A sign must be posted indicating the operating instructions of a self-serve facility.

In the case of an unattended self-serve facility, a service station or a motor fuel dispensing outlet where an attendant dispenses motor fuel to a vehicle, a sign must be posted indicating the operating instructions of every pump island if the dispensing outlet has more than one pump island.

Every pump island must also have a sign at least 100 mm in height by 180 mm in width visible from the fuelling area and displaying

1. the words: “DÉFENSE DE FUMER” and “ARRÊTEZ LE MOTEUR AVANT LE REMPLISSAGE” in letters at least 25 mm in height; or

2. the pictograms as illustrated in Schedule I.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Dispensing outlets in an installation dispensing a petroleum product must be clearly legible and indicate the type of motor fuel dispensed.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The intake end of a fill pipe installed on a tank storing motor fuel must have a tight-fitting device that prevents opening by a person who is not authorized by the person responsible for the equipment.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The fuelling area of an installation dispensing motor fuel must be lighted to the intensity of at least 50 lx or 5 W/m2 for incandescent lighting.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The total capacity of all underground tanks in a motor fuel dispensing outlet may not exceed 250,000 litres.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Aboveground tanks that are to store motor fuel may be installed only for the supply of

1. a vehicle in a designated location that is not within the limits of a municipality;

2. an all-terrain vehicle, a snowmobile or any other vehicle of the same kind;

3. a vehicle in a user outlet;

4. an aircraft or a water craft; or
   

5. a vehicle in a territory north of the 50th parallel of north latitude and east of the 63rd meridian, or north of the 53rd parallel of north latitude.
   

   An outside aboveground tank in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must have a capacity of not more than 50,000 litres and the aggregate capacity of all tanks in the outlet may not exceed 150,000 litres.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

A booth erected in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must be made of materials that do not sustain a flame and provide an unobstructed view from inside the booth at all times of the interior surroundings and of the fuelling areas in their entirety.

No combustion heating appliance may be located in a booth.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A contractor or owner-builder may not install a Class 1 or Class 2 petroleum product motor fuel dispenser unless it meets the requirements of CSA Standard B346, Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Flammable Liquids, published by the CSA Group.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 50.

A motor fuel dispenser in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must be situated on an island at least 100 mm high, made of concrete or other non-combustible material or be protected from vehicle impact by barriers; that requirement does not apply to a dispenser fixed on an aboveground tank.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A contractor or owner-builder may not install a pump island, unless it has, for each dispenser, a dispenser sump that meets the requirements of CAN/ULC-S664, Standard for Containment Sumps, Sump Fittings, and Accessories for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, or CAN/ULC-S653, Standard for Aboveground Horizontal Steel Contained Tank Assemblies for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada; that requirement does not apply to a pump island on a floating wharf.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 51.

The fuelling area in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must be impermeable to petroleum products over a surface extending at least 3 m in front and 1.5 m to the sides of each motor fuel dispenser measured from the centre of the dispenser. Despite the foregoing, that requirement does not apply to a fuelling area

1. for off-highway vehicles or farm equipment;

2. to be used for a single period of less than one year;

3. situated in a designated location; or

4. the tanks of which have a capacity lower than 2,500 litres.
   

   The impermeability referred to in the first paragraph may be obtained using a reinforced concrete apron or an asphalt layer treated to make it resistant and impermeable to petroleum products.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

A dispenser installed or altered in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must comply with the clearances in the following Table 5:

TABLE 5

MOTOR FUEL DISPENSER CLEARANCES (M)

Dispenser Unattended Marina User outlet Airport outlet outlet self-serve outlet

facility

From a building, 4.5(1) 6(1) 5 1(3) 15

except a booth

From property 4.5(1) 6(1) 4.5(1) 4.5(3) 15

lines

From a stationary 6(2) 6(2) 8 7.5(3) 6(2)

1. If a petroleum product installation is altered, a dispenser installed before 1973 need not be relocated or may be replaced by another dispenser at the same place if it has the same number of dispensing hoses and dispenses the same number of products. In the case of a marina outlet, the shore is not to be considered a property line.
   

2. Applies only to a fuel dispenser dispensing a Class 1 petroleum product.
   

3. If a petroleum product installation is altered, a dispenser installed before 11 July 1991 need not be relocated or may be replaced by another dispenser at the same place if it has the same number of dispensing hoses and dispenses the same number of products.

In addition, the clearances must be increased, if necessary, so that any vehicle to be fuelled from that dispenser is completely within the property lines of the place where the dispenser is located.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A clearly identified and accessible emergency shut-off switch must be located away from any motor fuel dispenser at a distance not exceeding 25 m.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A motor fuel dispenser may be installed inside a building if it dispenses a Class 2 or Class 3 petroleum product provided that

1. the building is not accessible to the public;

2. the dispenser is on the first storey;

3. the ventilation of the building meets the requirements of Part 6 of Chapter I; and

4. a drainage system is installed for petroleum products that may be spilled.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

The pumps of a motor fuel dispenser installed or altered in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must have a mechanism that will prevent the dispenser pump from operating until a dispensing nozzle has been removed from its housing if the pump has been hand-activated, and that will shut off the pump when all nozzles have been reinserted in their housing; if the pump is connected to a satellite dispenser, it must also have a mechanism that prevents simultaneous dispensing of motor fuel.

The first paragraph does not apply to a dispenser that has a coiling mechanism.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

If a submersible pump is installed in a motor fuel dispensing outlet, the dispenser must have a fusible safety valve set not higher than 70 °C, firmly attached to the pump island and meeting the requirements of CAN/ ULC-S651, Standard for Emergency Valves for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada.

That requirement also applies to a tank installed or altered at a level higher than the base of a motor fuel dispenser. If it is an aboveground tank, it must have a mechanical or electrical anti-siphon valve installed where the piping connects to the tank. The safety valve must also be installed so that the shear point is situated in the zone extending 25 mm below the base of a motor fuel dispenser to 13 mm above the base.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 52.

The pump referred to in section 8.149 must have a leak detector device that, if the circumstances require, prevents the pump from operating.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The pumps of a motor fuel dispenser installed in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must have a control device to prevent the pressure created from exceeding the allowable stress limit.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The pit for a submersible pump or the piping of a submersible pump in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must be enclosed in a liquid-tight casing resistant to petroleum products. The casing must also be covered and installed in such a manner as to prevent external loads being transmitted to the tank or piping.

The pit must be large enough to enable the pump to be inspected and serviced.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The dispensing nozzle on a dispenser hose in a motor fuel dispensing outlet must have

1. an automatic shut-off device if it dispenses a Class 1 or Class 2 petroleum product motor fuel, except in the case of an airport outlet; and

2. a rubber anti-splash collar.
   

   The installation of a dispensing nozzle with a latch-open device at a self-serve facility, an airport outlet or a marina outlet is prohibited.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

A contractor or owner-builder may not install a dispensing nozzle on a motor fuel dispenser hose unless the nozzle meets the requirements of CAN/ULC Standard S620 Hose Nozzle Valves for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada, or is of a type used for aviation fuel, at an airport outlet.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A contractor or owner-builder may not install on a motor fuel dispenser a hose that dispenses a Class 1 or Class 2 petroleum product unless the hose meets the requirements of CAN/ULC-S612, Standard for Hose and Hose Assemblies for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada, or is a type used for aviation fuel, at an airport outlet. The dispenser must also be designed so that a person fuelling a vehicle activates the dispensing nozzle manually.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 53.

A hose on a motor fuel dispenser must be no longer than

1. 5 m; it may however be 6 m long if it has a retracting mechanism;
   

2. 6 m for an unattended self-serve facility; it may however be 7.5 m long if it has a retracting or coiling mechanism; or
   

3. 7.5 m for an airport outlet, a user outlet or a marina outlet if it has a retracting mechanism; that requirement does not apply to a hose with a coiling mechanism.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

   Section 2. - Service stations and service centres
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

Petroleum equipment may be installed in or near a building housing a service station or service centre if

1. the hazardous areas listed in Schedule II are separated from any room housing a solid or liquid fuel or gas heating appliance by walls having a fire-resistance rating of at least one hour within the meaning of Chapter I;

2. the room containing such heating appliance

   1. does not have an opening less than 2.5 m from the floor; or

   2. is not used to store a Class 1 or Class 2 petroleum product or as a service area where work on the fuel supply system of internal combustion engines or any dispensing, transferring or handling of Class 1 petroleum products is being performed; the bottom of the combustion chamber must be at least 500 mm above the floor and the heating appliance must be protected from impact;

3. the combustion air necessary for the appliance comes from outside the building;

4. the return air intake of a forced-air heating appliance is at least 1.25 m from the floor if it is located in a room listed as a hazardous area in Schedule II; and
   

5. the burner and combustion chamber of the equipment are at least 2.5 m from the floor, in an area used for dispensing, transferring or handling Class 1 petroleum products.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

   Section 3. - Self-serve facilities
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

Every motor fuel dispenser in a self-serve facility must have a remote on and off control of a console type located within a building.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The console referred to in section 8.158 must

1. house the on and off controls of not more than 12 motor fuel dispensers;

2. allow not more than 8 dispenser nozzles to be used simultaneously; and

3. have an emergency master control that shuts off the dispensing of motor fuel to all dispensers simultaneously.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

The console referred to in section 8.158 must be located at a distance that is

1. not more than 25 m from the motor fuel dispenser; or

2. not more than 35 m from the motor fuel dispenser if the attendant is able to monitor from the work station the use of the dispenser using a camera and screen electrically interlocked with the dispenser.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

A pump island in a self-serve facility must have a two-way communication system between the attendant and the consumer.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The location of motor fuel dispensers referred to in section 8.158 must be within a 160 ° visual field from the console.

A dispenser not intended to be operated as a self-serve facility must not be located between the console and a self-serve dispenser.

An unattended motor fuel dispenser in a self-serve facility must be located on the island farthest from the console.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Signs posted in a self-serve facility must direct all heavy vehicles likely to block the line of vision of an attendant to refuel at the island farthest from the console.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The siting of a pump island in a self-serve facility must allow an attendant to monitor, from the work station, the use of the dispensing nozzles, unless the island has mirrors or cameras and a screen for that purpose.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Section 4. - Unattended self-serve facilities

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A sign at least 5 mm high stating the procedure to follow in the event of fire or a fuel spill must be conspicuously posted in the fuelling area in an unattended self-serve facility.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The fuelling area referred to in section 8.165 must have a drainage system able to collect motor fuel in that area in the event of a leak or spill.

The drainage system must consist of a concrete apron having a minimum 1% slope away from the pump island, an oil separator and a drain connecting the apron and the separator.

The oil separator must be of a capacity sufficient to accept rainwater flow from the apron and flow from the motor fuel dispenser having the greatest flow.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A coin, card or key-activated motor fuel dispenser that enables fuelling without the intervention of an attendant may be installed only in an unattended self-serve facility.

The flow of the unattended motor fuel dispenser must not exceed 70 L/min for motor fuel that is a Class 1 petroleum product or 180 L/min for motor fuel that is a Class 2 petroleum product.

The pump for such a dispenser must shut off automatically after 5 minutes of operation for motor fuel that is a Class 1 petroleum product and after 10 minutes for motor fuel that is a Class 2 petroleum product.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

An unattended motor fuel dispenser situated near a bulk plant must be located at a distance that is

1. not less than 6 m from the fenced area of the bulk plant;

2. not less than 30 m from an aboveground tank; and

3. not less than 15 m from the loading and unloading facilities of the bulk plant.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

   Section 5. - Marina outlets
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

A motor fuel dispenser in a marina outlet and the piping installed on a dock, wharf, pier or pontoon must be protected, where applicable, from impact such as impact from a water craft or seaplane.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The piping of a tank installed at an elevation above the base of the motor fuel dispenser must have a solenoid check valve at the tank outlet that is designed to open only when the dispenser is being operated.

If the piping is connected to a submersible pump with a leak detection system, the solenoid check valve must be installed between the tank and the leak detection system.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Every motor fuel dispenser in a marina outlet must have a safety valve that meets the requirements of section 8.149.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A tank that is to store motor fuel must be situated not less than 10 m from the high-water mark within the meaning of the Protection Policy for Lakeshores, Riverbanks, Littoral Zones and Floodplains (chapter Q-2, r. 35).

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 54.

An underground tank installed at a marina outlet must have an observation well situated between the outlet and the shore and extend 900 mm below the low water line.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A tank that is to store motor fuel for trade purposes may not be installed aboveground unless it is surrounded by a dike and a fence that meet, where applicable, the requirements of sections 8.61 to 8.63, paragraphs 1 and 3 of section 8.65 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 8.217.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Piping installed on a dock, wharf, pier or pontoon must have 2 accessible valves designed to stop the supply of motor fuel from the shore. One of the valves must be located less than 350 mm from the edge of the dock, wharf, pier or pontoon, and the second valve must be located less than 350 mm from the connection with the dispenser.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Piping installed between the shore and piers or wharves must be provided with swing joints or flexible connections to enable the pier or wharf and shore piping to move independently without strain on the piping.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A motor fuel dispenser installation for a marina outlet must be installed

1. on the shore; or

2. on a dock, wharf, pier or pontoon.
   

   A motor fuel dispenser must, if installed on a floating pontoon, be as close as practicable to the shore so that the piping installed above the water is as short as practicable.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

   Section 6. - Airport outlets
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

An airport outlet tank that is to store aviation fuel must be installed in compliance with the following requirements:

1. it must have a manhole;

2. all its metallic components must be bonded and grounded in accordance with Chapter V it the tank is fibreglass;

3. it must have a 1% slope if it is a horizontal tank;

4. it must have a water draw-off device located at the lowest point on the tank; and

5. it must have a floating suction system, if it is to store aviation turbine fuel.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

The use of galvanized steel piping that is to contain aviation fuel during construction work is prohibited.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Piping installed downstream of the filter must be of a non-corrosive material that is

1. aluminum alloy;

2. reinforced glass fibre;

3. stainless steel; or

4. flexible hosing.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

A contractor or owner-builder may not install tanks to store aviation fuel included in petroleum products of various classes, unless the dispensers have grade selective nozzle spouts that meet the requirements of SAE AS Standard 1852 Nozzles and Ports-Gravity Fueling Interface Standard for Civil Aircraft, published by the Society of Automotive Engineers.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

An aboveground tank must be sited so that the distance between the dike centre line and the airport complex is not less than 45 m.

In the case of double-walled tanks or contained tank assemblies, that distance must be measured between the outer tank shell or secondary containment and airport complex.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A fill pipe installed on a tank that is to store aviation fuel must have a line strainer fitted with No. 40 or the equivalent of a No. 40 mesh basket; a line strainer with a No. 60 mesh basket must also be installed on the upstream side of each meter, pump and piece of equipment requiring a line strainer.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A petroleum equipment installation dispensing aviation fuel in an airport outlet must have a filtering system comprising at least one of the following:

1. a 5 µm filter;

2. a 15 P.P.M. water separator filter; or

3. a filter monitor.
   

   O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.
   

   Updated to March 1 2021

An installation dispensing aviation fuel that is at a height exceeding 1.6 m must have an obstacle light.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

An installation dispensing aviation fuel in an airport outlet must have a ground conforming to the requirements of Chapter V.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

A sign that indicates, for fuelling personnel, the operating procedure for petroleum equipment dispensing aviation fuel and the testing procedures that must be conducted for that purpose must be posted in the airport outlet.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Piping containing petroleum products installed in an airport outlet must be marked in compliance with API Standard 1542 Identification Markings for Dedicated Aviation Fuel Manufacturing and Distribution Facilities, Airport Storage and Mobile Fuelling Equipment, published by the American Petroleum Institute.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

An aviation fuel dispenser installed in an airport outlet must be marked in compliance with the standard referred to in section 8.188. The lettering must be at least 80 mm in height.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The requirements of section 8.145 as regards the distance between a fuel dispenser and a dock, wharf, pier or pontoon or approach thereto, sections 8.169 to 8.172 and those of sections 8.174, 8.175 and

8.177 also apply to an airport outlet from which an aircraft is fuelled on a body of water.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

Section 7. - User outlets

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.

The flow of a motor fuel dispenser in a user outlet must be not more than 70 L/min for motor fuel that is a Class 1 petroleum product and not more than 180 L/min for motor fuel that is a Class 2 petroleum product.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1.