PCB Regulations

Marginal note:Military equipment

• 15.2 (1) An employee of the Department of National Defence, a member of the Canadian Forces or any person under the direct responsibility of such an employee or member may use military equipment that contains PCBs in any concentration if

  • (a) the military equipment is owned by His Majesty in right of Canada and has been so owned since the day on which this section comes into force;

  • (b) no alternative equipment that does not contain PCBs can be substituted for the military equipment; and

  • (c) all necessary measures are taken to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs on the environment and on human health.

• Marginal note:Damage

  (2) If any of the military equipment is damaged such that it releases PCBs, the owner of the military equipment must immediately clean up any resulting contamination and immediately take measures to prevent any further release of PCBs from the military equipment.

• Marginal note:Inventory

  (3) The owner of the military equipment must keep an up-to-date inventory that contains the following information for each piece of military equipment:

  • (a) a description of the military equipment, including the nameplate description and the manufacturer’s serial number, if any, and the use for which the military equipment is required;

  • (b) information demonstrating that no alternative equipment that does not contain PCBs could be substituted for the military equipment;

  • (c) the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the military equipment, expressed in litres, the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the military equipment, expressed in kilograms, and the concentration of PCBs in the liquids and solids, expressed in mg/kg, or, if any of that information is unknown, a statement to that effect;

  • (d) the estimated date on which use of the military equipment will no longer be required, if applicable; and

  • (e) information demonstrating that all necessary measures are being taken to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs that are contained in the military equipment on the environment and on human health.