Prohibited Installation or Use of Uncertified Gas Fireplaces by Canadian Fire Hearth And Luxor Mfg. Inc.

This safety order is issued pursuant to section 31 of the Safety Standards Act. A person affected by this safety order may appeal this order in writing to the Safety Standards Appeal Board within 30 days. The appeal process is set out on the Safety Standards Appeal Board's website at www.gov.bc.ca/safetystandardsappealboard.

Failure to comply with a safety order is an offence under section 72 of the Safety Standards Act.

Part 1: Details of Regulated Work or Regulated Product

This safety order is being issued in relation to:

Part 2: Requirements(s) of this Safety Order

1. Any gas fireplace manufactured by Canadian Fire Hearth Manufacturing Inc. that does not bear a label or mark from a certification agency accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, including the “Riviera 66” model fireplace without limitation must:
   1. be immediately removed from operation; and
   2. not be sold, leased, rented, installed, or otherwise used for any purpose within British Columbia.
2. Any gas fireplace manufactured by Luxor Manufacturing Inc. that does not bear a label or mark from a certification agency accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, including the “Riviera 66” model fireplace without limitation must:
   1. be immediately removed from operation; and
   2. not be sold, leased, rented, installed, or otherwise used for any purpose within British Columbia.
3. Any gas fireplace manufactured by Canadian Fire Hearth Mfg. Inc. or Luxor Mfg. Inc. displaying a LabTest Certification Inc. certification label associated with the models and serial numbers outside of the numbered range identified in the attached Appendix “A” must:
   1. be immediately removed from operation;
   2. not be sold, leased, rented, installed, or otherwise used for any purpose within British Columbia;
   3. have owners contact LabTest at: 1-604-247-0444 or through their website: labtestcert.com to receive instructions for further action; and
   4. have owners report affected units to Technical Safety BC at: https://portal.technicalsafetybc.ca/forms/FRM1589.

Note: LabTest Certification Inc. suspended the listing of Canadian Fire Hearth Mfg. Inc. on April 23, 2015. Gas fireplaces manufactured after this date with an attached LabTest label or mark as detailed in Appendix “A” have a label that has been used without their permission.

4. Any gas fireplace manufactured by Luxor Mfg. Inc. displaying a QAI Laboratories Ltd. certification label or mark associated with the models and serial numbers outside of the numbered range identified in the attached Appendix “B” must:
   1. be immediately removed from operation;
   2. not be sold, leased, rented, installed, or otherwise used for any purpose within British Columbia;
   3. have owners contact QAI at: 1-604-527-8378 or through their website: qai.org to receive instructions for further action; and
   4. have owners report affected units to Technical Safety BC at: https://portal.technicalsafetybc.ca/forms/FRM1589.

Note: QAI Laboratories Ltd. suspended the listing of Luxor Mfg. Inc. on November 25, 2016. Gas fireplaces manufactured after this date with a QAI label, as detailed in Appendix ‘B, have a label that has been used without their permission.

5. Any gas fireplace manufactured by Canadian Fire Hearth Mfg. Inc. or Luxor Mfg. Inc. displaying an OMNI-Test Laboratories (OTL) certification label or mark associated with the models and serial numbers outside of the numbered range identified in the attached Appendix ‘C’ must:
   1. be immediately removed from operation;
   2. not be sold, leased, rented, installed, or otherwise used for any purpose within British Columbia;
   3. have owners contact OMNI Test Laboratories at: 1-503-643-3799 or through their website: omni-test.com to receive instructions for further action; and
   4. have owners report affected units to Technical Safety BC at: https://portal.technicalsafetybc.ca/forms/FRM1589.

Note: OMNI-Test Laboratories Inc. suspended the listing of Canadian Fire Hearth Mfg. Inc. on

December 31, 2010. Gas fireplaces manufactured after this date with an OTL label, as detailed in Appendix ‘C,’ have a label that has been used without their permission.

To view recognized and approved certification agency marks for gas appliances refer to directive: Certification and approval marks for gas appliances in B.C.

This order requires all identified gas fireplace models currently in use to have the gas supply to the appliance terminated immediately in compliance with the CSA B149.1 Natural gas and propane installation code.

Distributors, licensed gas contractors and fireplace owners must consider operation of the identified gas fireplaces to pose an immediate hazard and comply with the requirements under Gas Safety Regulation section 54 for an unrepairable appliance.

To notify a Technical Safety BC regional gas safety officer contact us at: 1-866-566-7233 or https://www.technicalsafetybc.ca/contact/contact-us

Notification to Technical Safety BC under sections: 3(d), 4(d) and 5(d) meets the notification requirement under Gas Safety Regulation section 54.

Please be advised that if the affected unit is within the local government jurisdiction as outlined on information bulletin,  IB-GA-2018-01, please also report to the local government authority. 

Part 3: Details of issue (if applicable)

This safety order is being issued due to the following: All – owner’s, installers, and retailers.

• Gas-fired appliances are required to undergo safety and performance testing to be certified to a nationally recognized standard by a certification agency accredited by the Standards Council of Canada. This is a requirement under the Safety Standards Act and Gas Safety Regulations.
• Gas-fired appliances that are not deemed certified may pose a hazard to the public when put into service or operation.

Part 4: Details of Ordering Safety Manager or Safety Officer

I certify that I am authorized to issue this safety order in accordance with section 15 (d) of the Safety Standards Act or that I have been delegated this power under section 15 (g) of the Safety Standards Act.

Provincial Safety Manager - Gas

Refereces

Safety Standards Act
Gas Safety Regulation
CSA B149.1 Natural gas and propane installation code

Appendix "A"

LabTest Certification Inc. (LabTest) labels attached to gas fireplaces with serial numbers outside of the range than those noted in the table below have been used without their permission.

Appendix "B"

QAI Laboratories Ltd. (QAI) labels attached to gas fireplaces with serial numbers outside of the range than those noted in the table below have been used without their permission.

Appendix "C"

OMNI-Test Laboratories Inc. (OTL)) labels attached to gas fireplaces with serial numbers outside of the range than those noted in the table below have been used without their permission.