Functional Responsibility:
The Alberta Boilers Safety Association administers and delivers safety programs related to boilers and pressure vessels use. The association works within regulations set by the minister charged with administering the function of public safety. The enabling legislation includes the Safety Codes Act (S.A. 1991, c. S-0.5) and the Government Organization Act.
The Alberta Boilers Safety Association functions, as did its predecessors, to provide protection to life and property. Various regulations established the functions of the Alberta Boilers Safety Association.

Predecessor and Successor Bodies:
The government of Alberta held responsibility for boiler and pressure vessel inspection and safety under the Boilers and Pressure Vessel Act, which was repealed by the Safety Codes Act. The predecessor to the Alberta Boilers Safety Association was Alberta Labour Pressure Equipment Safety, which functioned to provide reasonable protection to life and property where boilers and pressure vessels were in use. The function of ensuring the safe operation of boiler and pressure vessels first appeared in 1897 with the enactment of the Steam Boilers Ordinance by the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories. With the inception of the Alberta government, this function was administered by the Department of Public Works and in 1908 became the Steam Boilers Branch.
In 1995, the association became a delegated administrative organization when the Department of Labour turned over its boiler and pressure vessel inspection duties and the delivery of all associated pressure equipment safety programs to the association. The Alberta Boilers Safety Association was mandated to administer and deliver Alberta pressure equipment and safety programs and to act as the jurisdictional authority for the province of Alberta as defined in the Administration Agreement.

Administrative Relationships:
In accordance with Section 10(1) of the Government Organization Act, the Alberta Boilers Safety Association submits an annual report to the minister charged with the function of boiler safety. Since 1999, the association has reported to the Minister of Municipal Affairs through the Safety Services Branch of the Public Safety Division.
The Alberta Boiler Safety Association conducts its business under the direction of a board of directors in cooperation with the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Technical Council (BPVTC). The association is industry-supported and fully funded by its stakeholders.

Administrative Structure:
The association has a membership consisting of the board of directors and officers of the Executive Team. The Executive Team and staff of the Alberta Boilers Safety Association report to the board of directors. The board reports annually to the minister charged with the administration of pressure vessel safety.

Names of the Corporate bodies:
The Alberta Boilers Safety Association is also know by its acronym, ABSA.

Names of Chief Officers:
Chair of the Alberta Boilers Safety Association Board of Directors
Al Futcher 1995-1999