M-6, r. 1 - Regulation respecting stationary enginemen

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. In this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(a)  “refrigerating apparatus” means an apparatus using a substance which produces refrigeration either by expansion or vaporization but does not include systems of the absorption type;

(b)  “low pressure” means

i.  gauge pressure of 103 kPa or less for steam and gases; or

ii.  vapour tension of 205 kPa (absolute) or less for liquids at the maximum operating temperature; in the case of water, this limit equals 121 ºC;

(c)  “boiler” means a vessel directly using electric power or power generated by the combustion of a solid, a liquid, a gas or any mixture of the preceding, to heat a liquid or transform it into steam;

(d)  “thermal liquid boiler” means a boiler using a thermal liquid other than water to transfer heat;

(e)  “coiled tube boiler” means a boiler equipped with one or several coils or tubes with forced water circulation but without a storage tank submitted to flame action;

(f)  “in operation” is said of a stationary engine whose energy source is active. In the case of a boiler, it is in operation if its pressure or temperature is kept higher than ambiant conditions. In the case of a stop, a boiler is not considered in operation if its energy source has to be reactivated manually and if its pressure or temperature has diminished with respect to conditions existing before the stop;

(g)  “steam generator” means an apparatus other than a boiler used to produce steam by means of a heat exchange from one fluid to another;

(h)  “installation” means a stationary engine or an assembly of stationary engines simultaneously in operation on the same property and the distance between these engines not being in excess of the critical distance established in section 7;

(i)  “mixed installation” means an installation which includes more than one type of stationary engines;

(j)  “multiple installation” means an installation which includes one or more stationary engines of the same type;

(k)  “protected installation” means an installation which includes only one or more stationary engines equipped with the protection devices provided for in section 10;

(l)  “stationary engine” means a stationary engine as defined in the first paragraph of section 2 of the Stationary Enginemen Act (chapter M-6);

(m)  “property” means a site divided or not by a street, a road or a railroad and belonging to the same owner;

(n)  “supervision” means supervision performed by a stationary engineman for one or several installations;

(o)  “remote control supervision” means supervision performed by a stationary engineman by means of measuring instruments and control devices which, in addition to those that are on the premises, are situated in a place other than that housing the stationary engines thus supervised;

(p)  “types of stationary engines” means high-pressure boilers with fire tubes or fire box, high-pressure boilers with water tubes, high-pressure coiled tube boilers, electric high-pressure boilers, low-pressure steam boilers with fire tubes or fire box, low-pressure steam boilers with water tubes, low-pressure steam coiled tube boilers, electric low-pressure steam boilers, low-pressure hot-water boilers, thermal liquid boilers, high-pressure steam generators, refrigerating apparatus operating under high pressure with refrigerants from Groups A2, B2, A3 or B3, refrigerating apparatus operating under high pressure with refrigerants from Group A1 or B1, refrigerating apparatus operating under low pressure with refrigerants from Group A1 or B1, steam engines and steam turbines.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-6, r. 1, s. 1; O.C. 1809-89, s. 1; O.C. 1679-94, s. 1.