The Quebec Building Code | DEFINITIONS
DIVISION 1 DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 1.
In this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“airport outlet” means a motor fuel dispensing outlet where aviation fuel is dispensed to an aircraft; (poste d’aéroport)
“booth” means a shelter situated within a dispensing area, to be used for the sale of motor fuel and, where applicable, for controlling motor fuel dispensing equipment; (kiosque)
“bulk plant” means a facility for the storage of bulk petroleum products and having a tank truck, tank car or a cargo tank trailer loading facility; (dépôt)
“designated location” means a quarry, mine, forest operations site, agricultural establishment, construction site, snowmobile stop, hunting or fishing camp, or a location not accessible year round by a practicable road in the Québec highway network; (endroit désigné)
“first storey” means the highest storey having its floor not more than 2 m above average ground level;
(premier étage)
“flash point” means the minimum temperature at which a liquid within a container gives off vapour in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid; (point d’éclair)
“high-risk petroleum equipment” means petroleum equipment having one of the following characteristics:
petroleum equipment, one or more components of which is partially or completely buried, having a capacity of
500 or more litres, when it is installed to store motor fuel; or
4,000 or more litres, when it is installed to store heating fuel oil, except petroleum equipment of less than 10,000 litres used for heating a single-family dwelling;
aboveground petroleum equipment that has a capacity of 2,500 or more litres, if it is installed to store Class 1 fuel;
petroleum equipment that has a capacity of 10,000 or more litres, if it is installed to store a petroleum product;
petroleum equipment installed for the purposes of trade in petroleum products;
petroleum equipment that is a pipeline.
For the purposes of subparagraph 1, 2 or 3, the capacity of petroleum equipment that is joined, connected to or used with other petroleum equipment, both intended for a common purpose, is determined by combining their respective capacities; (équipement pétrolier à risque élevé)
“lower explosive limit” means the minimum concentration of vapour in air at which the propagation of flame occurs on contact with an ignition source; (limite inférieure d’explosivité)
“marina outlet” means a motor fuel dispensing outlet where motor fuel is dispensed to motorized vessels;
(poste de marina)
“motor fuel dispensing outlet” means a self-serve facility, an unattended self-serve facility, an airport outlet, a user outlet, a marina outlet and a service station; (poste de distribution de carburant)
“petroleum equipment” means any container, piping, apparatus or other equipment or device that may be used for the distribution, handling, transfer or storage of petroleum products, or forming part of a petroleum equipment installation; (équipement pétrolier)
“pipeline” means an intra-provincial structure in which a petroleum product is transported, including the pipes, the components and the other related apparatus that are connected to the pipes as well as the isolation valves used in the stations and other installations marking the beginning and end of that infrastructure. This definition excludes the tank and piping connected to the tank and the piping directly connected to a marine wharf; (canalisation)
“recognized person” means a person able to produce or furnish a certificate of conformity pursuant to sections 16 and 35 of the Building Act (chapter B-1.1; (personne reconnue)
“self-serve facility” means a motor fuel dispensing outlet where motor fuel is dispensed to a vehicle under the supervision of an attendant; (libre-service avec surveillance)
“service centre” means a site where the fuel system of an internal combustion engine is serviced; (atelier de mécanique)
“storey” means that part of a building between the top of a floor and the top of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, that part between the top of a floor and the ceiling; (étage)
“tank” means a container that holds more than 225 litres; (réservoir)
“unattended self-serve facility” means a motor fuel dispensing outlet for commercial vehicles where motor fuel is dispensed to a vehicle without supervision of an attendant; (libre-service sans surveillance)
“underground piping” means piping or part of piping that is buried in the ground; (tuyauterie souterraine) “underground tank” means a tank that is partially or entirely buried in the ground; (réservoir souterrain) “user outlet” means a motor fuel dispensing outlet used for a purpose other than trade in motor fuel. (poste
d’utilisateur)
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 2.
For the purposes of this Chapter,
the words and expressions used in the definition of petroleum product provided for in the Building Act (chapter B-1.1) have the meaning assigned to them by the Petroleum Products Regulation (chapter
P-30.01, r. 2). In addition, the term “gasoline” includes the blendstock for oxygenate blending and the term “fuel” includes diesel fuel intended to serve as fuel in locomotive and ship engines;
the definition of petroleum product provided for in the Building Act (chapter B-1.1) includes any other liquid mixture of hydrocarbons referred to in the Petroleum Products Regulation (chapter P-30.01, r. 2);
petroleum products comprise the following classes:
Class 1: liquid having a flash point below 37.8 °C determined according to the method provided by ASTM D56, Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester, published by the American Society for Testing and Materials International;
Class 2: liquid having a flash point equal to or above 37.8 °C but below 60 °C determined according to the method provided by ASTM D93, Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester, published by the American Society for Testing and Materials International;
Class 3: liquid having a flash point equal to or above 60 °C determined according to the method provided by ASTM D93, Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester, published by the American Society for Testing and Materials International.
O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 3.