class "IT" pressure welder's certificate of qualification may perform
pressure welding for a licensed contractor while under the supervision of a person who
(a) holds a class "A" pressure welder's certificate of qualification, and
(b) is employed by the licensed contractor.
(3)

The holder of a class "R" pressure welder's certificate of qualification may perform
pressure welding for the licensed contractor named on the certificate for a period of up
to 6 months from the date the certificate is issued, as stated on the certificate.
[en. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 4.]
Posting of certificates
(AM) 43. (1) When the holder of a certificate of qualification issued under this regulation is
Oct
02/17 employed in a plant, the original certificate must be posted in a conspicuous, clean and
safe place in the plant premises.
(ADD) (2) A holder of a certificate of qualification issued under this regulation must carry, at all
Oct
02/17 times while performing regulated work, proof acceptable to a provincial safety manager
of the holder's certification.
[am. B.C. Reg. 45/2017, Sch. 4.]
(SUB)Certificates of qualification having no expiry date

Dec
03/19
43.1 A certificate of qualification issued under this regulation that does not have an expiry
date specified on the certificate is not valid.
[en. B.C. Reg. 45/2017.]
Part 1: Division 3 — Plant Classifications
Plant classifications
(SUB) 44. (1) A plant classification referred to in this regulation requires a power engineer with a
Apr
01/09 corresponding or higher class of certificate of qualification to be appointed as chief
engineer of that plant.
(AM) (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a plant is classified by the type and total capacity of
Aug
31/18 all boilers that are connected to the same header.
(ADD) (2.1) A refrigeration plant requires a refrigeration operator or a power engineer with a fourth
Apr
01/09 class or higher certification of qualification to be in charge of the plant.
(REP) (3) and (4) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Apr
01/09
[am. B.C. Reg. 134/2009; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Continuous supervision status plant operation

(SUB) 45. Unless a plant is registered under section 54 or is exempted under section 6, the person
Nov
01/04 in charge of the plant must be present at all times in the plant boiler room, refrigeration
machinery room, engine turbine room or in the immediate vicinity within the plant
premises while the plant is in operation.
[en. B.C. Reg. 475/2004, Sch. 4.]
Determination of boiler capacity

46. (1) In this section, "extended surface" does not include the area of a superheater.
(2) The heat receiving surface area of a boiler must be stated in square metres (m2), must
include the extended surface and the heating surface must be computed as follows:
(a) a heating surface, as part of a circulating system in contact on one side with
water or wet steam being heated and on the other side with gas or refractory
being cooled, must be measured on the side receiving heat;

(b) a boiler heating surface and other equivalent surface outside the furnace must be
measured circumferentially plus any extended surface;
(c) a waterwall heating surface and other equivalent surface within the furnace must
be measured as the projected tube area (diameter x length) plus any extended
surface on the furnace side, but in computing the heating surface for this purpose
only the tubes, fireboxes, shells, tubesheets and the projected area of headers
need to be considered, except that for vertical firetube steam boilers only that
portion of the tube surface up to the middle of the gauge glass is to be computed.
(3) The heat receiving surface area in square metres (m2) of an electric boiler is the number
obtained by dividing the maximum kilowatt input by 10.
(4) The heat receiving surface area of a coiltube or a fintube boiler includes the extended
surfaces.
Aug
31/18
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(ADD)Determination of refrigeration plant capacity

Aug
31/18
46.1 For the purposes of this regulation, the capacity of a refrigeration plant is the total kW
of all refrigeration equipment prime mover name plate ratings connected to the
refrigeration plant.
[en. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(REP) 47. to 53. Repealed

Apr
01/09
47. to 53. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 134/2009]
Special plant registration and operation
54. (1) Two categories of special plant are established:

(a) a general supervision status plant;
(b) a risk assessed status plant.
(2) Every owner seeking registration of a plant under subsection (1) must
(a) apply to a provincial safety manager in the required form,
(b) submit any required fee with the application, and
(c) satisfy any of the technical requirements established by a provincial safety manager
for that type of plant.
(3) Before registration of a general supervision status plant or a risk assessed status plant, a
provincial safety manager may direct administrative and technical specifications for that
plant to be met.
General supervision status plant registration and operation

55. (1) A provincial safety manager may register a plant as a general supervision status plant
operation if the plant
(a) is not located in an institution or public assembly occupancy premises,
(b) is

(i) a power plant that does not exceed 30 m2 of boiler capacity,
(AM) (ii) a steam heating plant that does not exceed 200 m2 of boiler capacity,
Apr
01/09
(AM) (iii) a fluid heating or low pressure thermal fluid plant that does not exceed 500
Apr
01/09 m2 of boiler capacity,
(AM) (iv) a low temperature, low pressure fluid plant that does not exceed 2 000 m2
Aug
31/18 of boiler capacity,
(v) an unfired plant that does not exceed 1 000 m2 of boiler capacity, or
(vi) a refrigeration plant that does not exceed a total plant capacity of 1 000
kW prime mover nameplate rating,
(c) has every boiler in the plant equipped with a low water fuel cut-off device that
(i) has a manual reset that is in addition to, and independent of, any other low
water fuel cut-off device required under the Act or this regulation, and
(ii) is tested weekly or as required by a provincial safety manager and for
which the results are recorded by the person in charge of the plant, and
(d) meets all the administrative and technical specifications issued by a provincial
safety manager after a successful review.
(2) A general supervision status plant operation requires the presence of a power engineer
with the appropriate class of certificate of qualification as determined by a plant safety
audit inspection and as required by a provincial safety manager.
(3) A plant operating as a general supervision status plant must, as a minimum, have a
power engineer with the appropriate class of certificate of qualification who must
inspect the plant in accordance with conditions established by a provincial safety
manager.
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Risk assessed status plant registration and operation

56. (1) A provincial safety manager may register a plant as a risk assessed status plant if the
plant
(AM) (a) is a fluid heating plant or low pressure thermal fluid plant not exceeding 500 m2
Apr
01/09 of boiler capacity,
(AM) (b) is a low temperature, low pressure fluid plant that does not exceed 2 000 m2 of
Aug
31/18 boiler capacity,
(c) is an unfired plant not exceeding 1 000 m2 of boiler capacity,
(d) is a refrigeration plant not exceeding a total plant capacity of 1 000 kW prime
mover nameplate rating, or
(e) meets all the administrative and technical specifications issued by a provincial
safety manager after a successful review.
(2) A plant operating under the risk assessed status plant category must, as a minimum,
have a power engineer with the appropriate certificate of qualification who
(a) is on the premises of the plant not less than 7 hours per day or such greater time
as may be required by a provincial safety manager, and
(b) inspects the plant in accordance with conditions established by a provincial
safety manager as part of the registration under section 55.
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Part 1: Division 4 — Contractor's Licence

Contractor's licence required to perform regulated

work under installation permit
57. A person must hold a contractor's licence in order to perform regulated work under an
installation permit.
Bond not required for contractor's licence
58. A bond is not required to obtain or renew a contractor's licence.
Field safety representative not required for

boiler contractor's licence
59. Section 6 (a) of the Safety Standards General Regulation does not apply to an application
for a boiler contractor's licence under this Division.
Application for contractor's licence

60. The following classes of contractor's licence are established:
(a) pressure retaining equipment:
(i) class "A", boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping;
(ii) class "Au", pressure vessel and pressure piping;
(iii) class "Ap", pressure piping;
(iv) class "B", limited capacity boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping;
(b) class "REF", refrigeration;
(c) class "SRV", safety valve and relief valve service;
(SUB) (d) class "MA" manufacturing shop;
Nov
01/04
(ADD) (e) class "PW" pressure welding.
Aug
31/18
[am. B.C. Regs. 475/2004, Sch. 4; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
General duties of a licensed contractor

61. (1) Every licensed contractor must, before the commencement of any work,
(a) give notice to a provincial safety manager respecting every construction,
installation, repair or alteration of equipment to which the Act applies that the
contractor performs, and
(b) provide evidence satisfactory to a provincial safety manager that the work to be
performed falls within the scope of the contractor's licence.
(AM) (2) On the completion of work, a licensed contractor must
Aug
31/18
(AM) (a) notify a safety officer whether the construction, installation, repair or alteration
Aug
31/18 has been completed in accordance with this regulation, and
(AM) (b) submit to the owner of the equipment and, on request, a safety officer
Aug
31/18
(i) data reports, as defined in CSA B51 or the National Board Inspection
Code ANSI/NB-23, or both, for every installation, repair or alteration of
equipment to which this regulation applies, and
(ii) a repair or alteration report in the case of a repair or alteration of
equipment to which this regulation applies.
(AM) (3) On completion of work under a permit on a refrigeration plant using a Group Al, A2 or
Aug
31/18 B1 refrigerant and having a capacity of 125 kW or more prime mover nameplate rating

or using a Group A3, B2 or B3 refrigerant and having a capacity of 25 kW or more
prime mover nameplate rating, the licensed contractor must, before testing is done,
request an inspection from a safety officer.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]

PART 2 — Requirements for Permits, Regulated Products

and Inspections by Safety Officers
Part 2: Division 1 — Permit Requirements
Permits
(AM) 62. (1) A person must have an installation permit to install, repair or alter any of the following:
Aug
31/18
(a) a boiler;
(b) a refrigeration system or part of a refrigeration system.
(2) A person must hold an operating permit for each boiler, pressure vessel or refrigeration
system.
(3) If a person holds an operating permit under subsection (2), the permit holder or an
employee of the permit holder may perform routine maintenance or minor repairs to
that equipment without holding a boiler or refrigeration contractor's licence.
(4) A provincial safety manager may, in a particular case, determine what constitutes
routine maintenance or minor repairs for the purpose of subsection (3).
(5) An owner may apply for an installation permit to perform an installation or repair of
equipment to which this regulation applies that would otherwise require a licensed
contractor to apply for the permit if
(a) the owner submits a written application to a provincial safety manager specifying
the work to be done in the plant and the equipment and components to be used,
and
(b) the owner provides the name and qualifications of the individual who will
perform the work under the permit.
(6) A person who applies for a permit for a refrigeration plant using a Group Al, A2 or B1
refrigerant and having a capacity of 125 kW or more prime mover nameplate rating, or
using a Group A3, B2 or B3 refrigerant and having a capacity of 25 kW or more prime
mover nameplate rating, must submit piping design drawing with the permit
application.
(7) An installation permit issued under this regulation is not required to name a field safety
representative.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(ADD)Operating permit for plant required

Oct
02/17
62.1 (1) An owner must hold an operating permit for each of the following types of plants:
(a) a first class plant, a second class plant, a third class plant, a fourth class plant
and a fifth class plant;
(b) an oil well plant.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a provincial safety manager may direct that one operating
permit is required if the provincial safety manager is satisfied that
(a) 2 or more plants are located on the same premises, and
(b) separate operating permits are not required for the purpose of ensuring that the
objectives of the Act and this regulation are met.

(3) An applicant for an operating permit must provide to a provincial safety manager
(a) a record identifying
(i) the location of the plant and all related plants, if any,
(ii) the classification, type and total capacity of the plant, and
(iii) all boilers, pressure vessels and ancillary equipment that form part of the
plant, and
(b) any further information required by the provincial safety manager.
[en. B.C. Reg. 45/2017, Sch. 4.]
(REP) Repealed
Oct
02/19
62.2 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 104/2004, s. 62.2 (5)]
When permit not required for regulated work

(SUB) 63. (1) An installation permit is not required to install a pressure vessel.
Aug
31/18
(2) In respect of refrigeration equipment, a refrigeration mechanic may, without an
installation permit,
(a) replace valves, controls, piping, refrigerant or relief devices with components of
a similar type that have been approved by a provincial safety manager or a
similar regulatory authority in another province, and
(b) maintain or overhaul refrigeration system components.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Part 2: Division 2 — Inspections by Safety Officers
Preparation of equipment for inspection

(AM) 64. To prepare equipment for inspection by a safety officer, the owner, chief engineer or a
Aug
31/18 person designated by the chief engineer must do all of the following:
(a) if a hydrostatic test or other pressure test is considered necessary by a safety
officer, prepare the boiler, pressure vessel, refrigeration system or pressure
piping system for the required test;
(b) at the request of a safety officer, remove all jackets, coverings and casings from
the equipment being inspected;
(c) perform non-destructive tests as required by a safety officer to carry out
inspections;
(d) open and have thoroughly cleaned and ventilated every boiler or pressure vessel;
(e) remove manhole and handhole covers;
(f) clean the flues and other parts of a furnace that are to be inspected;
(g) ensure that safety procedures are implemented, so that steam, gases, hot water
and other liquids cannot enter the area being inspected;
(AM) (h) if a hydrostatic test or other pressure test is to be performed on any equipment or
Aug
31/18 system, ensure that no components of the equipment or system will be exposed to
pressures or temperatures that would induce maximum primary stresses
exceeding 90% of the yield stress of that component's material of manufacture,
and that all materials comply with the notch toughness requirements for the
specified test fluid and metal temperatures, as required by the applicable codes

adopted in the Schedule;
(AM) (i) ensure that for internal inspections of vessels, confined space entry and isolation
Aug
31/18 requirements are in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety
Regulation.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]

PART 3 — Safety Officers

(SUB)Requirements for a certificate of qualification as a safety officer
Feb
23/10
65. A provincial safety manager may issue a certificate of qualification as a safety officer
for the purposes of this regulation to an individual who
(a) holds a valid National Board Commission as a boiler and pressure vessel
inspector issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Inspectors, or
(b) in the opinion of the provincial safety manager, meets the qualification criteria
for the commission referred to in paragraph (a).
[en. B.C. Reg. 46/2010.]

PART 4 — Incident Reporting

Duty to report incidents in plants
66. (1) If an incident occurs in a plant and an injury or death has occurred as a result of the
incident, the owner must isolate the equipment and prohibit any further use of the
equipment until its use is approved by a provincial safety manager.
(2) The owner must conduct, or cause to be conducted, an investigation of the incident and
submit a written report of the findings to a provincial safety manager within 30 days of the
incident.

PART 5 — Technical Requirements

Part 5: Division 1 — Person in Charge of Plant
General requirements for person in charge of a plant

(SUB) 67. (1) The person in charge of a plant must hold a certificate of qualification appropriate to
Nov
01/04 the work to be performed in the plant.
(2) The person in charge of the plant must ensure that the plant is adequately supervised
and has appropriately qualified persons working in it.
Aug
31/18
(4) A plant that employs more than 24 power engineers in the operation of the plant is
required to have at least one assistant chief engineer.
(5) An individual must not be in charge of more than one plant at any time except with the
approval of a provincial safety manager.
(AM) (6) If regulated plant equipment is not under the continuous attendance of a power
Aug
31/18 engineer, refrigeration operator or ice facility operator and is operating under the
general supervision status plant or risk assessed status plant classification,
(REP) (a) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
Aug
31/18
(AM) (b) an individual with the appropriate safety awareness certificate of qualification
Aug
31/18 issued under the Act must be in attendance on the premises of a plant when the
plant is in operation and the power engineer, refrigeration operator or ice facility
operator is not on the plant premises, and
(AM) (c) in the case of a refrigeration plant, an individual with the basic safety awareness
Aug
31/18 certificate of qualification issued under the Act is required to be on the plant
premises while the plant is in operation, the premises are occupied and the power
engineer, refrigeration operator or ice facility operator is not on the plant
premises.
Aug
31/18
[am. B.C. Regs. 475/2004, Sch. 4; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Chief engineer requirements

(SUB) 68. (1) If a power engineer has the written permission of a provincial safety manager, the
Nov
01/04 power engineer may, at any one time, be the chief engineer of not more than
(AM) (a) 3 steam heating, fluid heating or low pressure thermal fluid plants, or
Apr
01/09
(b) 4 refrigeration plants.
(2) If 2 or more power engineers are employed in a plant, the owner, or the person who is
in charge of the plant, must designate one of the power engineers as chief engineer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 475/2004, Sch. 4; 134/2009.]
Person in charge to give permission before work can begin
69.

A person must not perform any work on a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system
connected to it, instrumentation and control system, fuel system or fuel burning equipment
or refrigeration plant equipment that may affect the operation and safety of the plant except
with the prior approval of the chief engineer, assistant chief engineer or the person in
charge of the plant.
Part 5: Division 2 — Obligations of Owners and Licensed Contractors
(ADD)Duties of owners requiring plant operating permits

Oct
02/17
69.1 An owner who is required under section 62.1 to have an operating permit for a plant
must comply with all of the following:
(a) the plant must not be operated unless the owner holds a valid operating permit;
(b) the operating permit must be posted in a conspicuous, clean and safe place in
the plant premises;
(c) within the plant premises, there must be
(i) a copy of the record referred to in section 62.1 (3) (a),
(ADD) (i.1) a list of all power engineers, operators and safety awareness certificate
Aug
31/18 holders employed at the plant, including
(A) their certificate numbers, classes and expiry dates, and
(B) a description of their tasks and where and when they perform
those tasks, and
(ii) a record containing any further information required by a provincial
safety manager;
(d) the owner must designate an individual to be responsible for maintaining the
records referred to in paragraph (c), and the name and contact information of
that individual must be kept with those records;
(e) the records referred to in paragraph (c) must be updated if there is any change
to the information stated in the record, and the name and contact information
referred to in paragraph (d) must be updated if a new individual is designated
or if the contact information of the designated individual changes;
(f) if a change is to be made to the plant that may cause the plant to be re-classified
under this regulation, or a change is to be made to the type of plant, the plant
must not be operated according to the new classification or type unless a new
operating permit is issued.
[en. B.C. Reg. 45/2017, Sch. 4; am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Owner to designate shift engineer during temporary

absence of chief engineer
70. When the chief engineer is away from the plant, the owner must ensure that a power
engineer who holds a certificate of qualification of not less than one class lower than that
required for chief engineer is designated to act as a shift engineer.
(SUB)Owner not to require persons to perform dangerous work

Aug
31/18
71.

The owner of a plant must not require a holder of a certificate, or a refrigeration

mechanic, to perform a duty not related to the operation of the plant if a provincial
safety manager considers that the performance of that duty may create a risk of
personal injury or damage to property.
[en. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(SUB)Owners and licensed contractor to keep records

Aug
31/18
72. (1) The owner of a plant or a licensed contractor must ensure that records required under
this regulation or by a provincial safety manager are kept as follows:
(a) for a period of at least 7 years;
(b) for a longer period, if required under this regulation or by a provincial safety
manager.
(2) An owner who receives reports under section 61 (2) (b) in respect of equipment must
keep the reports throughout the life of the equipment.
[en. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Duty to ensure sufficient combustion air supply to boilers
73. (1) An owner or licensed contractor who installs a boiler must ensure that sufficient air is
capable of being supplied to every boiler in the plant to permit complete combustion of the
fuel.
(2) The owner of a plant may use a mechanical system to supply air for the combustion of the
fuel in a boiler if the mechanical system
(a) is interlocked with the burner controls of the boiler, and
(b) ensures that adequate air is provided before any fuel is admitted into the combustion
chamber or the furnace of the boiler.
Owner responsible for safety in a plant

74. (1) The owner of a plant must ensure that there is compliance with all of the following:
(a) floors, pits and sumps in the plant have adequate drainage;
(b) the plant or equipment in the plant prevents oil or other liquids harmful to a
boiler from being introduced into boiler feedwater;
(c) there is adequate drainage to prevent accumulation of condensate in any piping;
(ADD) (d) if the plant has an automated control system described in section 6 (l) (i) and (ii),
Feb
23/10 functional testing and maintenance programs for the system are carried out.
(2) If regulated work is being performed on a pressure piping system in a plant, the owner
of the plant must ensure that the portion of the pressure piping system where the
regulated work is performed is safe for the activity being performed.
(3) If steam from a boiler in a plant exceeds 103 kPa gauge pressure and will be used for
services at a lower pressure, the owner of the plant must ensure that, in association with
the pressure reducing device,
(a) one or more relief devices or safety valves are provided on the low pressure side
of the system, or
(b) the piping and equipment on the low pressure side of the system is designed to
withstand the upstream design pressure.
(4) The relief or safety devices referred to in subsection (3) (a) must be located adjoining,
or as close as possible to, the reducing valve.
(5)

To provide for servicing of the pressure reducing device, hand controlled bypass valves
having a capacity no greater than the reducing device may be installed around the
pressure reducing device if
(a) the downstream piping is adequately protected by relief or safety devices of
proper capacity, or
(b) the design pressure of the downstream piping equipment is at least as high as the
design pressure of the upstream piping equipment.
[am. B.C. Reg. 46/2010.]
Duties of owners of steam driven engines
75. (1) The owner of a steam driven engine must ensure that the steam driven engine has a quick
closing emergency shut off valve that is
(a) located in the steam pipe to the engine,
(b) arranged so it can be shut from a remote location, and
(c) tested regularly and the results of the tests recorded and kept by the owner in a form
acceptable to a provincial safety manager.
(2) All steam driven engines must be inspected annually and the connected boiler must have a
hydrostatic test performed annually that is witnessed by a safety officer.
Duties of owners of chemical recovery boilers
76. (1) The owner of a plant must ensure that every chemical recovery boiler in the plant is
operated in accordance with the applicable provisions of the codes and standards set out in
the Schedule to this regulation.
(2) The owner of a plant must ensure that the instruments and controls that are necessary for
the safe operation and emergency shutdown of a chemical recovery boiler are located in the
control room of the plant.
(3) The owner of a plant must not permit the operation of a chemical recovery boiler in the
plant unless there is compliance with all of the following:
(a) procedures that will ensure the safe evacuation of all plant employees and the safe
shutdown of the plant during an emergency have been
(i) sent to a provincial safety manager at least one month before the boiler is
used, and
(ii) posted as near as possible to the operating panel of the chemical recovery
boiler;
(b) the chemical recovery boiler has a rapid drain system that has worked during tests
that were conducted in the manner required by a safety officer;
(c) a device that continuously monitors and records the firing concentration of the black
liquor in the chemical recovery boiler has been installed
(i) after the last connection if contamination by a substance that would dilute the
black liquor could occur, and
(ii) before the burner spray nozzles;
(d) equipment has been installed that is separate from and that tests the device referred
to in paragraph (c);
(e) an audible boiler low water level alarm is fitted to the chemical recovery boiler,
which alarm can only be cancelled after the condition that caused the alarm to sound
has been acknowledged and, if not corrected within 60 seconds, will sound again
until corrected;

(f) a communication system between personnel in the plant and the power engineer in
the control room is functioning;
(g) the dissolving tanks of the chemical recovery boiler are
(i) constructed in accordance with industry recommended safe design practices,
and
(ii) vented with explosive relief devices that, when used, ensure that the dissolving
tanks are safe;
(h) an emergency spout-cooling water make-up is installed on water cooled spouts.
(4) The owner of a chemical recovery boiler must ensure that the power engineer who is placed
in immediate charge of the chemical recovery boiler, and who is responsible to the shift
engineer for the safe and efficient operation of the chemical recovery boiler, is the holder of
a first, second or third class power engineer's certificate of qualification.
Duties of owners of boilers and pressure vessels

(SUB) 77. (1) The owner must inform a safety officer before the owner or a licensed contractor
Aug
31/18 installs any new boiler or pressure vessel and the safety officer may stipulate any
record-keeping requirements.
(AM) (2) The owner of a plant must not install a previously used boiler or previously used
Aug
31/18 pressure vessel unless the owner provides to a safety officer
(a) the manufacturer's data report,
(b) the latest inspection report for that boiler or pressure vessel from the previous
inspecting authority, and
(AM) (c) any other records required by the safety officer.
Aug
31/18
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Welding and brazing procedures must be to code and registered

(AM) 78. (1) The owner of a plant that has a person perform regulated work on equipment and
Aug
31/18 systems to which this regulation applies must ensure that all pressure welding and
brazing is done in accordance with CSA B51.
(SUB) (2) Pressure welding or brazing must not be performed in British Columbia unless one of
Aug
31/18 the following persons has first registered the pressure welding or brazing procedures
with a provincial safety manager:
(a) a licensed contractor holding a licence of class "A", "Au", "Ap" or "PW";
(b) another person permitted by the provincial safety manager.
[am. B.C. Reg. 178/2018, Sch. 2.]
Duties of owners of pressure vessel plants

(AM) 79. The owner of a pressure vessel plant or a plant described in section 6 (l) must designate
Feb
23/10 individuals employed by the owner to be responsible for the operation and maintenance
of the plant in a safe working condition.
[am. B.C. Reg. 46/2010.]
Boiler safety awareness certificate and

annual service report requirement
(AM) 80. The owner of a plant in which the holder of a boiler safety awareness certificate of
Aug
31/18 qualification is employed must obtain, and keep at the premises, an annual service
report from a licensed boiler contractor stating that any work that has been carried out
has been done in accordance with the manufacturers' specifications and as required
under this regulation.

[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Refrigeration safety awareness certificate and

annual service report requirement
(AM) 81. The owner of a plant in which the holder of a refrigeration safety awareness certificate
Aug
31/18 of qualification is employed must obtain, and keep at the premises, an annual service
report from a licensed refrigeration contractor stating that any work that has been
carried out has been done in accordance with the manufacturers' specifications and as
required under this regulation.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
Part 5: Division 3 — Registration, Approvals and Notification of Purchase or

Disposition
Design registration and inspection requirements

82. A person must not perform regulated work on a boiler, a pressure vessel, a pressure
piping system, a fitting, a plant or refrigeration equipment for use in British Columbia
unless
(a) the original design and the altered design, if any, have been registered by a
provincial safety manager,
(b) the regulated work is done in accordance with that design, and
(SUB) (c) if required by a safety officer, it is inspected, investigated and tested during
Nov
01/04 construction and after completion.
[am. B.C. Reg. 475/2004, Sch. 4.]
(REP) Repealed
Aug
31/18
83. Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
Registration of boiler, pressure vessel, fitting and pressure piping design

84. (1) For this section, "pressure retaining equipment" means a boiler or pressure vessel, or
pressure piping system.
(2) The design of all boilers, pressure vessels, fittings and pressure piping, to which this
regulation applies, must be registered with a provincial safety manager.
(SUB) (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to
Apr
01/09
(a) pressure piping that is NPS 3 or less or in a heating plant, or
(AM) (b) a pressure retraining component that is an integral part of a rotating or
Aug
31/18 reciprocating mechanical device, if the primary design considerations or stresses
of the device are derived from the functional requirements of the device.
(AM) (4) To register a design, the owner, licensed contractor, consulting engineer, manufacturer
Aug
31/18 or designer of the pressure retaining equipment must submit, for review by a provincial
safety manager, an application containing the name of the manufacturer and all
drawings, design specifications, calculations and codes of conformance as required by a
provincial safety manager.
(AM) (5) Registration of the design of pressure retaining equipment must be obtained before
Nov
25/10 construction is commenced.

(SUB) (6) If, in the opinion of a provincial safety manager, a design registered under subsection
Aug
31/18 (2) is subsequently found to be defective in any detail,
(a) the provincial safety manager may suspend or revoke the registration,
(b) the design must be revised by the person who submitted the design, and
(c) the pressure retaining equipment that is the subject of the design must not be
constructed or used until
(i) those revisions are approved by the provincial safety manager, and
(ii) the provincial safety manager cancels the suspension or reinstates the
registration, if the registration was suspended or revoked.
(7) The registration of a pressure retaining equipment design does not relieve the
equipment manufacturer of liability for the design and construction of the pressure
retaining equipment.
(8) A provincial safety manager may exempt fitting designs from registration under
subsection (2).
[am. B.C. Regs. 134/2009; 333/2010; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(ADD)Registration of control systems

Feb
23/10
84.1 (1) In this section, "automated control system" means an automated control system
described in section 6 (l) (i) and (ii) and includes the commissioning programs,
functional testing programs and maintenance programs for the system.
(2) The design of all automated control systems, including all alterations of previously
registered designs, must be registered with a provincial safety manager.
(3) To register a design or an alteration to a design, the owner of the automated control
system or the engineer, manufacturer or designer of the automated control system, if
the engineer, manufacturer or designer is acting as an agent for the owner, must
submit, for review by a provincial safety manager, an application that includes
(a) all design specifications, including information respecting safeguards, controls,
interlocks, logic data and system commissioning and testing,
(b) an approval by a professional engineer of the automated control system's
design, and
(c) any additional information with respect to the automated control system
required by a provincial safety manager.
(4) Registration of a design or an alteration to a design must be obtained before
installation is commenced.
(SUB) (5) If, in the opinion of a provincial safety manager, a design registered under subsection
Aug
31/18 (2) is subsequently found to be defective in any detail,
(a) the provincial safety manager may suspend or revoke the registration,
(b) the design must be revised by the person who submitted the design, and
(c) the automated control system that is the subject of the design must not be
installed or used until
(i) those revisions are approved by the provincial safety manager, and
(ii) the provincial safety manager cancels the suspension or reinstates the
registration, if the registration was suspended or revoked.
(6) The registration of a design or an alteration to a design does not relieve the
professional engineer or equipment manufacturer of liability for the design and the
installation of the automated control system.
Boiler fuel systems to be registered on request

(SUB)
Aug
31/18
85. The manufacturer or designer of the fuel system for a boiler must submit the following
to a provincial safety manager, on request of the provincial safety manager and within
the time requested:
(a) information respecting the safeguards, controls and interlocks of the fuel
system, including a listing of the codes and standards to which the system
conforms;
(b) schematic drawings and logic data.
[en. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
No repairs to boilers or pressure vessels unless approved

(AM) 86. Except in an emergency and as authorized under section 12 (2) of the Safety Standards
Aug
31/18 General Regulation, a person must not repair a boiler or pressure vessel unless the
person has notified a safety officer and received from the safety officer approval for the
repair procedures to be used an an installation permit.
[am. B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
No alterations to boilers or pressure vessels unless registered
87. (1) A person must not perform an alteration to a boiler or pressure vessel unless that person has
registered the alteration with a provincial safety manager.
(2) The registration submission for an altered boiler or pressure vessel must include all of the
following:
(a) proof that the boiler or pressure vessel was manufactured in accordance with the
design registered under section 84 (1);
(b) non-destructive examination reports that confirm suitability for further operation;
(c) calculations based on both the original code of construction and the current edition
and addenda of the applicable ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, whichever is
more appropriate.
(3) A provincial safety manager may assign a new Canadian Registration Number to a boiler or
pressure vessel following a successful review of a registration submission under subsection
(2).
Part 5: Division 4 — Refrigeration Machinery Rooms and Systems
Refrigeration plant installations
88. (1) For this section, "Canadian Registration Number" has the same meaning as in CSA B51.
(2) If a refrigeration plant
(a) has a capacity of 125 kW prime mover nameplate rating or more and uses Group Al,
A2 or B1 refrigerants, or
(b) has a capacity of 25 kW prime mover nameplate rating or more and uses Group A3,
B2 or B3 refrigerants,
a licensed contractor must, before performing an installation, provide a registration number
for the pressure piping to a provincial safety manager.


SCHEDULE
Adopted Codes and Standards
[en. B.C. Reg. 50/2007, Sch. 2; am. B.C. Regs. 38/2008; 133/2009; 334/2010; 201/2011; 43/2013; 47/2014; 113/2015; 97/2016; 170/2018, Sch. 2.]
(Am) Apr 1/09 >> 1 The following codes, standards or parts of a code or standard of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) are adopted:
(Sub) June 9/15 >> (a) ASME B31.1-2014 Power Piping;
(Sub) June 9/15 >> (b) ASME B31.3-2014 Process Piping;
(Am) Apr 3/14 >> (c) ASME B31.5 Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components 2013
Edition;
(Sub) June 9/15 >> (d) ASME B31.9-2014 Building Services Piping;
(Rep) Apr 26/16 >> (e) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 97/2016]
(Sub) June 9/15 >> (f) ASME PTC 25-2014 Pressure Relief Devices.
(Am) Apr 26/16 >> 2 The ANSI/NB-23 National Board Inspection Code 2015 Edition of the
American National Standards Institute and the National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors (ANSI/NB) is adopted.
(Sub) Nov 25/10 >> 3 The following codes, standards or parts of a code or standard of the American
Petroleum Institute (API) are adopted:
(Sub) Apr 26/16 >> (a) API STD 530 Revision/Edition 7 Calculation of Heater-Tube Thickness
in Petroleum Refineries 2015 Edition;
(Sub) June 9/15 >> (b) API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating,
Repair, and Alteration, Tenth Edition;
(c) API 570 Revision/Edition 3 Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair,
Alteration and Rerating of In-Service Piping Systems.
(Am) June 9/15 >> 4 The following codes, standards or parts of a code or standard of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), or the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers and the American National Standards Institute
(ASME/ANSI), as applicable, are adopted:
(Am) Apr 26/16 >> (a) ASME Section I — Rules for Construction of Power Boilers 2015
Edition;
(Am) Apr 26/16 >> (b) ASME Section IV — Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers 2015
Edition;
(Am) Apr 26/16 >> (c) ASME Section VIII — Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels,
Divisions 1, 2 and 3, 2015 Edition;
(Am) Apr 26/16 >> (d) ASME Section X — Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels 2015
Edition;
(Am) Apr 26/16 >> (e) ASME Section XII — Rules for Construction and Continued Service of
Transport Tanks 2015 Edition;

(Am) Feb 6/13 >> (f) ASME CSD-1-2012 Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically
Fired Boilers;
(Am) Feb 6/13 >> (g) ASME/ANSI PVHO-1 Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human
Occupancy 2012 Edition;
(Rep) Aug 31/18 >> (h) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
(Sub) June 9/15 >> 5 The following codes, standards or parts of a code or standard of the Canadian
Standards Association (CSA) are adopted:
(a) CSA B51-14 Boiler, pressure vessel, and pressure piping code;
(b) CSA B52-13 Mechanical refrigeration code;
(Rep) Aug 31/18 >> (c) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 170/2018, Sch. 2]
(Sub) June 9/15 >> 6 The NFPA 85 Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code 2015 Edition of
the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is adopted.
(Sub) June 9/15 >> 7 The Standards of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (TEMA)
Ninth Edition is adopted.
(Add) June 9/15 >> 8 The ANSI/CGA G-2.1-2014 Requirements for the Storage and Handling of
Anhydrous Ammonia Sixth Edition of the American National Standards
Institute and the Compressed Gas Association (ANSI/CGA) is adopted.
[Provisions of the Safety Standards Act, SBC 2003, c. 39, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section
88]

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POWER ENGINEERS, BOILER, PRESSURE VESSEL

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POWER ENGINEERS, BOILER, PRESSURE VESSEL AND

1. Definitions for the Act

PART 1 — General Qualification and Licensing Provisions

Part 1: Division 2 — Certificates of Qualification

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Part 1: Division 3 — Plant Classifications

Part 1: Division 4 — Contractor's Licence

PART 2 — Requirements for Permits, Regulated Products and Inspections by Safety

Part 2: Division 1 — Permit Requirements

Part 2: Division 2 — Inspections by Safety Officers

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PART 3 — Safety Officers

PART 4 — Incident Reporting

PART 5 — Technical Requirements

Part 5: Division 1 — Person in Charge of Plant

Part 5: Division 2 — Obligations of Owners and Licensed Contractors

Part 5: Division 3 — Registration, Approvals and Notification of Purchase or Disposition

Part 5: Division 4 — Refrigeration Machinery Rooms and Systems

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Definitions for the Act

Definitions and interpretation for this regulation

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Application of this regulation

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(ADD)Relation to the Safety Standards General Regulation

(SUB)Adoption of codes and standards

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PART 1 — General Qualification and Licensing Provisions

Individuals who may perform regulated work

Exemption from authorization requirement to operate certain equipment

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Part 1: Division 2 — Certificates of Qualification

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(SUB)Marine (steam) certificate of competency

Safety duties of power engineers, shift engineers,

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(b) in the immediate vicinity within the plant premises.

Application for first class power engineer's certificate of qualification

Application for second class power engineer's certificate of qualification

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Application for third class power engineer's certificate of qualification

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Application for fourth class power engineer's certificate of qualification

(SUB)What a first, second, third or fourth class power engineer may do

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Fourth class or higher engineer may do limited electrical work

Limited regulated gas work by power engineers

(SUB)Fifth class power engineer's certificate of qualification

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safety manager, and