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CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACTRailway Prevention of Electric Sparks Regulations SOR/82-1015 REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE PREVENTION OF ELECTRIC SPARKS THAT MAY CAUSE FIRE DURING THE TRANSFER OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR COMPRESSED FLAMMABLE GASES BETWEEN UNITS OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK AND STATIONARY BULK STORAGE FACILITIES
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Railway Prevention of Electric Sparks Regulations. 2. In these Regulations, « protection cathodique » "cathodic protection" means a technique to prevent the corrosion of a metal surface by making that surface the cathode of an electro-chemical cell;
"compressed flammable gas" « gaz comprimé inflammable » "compressed flammable gas" means any product, material or mixture that
"flammable range" « intervalle d'inflammabilité » "flammable range" means the difference between the minimum and maximum volume percentage of a product, material or mixture in air that, with air, forms a compressed flammable gas;
"flammable liquid" « liquide inflammable » "flammable liquid" means any liquid that gives off flammable vapours at or below a temperature of 61°C in a closed cup test;
"railway company" « compagnie de chemin de fer » "railway company" means a railway company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Canadian Transport Commission.
3. Except as permitted in these Regulations, no railway company shall transfer flammable liquids or compressed flammable gases between a unit of railway rolling stock and a stationary bulk storage facility.
5. (1) Where the grounding required by section 4 is difficult to implement owing to local conditions, the railway company shall take such additional measures, including the installation of insulated joints in the piping system, the provision of additional ground rods or the provision of additional bonds between the piping system and the units of rolling stock, as may be required to ground the section of railway track.
SOR/82-1015 19 November, 1982 pursuant to section 46 of the National Transportation Act, comes into force 19 November, 1982. |
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