5.1 The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

“Boiler Code” means CSA Standard B51-97, Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code, the English version of which is dated September 1997 and was amended in February 1998 and the French version of which is dated September 1998. (Code des chaudières)

“high pressure boiler” means a boiler in which steam, gas or vapour is generated at more than one atmosphere of pressure or a boiler containing liquid that has a working pressure exceeding 1,100 kPa or an operating temperature exceeding 121°C. (chaudièreà haute pression)

“inspector” means a person recognized under the laws of any province or by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors as qualified to inspect boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems. (inspecteur)

“low working pressure hot water boiler” means a hot water boiler that has a pressure not exceeding 1,100 kPa and an operating temperature not exceeding 121°C. (chaudière à eau chaude basse pression)

“low pressure organic fluid boiler” means a boiler that contains an organic fluid, that has an operating temperature not exceeding 343°C and that has no valves or other obstructions to prevent circulation of the organic fluid between the boiler and an expansion tank that is fully vented to the atmosphere. (chaudière à basse pression contenant un hydrocarbure)

“low pressure steam boiler” means a boiler that operates at a vapour pressure not exceeding of one atmosphere of pressure. (chaudière à vapeur basse pression)

“maximum allowable working pressure” means the maximum working pressure that is specified by the manufacturer in the plans and specifications accepted and registered by the provincial authorities and that is set out in the record referred to in section 5.18. (pression de fonctionnement maximale autorisée)

“maximum temperature” means the maximum temperature that is specified by the manufacturer in the plans and specifications accepted and registered by the provincial authorities and that is set out in the record referred to in section 5.18. (température maximale)

“NDT technician” means a person who performs nondestructive testing and who is certified to carry out such testing. (technicien END)

“pipeline” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the National Energy Board Act, but does not include boilers. (pipeline)

“pressure piping system” means an assembly of pipes, pipe fittings, valves, safety devices, pumps, compressors and other fixed equipment that contains a gas, vapour or liquid and is connected to a boiler or pressure vessel. (réseau de canalisations sous pression)

“unfired boiler” means a boiler in which steam or other vapour is generated by a source of heat other than combustion and includes an electric boiler. (chaudière sans combustion)

“waste heat boiler” means an indirect-fired boiler that utilizes waste gases produced by the primary process to generate steam. (chaudière à récupération de chaleur)

SOR/88-632, s. 9; SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.2 This Part does not apply to

(a) a heating boiler that has a wetted heating surface of 3 m2 or less;

(b) a pressure vessel that has a capacity of 40 L or less;

(c) a pressure vessel that is installed for use at a pressure of one atmosphere of pressure or less;

(d) a pressure vessel that has an internal diameter of 152 mm or less;

(e) a pressure vessel that has an internal diameter of 610 mm or less and that is used to store hot water;

(f) a pressure vessel that has an internal diameter of 610 mm or less connected to a water pumping system and that contains compressed air which serves as a cushion;

(g) a hydropneumatic tank that has an internal diameter of 610 mm or less;

(h) an interprovincial or international pipeline; or

(i) a refrigeration plant that has a capacity of 18 kW or less.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.3 Every boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping system used in a work place shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, meet the standards relating to design, construction, testing, stamping, nameplates, fabrication inspection and installation set out in clauses 4.15 to 4.18 and 5.1 to 9.1 of Part 1 of the Boiler Code.

SOR/94-263, s. 11; SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.4 (1) Every boiler and pressure vessel shall have at least one safety valve or other equivalent fitting to maintain pressure at or below the maximum allowable working pressure of the boiler or pressure vessel.

(2) When two or more boilers or pressure vessels are connected and are used at a common operating pressure, they shall each be fitted with at least one safety valve or other equivalent fitting to maintain pressure at or below the maximum allowable working pressure of the boiler or pressure vessel that has the lowest maximum allowable working pressure.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.5 (1) An employer shall ensure that a qualified person, charged with the operation of a boiler, is in attendance and readily available at all times while the boiler is in operation and other employees are normally present in the same building as a boiler.

(2) The attendance referred to in subsection (1) is not required if

(a) the boiler is equipped with a fail-safe device and an automated warning device that will ensure the safe operation of the boiler and its shutdown if required, and that are installed in such a manner that they

(i) cannot be rendered inoperative, and

(ii) can be tested under operating conditions; and

(b) the boiler is rated below 2,000 kW in the case of a high pressure boiler, and below 3,000 kW in the case of a low pressure boiler, which includes a low pressure hot water boiler, a low pressure organic fluid boiler and a low pressure steam boiler.

(3) When a boiler is shut down by a device referred to in paragraph (2)(a), the boiler shall not be restarted unless it has been examined by a qualified person and the cause of the shutdown rectified.

SOR/88-632, s. 10(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.6 Every boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping system in use at a work place shall be operated, maintained and repaired only by a qualified person.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.7 All repairs and welding of boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping systems shall be carried out in accordance with the standards referred to in clauses 6.1, 7.1 and 8.1 of Part I of the Boiler Code.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.8 No person shall alter, interfere with or render inoperative any fitting attached to a boiler or pressure vessel except for the purpose of adjusting or testing the fitting.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.9 (1) The factor of safety of a high pressure lap-seam riveted boiler, shall be increased by at least 0.1 each year after 20 years of use.

(2) If the boiler is relocated at any time, it shall not be operated at a pressure that is more than one atmosphere of pressure.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.10 (1) No person shall use a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system unless it has been inspected by an inspector in accordance with subsection (2) and it has been certified by the inspector as safe for its intended use as stated in the declaration referred to in subparagraph 5.18(2)(b)(v).

(2) The inspector shall

(a) inspect every boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping system

(i) after it is installed and before it is used for the first time,

(ii) after any welding, alteration or repair is carried out on it, and

(iii) in accordance with section 5.11, 5.12 or 5.16; and

(b) make a record of each inspection in accordance with section 5.18.

(3) A person who operates, repairs or maintains a boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system or any part of it may not inspect the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system for the purposes of subsection (2).

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.11 (1) Every high pressure boiler and every low pressure steam boiler in use at a work place shall be inspected

(a) externally, at least once each year; and

(b) internally, at least once every two years.

(2) Every low pressure hot water boiler and every unfired boiler in use at a work place shall be inspected

(a) externally, at least once every two years; and

(b) internally, at least once every four years.

(3) Every low pressure organic fluid boiler in use at a work place shall be inspected

(a) externally, at least once every two years; and

(b) internally, at least once every three years.

(4) Every waste heat boiler in use at a work place shall be inspected

(a) externally, at least once every year; and

(b) internally,

(i) at least once every two years, or

(ii) where ultrasonic thickness measurements are performed annually by an NDT technician, at least once every three years.

(5) Pressure vessels, other than buried pressure vessels, that have a corrosion rate exceeding 0.1 mm of metal loss per year shall be inspected

(a) externally, at least once every year; and

(b) internally,

(i) at least once every two years, or

(ii) if ultrasonic thickness measurements are performed annually by an NDT technician on representative sections of the pressure vessel, at least once every three years.

(6) Pressure vessels, other than buried pressure vessels, that have a corrosion not exceeding 0.1 mm of metal loss per year shall be inspected

(a) externally, at least once every year; and

(b) internally,

(i) at least once every four years, or

(ii) if ultrasonic thickness measurements are performed annually by an NDT technician on representative sections of the pressure vessel, at least once every six years.

(7) Air receivers shall be inspected

(a) externally, at least once every year; and

(b) internally, at least once every five years.

(8) If the known corrosion rate of a pressure vessel is zero, internal inspection is not necessary provided that complete external inspections, including nondestructive thickness measurements performed by an NDT technician, are made at least once every two years on the pressure vessel and the following conditions are met:

(a) the non-corrosive nature of the service conditions, including the effect of trace components, has been established by at least five continuous years of comparable service experience with the fluid being handled;

(b) the periodic external inspection indicates that the condition of the pressure vessel does not warrant any further investigation;

(c) the operating temperature and pressure of the pressure vessel does not exceed the lower limits for the creep rupture range of the vessel metal; and

(d) the pressure vessel is protected against inadvertent contamination, and there is no evidence of contamination.

(9) If a pressure vessel is used to store anhydrous ammonia, the internal inspection frequency referred to in paragraph (5)(b) may be replaced by an internal inspection conducted at least once every five years if, at the same time, a hydrostatic test at a pressure equal to one and one-half times the maximum allowable working pressure is conducted.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.12 Every boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping system in use at a work place shall be inspected by an inspector more frequently than it is provided for in section 5.11, if it is necessary to ensure that the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is safe for its intended use.

SOR/88-632, s. 11; SOR/94-263, s. 12; SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.13 For the purposes of subsections 5.11(5), (6) and (8), the corrosion rate shall be determined from actual metal loss during the last appropriate inspection period specified in the subsections.

SOR/88-632, s. 12(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.14 Stationary or portable air receivers used in the railway industry, instead of being inspected in accordance with subsection 5.11(7) and a record completed in accordance with section 5.18, may be inspected and tested and a record filed in accordance with TC-0-010, Rules for the Installation, Inspection and Testing of Air Reservoirs (Other Than on Motive Power Equipment) made by the Railway Association of Canada and approved by the Minister of Transport on December 5, 1994.

SOR/88-632, s. 13(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.15 If a pressure vessel that contains materials hazardous to human health or the environment is to be emptied before being inspected, it shall be emptied and inspected in a manner that does not pose a risk to human health or the environment.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.16 (1) The installation of a buried pressure vessel shall meet the requirements set out in Appendix A to Part I of the Boiler Code.

(2) Notice of the proposed backfilling shall be given to a health and safety officer at the regional office or district office before backfilling is done over a pressure vessel.

(3) If test plates are used as an indication of corrosion of a buried pressure vessel, the test plates and, subject to subsection (4), the pressure vessel shall be completely uncovered and inspected by an inspector at least once every three years.

(4) If, on an inspection referred to in subsection (3), the test plates show no corrosion, the buried pressure vessel may be completely uncovered and inspected at intervals exceeding three years if the employer, immediately after the inspection, notifies in writing a regional health and safety officer at the regional office or district office of the condition of the test plates and of the proposed inspection schedule for the pressure vessel.

(5) Every buried pressure vessel shall be completely uncovered and inspected at least once every 15 years.

SOR/88-632, s. 15(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.17 The employer shall keep and maintain a record of every boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping system to which this Part applies and that is under the employer’s control.

SOR/88-632, s. 16(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

5.18 (1) A report of each inspection carried out under sections 5.10 to 5.16 shall be completed by the inspector who carried out the inspection.

(2) Every report referred to in subsection (1)

(a) shall be signed by the inspector who carried out the inspection; and

(b) shall include

(i) the date of the inspection,

(ii) the identification and location of the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system that was inspected,

(iii) the maximum allowable working pressure and the maximum temperature at which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated,

(iv) a declaration as to whether the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system meets the standards prescribed by this Part,

(v) a declaration as to whether the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is safe for its intended use,

(vi) a list of any defects or deficiencies the inspector has observed in the condition or operating and maintenance practices of the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system, and

(vii) any other observation that the inspector considers relevant to the safety of employees.

(3) The employer shall keep readily available every record of inspection for the last two inspection periods and on the request of the work place committee or the health and safety representative, shall provide the work place committee or the health and safety representative with a copy.

SOR/2001-284, s. 1.

6.1 (1) In this Part,

“aerodrome apron” means that part of a land aerodrome intended to accommodate the loading and unloading of passengers and cargo and the refuelling, servicing, maintenance and parking of aircraft; (aire de trafic)

“aircraft stand” means that part of an aerodrome apron intended to be used for the parking of aircraft for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers and providing ground services; (poste de stationnement)

“primary grain elevator” means a grain elevator the principal use of which is the receiving of grain directly from producers for storage or forwarding; (installation primaire)

“task position” means a position at which a visual task is performed; (poste de travail)

“VDT” means a visual display terminal. (TEV)

(2) For the purposes of this Part, 1 lx is equal to .0929 fc.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.2 This Part does not apply in respect of lighting in any underground portion of a coal mine.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.3 For the purposes of sections 6.4 to 6.10, the average level of lighting at a task position or in an area shall be determined

(a) by making four measurements at different places representative of the level of lighting at the task position or, in an area, representative of the level of lighting 1 m above the floor of the area; and

(b) by dividing the aggregate of the results of those measurements by four.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.4 The average level of lighting at a task position or in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule I, other than a task position or area referred to in section 6.7 or 6.9, shall not be less than the level set out in Column II of that item.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.5 The average level of lighting in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule II, other than an area referred to in section 6.7 or 6.9, shall not be less than the level set out in Column II of that item.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.6 The average level of lighting in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule III, other than an area referred to in section 6.7 or 6.9, shall not be less than the level set out in Column II of that item.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.7 (1) The average level of lighting at a task position or in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule IV shall not be more than the level set out in Column II of that item.

(2) Reflection glare on a VDT screen shall be reduced to the point where an employee at a task position is able to

(a) read every portion of any text displayed on the screen; and

(b) see every portion of the visual display on the screen.

(3) Where VDT work requires the reading of a document, supplementary lighting shall be provided where necessary to give a level of lighting of at least 500 lx on the document.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.8 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the average level of lighting at a task position on an aerodrome apron shall not be less than 10 lx.

(2) The average level of lighting at a task position on an aircraft stand shall not be less than 20 lx.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.9 The average level of lighting in an area in which artefactual exhibits or archival materials are handled or stored shall not be less than 50 lx.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.10 (1) Emergency lighting shall be provided to illuminate the following areas within buildings:

(a) exits and corridors;

(b) principal routes providing access to exits in open floor areas; and

(c) floor areas where employees normally congregate.

(2) Except in the case of a primary grain elevator in which hand-held lamps are used for emergency lighting, all emergency lighting provided in accordance with subsection (1) shall

(a) operate automatically in the event that the regular power supply to the building is interrupted;

(b) provide an average level of lighting of not less than 10 lx; and

(c) be independent of the regular power source.

(3) Where a generator is used as a power source for emergency lighting, the inspection, testing and maintenance of the generator shall be in accordance with the requirements referred to in section 6.7 of the National Fire Code, as amended from time to time.

(4) Where a central storage battery system is used as a power source for emergency lighting or where emergency lighting is provided by a self-contained emergency lighting unit, the battery system or the unit shall be tested

(a) monthly by hand; and

(b) annually under simulated power failure or electrical fault conditions.

(5) Where a battery, other than a hermetically sealed battery, is tested in accordance with paragraph (4)(a), the electrolyte level of the battery shall be checked and, if necessary, adjusted to the proper level.

(6) Where a self-contained emergency lighting unit is tested in accordance with paragraph (4)(b), all lamps forming part of the unit shall be operated for the time period set out in Sentence 3.2.7.3(2) of the National Building Code, as amended from time to time, that is applicable to the class of buildings to which the building in which the unit is installed belongs.

(7) Every employer shall make a record of the results of each test performed in accordance with subsection (3) or (4) and keep the record for two years after the test.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

6.11 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the level of lighting at any place at a task position or in an area that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than one third of the level of lighting prescribed by this Part for that task position or area.

(2) The level of lighting at any place at a task position or in an area set out in Column I of item 8 or 9 of Schedule III or Column I of item 1 of Schedule IV that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than one tenth of the level of lighting prescribed by this Part for that task position or area.

(3) The level of lighting at any place at a task position referred to in section 6.8 that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than one quarter of the level of lighting prescribed by this Part for that task position.

(4) In a building the construction of which is commenced after October 31, 1990, the level of emergency lighting at any place in an area referred to in subsection 6.10(1) that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than 0.25 lx.

SOR/89-515, s. 1.

 SOR/89-515, s. 1.

 SOR/88-68, s. 14; SOR/89-515, s. 1; SOR/94-263, s. 13; SOR/96-525, s. 11; SOR/2002-208, ss. 40, 43(F).