Codes and Standards

State of Safety 2025

How Codes and Standards Support Safety

Codes and standards provide important information to enable owners of regulated equipment or those who perform regulated work to reduce hazards. Codes and standards are developed with the needs of British Columbians in mind, which includes insight from our safety partners and safety officers, along with learnings from incident investigations. This insight influences our recommendations for codes and standards at the provincial and national level.

Codes and Standards Committees

The following is a list of industry associations and national codes and standards committees at which we participated or presented during 2025.

Amusement Devices

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Regulatory Sub-committee
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2959 Sub-committee on Aerial Adventure Courses
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2783 Sub-committee on Standard Practice for Amusement Rides in Canada
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Sub-committee on Bungee
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2970 Sub-committee on Trampoline Courts
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2374 Sub-committee on Inflatable Devices
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F770 Sub-committee on Ownership, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F3559 Equipment Life Cycle Task Group
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2376 Sub-committee on Waterslides
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Sub-committee Mountain Coasters
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 2291 Sub-committee Design
SafeConnect Safety Conference at Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)

Boilers, Pressure Vessels, and Refrigeration

Association of Chief Inspectors (ACI) Annual Meeting
Association of Chief Inspectors (ACI) Technical Committee
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Biannual Meetings
BCIT Program Advisory Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Mechanical Refrigeration Code B52 Technical Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Mechanical Refrigeration Code B52 Technical Sub-committee on Ammonia
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Mechanical Refrigeration Code B52 Technical Sub-committee on Design and Protection
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Mechanical Refrigeration Code B52 Technical Sub-committee on System and Applications
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Mechanical Refrigeration Code B52 Technical Sub-committee on Installation and Maintenance
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code B51 Technical Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code B51 Technical Sub-committee Section 1-3
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code B51 Technical Sub-committee Section 4
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code B51 Technical Sub-committee Section 5
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code B51 Technical Sub-committee Section 6
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code B51 Technical Sub-committee Section 7
International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA)
International Institute of All-Natural Refrigeration (IIAR) Conference
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI) Code Committee
Recreational Facilities Association of British Columbia (RFABC) Conference
Standardization of Power Engineers Examination Committee (SOPEEC)
The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) BC Members Meeting

Electrical

BC Provincial and Local Safety Managers Uniformity Group
Canadian Provincial Regulators Uniformity Group (RAAB members) (Chair)
Canadian Advisory Council on Electrical Safety (CACES) Sub-committee on SPE-1000
Canadian Advisory Council on Electrical Safety (CACES) Sub-committee on SPE-3000
Canadian Advisory Council on Electrical Safety (CACES) Sub-committee on Standard Effective Dates (Chair)
Canadian Advisory Council on Electrical Safety (CACES) Sub-committee on Energy Storage Systems
Canadian Advisory Council on Electrical Safety (CACES) Sub-committee on the Online Sale of Unapproved Products (Chair)
Canadian Electrical Code, Part I - Inside Wiring Rules Technical Committee
Canadian Electrical Code, Part I - Regulatory Authority Committee
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 – National Building Code liaison committee
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 – Technical Committee on General Requirements (TCGR)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 2 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on General Rules
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 8 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Circuit Loading and Demand Factors
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 10 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Grounding and Bonding
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 14 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Protection and Control
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 22 Sub-committee on Locations in which Corrosive Liquids, Vapours, or Excessive Moisture are Likely to be Present
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 30 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Installation of Lighting Equipment
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 34 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Signs and Outline Lighting
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 62 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Fixed Electric Heating Systems
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 78 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Marine Wharves, Docking Facilities, Fixed and Floating Piers, and Boathouses
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part I, Section 86 Sub-committee, Technical Sub-committee on Electric Vehicle Charging Systems
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II, Standard 270 Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II, Standard 282 Emergency Electrical Power Supply for Buildings
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II, Standard 343, Technical Sub-committee on Electric Vehicle Energy Management Systems
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II, B401.4 Battery EV maintenance Storage Facility Code
Canadian Standards Association (CSA), TC U1007, Technical Committee for Battery Incident Response
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II No. 358 EERE – Electrical Energy Regulating Equipment
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II C61980-2 - Electric vehicle wireless power transfer (WPT) systems
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II CSA C61980-3 - Electric vehicle wireless power transfer (WPT) systems
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II CSA C61980-2 Battery Electric Vehicle Transportation
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Part II CSA TS-804 CSA EV Infrastructure Reliability
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) TS802 Technical Specification for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Guide
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Technical Committee on Industrial Products (TCIP)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Integrated Committee on Trace Heating (ICTH)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C22.6, Technical Sub-committee on Electrical Inspection Code for Existing Residential Occupancies
UL Standards Technical Committee TC 8800, Horticultural Lighting Equipment
UL Standards Technical Committee UL9540, Energy Storage Systems and Equipment
Ul Standards Technical Committee UL4900, Micromobility Charging Equipment

Elevating Devices

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Sub-committee on Inspections
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Sub-committee on Escalator and Moving Walk
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Sub-committee on Maintenance, Repair, Replacement
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Sub-committee on Mechanical Design
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Sub-committee on Guide for Emergency Personnel
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Hydraulics
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) QEI-1 Qualified Elevator Inspector Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B44 Technical Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z185 Personnel Hoist Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B355 Accessibility Safety Codes Committee

Gas

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B149.1 Code Committee, Natural gas and Propane Installation
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B149.2 Code Committee, Propane Storage and Handling
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B149.3 Code Committee, Code for the Field Approval of Fuel-Related Components on Appliances and Equipment
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B149.5 Code Committee, Installation Code for Propane Fuel Systems and Containers on Motor Vehicles
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B149.6 Code Committee, Code for Digester Gas, Landfill Gas, and Biogas Generation and Utilization
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B108.1 Code Committee, Compressed Natural Gas Refueling Stations Installation
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B108.2 Code Committee, Liquified Natural Gas Refueling Stations Installation
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B109.1 Code Committee, Compressed Natural Gas for Vehicles Installation
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B109.2 Code Committee, Liquified Natural Gas for Vehicles Installation
Canadian Standard / Bureau de normalisation du Québec (CAN/BNQ) 1784-000, Canadian Hydrogen Installation
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z662 Code Committee, Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Working group, Risk Assessment Criteria for Biogas Facilities
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Working group, Climate Actions within B149 Series of Codes
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Working Group, New Annex for Climate Data within B149 Series of Codes
Interprovincial/Territorial Gas Advisory Council (IGAC)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Committee, Petroleum, and Natural Gas Industry Systems (PNGIS)
Natural Gas Transportation Technical Committee
Propane Autogas/DME Transportation Technical Committee
Fuels and Appliances Strategic Steering Committee
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Piping Program Advisory Committee
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) Advisory Council
Piping Trades Articulation Committee
Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) and Standards Council of Canada (SCC) Hydrogen Codes and Standards Working Group
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z21.83 Hydrogen Task Force
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z21.83 DME Task Force
Portable and Mobile Hydrogen Refueling Technical Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Impacts of Hydrogen Blending on Legacy End Use Equipment Working Group
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Test Gases and Inclusion of Natural Gas and Hydrogen Blends Working Group
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Natural Gas and Propane Installation Climate Change Adaptation Panel
Hydrogen Heating Network Committee

Passenger Ropeway

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors Committee
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Fixed Grip Ropeways
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Detachable Ropeways
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Maintenance and Operations
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Passenger Conveyors
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Wire Rope
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Reversible Ropeways
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Surface Ropeways
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Sub-committee on Ropeways for Secondary Carriers
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Task Group- Fire Protection
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Task Group- Direct Drives
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z98 Task Group- Adaptive Skiers and accessibility
Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) Fall Meeting
Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) Spring Conference
ITAAB International Regulators Meeting

Railways

Rail Safety Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group / Groupe de travail fédéral-provincial-territorial sur la sécurité ferroviaire