Plant Oil Extraction Equipment for Installation and Use in Ordinary (Unclassified) Locations and Hazardous (Classified) Locations

Note: Standard Title and Scope updated November 27, 2018 as per a request from the responsible SDO. (NOI originally published to CNS on May 29, 2018).

This Standard covers commercial and industrial plant oil extraction equipment for installation and use in ordinary (unclassified) locations and hazardous (classified) locations. Based on the application, installation is in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions and either ANSI/NFPA 70, "National Electrical Code" (NEC), the "International Fire Code," and ANSI/NFPA 1 and "Fire Code;"  or CAN/CSA-C22.1, "Canadian Electrical Code, Part I” (CE Code) and "National Fire Code of Canada” (NFC).  Plant oil extraction equipment includes: preparatory equipment, such as for trimming, deseeding, and drying/curing, extractors, for removing the oil from cannabis and other similar plants by the use of means such as alcohol (e.g. ethanol), hydrocarbons (e.g. butane, propane) or carbon dioxide, extraction booths or pods, for enclosing / protecting plant oil extraction equipment, and post processing equipment, such as vacuum ovens, rotary evaporators, and solvent recovery pumps. This equipment, along with systems involving any combination of this equipment, is used for extracting oils from cannabis and other similar plants as instructed by the manufacturer.  When intended for installation and use in hazardous (classified) locations, this equipment is marked accordingly.