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Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CERL) / CANMET
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Last Verified:
2003-10-27
CANMET's Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CERL) is Canada's national centre for the advancement of technology related to the manufacture, storage, transport, and use of explosives, and testing/certification of products for use in hazardous locations.
Eligibility Criteria
The CERL's target audience includes manufacturers, importers and distributors of explosives, pyrotechnics, fireworks, ammunition, propellants and accessories. Various levels of government also use the services of the laboratory, e.g., Transport Canada, RCMP, National Defence, Solicitor General, etc.
Summary
The CERL tests and certifies all commercial explosives, sporting ammunition, fireworks and other explosive devices submitted for authorization by the Chief Inspector of Explosives under the Explosives Act (see document ).
It also aims to help industry improve productivity and safety in the manufacture, transport and use of explosives, to assess new explosives developments, to minimize the environmental impact of explosives production and disposal, and to develop new standards.
CERL works in close partnership with Canadian industry on a variety of cost and task-shared projects.
CERL's principal areas of endeavour fall into four categories:
1) Technical Support of the Canada Explosives Act
- certification of explosives, pyrotechnics, blasting accessories, ammunition, and propellants;
- development of new or improved test methods;
- development of standards;
- consultation in such areas as accident investigation.
2) Explosives, Propellants and Pyrotechnics Research
- thermochemistry employing current expertise in thermal analysis and thermal hazards prediction;
- numerical modelling of physical properties and effect of shock impact.
3) Cooperative Projects
- consultation with industry in such areas as process evaluation of pyrotechnics, quality control of display fireworks and performance of explosive compositions.
4) Hazardous Locations Products Services
- certification of products for use in potentially explosive atmospheres;
- testing on products to national (CSA) and international (IEC, UL, MSHA) standards.
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Contact(s):
See National Contact.
National Contact(s):
Mr.
Brian
Beard
Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CERL) Minerals and Metals Sector
Natural Resources Canada
Bells Corners Complexe, Building No. 12
Nepean, Ontario
K1A 0G1
Telephone: (613) 995-8917
TTY (hearing impaired): (613) 996-4397
E-mail: bbeard@NRCan.gc.ca
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