High-risk violations must be resolved by owners before a Certificate of Inspection can be issued
Insurance companies and third-party inspection agencies are required to report specific violations through the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Certificate of Inspection (BPV COI) Portal for Insurers.
As of April 14, 2025, the BPV COI Portal became available to support this reporting requirement. The 20 violations – of which 11 are high-risk requiring immediate compliance – are outlined in the Director’s Order BPV-25-02.
Equipment owners must resolve high-risk violations before a Certificate of Inspection (COI) can be issued. Once the high-risk violation is resolved, the owner or operator shall advise the insurer for reinspection and verification, so that the high-risk violation can be resolved in the BPV COI Portal, and a COI can be issued.
This initiative is part of Technical Standards and Safety Authority’s (TSSA) transition to an Outcome-Based Regulator that ensures the collection of high-quality, consistent and complete data on high-risk non-compliances and incidents.
Until now, compliance data from insurance companies and third-party inspection agencieswas not systematically tracked or analyzed. To collect and analyze data on high-risk equipment that could pose an elevated risk to public safety, TSSA has outlined 20 specific violations found during inspections that must be reported through the BPV COI Portal for Insurers.
The collected data will be used to oversee compliance with safety violations and help:
• Improve safety-performance tracking
• Identify and understand risk trends and emerging issues
• Strengthen public-safety outcomes
Reporting 20 Specific Violations on the BPV COI Portal High-Risk Violations:
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When any of the 20 violations are found, they must be submitted via a single Record of Inspection (ROI) submission through the BPV COI Portal for Insurers. Only ROIs that do not include any of the 20 violations can be bulk-uploaded to the Portal.
Instructions on how insurance companies and third-party inspection agencies can notify TSSA of violations, including how to report resolved violations, is available on TSSA’s Training webpage.
For more information, please stay tuned for updates on the BPV FAQs webpage, contact TSSA’s Customer Contact Centre at 1-877-682-8772 (toll-free) or email customerservices@tssa.org.
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The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has updated the advisory on the Alternate Process for Pressure Piping Inspection that took effect on October 1, 2023.
A key update is the addition of CSA-Certified Medical Gas Piping and Systems Installer Certificate (clause 2.3.2) as one of the requirements a qualified piping contractor must meet to inspect eligible piping systems as an alternative to a TSSA inspection under the Alternate Process.
Other minor updates serve to clarify some of the requirements of this voluntary process.
Click to read the updated advisory.
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The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is hosting an online training to assist insurer administrative personnel on how to use the new ‘Violations’ page to enter information about failed inspections and Records of Inspection (ROI) in the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Certificate of Inspection (BPV COI) Portal for Insurers.
Register for the online training that will take place on:
April 14, 2025 (Monday)
10 – 10:30 a.m. (EDT) : Training
10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.: Q&A about the BPV COI Insurer Portal or training
Link to join the online training:
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TSSA recently announced that insurers will be required to report specific violations through the BPV COI Portal for Insurers starting April 14, 2025. High-risk violations must be resolved by device owners before a Certificate of Inspection can be issued.
We encourage all administrative personnel or users of the BPV COI Insurer Portal who are responsible for entering information about failed inspections and ROIs to attend this online training.
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Consultation closes on April 24, 2025
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) invites you to provide feedback on its draft publication of the Code Adoption Document (CAD) for Boilers and Pressure Vessels (BPV).
The CAD adopts the latest CSA B51:24 code with additional revisions to sections 3 to 9 of the CAD. Section 2 of the CAD adopting CSA B52:23 has not been changed.
The opportunity to provide feedback is open for 30 days from March 24 to April 24, 2025. TSSA aims to publish the final CAD after reviewing feedback from the consultation.
Please visit BPV Code Adoption Document Consultation 2025 to provide your feedback.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Shakir Majeedi at smajeedi@tssa.org for assistance.
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The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) will require insurers to report specific violations through TSSA’s Boilers and Pressure Vessels Certificate of Inspection (BPV COI) Portal for Insurers beginning April 14, 2025. High-risk violations must be resolved by the device owners before a Certificate of Inspection can be issued.
Why This Matters
This initiative is part of TSSA’s transition to an outcome-based regulatory approach, ensuring the collection of high quality, consistent, and complete data on high-risk non-compliances and incidents.
Currently, compliance data from insurance inspectors is not systematically tracked or analyzed. This new process will enable TSSA to receive, track, and analyze data on high-risk devices that could pose an elevated public safety risk. The collected data will help:
• Improve safety performance tracking
• Identify and understand risk trends and emerging issues
• Strengthen public safety outcomes
Next Steps
TSSA is finalizing a Director’s Order related to this initiative. We are sharing an advanced copy of the Director’s Order with you to ensure it is written clearly. See attached.
Advice on wording can be shared through tssaadvisorycouncil@tssa.org by March 31, 2025.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has updated the Manufacturer's Data Report for Pressure Vessels.
TSSA’s data reports are updated continually to align the requirements with changes to the CSA and ASME Codes, updates required by TSSA and from industry feedback. Please use this updated manufacturer's data report for pressure vessels.
Changes to this data report includes:
- A new section to document data for pressure testing the shell side and tube side separately
- Additional lines for tubes, tubesheets and jackets