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Technical Safety Standards Regulations
made under Section 50 of the
Technical Safety Act
S.N.S. 2008, c. 10
N.S. Reg. 102/2014 (effective July 1, 2014)
amended to N.S. Reg. 34/2023 (effective February 7, 2023)
Table of Contents
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Boiler and pressure equipment standards (BPE standards)
Crane operator standards (CO standards)
Fuel safety standards (FS standards)
Power engineers standards (PE standards)
1 These regulations may be cited as the Technical Safety Standards Regulations.
2 The edition listed by date in these regulations is the edition of the standard adopted by these regulations.
3 In these regulations,
“API” means the American Petroleum Institute;
“ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
“ASHRAE” means the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers;
“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association;
“NBBI” means the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
Boiler and pressure equipment standards (BPE standards)
4 The following standards for boiler and pressure equipment are adopted as the standards for regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Boiler and Pressure Equipment Regulations:
BPE Standard
Edition issue date
(yyyy/mm/dd)
API:
API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration
2014-05-01
API 570, Piping Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems
2016-02-01
ASME:
ASME B31.1, Power Piping
2020-09-30
ASME B31.3, Process Piping
2021-06-18
ASME B31.5, Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components
2020-03-06
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section I: Rules for Construction of Power Boilers
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IV: Heating Boilers
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V: Nondestructive Examination
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII (Division I): Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII (Division 2): Alternative Rules
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII (Division 3): Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX: Welding and Brazing Qualifications
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section X: Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XIII: Rules for Overpressure Protection
2021-07-01
ASME, Controls and Safety Devices (CSD-1), Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, Part CW only
2021-11-17
ASME PVHO-1, Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy
2020-01-24
CSA:
CSA B51, Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code, Part 1 only
2019-03-01
CSA B52, Mechanical Refrigeration Code
2018-12-01
CSA Z180.1, Compressed Breathing Air and Systems
2000-06-02
CSA Z276, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Production, Storage, and Handling
2022-03-22
CSA Z662, Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems
2019-06-01
NBBI:
NBIC, National Board Inspection Code
2021-07-01
Crane operator standards (CO standards)
5 The following standards for crane operators are adopted as the standards for regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Crane Operators Regulations:
CO Standard
Edition issue date
(yyyy/mm/dd)
American Welding Society:
AWS D14.1, Specification for Welding of Industrial and Mill Cranes and Other Material Handling Equipment
2005-01-01
ASME:
ASME B30.3, Tower Cranes
2009-10-06
ASME B30.4, Portal and Pedestal Cranes
2010-04-19
ASME B30.5, Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
2012-01-12
ASME B30.9, Slings
2021-12-22
ASME B30.11, Monorails and Underhung Cranes
2010-04-16
ASME B30.16, Overhead Hoists (Underhung)
2007-07-13
ASME B30.17, Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running Bridge, Single Girder, Underhung Hoists)
2006-01-01
ASME B30.18, Stacker Cranes (Top or Under Running Bridge, Multiple Girder with Top or Under Running Trolley Hoist)
2011-04-29
CSA:
CSA B167, Overhead Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Monorails, Hoists, and Jib Cranes
2016-11-01
CSA Z150, Safety Code on Mobile Cranes
2020-06-01
CSA Z248, Code For Tower Cranes
2017-12-01
CSA Z150.3, Safety Code on Articulating Boom Cranes
2017-10-01
Fuel safety standards (FS standards)
6 The following standards for fuel safety are adopted for the regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Fuel Safety Regulations:
FS Standard
Edition issue date
(yyyy/mm/dd)
CSA B139 Series, Installation Code for Oil-Burning Equipment
2019-02-01
CSA B149.1, Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code
2020-01-01
CSA B149.2, Propane Storage and Handling Code
2020-01-01
CSA B149.3, Code for the Field Approval of Fuel-Burning Appliances and Equipment
2020-01-01
CSA B149.5, Installation Code for Propane Fuel Systems and Containers on Motor Vehicles
2020-01-01
CSA B149.6, Code for Digester Gas, Landfill Gas, and Biogas Generation and Utilization
2020-01-01
CSA B108, Compressed Natural Gas Refuelling Stations Installation Code
2018-06-01
CSA Z662, Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems
2011-06-01
Power engineers standards (PE standards)
7 The following standards for power engineers are adopted for the regulated work and regulated products prescribed under the Power Engineers Regulations:
PE Standard
Edition issue date
(yyyy/mm/dd)
ASHRAE:
ASHRAE-15, Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems
2019-01-01
ASHRAE-34, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants
2019-01-01
ASME:
ASME B31.1, Power Piping
2012-06-29
ASME B31.3, Process Piping
2013-01-10
ASME B31.5, Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components
2010-07-21
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VI: Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers
2021-07-01
ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VII: Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers
2021-07-01
ASME, Controls and Safety Devices (CSD-1), Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers
2021-11-17
CSA:
CSA B51, Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code, Part 1 only
2014-01-01
CSA B52, Mechanical Refrigeration Code
2018-12-01
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Technical Safety Standards Regulations
N.S. Reg. 104/2014
Technical Safety Act
Note: The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.
Source Law
The current consolidation of the Technical Safety Standards Regulations made under the Technical Safety Act includes all of the following regulations:
N.S.
RegulationIn force
date*How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue104/2014
Jul 1, 2014
date specified
Jul 11, 2014
41/2018
Mar 6, 2018
date specified
Mar 30, 2018
34/2023
Feb 7, 2023
date specified
Feb 24, 2023
The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:
N.S.
RegulationIn force
date*How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue
*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.
ad. = added
am. = amendedfc. = fee change
ra. = reassignedrep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substitutedProvision affected
How affected
4-5....................................................
am. 34/2023
6 .......................................................
am. 41/2018, 34/2023
7........................................................
am. 34/2023
Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections:
Note
Effective
date
Repealed and Superseded:
N.S.
RegulationTitle
In force
dateRepealed
date183/2012
Technical Safety Standards Regulations
Oct 1, 2012
Jul 1, 2014
14/2011
Technical Safety Standards Regulations
Apr 1, 2011
Oct 1, 2012
Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table. It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.
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