AB-513, Repair Alteration Requirements - ABSA

the pressure equipment safety authority
Inspector means, an ABSA Inspector, or a person who meets the qualification and
competence requirements defined in AB-513 and is authorized to inspect and certify a
repair or alteration under his or her employer s quality management system Certificate
of Authorization Permit.
inspector means, the in-service inspector which performs integrity assessments.
Inspection Company means a company that provides in-service inspection program
services and holds the required Alberta quality management system Certificate of
Authorization Permit to perform integrity assessments per PESR section 11(2).
IMS means Integrity Management System, which is a system for ensuring that the
pressure equipment is designed, constructed, installed, operated, maintained, and
decommissioned in accordance with the PESR.
NBIC- ANSI/NB-23
National Board Inspection Code.
Owner includes a lessee, a person in charge, a person who has care and control, and
a person who holds out that they have the powers and authority of ownership or who
for the time being exercise the powers and authority of ownership.
Owner-user is an owner that has provided an Integrity Management System in
accordance with the Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation and has been issued a
quality management system Certificate of Authorization Permit under PESR section
11(3).
Pressure equipment means a thermal liquid heating system and any containment for
an expansible fluid under pressure, including, but not limited to, fittings, boilers,
pressure vessels and pressure piping systems, as defined in the regulations.
Note: Fired process heaters that contain an expansible fluid under pressure are
covered under this definition.
Process plant refers to petrochemical, refining, upstream and mid-stream oil and gas
processing facilities, kraft pulp and paper mills, chemical plants, power generation
plants and other equipment that is not classed as public occupancy equipment.
Public occupancy is defined as the occupancy of any facility where members of the
general public are likely to be present. This would include schools, offices, shopping
malls, stores, arenas, pools, restaurants, hotels, etc.
Pressure piping system means pipes, tubes, conduits, fittings, gaskets, bolting and
other components that make up the system for the conveyance of an expansible fluid
under pressure and may also control the flow of the fluid.
Issued 2012-12-13 AB-513 Edition 2, Rev 1 Page 6 of 26