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Canada Gazette: Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations-08/22/2007
On August 22, 2007, Transport Canada's Dangerous Goods Directorate issued Amendment number 7 to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2007-179 July 31, 2007). Specific regulatory changes include:
1. The portion of items 18 to 20 of the table to paragraph 1.3(2)(f) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (see footnote 1) in column 2 is replaced by the following:
|
Item |
Column 1
Short Form |
Column 2
Safety Standard or Safety Requirement |
|
18
(19) |
CSA B620 |
CSA Standard B620-03, "Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods", July 2003, as amended in February 2006, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
|
19
(20) |
CSA B621 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA B621-03, "Selection and Use of Highway Tanks, Portable Tanks, Cargo Compartments, and Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9", July 2003, as amended in May 2004 and February 2006, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
|
20
(21) |
CSA B622 |
National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA B622-03, "Selection and Use of Highway Tanks, Multi-unit Tank Car Tanks, and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Class 2", July 2003, as amended in September 2004 and February 2006, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
2. The Table of Contents of Part 5 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after section 5.14:
Changes to CSA B620 5.14.1
3. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 5.14:
5.14.1 Changes to CSA B620
For the purposes of subparagraphs 5.14(a)(ii) and (d)(iii)
(a) the wording of clause 7.2.10.5 d) of CSA B620 must be replaced by the following: "clause c) does not apply to hoses used to handle aircraft fuel;";
(b) the wording of the note to Table 7.1 of CSA B620, Periodic Inspection and Test Intervals, that is indicated by the symbol "‡" must be replaced by the following: "Highway tanks used to fuel aircraft and that operate only on airport property are exempt from internal inspection if they are clearly marked on each side with the words "Dedicated Aviation Refueller Restricted to Use on Airport Property" and the words are clearly visible from the ground, in letters that are not less than 25 mm high and in a colour that contrasts with the colour of the tank."; and
(c) clause 8.1.4.3 b) of CSA B620 does not apply to an application for registration as a facility for the manufacture, modification, assembly, testing, repair or inspection of tanks in accordance with CSA B620.
COMING INTO FORCE
4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
For more information, see:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2007/20070822/html/sor179-e.html
