E-22, r. 1 - Regulation under the Act respecting explosives

Schedule Disposition versions

2012-09-01

SCHEDULE 7

(ss. 42, 45 and 55)

(A) STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORT BY ROAD VEHICLE

(a) The transport by road of a net quantity of explosives not exceeding 20,000 kg shall be carried out in a vehicle having an enclosed body made of welded or riveted sheet metal not less than 1.14 mm (45/1,000 in) thick, solidly anchored to the chassis of the vehicle and covered on the inside of its walls and roof with a layer of plywood not less than 0.63 cm thick. The floor shall be built of oak planks not less than 3.18 cm thick or of wood of equivalent strength. The vehicle and the body must be kept in good condition and working order. Each door of the part of the vehicle containing the explosives must be secured by a padlock of superior quality or by an equivalent type of locking device.

(b) A holder of a transport permit who wishes to avail himself of section 55 shall fulfil the following conditions:

(a) transport not more than 25 kg of explosives;

(b) transport not more than 250 detonators;

(c) transport the explosives and detonators in 2 adjoining boxes built as follows:

Such boxes shall be made of completely welded 0.63 cm steel plates on all their surfaces with a separate hinged cover or hinged front panel. The covers or panels shall have gaskets, and each one shall have a lock combined with an anti-theft system approved by the Minister of the same type as that described in section 7 of Schedule 2. The inside shall be covered with plywood not less than 1.27 cm thick. The partition separating the 2 boxes shall be filled with not less than 7.62 cm of 0.63 cm crushed stone and shall be covered on each side by a steel plate 0.63 cm thick and plywood 1.27 cm thick. The vehicle, the boxes and the anti-theft system shall be kept in good condition and working order.

(B) STANDARDS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF EXPLOSIVES BY RAILROAD

1. All explosives transported by railroad must be in a car locked by a “Bull Ring” or any other device of the same efficiency.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. E-22, r. 1, Sch. 7; O.C. 1553-91, s. 1.