Unfired Pressure Vessel Inspections

[John Boren]

#105048

Are unfired pressure vessels used in commercial/industrial facilities in Quebec (Montreal) subject to regular inspections and certification by any authority? In other words, do pressure vessels need to be inspected and certified by the City or other authority?

[Glenn Demby]

#105058

Apologies for the delay in responding. Let me do some research and get back to you tomorrow.

[Glenn Demby]

#105064

Pressure vessel installation, design, inspection, maintenance is regulated under the Building Act, not the OHS Act. The Régie du bâtiment du Québec (Board) establishes and enforces the rules including via inspection. The details are set out in extensive Pressure Vessel regulations. Here’s a link. https://www.canlii.org/en/qc/laws/regu/cqlr-c-b-1.1-r-6.1/latest/cqlr-c-b-1.1-r-6.1.html In addition, here are some of the key Building Act provisions:

37. Every person who manufactures, installs, repairs, modifies, operates or uses a pressure installation must comply with the standards and requirements prescribed for that purpose by regulation of the Board.
1985, c. 34, s. 37; 1991, c. 74, s. 168; 1991, c. 74, s. 24; 1998, c. 46, s. 10; 2010, c. 28, s. 10.
37.1. Every person who manufactures, installs, repairs, modifies, operates or uses a pressure installation must, in the cases, subject to the conditions and in accordance with the procedure determined by regulation of the Board, obtain a permit from the Board authorizing the person to carry on that activity.
The Board shall determine by regulation the cases in which obtaining such a permit is tied to the implementation of a quality control program, and the conditions and procedure for approval of the program by the Board or a person or body recognized by the Board.
Chapter IV does not apply to a manufacturer or, in the cases and subject to the conditions prescribed by regulation of the board, to a permit holder for the activities authorized by the permit.

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112. In the exercise of its powers of supervision, the Board may:
(1) at any reasonable hour enter a building, an establishment where the manager of a guaranty plan carries on activities or a construction site and have access to a facility intended for use by the public, an installation independent of a building or a petroleum equipment installation;
(2) examine and make copies of the books, ledgers and files of the manager of a guaranty plan, of a contractor, of an owner-builder, of the owner of a building, facility intended for use by the public, installation independent of a building or petroleum equipment installation, of a pressure vessel manufacturer or of a gas or petroleum product distribution undertaking;
(3) require the disclosure of all information necessary for applying this Act as well as the production of any related document.
1985, c. 34, s. 112; 1991, c. 74, s. 49, s. 169; 2005, c. 10, s. 47; 2011, c. 35, s. 24.
113. The Board may without charge take samples for analysis; it shall inform the person concerned and return the samples after analysis, where possible.
1985, c. 34, s. 113; 1991, c. 74, s. 168.
114. The Board may require the manager of a guaranty plan, a contractor, an owner-builder, the owner of a building, facility intended for use by the public, installation independent of a building or petroleum equipment installation, a pressure vessel manufacturer, a gas or petroleum product distribution undertaking, an architect or an engineer, to submit material, equipment, or an installation to a test, analysis or check so as to ensure it conforms to this Act.

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