CSA B149.5-15 - Installation code for propane fuel systems and containers on motor vehicles

B149.5-15, Installation code for propane fuel systems and containers on motor vehicles
Standards Update Service
Technical Committee for Propane Fuel Systems and Containers on Motor Vehicles
Interprovincial Gas Advisory Council (IGAC)
Preface
1 Scope
	1.1
	1.2
	1.3
	1.4
	1.5
	1.6
2 Reference publications
3 Definitions
4 General
	4.1 Application
		4.1.1
		4.1.2
		4.1.3
		4.1.4
		4.1.5
		4.1.6
		4.1.7
	4.2 Approval of accessories, components, equipment, and material
		4.2.1
		4.2.2
		4.2.3
		4.2.4
	4.3 Responsibilities of the installer
		4.3.1
		4.3.2
		4.3.3
		4.3.4
		4.3.5
		4.3.6
	4.4 Training and quality of labour
		4.4.1
		4.4.2
		4.4.3
	4.5 Smoking
	4.6 Isolation of safety devices
	4.7 Leak detection
		4.7.1
		4.7.2
		4.7.3
		4.7.4
5 Installation of propane fuel systems and tanks on motor vehicles
	5.1 General
		5.1.1
		5.1.2
		5.1.3
		5.1.4
		5.1.5
	5.2 Fuel tanks
		5.2.1
		5.2.2
		5.2.3
		5.2.4
		5.2.5
		5.2.6
		5.2.7
		5.2.8
		5.2.9
		5.2.10
	5.3 Fuel container equipment
		5.3.1 Containers
		5.3.2 Relief valves
		5.3.3 Liquid-level gauges
		5.3.4 Excess-flow and back check valves
		5.3.5 Shut-off and stop-fill valves
		5.3.6 Float gauges
		5.3.7 Fuel pumps
		5.3.8 Electrical installation
		5.3.9 Propane injectors
		5.3.10 Fuel rails and injector blocks
	5.4 Container installation
		5.4.1
		5.4.2
		5.4.3
		5.4.4
		5.4.5
		5.4.6
		5.4.7
		5.4.8
		5.4.9
		5.4.10
		5.4.11
		5.4.12
		5.4.13
	5.5 Container and equipment protection
		5.5.1
		5.5.2
		5.5.3
		5.5.4
		5.5.5
		5.5.6
		5.5.7
		5.5.8
		5.5.9
	5.6 Containers located within vehicles
		5.6.1
		5.6.2
		5.6.3
		5.6.4
		5.6.5
	5.7 Piping and tubing systems, hose, and fittings
		5.7.1 Piping
		5.7.2 Tubing
		5.7.3 Hose
		5.7.4 Size
		5.7.5 Distribution blocks
		5.7.6 Piping, tubing, and hose practices
		5.7.7 Joints and connections
		5.7.8 Prohibited practices
		5.7.9 Protection of piping, tubing, and hose
		5.7.10 Testing of piping, tubing, hose, and fittings
	5.8 Discharge lines from tank relief valves and hydrostatic relief valves
		5.8.1
		5.8.2
		5.8.3
		5.8.4
		5.8.5
	5.9 Vaporizers, pressure regulators and valves
		5.9.1
		5.9.2
		5.9.3
		5.9.4
		5.9.5
		5.9.6
	5.10 Fuel lock-offs
		5.10.1
		5.10.2
		5.10.3
	5.11 Wiring
		5.11.1
		5.11.2
		5.11.3
		5.11.4
	5.12 Marking and labeling
		5.12.1
		5.12.2
		5.12.3
		5.12.4
		5.12.5
	5.13 Servicing, parking, and display of vehicles indoors
		5.13.1
		5.13.2
		5.13.3
		5.13.4
		5.13.5
		5.13.6
Annex A (informative)
	A.1
Annex B (informative)
	B.1 Motor fuel tank installations
	B.2 Mounting behind the rear axle and under the chassis of a unibody vehicle
	B.3 Bumper protection for a unibody bus
Annex C (informative)
Annex D (informative)
	D.1
	D.2
Annex E (normative)
	E.1 Relevant standards for valves, components, and accessories (excluding off-road vehicles such as industrial tractors, landscaping vehicles and lift trucks)
	E.2 Canadian recognition of propane components tested by ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) signatory to accepted Canadian requirements
		E.2.1
		E.2.2 Use of propane components tested by an ILAC signatory accredited laboratory
			E.2.2.1
			E.2.2.2
			E.2.2.3
			E.2.2.4
			E.2.2.5
Annex F (informative)