Any person or persons who wish to construct, operate or reclaim:

• a dangerous goods facility, if the facility processes, packages, re-processes or stores dangerous goods listed in Column I of Schedule A in quantities that exceed the quantities listed in Column II of Schedule A for those goods;
  
  
• a waste dangerous goods facility, if the facility treats, processes, packages, re- processes, recycles, disposes of or stores dangerous goods listed in Column I of Schedule A that have become waste dangerous goods in quantities that exceed the quantities listed in Column II of Schedule A for those goods;
  
  
• a permanent facility for the handling of dangerous goods or waste dangerous goods generated in a residence;
  
  
• a facility for the handling of soils containing a chemical or petroleum product which is located in a place other than where the soil originated or became contaminated;
  
  
• a facility for the disposal of oily debris resulting from releases of a petroleum product;
  
  
• a commercial salvage facility which exceeds 0.25 ha in area which is used to salvage automobiles, transportation vehicles, or industrial equipment;
  
  
• a facility for the storage or disposal of asbestos waste;
  
  
• a site with a chemical storage tank system the capacity of which exceeds 2000 litres of chemicals in liquid form or 2000 kilograms of chemicals in solid form, whichever is applicable;
  
  

NSECC approval is not required for the construction, operation or reclamation of a facility for storing explosives as this is regulated by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (Canada).

Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change

Any Regional or District Office of Environment and Climate Change

OR

Head Office
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change

Phone:  902-424-3600
Fax:  902-424-0501

You can get an application form for this Approval from any Regional or District Office of the Department or you can download one.  After it has been completed, it is submitted to the Department.

When the Department receives an application, staff review it to see if all the required information is on the form, and if the required supporting information has been provided.  If not, the application package is returned with an explanation as to what is missing.

Once an application has been accepted by the Department as complete, the application form and supporting documentation undergo a technical review and evaluation. This is to decide if the activity being proposed meets the legal requirements and policies that are administered by the Department.

If an applicant fails to meet these criteria, staff will tell them which specific criteria have not been met to the satisfaction of the Department.

If an applicant meets all the criteria, the Department will issue an Approval. This Approval will list any terms and conditions to which the applicant must comply.

Initial Approval: 60 business days or less
Renewal: 10 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received

This Approval is usually valid for 10 years from the date it is issued.  It can be renewed, and the renewal period is usually 10 years from the date it was due to expire.  It is the responsibility of the Approval holder to start the renewal process; no notice is sent by the Department.  The renewal process should be started at least 90 days before the Approval expires.

Salvage Yard Approval and Renewals, per 10-year period: $330.05

An Environmental Assessment may also be required.See Schedule "A" - Class I and Class II Undertakings of the Environmental Assessment Regulations for further details.

Salvage Facility Standard

Contingency Planning Guidelines

Contingency Plan Template for Vehicle Salvage Facilities

Guide for Vehicle Salvage Yards

The Environment Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1994-95, Chapter 1, Activities Designation Regulations, Commercial Vehicle Salvage Facilities Standard Adoption Regulations and Dangerous Goods Management Regulations