Module 1 flash cards - Alberta's Safety
Code System
What elements form the compliance-monitoring of the public? - answer The framework
allows government to establish permit requirements, safety codes, quality management
systems, reporting requirements, and certificates of competency specific to each
discipline
What is the minister responsible for? - answer- encouraging and coordinating the safe
management of any thing, process or activity to which the safety codes act applies,
including the principles of barrier-free design
- administering the act
- can grant, or delegate, authority to administer the Act to an accredited municipality,
regional services commission, or corporation within their jurisdiction
Can an agency become accredited? - answerYes, but cannot administer the act without
being contracted to an accredited municipality, regional services commission, or
corporation.
Who did the minister delegate the responsibility to accredit organizations too? -
answerSafety codes council and to the administrator of accreditation.
What does the council do through the administrator? - answerreceives, reviews, and
approves applications to become accredited, modify an existing accreditation, or cancel
an existing accreditation.
What is the primary function of an accredited organization? - answerto provide safety
code officers.
The Act allows _______ to either hire SCOs as employees, or retain an accredited
agency who can provide SCOS to enforce the Act on their behalf. - answeran
accredited municipality, regional services commission or corporation
What must all accredited organizations have? - answera quality management plan,
which includes requirements that proper oversight policies, processes, and procedures
are in place to monitor SCOs as they exercise their power
Who are SCOs certified and designated their powers from? - answerThrough the safely
codes council by the administrator of certifications
who do accredited bodies request powers to be designated to? - answerSCOs
, whos role does the Alberta Municipals Affairs support of coordinating and encouraging
the safe management of anything, process or activity to which the act applies? -
answerThe minister
Actives that the Minister is in charge of are: - answer- direct oversight of the safety
codes council and its delegated programs
- direct oversight of the delegated administrative organizations
- representing the province on national and international code committees
- providing advice to all stakeholders on the safety codes act
Who was the safety codes council created under? - answerSafety codes act.
Safety codes Council - answernon-government, statutory corporation responsible to the
minister of municipal affairs
What is the purpose of the Safety Codes Council? - answeradminister Alberta's safety
codes system on behalf of the provincial government
Who is the safety codes council governed by? - answerBoard of directors that provides
organizational direction to the council staff
The coordination committee provides direction and continuity, with respect to codes and
standards, to ten sub-councils: - answer- Amusement rides
- Barrier-free
- Pressure Equipment
- Building
- electrical
- elevators
- fire
- gas
- passenger ropeways
- plumbing
What are the powers and duties of the safety codes council set out in the act? - answer-
Hearing appeals under Part 5
- providing information to the Minister on matters relating to the act
- following the Minister's directions
- establishing the Alberta safety codes authority
- promoting uniform safety standards for activities covered under the act
- promoting the principles of barrier-free design and access
- assisting communication between the minister and persons with safety concerns
- reviewing and formulating safety certification competency requirements
- reviewing and formulating codes and standards for accreditation and safety standards
for any thing, process, or activity to which the Act applies and puts them into force
Code System
What elements form the compliance-monitoring of the public? - answer The framework
allows government to establish permit requirements, safety codes, quality management
systems, reporting requirements, and certificates of competency specific to each
discipline
What is the minister responsible for? - answer- encouraging and coordinating the safe
management of any thing, process or activity to which the safety codes act applies,
including the principles of barrier-free design
- administering the act
- can grant, or delegate, authority to administer the Act to an accredited municipality,
regional services commission, or corporation within their jurisdiction
Can an agency become accredited? - answerYes, but cannot administer the act without
being contracted to an accredited municipality, regional services commission, or
corporation.
Who did the minister delegate the responsibility to accredit organizations too? -
answerSafety codes council and to the administrator of accreditation.
What does the council do through the administrator? - answerreceives, reviews, and
approves applications to become accredited, modify an existing accreditation, or cancel
an existing accreditation.
What is the primary function of an accredited organization? - answerto provide safety
code officers.
The Act allows _______ to either hire SCOs as employees, or retain an accredited
agency who can provide SCOS to enforce the Act on their behalf. - answeran
accredited municipality, regional services commission or corporation
What must all accredited organizations have? - answera quality management plan,
which includes requirements that proper oversight policies, processes, and procedures
are in place to monitor SCOs as they exercise their power
Who are SCOs certified and designated their powers from? - answerThrough the safely
codes council by the administrator of certifications
who do accredited bodies request powers to be designated to? - answerSCOs
, whos role does the Alberta Municipals Affairs support of coordinating and encouraging
the safe management of anything, process or activity to which the act applies? -
answerThe minister
Actives that the Minister is in charge of are: - answer- direct oversight of the safety
codes council and its delegated programs
- direct oversight of the delegated administrative organizations
- representing the province on national and international code committees
- providing advice to all stakeholders on the safety codes act
Who was the safety codes council created under? - answerSafety codes act.
Safety codes Council - answernon-government, statutory corporation responsible to the
minister of municipal affairs
What is the purpose of the Safety Codes Council? - answeradminister Alberta's safety
codes system on behalf of the provincial government
Who is the safety codes council governed by? - answerBoard of directors that provides
organizational direction to the council staff
The coordination committee provides direction and continuity, with respect to codes and
standards, to ten sub-councils: - answer- Amusement rides
- Barrier-free
- Pressure Equipment
- Building
- electrical
- elevators
- fire
- gas
- passenger ropeways
- plumbing
What are the powers and duties of the safety codes council set out in the act? - answer-
Hearing appeals under Part 5
- providing information to the Minister on matters relating to the act
- following the Minister's directions
- establishing the Alberta safety codes authority
- promoting uniform safety standards for activities covered under the act
- promoting the principles of barrier-free design and access
- assisting communication between the minister and persons with safety concerns
- reviewing and formulating safety certification competency requirements
- reviewing and formulating codes and standards for accreditation and safety standards
for any thing, process, or activity to which the Act applies and puts them into force
