Codes and Standards

Annual State of Safety 2022

State of Safety: Codes and Standards

As a regulator, we ensure BC’s specific needs are considered during the development of technical codes and standards. The insights and knowledge gained from incidents help evolve and strengthen the safety system.

 

Codes and Standards Committees

The following is a list of all industry associations and national codes and standards committees in which we participated in, or presented at, during 2022.

  • ASTM regulatory sub-committee
  • ASTM F24 - Standards Development for Amusement Rides/Devices (F2783 Standard Practice for Canada Member)
  • ASTM F2959 - Aerial Adventure Course sub-committee
  • ASTM F2783 Standard Practice for Amusement Rides in Canada sub-committee
  • ASTM Bungee (in development)
  • ASTM F2970 - Trampoline Courts sub-committee
  • ASTM F2374 - Inflatable Device sub-committee
  • ASTM F770 - Ownership, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection sub-committee
  • ASTM Task Group - Equipment Life Cycle
 
  • ASME & National Board code committee meetings (two annual meetings)
  • Association of Chief Inspectors (ACI) annual meeting
  • ACI - technical committee meetings
  • CSA B51 code committee meetings
  • CSA B52 code committee meetings
  • International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA) conference
  • Standardization of Power Engineers Examination Committee (SOPEEC)
  • Recreation Facilities Association of BC (RFABC) conference
  • BCIT Program Advisory Committee
  • Mechanical Contractors Association of BC (MCA-BC) meeting
  • Canadian Advisory Council on Electrical Safety (CACES)
  • CACES SPE-1000 sub-committee
  • CACES SPE-3000 sub-committee
  • CACES sub-committee on Standard Effective Dates
  • CACES sub-committee on Energy Storage Systems
  • CACES sub-committee on the Online Sale of Unapproved Products
  • Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (Inside Wiring Rules) - TC
  • CE Code, Part I Regulatory Authority Committee - RAC
  • CSA Part I, Section 10 sub-committee, Grounding and Bonding - TSC
  • CSA Part I, Section 22 sub-committee, Locations in which Corrosive Liquids, Vapours, or Excessive Moisture are likely to be Present
  • CSA Part I, Section 30 sub-committee, Installation of Lighting Equipment - TSC
  • CSA Part I, Section 34 sub-committee, Signs and Outline Lighting - TSC
  • CSA Part I, Section 58 sub-committee, Passenger Ropeways and Similar Equipment - TSC
  • CSA Part II, Standard 343 - Electric Vehicle Energy Management Systems
  • CSA Technical Committee on Industrial Products (TCIP)
  • CSA C22.6 - Electrical Inspection Code for Existing Residential Occupancies - TSC
  • UL Standards Technical Panel 8800, Horticultural Lighting Equipment
  • IEC/TC 11 Mirror Committee - Overhead Lines
  • International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) - VP, Canadian Chapter; President, BC Chapter
  • BC Electrical Inspectors Association - member
  • ASME A17.1 Elevator Safety Codes committee (main committee)
    • Inspections sub-committee
    • Escalator sub-committee
    • Mechanical Design sub-committee
    • Maintenance and Repair sub-committee
  • ASME QEI-1 Qualified Elevator Inspector committee
  • CSA B44 Regulatory Advisory committee
  • CSA B44 Technical committee
  • CSA B355 Accessibility Safety Codes committee
  • CSA Z185 Personnel Hoist committee
  • Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, Elevating Devices sub-committee
  • Association of Provincial Chief Elevator Inspectors
  • Canadian Elevator Constructor’s Association (CECA)
  • National Elevator and Escalator Association (NEEA)
  • CSA B149.1 code committee, Natural Gas and Propane Installation
  • CSA B149.2 code committee, Propane Storage and Handling
  • CSA B149.3 code committee, Code for the Field Approval of Fuel-Related Components on Appliances and Equipment
  • CSA B149.5 code committee, Installation Code for Propane Fuel Systems and Containers on Motor Vehicles
  • CSA B149.6 code committee, Code for Digester Gas, Landfill Gas, and Biogas Generation and Utilization
  • CSA B108 code committee, Natural Gas Refueling Stations Installation
  • CSA B109 code committee, Natural Gas for Vehicles Installation
  • Interprovincial/Territorial Gas advisory council
  • Natural Gas Transportation steering committee
  • CAN/BNQ-1784-000, Canadian Hydrogen Installation
  • CSA Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry Systems (PNGIS)
  • Propane Auto Gas steering committee
  • Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee (PTAC) –Gasfitter/Gas Technician Licensing and Certification
  • BCIT Piping Program Advisory Committee (PAC)
  • ULC Advisory Council
  • Piping Trades Articulation committee
  • NRCAN and SCC Hydrogen Codes and Standards working group
  • ANSI Z21.83 Hydrogen working group
  • CSA Z98 Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors committee
  • CSA Z98 sub-committee on Circulating Ropeways
  • CSA Z98 sub-committee on Maintenance and Operations
  • CSA Z98 sub-committee on Passenger Conveyors
  • CSA Z98 sub-committee on Wire Rope
  • CSA C22.3 No. 8 Railway Electrification committee
  • Fire & Life Safety committee - Broadway Subway Project
  • Advisory council on Railway Safety (Canada - National Provincial Representative)
  • Federal / Provincial working group on Railway Safety (Canada)

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