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Liquid Fuels Regulations2. (1) This Regulation applies to facilities where gasoline or an associated product is handled, loaded or dispensed to be used as a fuel in motor vehicles or as a fuel oil. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 2 (1).
- Retail Outlets
- Remotely Monitored Retail Site
- Card Locks
- Private Card Locks
- Bulk Plants
- Marinas
- Mobile Fueling
- Private Fueling Outlets
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TANK INSTALLATION CHECK LIST FOR ONTARIO PRIVATE FUELING OUTLETS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES
The items listed below are mandatory minimum for aboveground tanks. Additional requirements may be necessary depending on the nature of the facility. For site specific requirements, our trained and certified professional team will review your specific requirements. It may be required to consult the installation code in order to comply with items on the check list.
- Product identification Gas/Diesel (not 1202) on two sides
- Tank Certification Acceptable ULC Certification
- Vacuum or double wall monitor on tank suitable
- Electrical connection suitable (ESA Inspection Certificate required)
- Vent pipe installed
- Tank gauge installed
- All openings properly plugged
- For Gas tanks Where Class I product fill pipes are located above the stored liquid level, aboveground storage tanks shall be provided with a means of preventing splash filling. (cam lock)
- If pump is remote from tank is anti syphon and shut off valve used.
- Gasoline shall not be dispensed at a rate in excess of 38 L/min.
- Hoses through which product is transferred to the fuel tank of a motor vehicle shall not exceed 4.6 m in length unless a hose-retracting mechanism is used, in which case the maximum hose length shall not exceed 10 m.
- All signage in place. No smoking, Ignition off, control sources of ignition, use of portable containers
- Tank on a firm and stable base.
- Tank location suitable
- Pump & accessories acceptable including appropriate nozzle size.
- The minimum distance between adjacent tanks shall be 1 m in all directions.
- Impact protection installed and at least 1 meter away.
- Fire Extinguishers two 40-BC,
- Spill kit available
- Fill pipes located outside. More than two walls is considered inside.
- Emergency Procedures Posted
- PFO Acknowledgement
PRIVATE FUELING OUTLETS ONTARIO
“private outlet” means any premises, other than a retail outlet, where gasoline or an associated product is put into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles or floating motorized watercraft or into portable containers; ONTARIO REGULATION 217/01
5.7. Private Fuel Outlets (Including Farms)
5.7.1. GeneralA person who sells product to a private fuel outlet or farm shall(a) instruct the owner or operator on the requirements of this Code with regard to i) leak detection; ii) reporting of suspected leaks, spills, or discovery of a petroleum product that has escaped into the environment or inside a building; and iii) safe dispenser operation;(b) maintain a record of the instruction;(c) advise the owner or operator of the facility that he or she shall instruct each person who handles product at the facility on the requirements of Item (a); and(d) obtain written acknowledgement from the owner or operator of the facility that he or she has received the written requirements and that he or she will instruct each person who handles product at the facility on those requirements.
6.7. General Training Requirements
6.7.1. A person who employs another person as an attendant of a facility or as a driver of a highway tank or mobile refueling tank shall take every reasonable precaution to ensure that the attendant or driver complies with Ontario Regulation 217/01, under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, and this Code, and shall (a) ensure that every employee at the facility or vehicle driver is trained (i) in the use of all equipment; and (ii) to take action in the event of a spill or leak of product or any emergency; and (b) maintain a record of the training for as long as the employee is working in that capacity at the facility as an attendant of a facility or as a driver of a highway tank or mobile refueling tank. 6.7.2. Station operators and attendants shall be trained, as a minimum, in accordance with the requirements in the TSSA Checklist for Gas Station Attendants and Operators (see TSSA website, www.tssa.org).
Liquid fuels Requirements
Prohibited activities without approval
12. Where this Regulation requires the approval of equipment or other thing employed or to be employed in the handling or use of gasoline or an associated product, no person shall offer for sale, sell, lease, rent, buy, use, supply or install the equipment or other thing unless it is approved or will be approved. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 12.
Activities to comply with Regulation
5. (1) No person shall operate, install, alter, repair, service, test, remove or use any equipment or any other thing employed or to be employed in the handling or use of gasoline or an associated product or test, use, supply, transport, store, handle or transfer gasoline or an associated product except in accordance with this Regulation. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 5 (1).
Activities to comply with Regulation
5. (2) Every person who carries out an activity referred to in subsection (1) shall instruct their employees to comply with the Act and this Regulation and shall take every precaution that is reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that the employees comply with the Act and this regulation or any other applicable regulation. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 5 (2).
Ontario regulation 217/01
Unacceptable condition — immediate hazard15. (1) In this section and in section 16,“unacceptable condition” means, (a) with respect to equipment or a facility, that it is being used for a purpose other than that for which it was approved, (b) with respect to equipment or a facility, that any deterioration of it is likely, in the director’s opinion, to impair its safe operation, or (c) with respect to equipment, that the condition of its state of repair, its mode of operation or its operating environment is likely, in the director’s opinion, to impair its safe operation or does not meet the requirements of this Regulation or, where it was installed before this Regulation came into force, that it does not meet the requirements of the predecessor to this Regulation as it existed when the equipment was installed. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 15 (1).
(2) A supplier, a certificate holder or a contractor who finds that equipment or a work is in an unacceptable condition that constitutes an immediate hazard shall, (a) immediately take action to stop the supply of gasoline or an associated product to the equipment or facility; (b) immediately give the operator of the equipment or facility oral notice of the condition and of the action taken under clause (a); (c) promptly give written notice of the condition to the user, including a direction that the equipment or facility is not to be used until the condition is corrected; and (d) forward a copy of the notice required under clause (c) to the designated administrative authority. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 15 (2).
(3) An operator to whom notice has been given under subsection (2) shall not use the equipment or facility or permit its use until the condition has been corrected and confirmation of the correction has been forwarded by the supplier, certificate holder or contractor to the designated administrative authority. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 15 (3).
Unacceptable condition — no immediate hazard16. (1) A fuel supplier, a certificate holder or a contractor who finds that equipment or a facility is in an unacceptable condition but that it does not constitute an immediate hazard shall promptly give to the operator of the equipment or facility, a written notice, a copy of which shall be sent to the designated administrative authority, that sets out, (a) a description of the condition; and (b) a statement indicating that the supply of gasoline or associated product to the equipment or facility will be shut off if the condition is not corrected within the period of time specified in the notice. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 16 (1).(2) The period of time set out in a notice under clause (1) (b) shall not exceed 90 days. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 16 (2).(3) An operator to whom notice has been given under subsection (1) shall not use the equipment or facility or permit its use after the expiry of the period of time specified in the notice for correcting the condition until the condition has been corrected and confirmation of the correction has been forwarded by the supplier, certificate holder or contractor to the designated administrative authority. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 16 (3).
(2) A supplier, a certificate holder or a contractor who finds that equipment or a work is in an unacceptable condition that constitutes an immediate hazard shall, (a) immediately take action to stop the supply of gasoline or an associated product to the equipment or facility; (b) immediately give the operator of the equipment or facility oral notice of the condition and of the action taken under clause (a); (c) promptly give written notice of the condition to the user, including a direction that the equipment or facility is not to be used until the condition is corrected; and (d) forward a copy of the notice required under clause (c) to the designated administrative authority. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 15 (2).
(3) An operator to whom notice has been given under subsection (2) shall not use the equipment or facility or permit its use until the condition has been corrected and confirmation of the correction has been forwarded by the supplier, certificate holder or contractor to the designated administrative authority. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 15 (3).
Unacceptable condition — no immediate hazard16. (1) A fuel supplier, a certificate holder or a contractor who finds that equipment or a facility is in an unacceptable condition but that it does not constitute an immediate hazard shall promptly give to the operator of the equipment or facility, a written notice, a copy of which shall be sent to the designated administrative authority, that sets out, (a) a description of the condition; and (b) a statement indicating that the supply of gasoline or associated product to the equipment or facility will be shut off if the condition is not corrected within the period of time specified in the notice. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 16 (1).(2) The period of time set out in a notice under clause (1) (b) shall not exceed 90 days. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 16 (2).(3) An operator to whom notice has been given under subsection (1) shall not use the equipment or facility or permit its use after the expiry of the period of time specified in the notice for correcting the condition until the condition has been corrected and confirmation of the correction has been forwarded by the supplier, certificate holder or contractor to the designated administrative authority. O. Reg. 217/01, s. 16 (3).