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Overview

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires that owners register their radiation equipment with the Alberta government. This can be done by contacting suitable authorized agencies.

Learn about the steps needed to register your radiation equipment.

Registering your equipment

Certain professional colleges, associations and academic institutions can register radiation equipment.

See this list to determine which one can register your type of equipment:

Authorized Radiation Health Registration Agencies
Agency Radiation Equipment Type of Facilities
Alberta Association for Safety Partnerships
5308 48 Avenue
Taber, Alberta T1G 1S2
Registrar: 587-273-1634
Head Office: 1-866-223-9008
Fax: 403-223-5810
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment
  • Computed tomography equipment
  • Particle accelerators
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Baggage inspection x-ray equipment
  • Security x-ray equipment
  • Industrial x-ray equipment
  • Irradiation x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within research, education, industrial, commercial, correctional, entertainment and other health related facilities.
Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
Building #3, Elm Business Park
Suite 104, 9452 51 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5A6
Phone: 780-489-5007
Fax: 780-484-8311
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within veterinary clinics and veterinary education facilities
College of Chiropractors of Alberta
11203 70 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5B 1T1
Phone: 780-420-0932
Fax: 780-425-6583
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within chiropractic facilities.
College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta
Suite 402 7609 109 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1C3
Phone: 780-432-1012
Fax: 780-433-4864
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within dental facilities, including dental education facilities, but excluding dental facilities owned by Alberta Health Services.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
#2700, 10020 100 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0N3 
Phone: 780-423-4764
Fax: 780-420-0651
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment
  • Particle accelerators
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within private and public medical facilities, public dental facilities, medical education facilities and podiatry facilities.
University of Alberta
Health, Safety and Environment Department
Risk Management Services
2-10 Materials Management Building
8415 117 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3
Phone: 780-492-5655
Fax: 780-492-7790
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment
  • Particle accelerators
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Radiation equipment operated within university facilities by staff and students.
University of Calgary
Environmental Health & Safety
Mackimmie Tower – Floor 11
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Phone: 403-220-7653
Fax: 403-284-1332
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic x-ray equipment
  • Computed tomography equipment
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Industrial x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within education and research facilities owned or operated by the University of Calgary.

Inspecting your equipment

The following agencies can inspect and test your equipment. Contact a suitable agency on this list to set up an inspection date.

Authorized Radiation Protection Inspection Agencies
Agency Radiation Equipment Type of Facilities
A Plus Imaging and Radiation Safety Ltd.
505 – 2788 Prince Edward Street
Vancouver, BC  V5T 0C8
Phone: 778-558-4358

Email: [email protected]

  • Bone Material Densitometry
Installed or operated within medical facilities.
Diagnostic Solutions Inc.
10623 59 Street NW 
Edmonton, Alberta T6A 2K5
Phone: 1-866-626-1189
Fax: 1-866-626-1189
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment
  • Class 3b and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary, education and research facilities.

Filipow Associates Inc.
6508 109 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta  T6A 1S2
Phone: 780-468-4833
Fax: 780-468-4866
Email: [email protected]

337 Wentworth Place SW
Calgary, Alberta  T3H 4L6
Phone: 587-899-8324
Email: [email protected]

  • Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment
  • Computed tomography equipment
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Baggage inspection x-ray equipment
  • Security x-ray equipment
  • Industrial x-ray equipment
  • Irradiation x-ray equipment
  • Particle accelerators
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary, education, physical therapy, industrial, commercial, research and entertainment facilities.
RadMan Radiation Management Services Ltd.
868 Prestwick Circle SE 
Calgary, Alberta T2Z 4E4
Phone: 403-903-2020
Fax: 403-726-7676
Email: [email protected]
  • Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Baggage inspection x-ray equipment
  • Security x-ray equipment
  • Industrial x-ray equipment
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within dental, medical, chiropractic, veterinary, education, physical therapy, industrial, commercial, research and entertainment facilities.
Alberta Health Services Radiation Inspection Agency
c/o Diagnostic Imaging Services
8th Floor North Tower, Seventh Street Plaza
10030 107 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3E4
Phone: 1-888-664-1923
Email: [email protected]

 

  • Diagnostic or therapeutic x-ray equipment
  • Computed tomography equipment
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Particle accelerators
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within medical, dental, physical therapy and research facilities owned or operated by Alberta Health Services.
University of Alberta
Health, Safety and Environment Department
Risk Management Services
2-10 Materials Management Building
8415 117 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3
Phone: 780-492-5655
Fax: 780-492-7790
Email: [email protected]

 

  • Diagnostic x-ray equipment
  • Cabinet x-ray equipment
  • Analytical x-ray equipment
  • Particle accelerators
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Radiation equipment operated within university facilities by staff and students.
University of Calgary
Environmental Health and Safety
Mackimmie Tower – Floor 11
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Phone: 403-220-7653
Fax: 403-284-1332
Email: [email protected]
  • Class 3B and 4 lasers
Installed or operated within education, research and veterinary facilities owned or operated by the University of Calgary.

The authority for radiation agencies to perform services and functions is designated to them under Alberta’s Radiation Protection Program.

Contact

Connect with OHS:

Phone: 780-415-8690 (Edmonton)
Toll free: 1-866-415-8690 
TTY: 780-427-9999 (Edmonton)
TTY: 1-800-232-7215

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