Transport
Canada
Safety and Security
Transports
Canada
Sécurité et sûreté
Transport Dangerous
Goods Directorate
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
Direction générale du transport
des marchandises dangereuses
330, rue Sparks
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
Equivalency Certificate
Certificate No.:
SU 10541
Certificate Holder:
Worthington Cylinder Corporation
Mode of Transport:
Road, Rail, Air, Marine
Issue Date:
March 9, 2012
Expiry Date:
March 31, 2017
CONDITIONS
This Equivalency Certificate authorizes:
1) Worthington Cylinder Corporation to design and manufacture means of
containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport,
handling, or transporting dangerous goods in a manner that does not comply
with section 5.1 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992,
2) any person to sell, offer for sale, deliver, distribute, import or use a
standardized means of containment, in a manner that does not comply with
part 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, and
3) any person to handle, offer for transport, transport, or import, by road or
railway vehicle, by cargo aircraft or by ship on a domestic voyage, dangerous
goods included in Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, or 9 in means of containment in a
manner that does not comply with sections 5.1 and 5.2, subparagraphs
5.10(1)(a)(i) and 5.10(1)(b)(i), paragraph 5.10(1)(c), subparagraph
5.10(1)(d)(i), and subsections 5.10(2) and 5.12(1) of the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations, in relation to the manufacture, selection, and
use of means of containment only, if:
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CONDITIONS
Selection and Use
(a) subject to condition (b) of this certificate, the requirements applicable to
Specification TC-4BWM cylinders in National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA
B340-02, “Selection and Use of Cylinders, Spheres, Tubes, and
Other Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Class 2”,
October 2002, as amended in January 2004 and February 2005, published by
the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), are complied with;
(b) for dangerous goods included in Class 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 or 9, the requirements
specified in chapter 15 of Transport Canada Standard TP 14850E, “Small
Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9, a
Transport Canada Standard”, 2nd Edition, October 2010, published by Transport
Canada, except item a. of clause 15.1.2, are complied with;
Manufacture and Requalification
(c) the cylinders are manufactured at 863 State Route 307 East, Jefferson,
Ohio, U.S.A. in accordance with the specific manufacturing process, the
inspection, testing, and quality control procedures, and with drawing number
W240154M filed by Worthington Cylinder Corporation, with the Director,
Regulatory Affairs Branch, Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate, Transport
Canada;
(d) subject to conditions (e) to (m) of this certificate, the cylinders are in
compliance with the requirements applicable to Specification TC-4BWM set out
in National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA B339-02, “Cylinders, Spheres and
Tubes for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods”, October 2002, as
amended in November 2003 and February 2005, published by the Canadian
Standards Association (CSA), cited in the rest of this certificate as CAN/CSA
B339-02;
(e) despite the general requirements of Clause 16.1 of CAN/CSA B339-02, the
containers are welded stainless steel cylinders with a longitudinal electric-arcwelded seam;
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(f) subject to conditions (g) and (h) of this certificate and despite the
requirements of Clause 16.2.1 of CAN/CSA B339-02, the cylinders are made
from solution annealed stainless steel of uniform and weldable quality
conforming to the chemical composition of Type 304L or 316L, specified in
ASTM Standard A 240 / A240M – 10b, “Standard Specification for Chromium
and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure
Vessels and for General Applications”;
(g) the steel has the following chemical composition:
Element
Ranges and limits, mass %
Carbon (max)
Manganese (max)
Phosphorus (max)
Sulphur (max)
Silicon (max)
Nickel
Chromium
Molybdenum
Nitrogen (max)
Iron
Type 304L
Type 316L
0.030
2.00
0.045
0.030
0.75
8.0 to 12.0
18.0 to 20.0
---0.10
Balance
0.030
2.00
0.045
0.030
0.75
10.0 to 14.0
16.0 to 18.0
2.00-3.00
0.10
Balance
(h) the tolerances for product analysis are as follows:
Element
Tolerance over maximum limit
or under minimum limit, mass %
Carbon
Manganese
Phosphorus
Sulphur
Silicon
Nickel
Chromium
Molybdenum
0.005
0.04
0.010
0.005
0.05
0.15
0.20
0.10
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CONDITIONS
(i) despite the requirements of Clause 16.6 of CAN/CSA B339-02, the cylinders
are not heat treated;
(j) despite the requirements of Clauses 16.8.1 and 16.8.2 of CAN/CSA
B339-02, each cylinder is tested as follows:
(i) hydrostatic proof testing at two times the service pressure for a minimum
of 30 s and show no defects. Following proof pressure testing, all cylinders
must be examined for leaks at a pressure not less than the service
pressure. This examination may be conducted manually or by automation,
or
(ii) pneumatic proof testing at two times the service pressure for a minimum
of 10 s and show no defects. The pneumatic proof tests must be
performed in accordance with the proof pressure method specified in
CGA C-1-2009, “Methods for Pressure Testing Compressed Gas
Cylinders”, Tenth Edition, published by the Compressed Gas Association
(CGA), cited in the rest of this certificate as CGA C-1-2009. Following
proof pressure testing, all cylinders must be examined for leaks. This
examination may be conducted manually or by automation. Leak testing
must be conducted by submersion under water or any other equally
sensitive method to detect a leak at a pressure not less than the cylinder’s
marked service pressure. Other leak testing methods that are at least as
sensitive as submersion under water at service pressure may be permitted
with the agreement of the Director, Regulatory Affairs Branch, Transport
Dangerous Goods Directorate, Transport Canada;
Cylinders that leak or exhibit injurious defects must be rejected;
(k) the representative cylinder that is hydrostatically tested in accordance with
Clause 16.8.3 of CAN/CSA B339-02 is held at 4 times its service pressure for
at least 60 s without leaking or bursting;
(l) despite the requirements of Clause 16.9.2 of CAN/CSA B339-02, the
elongation is at least 10% for Type B and C specimens;
(m) despite the requirements of items (a) to (c) of Clause 4.17.2 of CAN/CSA
B339-02, the Transport Canada mark, the specification designation, and the
service pressure marked on each cylinder is: “TC - SU 10541 - 16”;
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(n) each cylinder is requalified at least every five years in accordance with the
proof pressure test method specified in CGA C-1-2009 including an internal
and external visual inspection conducted in accordance with CGA
C-6-2007,”Standards for Visual Inspection of Steel Compressed Gas
Cylinders”, Tenth Edition, published by the Compressed Gas Association
(CGA);
(o) the documents referred to in Clause 4.18 of CAN/CSA B339-02 are
retained by the manufacturer and by the Independent Inspector, as defined in
that standard, for the service life of the cylinders;
(p) the certificate holder reports any incident involving loss of contents or failure
of the cylinders to the Director, Regulatory Affairs Branch, Transport
Dangerous Goods Directorate, Transport Canada; and
(q) prior to applying for renewal of this certificate, the certificate holder reports a
summary of the cylinder manufacturing and performance experience to the
Director, Regulatory Affairs Branch, Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate,
Transport Canada.
This Equivalency Certificate serves as the registration of Worthington Cylinder
Corporation pursuant to Clause 25.2 of CAN/CSA B339-02, to manufacture
cylinders of the designs specified herein. Worthington Cylinder Corporation’s
registered mark, pursuant to CAN/CSA B339-02, is:
M4543
Note: The issuance of this Equivalency Certificate in no way reduces the
certificate holder’s responsibility to comply with any other requirements of
the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations not specifically
addressed in this certificate.
Signature of Issuing Authority
Original signed by
___________________________
David Lamarche P. Eng., ing.
Chief
Permits and Approvals Division
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(The following is for information purposes only and is not part of the certificate.)
Contact Person:
Steven T. Gentry
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Worthington Cylinders Corporation
1085 Dearborn Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43085
U.S.A.
Telephone:
Facsimile:
E-mail:
614-438-3057
614-840-4830
stgentry@worthingtonindustries.com
Explanatory Note
This Equivalency Certificate authorizes the design and manufacture of welded
steel cylinders based on the requirements for Specification TC-4BWM cylinders
set out in CAN/CSA B339-02 using stainless steel as an alternative to carbon
steel. The certificate holder has demonstrated that when manufactured under
the conditions stipulated herein, the cylinder could be used with equivalent
safety.
This Equivalency Certificate also authorizes the use of the cylinders
manufactured in accordance with the conditions of this certificate for the
handling, offering for transport or transport of dangerous goods included in
Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 or 9.
Legend for Certificate Number
SH - Road, SR - Rail, SA - Air, SM - Marine
SU - More than one Mode of Transport
Ren. – Renewal
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NOTE
Under Canadian Law, a foreign manufacturer of non-specification cylinders
cannot be charged with an offence under the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Act, 1992 for failure to comply with the conditions of an Equivalency
Certificate. However, certain remedies under the Act are available to Transport
Canada in this eventuality.
These include:
1. detention of dangerous goods and consequently the means of containment
containing them (subsection 17(1));
2. detention of the means of containment whether full or empty
(subsection 17(1));
3. directions not to import the means of containment or to return them to origin
(subsection 17(3));
4. inspectors’ directions (section 19);
5. directions to importers of the means of containment to issue notices of
defective construction or recall (subsection 9(2)); and
6. revocation of the certificate, thereby making any use of the means of
containment an offence (subsection 31(6)).
If none of the foregoing are adequate, Protective Directions may be issued to
prohibit or to control the use of the means of containment (section 32).
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