The Quebec Building Code | APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 4 APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT
APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
Petroleum equipment used in a petroleum equipment installation must, when required by a provision of this Chapter, be approved for the use for which it is intended.
A tank for which subparagraph 1 or 2 of the first paragraph of section 8.05.01 applies must also be approved for the use for which it is intended.
The sale or leasing of such equipment that has not been approved is prohibited. The use of such equipment in a petroleum equipment installation that has not been approved, except for approval purposes, is also prohibited.
Petroleum equipment may, however, during an exhibition, a presentation or a demonstration, be used without prior approval provided that it is accompanied by a notice with the following warning in characters measuring at least 15 mm: “WARNING: this material has not been approved for sale or rental as required under Chapter VIII of the Construction Code.”.
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 10.
All petroleum equipment that has been certified by a certification agency accredited by the Standards Council of Canada in the field of petroleum equipment is considered to be approved.
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 11.
Despite section 8.08, approval is not required for each component of petroleum equipment if the petroleum equipment has received overall approval.
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
For the purposes of this Chapter, “certification” or “certified” means recognition by one of the certification agencies accredited by the Standards Council of Canada in the field of petroleum equipment, by means of a label affixed on certified equipment, attesting that the equipment complies with the construction and testing requirements in the standards published by the agency.
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 12.
In Plain Language
This clause requires petroleum equipment to be approved for its intended use before it can be sold, leased, or used in a petroleum installation, with a narrow exception for equipment being used solely for exhibition, presentation, or demonstration purposes (provided a specific warning notice is displayed). Equipment certified by a Standards Council of Canada-accredited agency is automatically considered approved, and once the overall assembly has approval, individual components don't need separate approval.
This is a plain-language summary of the Quebec Construction Code text above, for general understanding only and not a substitute for the Code. Always confirm current requirements against the official Publications Quebec text or a qualified professional before construction.