Documentation
Energy Efficiency Engineering
Ltd.
GAS FIRED EQUIPMENT FIELD
APPROVALS
PART2
Jozef Jachniak, P.Eng.
What will we talk about today?
• Part 1 Review
• Review Compliance Requirements
• Who is Responsible and For What?
• Who is Safety Code Officer?
• Who Else May Require Compliance?
• What Does Alberta Gas Code Regulation Require?
• Who is the CSA B149.3 For?
• Who is the CSA B149.1 For?
• What is the CSA B149.1 All About?
• What is an Inspector Looking For?
What will we talk about today? (cont.)
• What Is the Objective of ENEFEN Field Approval
• What Does ENEFEN Field Approval Consist Of?
• How Do We Do Field Approvals?
• Introduction to ENEFEN Database
• How do We Do Design and Engineering?
• Engineering Calculations
• Quality Control and Safety Compliance
• The End Result
Part I Review
• Introduction to ENEFEN
• What does ENEFEN do?
• Why are Field Approvals required?
• Safety legislation(s) behind Field Approvals
• Which codes do we have to comply with?
• What does CSA do?
• Who is AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction)
• Who is IB (Inspection Body)
Part I Review (cont.)
• What is the Province Wide Variance all about?
• Who is responsible for compliance?
• Non-compliance is an offence
• Penalties can be imposed (monetary and jail)
• Bill C-45 assigns criminal liability for accidents to individuals at organizations
• Uncertified appliances and equipment require special inspection and approval
• What is the difference between “certification” and “approval”
Part I Review (cont.)
• Who can do Field Approvals?
• What is the accreditation all about?
• How about P.Eng. doing a Field Approval?
• Is stamping of a drawing sufficient?
• What documentation is required?
• Who will check it?
• What will happen if there is no proof of Field
Approval?
• How about GRANDFATHERING?
Review of Compliance Requirements
• Primary Compliance is with the Provincial Act(s)
• Alberta Safety Codes Act requires compliance with:
• Amusement Rides Standards
• Building Code
• Electrical Code
• Elevating Devices Code (including Ropeways)
• Fire Code
• Gas Code
• Plumbing Code
• Pressure Equipment Safety
• Private Sewage Disposal Systems
Who is Responsible?
• Minister (co-ordinate and encourage)
• Owner (ensure compliance, maintenance, safety)
• Designer (ensure compliance, submit for review or registration, notify if deregistered)
• Manufacture (ensure compliance)
• Contractor (ensure compliance)
• Vendor (do not advertise or sell, lease or dispose of if non compliant, provide warnings if non-compliant)
• P.Eng. (ensure compliance)
• COMPLIANCE WITH ACT !!
Who is Not Liable?
• Crown
• Council or members of council
• Safety Codes Officers
• Accredited Agencies and their employees and officers
• Administrators
Who is a Safety Codes Officer?
• Individual designated by Administrator
• Person who holds appropriate certificate of competency and meets the requirements of regulation
What Can a Safety Codes Officer Do?
• Enter premises without warrant
• Carry out an inspection
• Review designs and evaluate quality management systems and manufacturing, construction processes
• Photograph or otherwise record
• Ask for full disclosure in writing or orally
• Temporary close and disconnect
• Require tests or evaluations
• Apply to Court for enforcement
Who Else Can Require
Compliance?
• Energy Resources Conservation Board
(ERCB)
• Electrical Inspector
• Fire Department Inspector
• Insurance Company
What does Alberta Gas Code Regulation Require?
• CSA B149.1-10 Natural Gas and Propane Installation
Code
• CSA B149.2-10 Propane Storage And Handling Code
• CSA B149.5-10 Installation Code for Propane Fuel
Systems on Tanks on Highway Vehicles
• CSA B108-99 Natural Gas Fuelling Stations Installation
Code
• CSA B109.01 Natural Gas for Vehicles Installation Code
• Alberta Building Code 2006
Who is the CSA B149.3-10 Code For?
• CSA B149.3-10 Code For Field Approval of Fuel-
Related Components on Appliances And
Equipment
• CSA B149.3-10 is For Accredited Inspectors and
Safety Codes Officers
• CSA B149.3-10 Is Not a Design Guideline
• CSA B149.3-10 is a MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
• CSA B149.3-10 is not a LAW, it is just a guideline for Field Approvals
What is the CSA B149.1-10 For?
• CSA B149.1-10 is for Installers of:
• Appliances, equipment, components and accessories where gas is to be used for fuel purposes
• Piping and tubing systems from utility termination or propane tank
• Vehicle natural gas refueling appliances
• Stationary gas engines and turbines
What Else Does CSA B149.1-10 Reference?
• CSA B149.1-10 references 50 other standards
• Among those standards are:
• B51-09 Boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping code
• B149.3-10 Code for Field Approvals
• C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code Part I
• National Building Code of Canada NRC 2005
What Does CSA B149.1-10 Include?
• Definitions
• Approval Requirements (B149.3)
• Responsibilities of the Installer (compliance, operator training, manufacturers instructions)
• Training and quality of labour
• Suitability of use
• Meter and Service Regulator
• Electrical Connections and Components
• Mobile Homes
• Hazardous Locations
What Does CSA B149.1-10 Include? (cont)
• Leak detection
• Appliance Clearances
• Appliance Accessibility
• Outdoor Installations
• Appliances in Garages
• Combined Heating Systems
• Automatic Fire Extinguishing systems
• High Altitude installations
• Odorization
What Does CSA B149.1-10 Include? (cont)
• Pressure Controls
• Piping and Tubing Systems (pressure drops, sizing, expansion)
• Venting of Pressure Controls (sizing)
• Installation of specific Appliances
• Flue Venting
• Combustion Air Supply
• Natural Gas Compressors and Cylinders
• Vehicle Refueling Appliances
Installer's Responsibilities
• Compliance With Above 27+ Installation Topics
• Use of ONLY Certified or Field Approved
Appliances
• Testing and Commissioning of the Installation
• Operator / Owner Training
• Documentation of Installation and User Manuals
• Rating Plate
• Appropriate Inspections, and Permits
What Is an Inspector Looking For?
• Appliance Proof of Certification (sticker).......... OR
• Compliance with (B149.3-10) :
• Pilot Gas Valve Train
• Main Gas Valve Train
• Burner
• Additional Requirements for Liquid Propane Trains
• Qualifications of the Installer (Mechanical, Electrical)
• Installation
• Unions and Flanges
• Pressure Test Points
• Pressure Ratings
• Bleed Vents Control Devices
What Is an Inspector Looking For? (cont)
• Observation of Main Burner Flame and Ignition Source
• Pneumatic Control Systems
• Ignition Systems
• Combustion Safety Controls
• Purge
• Low Fire Start
• Temperature, Pressure and Level Safety Limits
• Gas pressure Safety Limits
• Auxiliary Fans and Dampers
• Special Appliance Applications
• Appliance Location Hazards
What Is an Inspector Looking For? (cont)
• Accessibility
• Explosion Relief
• Temperature Controllers and Sensors
• Fuel /Air Ratio Controllers
• Gas / Air Mixers and Blowers
• Programmable Controllers (PLC’s)
• Electrical Power Supply
• Appliance Circuits (wiring diagram)
• Rating Plate
• Initial Startup Procedure
What Are The Objectives Of ENEFEN Field Approval?
• To Systematically Review Various Aspects of Design,
Assembly, Installation, Wiring, Testing, Commissioning,
Documentation, Operator Training
• To Confirm that the Final Installation Meets or Exceeds
Applicable Codes and Sound Combustion Engineering and
Controls Principles.
• To Review Potential Hazards and Methods of their
Avoidance / Mitigation
• To Confirm that the Installation can be Safely and Reliably
Operated and Maintained in its Process and Environment
What Does NFN Field Approval Consist Of?
• EVALUATION
• ENGINEERING & DESIGN
• DESIGN APPROVAL IN
PRINCIPLE
• FIELD INSPECTION
What Does NFN Field Approval Consist Of?
How Do We Do Field Approvals?
• Proprietary MySQL Database Of Field
Approval FAQs and FRAs
• Google Docs and Excel Interface
• Client Document Tracking System
• Automated and Repeatable Evaluation
Process
• Extensive Reporting Compliant with Code
Requirements
Data Base Content Groups
• Client and Owner Contact Data
• Client Project Data
• Process Data
• Location Data
• Appliance Data
• Main / Secondary / Pilot Fuel Data
• Instrument Gas Data
• Electrical Data
Data Base Content Groups (cont.)
• Heater Shell Data
• Fire Tube Data
• Stack Data
• Windbox Data
• Flame Cell Data
• Main Burner Data
• Pilot Burner Data
• Combustion Air Controls Data
Data Base Content Groups (cont.)
• Heater Permissives Data
• BMS / FSG Data
• Heater Control System
• Main Fuel Train
• Pilot Fuel Train
• Fuel Gas Venting
• Controls
• PLC Based BMS
Data Base Content Groups (cont.)
• Factory Acceptance Testing
• Marking and Alarms
• Installation Upstream Piping
• Installation Mechanical / Electrical
• Startup and Commissioning
• Combustion Readings
• Documentation
• Personnel Training
• Heater Code Compliance Data
How Do We Do Design and Engineering?
• Standard Design Codes
• Client and Application Templates
• Automatic Drawing Generation
• Automatic BOM Generation
• Library of Computerized Engineering
Subroutines
• Rating Plate Design Generation
• Provincial Application Forms Generation
• P.Eng. Stamping for Alberta, BC and SK
Engineering Calculations?
• Thermal Heat Transfer
• Fuel Mixtures Properties
• Thermal Oxidation
• Fuel Train Pressure Drop
• PSV Sizing
• Vent Line Sizing
• Combustion Efficiency Calculation
• EfficiencyGram Calculation
How About Quality Control and Safety Compliance?
• Standards Of Operations Compliant with
ISO/IEC 17020
• Accreditation with Standards Council of Canada in Progress
• ENEFEN Field Approval Process Reviewed and
Accepted in writing by Alberta Municipal Affairs
• ISNetworld Registered
• Health and Safety Program in Place
• Approved Vendor for Various Oil Companies
