AB-513, Repair Alteration Requirements - ABSA

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the pressure equipment safety authority Any contracted inspection services must be provided by an organization that has an Alberta CAP per PESR section 11(2) and ABSA authorization for the scope of repair inspection that is to be done. This scope is defined on form AB-515a. Note: AB-506 Appendix A provides guidance as to when an inspection company must hold a CAP. AB-512 and AB-515 establish the quality management system requirements for owner-users and inspection companies. Appendix 1 shows the scope of inspection and certification of repairs and alterations of boilers and pressure vessels that can be done by an owner-user and what must be inspected and certified by ABSA. 7.0 NOTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF REPAIR OR ALTERATION All repairs and alterations must be authorized by a competent person (e.g. Inspector), designated by the owner prior to the start of work. 7.1 Notification to ABSA for Repairs and Alterations to Pressure Vessels and Boilers PESR section 40(3) states that no repair shall be undertaken without the prior agreement of a Safety Codes Officer and 40(6) requires that the owner must notify an ABSA Safety Codes Officer reasonably in advance of each repair or alteration to a boiler, fired-heater pressure coil, thermal liquid heating system, or pressure vessel. When repairs are inspected under an owner-user s CAP, notification may be limited to ensuring that the ABSA Inspector is made aware of the repair. Note, the repair organization is required, under the terms of their Alberta quality program Certificate of Authorization Permit, to notify an ABSA Inspector prior to the start of each repair or alteration that they will be doing. Notification of repairs and alterations will assist ABSA in ensuring that all repairs and alterations are done in accordance with AB-513, and to complete their required inspection and certification activities when the inspection is not covered under the scope of an owner-user s CAP. All alterations to boilers and pressure vessels and all repairs that are not inspected and certified by an owner-user must be authorized, inspected and certified by an ABSA Inspector. Refer to Section 11 of this document. The Appendix 1 flowchart illustrates responsibilities for notification, inspection and certification of repairs and alterations. Issued 2012-12-13 AB-513 Edition 2, Rev 1 Page 12 of 26
the pressure equipment safety authority 8.0 EQUIPMENT ASSESSMENT, WORK SCOPE AND REPAIR AND ALTERATION PROCEDURES (STRATEGIES) The owner must ensure that competent persons are assigned to assess the equipment, prepare and approve the work scope and repair or alteration procedures, and provide appropriate oversight over the repair or alteration. This includes, as applicable, persons who have the required competence in: design, process considerations, corrosion, the code of construction, welding, inspection, NDE and the relevant good engineering practices. 8.1 Root Cause that Prompted the Work The owner must ensure that the root cause that prompted the repair or alteration is determined and then take suitable action to prevent similar causes that can affect the integrity of the pressure equipment. This may require that the operational and maintenance history of the item is reviewed, other equipment in the system is inspected and that the inspection plans, process and mechanical design, and operational and maintenance work processes are revised accordingly. 8.2 Condition of the Item to be Altered or Repaired To assure the item will be safe for operation, the condition of all components of the item to be repaired or altered must be known before the work scope is established. An in-service inspection, non-destructive examinations or other tests, suitable to identify the potential damage mechanisms, may then need to be done in order to verify the extent of the defect and to verify the condition of the item that is to be repaired or altered. AB-506 covers requirements for conducting in-service inspections. 8.3 Fitness-for-Purpose Evaluations API 579 covers fitness-for-service assessment methods and procedures for evaluating commonly encountered flaws, including general and widespread corrosion and pitting, blisters, crack-like flaws, and fire damage. Each API 579 assessment of the flaws in a boiler or pressure vessel shall be submitted to an ABSA SCO for acceptance, whenever the minimum design conditions of the original code of construction are not met and it is intended that the item will be placed in service without repairing it based on the results of the API 579 assessment. The criteria for accepting pits and local thin areas in accordance with API 510 and NBIC may generally be accepted without submission to ABSA. Note: API 577, Article 3.4, provides detailed information on flaw excavation. Issued 2012-12-13 AB-513 Edition 2, Rev 1 Page 13 of 26
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