CSA B56 - Power Engineering - Facility Rating and Staffing

The Safety Codes Council of Alberta (SCCA), along with eight contributing parties, including Manitoba, collaborated to support the creation of a national standard for Power Engineering Plant Staffing and Plant Rating.

To facilitate this, the SCCA engaged the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), which then selected the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) to develop the standard. Following consultations, CSA formed a technical committee composed of subject matter experts from all jurisdictions across Canada.

This resulted in the development of a new standard, CSA B56:25 - Power Engineering - Facility Rating and Staffing, aimed at promoting uniform, coordinated, and consistent administration and enforcement of classification, rating, and supervision requirements for the safe management and operation of boilers and refrigeration facilities.

At present, no jurisdiction has adopted or implemented this standard for Power Engineer staffing. However, the goal is for this standard to be eventually adopted across Canada.

Update: The CSA B56 Executive Committee has concluded the Public Review and Editorial Review processes. A meeting with the Technical Committee has been scheduled for the end of April 2025 to deliberate on the results of the Public Review.