A new edition of the following standard has been developed by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) and was published in March 2023:
CAN/CGSB-43.147-2023 “Containers for transport of dangerous goods by rail”.
On this page
- Coming into force
- Most notable changes
- Accessing the new standard
- Participating in the development of future editions of these standards
- Contact us
- Related links
Coming into force
The CAN/CGSB-43.147 standard is intended for incorporation by reference into the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR). Until the TDGR is amended to adopt this 2023 edition standard, stakeholders must continue to comply with the 2018 edition of TP14877 “Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail, a Transport Canada Standard”.
Most notable changes
The most notable changes that appear in the new edition of this standard are summarized below:
- phase-out legacy tank cars in dangerous goods toxic-by-inhalation (TIH) service and introducing the “H” delimiter for the newer improved specifications of TIH tank cars;
- enhanced specifications of Class 113 tank cars in flammable cryogenic liquid service;
- removed class TC114 as an option for the manufacture of new tank cars;
- incorporated the requirements of Protective Direction 39;
- updated the dangerous goods list for consistency with the TDGR and better alignment with the tank car packaging assignments in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (49 CFR); and
- removal of requirements pertaining to ton containers (these are addressed in the new safety standard CAN/CGSB-43.149).
Accessing the new standards
The standard may be obtained free of charge from:
Canadian General Standards Board
140 O’Connor Street, Tower East
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0S5
Telephone: 1-800-665-2472
E-mail: ncr.ongc-cgsb@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Website: Public Services and Procurement Canada
Obtain a copy of standard CGSB-43.147-2023.
Participating in the development of future editions of this standard
Individuals and organizations interested in participating and contributing to the development of future editions of the standard are encouraged to contact the CGSB.
Canadian General Standards Board
140 O’Connor Street, Tower East
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0S5
Telephone: 1-800-665-2472
E-mail: ncr.ongc-cgsb@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Website: Public Services and Procurement Canada
Contact us
Stakeholders may submit questions to Transport Canada regarding the new edition of CAN/CGSB 43.147 by sending an email to tdgcontainers-tmdcontenants@tc.gc.ca.