Overview of Alberta Boiler Safety Association (ABSA)

Founded in 1995, the Alberta Boiler Safety Association (ABSA), the pressure equipment safety authority, is authorized by the Alberta Government for the administration and delivery of safety programs related to boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems in Alberta. These safety programs are provided to ensure public safety and include the complete life cycle of boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems. The Safety Codes Act allows an ABSA Safety Codes Officer to inspect a boiler or pressure vessel. ABSA is also responsible for the certification of pressure welders, inspectors and power engineers for the operation of a power or heating boiler.

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ABSA’s Unique Approach to Pressure Vessel Safety Administration

July/August 2014 Inspectioneering Journal

By Jeremiah Wooten at Inspectioneering, LLC.

The Province of Alberta has a long history of pressure equipment safety dating back to 1897 when the first boiler laws were introduced to regulate the new technology of steam boilers. Boiler inspectors were hired, and soon thereafter the Alberta Boilers Branch was established as the government organization that administered those laws.

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Alberta Boilers Safety Association (ABSA) Issues Directive

July/August 2002 Inspectioneering Journal

ABSA is the regulatory body governing practices related to pressure vessel and piping integrity for the Canadian province of Alberta.

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