SUCCESS! Federal: Requalification facilities are now solely responsible for retaining cylinder requalification documents

In September, the CPA reported that Transport Canada had issued an Enforcement Instruction to stop inspectors from requiring proof that the industry provides a cylinder requalification document when selling a cylinder to a new owner, an issue that has been a problem in the industry for many years. 

On October 27, 2021, the CPA participated in the CSA B339 committee and finalized a docket to create a more permanent provision in the code that effectively identifies the requalification facility as the entity responsible to retain this docket.

Under this new provision, the mandatory requirement to provide the document to consumers is removed, unless they specifically request a copy. The industry would then be required to help consumers identify the requalification facility where the cylinder was requalified so that they may obtain the requested copy.