A bulk plant on an area subject to a 20-year flood event as determined in the land use planning and development plans or in an interim control by-law, adopted under the Act respecting land use planning and development (chapter A-19.1), must meet the following requirements:

1. each aboveground tank in the bulk plant must be installed in such a manner that the bottom is above the high-water mark; and

2. a source of water must be available for tank ballast.

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

A gate and a loading and unloading ramp installed in a bulk plant and any place where petroleum equipment may cause the presence of flammable vapours must have a sign reading “DÉFENSE DE FUMER” or a pictogram similar to that appearing in Schedule I.

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

A valve of an aboveground line connected to a tank, the end of a petroleum product line and a fill pipe must be identified in compliance with the document entitled “Colour-Symbol System to Mark Equipment and Vehicles for Product Identification”, published by the Canadian Fuels Association.

O.C. 220-2007, s. 1; O.C. 87-2018, s. 55.

Section 2. - Loading and unloading facilities

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

A facility for loading and unloading petroleum products in a bulk plant must be sited

1. in the case of a Class 1 petroleum product, at a distance of more than 8 m from any aboveground tank, building or property line where the facility is located; or
   

2. in the case of a Class 2 or Class 3 petroleum product, at a distance of more than 5 m from any aboveground tank, building or property line where the facility is located.
   

   The distance must be calculated from the down tube of a loading arm extending into the tank truck or from the connection of the tank truck when it is filled by bottom loading and the shelter for personnel and pumps must be considered integral parts of the facility.
   

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

At a loading or unloading facility for tank cars, the minimum distance from any railway line must be in conformance with Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1148).

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

Combustible material must be at a distance of not less than 5 m from the loading and unloading facilities and from the fill and gauge pipes erected or installed in a bulk plant.

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

The vent of a tank storing a Class 1 petroleum product in a bulk plant must be installed at a distance of not less than 8 m from the loading and unloading facility and from a parking area.

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

The loading or unloading ramp and every tank in a bulk plant must be situated at a distance of not less than 40 m from the fire station of the bulk plant.

The ramp must be of metal or concrete.

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

The loading arm on a facility for unloading a tank truck or a tank car through the manhole must be long enough to extend down not less than 200 mm from the bottom of the cargo tank and have a valve that must be held open manually.

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

Piping on a facility for unloading a tank truck or a tank car by means of a pump must have a soft- seat check valve.

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

The fill pipe on the tank of a facility used to store petroleum products must have a tight-fill connection using a hose.

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

The hose on a facility dispensing petroleum products in a container of not more than 225 litres designed to be moved must have a delivery nozzle of non-magnetic material provided with a manual trigger and an automatic shut-off device.

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

A loading and unloading facility in a bulk plant must have barriers that protect it from vehicle impact.

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

A loading and unloading facility must have a ground that meets the requirements of Chapter V, an electrical conductor and a clip making it possible to ground the cargo tank.

In the case of a key-operated bulk plant, the petroleum product can flow only if the grounding is effected.

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

A facility for filling a tank truck or tank car by bottom loading must

1. have been designed to limit the loading rate to not more than 3,000 L/min; and

2. have a preset meter.
   

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

A key-operated facility for loading a tank truck or tank car that is supplied by an aboveground tank in a bulk plant must have a remote control shut-off valve that opens only when the motor of the loading pump is operating.

The valve must be located at the outlet of the tank if the bulk plant is to be left unattended.

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

The portion of the loading and unloading area of a bulk plant used to park a cargo tank during loading or unloading must,

1. in the case of Class 1 or Class 2 petroleum products, have a collection system for the products; the system must consist of a concrete apron having a minimum 1% slope away from the pump island in a direction opposite the loading or unloading ramp, an oil separator and a drain connecting the apron and the separator; or

2. in the case of Class 3 petroleum products or Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 petroleum products in bulk plants located north of the 53rd parallel of north latitude and bulk plants in a designated location, be liquid- tight and designed in such manner that a spilled product remains confined.
   

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

   Section 3. - Pumping
   

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

A positive displacement pump in a bulk plant must have a safety valve and a return bypass to the pump supply.

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

A centrifugal pump in a bulk plant must have a check valve on the pump outlet, if it is without a built-in safety valve.

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

A pump in a bulk plant that is subject to vehicle impact must be protected by a barrier or by a concrete or metal curb.

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

A pump or motor may not be installed below a tank or in a building in which a petroleum product is handled.

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

A pump in a bulk plant must,

1. if it is above ground level and outside buildings,

   1. be located not less than 3 m from the property lines where the pump is situated; and

   2. be located not less than 1.5 m from any opening in the main building of the bulk plant; and

2. be located not less than 8 m from any ignition source.
   

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

A pump in a bulk plant must be installed so that vibration is not transmitted to the petroleum product installations connected to it.

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

An electric motor for a pump in a bulk plant must have at least 2 controls, one of which must be in the control box at a distance of not less than 15 m from each loading or unloading ramp and from each tank.

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

In a bulk plant, the pit housing an underground pump and the multiple connection pipes of a submerged pump must be enclosed within a casing made of metal or concrete and be installed in such manner that it does not transmit external loads to the pump, tank or piping.

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

Section 4. - Fencing

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

A fence must be erected around a bulk plant and

1. be not less than 1.8 m high;

2. be of firmly meshed metal wire of a gauge not smaller than USSMSG No. 9, if it is made of steel with mesh openings not greater than 150 mm on the side;

3. be not less than 150 mm from the ground, including its gates;

4. be fixed to metal poles driven solidly into the ground; and

5. have at least two gates to enable traffic of road vehicles that meet the requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4, as remote from each other as practicable and that have locking devices.
   

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