Storage of PCB Material Regulations (SOR/92-507).

The present Regulations continue in force under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to the storage of material containing chlorobiphenyls. Section 4 establishes that every person who owns, controls or possesses PCB material, or who owns or manages a property in or on which PCB material is located or a parcel of land on which PCB material is located, shall store the PCB material at a site that is: a) a building, room, shipping container or other structure; or b) an area that is enclosed by a woven mesh wire fence or any other fence or wall with similar security characteristics, where the fence or wall is at least 1.83 m high. Furthermore, the text – consisting of 17 sections - deals with the following matters: access to PCB storage site, storage requirements, fire protection and emergency procedures, maintenance and inspection, labelling requirements, records and reporting requirements. One Schedule is enclosed.