Safety Notices

2023-08-16. Withdrawal of STANDATA 19-BCV-018(REV2) - Generic Engineered Details for Adhered Masonry Veneer.

Notice. The National Plumbing Code of Canada (NPC) 2020 comes into force on April 1, 2023 and is applicable throughout the Province of Alberta.

National Building Code – 2022 Alberta Edition (NBC(AE)). National Fire Code – 2022 Alberta Edition (NFC(AE)).

Notice. Starting May 15, the automated phone line for scheduling Safety Codes inspections will be discontinued.

Re: NBC2019 (Alberta Edition) Building Code, Division C Part 2, Section 2. 4 Professional Design and Review. The City of Medicine Hat is requiring the revised schedules that have been approved under the Standata Variance 19-BCV-024 to be used in place of the schedules shown in the current 2019 Alberta Edition of the building Code for all permit submissions when required by the code.

The City of Medicine Hat understands the growing need to provide business owners opportunities to sublet unused space within existing buildings and suites. To provide clarity for building owners, landlords and tenants, business owners and Safety Codes Officers, this guideline lists when and where these types of occupancies can be allowed and still comply with current Building Codes.

Purpose. To ensure windows and doors are installed correctly to ensure they will be incorporated into the exterior membrane to resist ingress of precipitation into the building.

Purpose. To ensure columns are supported on properly designed and installed footings by using forms around all pad footings.

Medicine Hat. - In February 2022, the Government of Alberta issued.

Purpose. Clarifies applicable requirements for the permits and inspections within the Safety Codes Act.