Mechanical Engineering

TDG Awareness – TDG Act & Regulations Enforcement

TDG Awareness – TDG Act & Regulations Enforcement

Across Canada, increased enforcement of the TDG Act and Regulations, which include CSA Standard B620, will continue. Are you a Registered Facility for highway tank inspection, test, repair, manufacture, assembly and / or modification services? If so, you must ensure you are only engaging in the work for which you are registered. Otherwise, be sure to amend your Facility Registration (https://caar.org/images/pdf/16-0074E_1309-03_E.pdf).

How can I ensure my business operations are compliant?

Take the following steps:

  • Review and confirm your actual highway tank designs relative to the requirements of the current CSA Standard B620.
  • Make sure that your customers’ highway tanks comply with the requirements.
  • Plan to review the anticipated changes in CSA Standard B620 for release in 2020.
  • Confirm that your Design Engineer has the knowledge and experience to address any issues that you may face.
  • Make sure that you comply with the welding requirements of CSA Standard B620.
  • Review your Quality Control Manual for relevance and compliance.

What could happen?

If you are not compliant, you could:

  • be directed to issue a notice of defective construction or recall to your customers,
  • face levied fines for each offence of noncompliance, or
  • face up to two years imprisonment for indictable offences. 

So, you should conduct your business in compliance with the Act and Regulations. Check and confirm your Facility Registration Certificate today.

If you have received notice from a regulatory inspection that non-compliance details exist within your operation, or if you have received notice of non-compliance with the TDG Act and Regulations, please call 780-414-1895 or email us at info@prosolve.ca. We will either answer your questions immediately or quickly get the answers that you need to maintain the operation of your business.

If you have any other issues about the design, manufacture, assembly, operation, inspection, test, repair, modification and / or retest of any highway tank, call now. We can help.

Posted by ProSolve in Mechanical Engineering, News & Events, TDG
Successful ProSolve event demonstrates industry commitment

Successful ProSolve event demonstrates industry commitment

On April 17th, 2019 ProSolve Consulting Ltd. hosted a CSA B620-20 event that engaged the transportation of dangerous goods industry in Canada. A panel of experts was assembled from the federal and provincial governments with experienced and knowledgeable individuals from industry. The purpose of this event was to heighten awareness of changes to regulations that will come into effect in 2020 and to discuss common challenges within the industry.

There are a number of changes to the current requirements in CSA Standard B620-14 and the proposed CSA Standard B620-20, now under review. ProSolve’s experienced, TC-registered Design Engineers have prepared a white paper outlining those differences. Click here to download a free copy of the report.

The success of the event was due to the diverse range of individuals who attended, consisting of operators, manufacturers, assemblers, modifiers, testing / inspection providers, and members of regulatory and compliance organizations. The audience engaged the panel and speakers, and offered a great deal of value to the discussion. The conversations were meaningful and constructive; it was evident that organizations and individuals present want to improve the industry and contribute to transportation safety.

This commitment to industry improvement and support will develop further with the establishment of a Canadian Highway Tank Industry Association, in which a significant number of participants expressed an interest. If you would like to contribute or learn more, please contact us. We will communicate more in the coming days and weeks.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this event.

Posted by ProSolve in Mechanical Engineering, News & Events, TDG
Western Manufacturing Technology Show

Western Manufacturing Technology Show

ProSolve Consulting is pleased to be a participant in the Western Manufacturing Technology Show on June 4-6, 2019 in Exhibit Hall C at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

Come visit us at booth #642.

To register, please visit our feature page.

Posted by ProSolve in Mechanical Engineering, News & Events
TDG, B620 & You

TDG, B620 & You

B620-20 VISION – Insights on TDG

ProSolve Consulting Ltd. is host and sponsor for a one-day event for the TDG industry.

Are you compliant with the CSA B620 Standard? Will you be compliant when the new B620-20 Standard becomes law? Do you know the new and revised requirements in 2020? What are the repercussions if you are not compliant?

This one-day event for the TDG industry brings like-minded individuals together to learn from experts about requirements and imminent changes. Our long-term goal is to accelerate TDG industry compliance and ultimately enhance safety on our roads.

This event is valuable for anyone involved in the TDG industry in Canada, including:

  • Manufacturers
  • Assemblers
  • Modifiers
  • Repairers
  • Testers
  • Inspectors
  • Engineers
  • Equipment Operators
  • TDG Service Providers
  • Equipment Suppliers
Posted by ProSolve in Mechanical Engineering, News & Events, TDG
B620-14 Now in Effect

B620-14 Now in Effect

HIGHWAY TANKS AND TC PORTABLE TANKS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS

As of July 12, 2017, the new Regulations come into force, including the CSA Standards B620, B621, B622, B625 and B626.

As a transitional provision, a person may, for a period of six months that begins on July 12, 2017, comply with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations as they read on July 11, 2017.  This means that compliance is mandatory after January 12, 2018.

TCRNs which comply with B620-09 will need update or renewal by January 12, 2018 to comply with B620-14.

Please call us if you require any clarification or to discuss the impact this announcement will have on your business.

CONTACT US

ProSolve’s Design Engineers have extensive experience in TDG highway tank vehicle modifications, new designs, and facility registrations. If you have any questions about your highway tank vehicle design, the new Regulations, the enactment schedule, or the Transitional Provision period contained in the Regulation amendments, please call us.

Posted by ProSolve in Mechanical Engineering, News Archives, TDG