Transcript New Brunswick Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act and

Eben Creaser
Chief Boiler Inspector
Chief Elevator Inspector
Chairman of the PE Board of Examiners
• First Class Power Engineer
• Industrial Mechanic
• National Board Commissioned Inspector
A,B,N, and NS endorsements
• 19 years with NB Power
• 12 years with TIS
• Became Chief Boiler Inspector Oct 2009
NB Public Safety
Technical Inspection Services
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Electrical
Elevators and Lifts
Plumbing
Fire
Boiler and Pressure Vessels (Gas)
Coming soon Building and Oil
TIS
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program
• Provides inspections on new boiler, pressure vessel, gas
installations (large and small)
• Oversees and issues licenses for welders, power engineers,
steam fitter/pipe fitter, gas technicians
• Provides shop inspection for boiler and pressure vessel and
pressure piping manufacturing in New Brunswick for CSA B51
certified manufacturers
• As an ASME Authorized Inspection agency provides AI
Inspection to ASME Manufacturers in NB and PEI
• Provides Nuclear Inspection services to NB Power as required
by the CNSC
• Performs periodic inspections on existing boilers and pressure
vessels based on risk based inspection frequency
New Brunswick
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act
and
Regulations
84-174,175,176,177.
Road Map to Compliance
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act
C 122 (formally B7.1)
• The Act provides the frame work for Regulations
• The Act spells out the scope and what
Regulations can be made under the Act
• The Act assigns responsibilities for administration
the provisions of the Act and Regulations
• The Chief Inspector, Power Engineers Board of
Examiners and the Compressed Gas Board of
Examiners
The Regulations
• 84-174 Rules related to
manufacturing/fabrication/design/Canadian
Registration Numbers/quality
assurance/certification/welding/welders/etc
• 84-175 Rules related to Boiler
Installations/Power Engineer Staffing/Power
Engineering Licensing/Power Engineering
Duties and Responsabilities
The Regulations (cont)
• 84-176 Rules related to Compressed
Gas/Natural Gas/LPG (propane)/Medical
Gas/Diagester Gas/Landfill
Gas/Permits/Licensing
• 84-177 The Standards Regulation which lists
the Codes and Standards adopted and used
for compliance with 84-174 thru 84-176
Regulation 84-174 Content
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PART I - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
PART II - DEFINITIONS
PART III - REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS
PART IV -REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS FOR
FITTINGS
PART V - RULES FOR WELDING PROCEDURES,
WELDERS AND WELDING OPERATIONS
PART VI-INSPECTORS AND INSPECTIONS
PART VII
FEES
84-174 over view
• The requirements of the Regulations trump the
Codes and Standards
• The Regs is based on CSA B51
• CSA B51 relies on ASME BPV Code for specific
design rules for Boilers and Pressure Vessels
• CSA B51 adds some special enhancements (only
in Canada) requirements
• Set out the basis for acceptance of pressure
equipment based on the origin of manufacture
CRN = Canadian Registration Number
• The design of any Boiler, Pressure Vessel, or
pressure piping system shall be registered
• Paragraph 301 : Before commencing
construction of any boiler, pressure vessel or
pressure piping system, the manufacturer
shall submit the design for the boiler, pressure
vessel or pressure piping system for
registration
CRN
• (a)directly to the Chief Inspector, or
• (b)to the Chief Inspector through a design
review organization approved by the Chief
Inspector
• We always use option (b)
• ACI Central, www.acicrn.com
• All fittings used in the fabrication of a pressure
piping system mus be registered
CRNs for Boilers and Pressure Vessels
• Detailed drawings and pressure retaining
calculations in accordance with ASME BPV
Code must be submitted by the manufacturer
prior to the start of fabrication
• For the registration of “standard fittings” built
to a standard ie ASME B16.5 (flanges) B 16.34
(valves) etc, proof of an acceptable quality
system (certificate) and a Statutory
Declaration is required for registration
Refrigeration Systems
• Typically made up of compressor(s),
condensers, evaporators, receivers, and
components connected with pressure piping
systems
• By policy NB Regulation 84-174 is enforced
when the refrigeration system contains a
pressure vessel (usually the liquid receiver)
that meets the definition of “pressure vessel”
>1.5 cuft, + > 6” OD, + >15psi
• September 27, 2005, To Whom It May Concern: In an effort to
clarify when an installation permit is required for refrigeration
systems, the Chief Boiler Inspector has provided the following
ruling for all individuals and companies involved in the
refrigeration installation and maintenance business. All
individuals and companies installing, altering, or making
additions to a refrigeration system(s) that contain a pressure
vessel(s) must take out an installation permit. As described in
the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act B 7.1, a pressure vessel is
an apparatus or device with a diameter greater than six
inches, a capacity of more than one and one half cubic feet,
and a pressure of greater than fifteen pounds per square inch.
Pressure vessels are usually found in refrigeration systems as
liquid receivers. All installations requiring permits will be
inspected by a Boiler Inspector, and certificates of inspection
will be issued. The individuals or companies performing the
work must have a registered Quality Control Manual. All
welding/brazing will be performed in accordance with
registered welding/brazing procedures, and any person
performing the welding/brazing will be tested and licensed by
the Department of Public Safety.
Refrigeration cont
• Installation permits are required
• Licensed welders and braziers are required
• Installers must have a quality control system
certificate
• Inspection and test plans (ITPs)must be
developed and reviewed with the local boiler
inspector prior to installation as per QA/QC
system
Refrigeration cont
• Installation must be in compliance with CSA
B52
• Although not the responsibility of NB Public
Safety, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Mechanic is a compulsory trade under the
Occupation and Certification Act which means
any person carrying out the trade must hold a
CofQ in the trade or be a registered
apprentice. This is enforced by PETL
Refrigeration cont
• Most significant issues are related to; lack of
CRNs on pressure vessels, unqualified
personnel brazing or welding (unlicensed),
non-compliance with CSA B52 requirements
as it relates to machine room requirements,
ventilation, doors, fire stopping, etc.
Gas
Propane/Natural/Medical
• Governed by NB Regulation 84-176
This Regulation applies to
(a)the manufacture, storage, transportation, handling, installing, testing and
inspecting of gas and medical gas and of the associated appliances and
equipment for the utilization of gas,
(b)the maintenance of appliances and equipment for the utilization of gas, and
(c)the installing, testing and inspecting of gas and medical gas piping systems.
Gas Inspection Program
• Falls under the Chief Boiler Inspector and the
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act
• Managed by Mike Davidson
• Inspections performed by four regional
Inspectors, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton,
GrandFalls
Gas Continued
• The gas industry and gas technology in New
Brunswick continues to transform
• We are seeing more and different gas
installations being made
• Compressed Natural Gas, Digester Gas,
Landfill, Enriched Hydrogen methane, syngas
are all being actively worked on or in the
planning stages
Gas cont
• In order to keep up with technology NB TIS is
currently working on updating 84-176 to keep
up with new and emerging gas technology
Gas
• Propane and Natural gas appliance
installations shall comply with CSA B149 series
of standards as applicable
• Gas installations generally consist of a piping
system and an appliance
• The code break between the piping system
and appliance is at the outlet of the appliance
shut off valve
84-176
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The regulation requires contractors to have:
Gas Business Licence
Licensed Gas Technicians
Installation Permits
Design Reviews for installations > 5 million
BTUs or additions or Mods to installations > 5
million Btus
84-176 cont
• Appliances must be “approved”
7The Chief Inspector may accept as approved
(a)gas and medical gas appliances and equipment tested and listed by:
(i)the Canadian Standards Association;
(ii)the Canadian Gas Association;
(iii)the Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada;
(iv)Factory Mutual; or
(v)a laboratory not listed in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) that is acceptable to the Chief
Inspector; and
(b)fittings tested and listed by the Underwriters’ Laboratories Incorporated or any other
laboratory acceptable to the Chief Inspector.
Plan Approvals
• Recently changed from being performed by
ACI Central and now being performed in
house
Questions and answers
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