Survey Of Drinking Water Treatment Devices - Available On The Canadian Retail Market In 1999

Appendix A - Instructions to Inspectors

PSB Project #J222713 (drinking water standards)

Proposed Project Team/Collaboration:The overall PSB project is as summary of activities, collaborative efforts with organizations outside Health Canada. Work related to Drinking Water Standards is monitored by D. Green (613 957-3130) and V. Morisset (613 957-1506). For this specific project, work will be carried out by PSB Regions and coordinated by D. Green.

This study is on Devices and work is only proposed for a market survey. The Device Survey will involve a survey by three Regions of Devices available on the market in three main urban areas (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) to determine the types of Devices available and the number meeting voluntary certification requirements.

1. Regional Tasks: During a specific one month period (to be agreed upon), the Quebec, Ontario and Western Regions will conduct a survey of Devices via newspaper, stores, door-to-door sales people, Internet, etc. to collect the following information on each Device (see attached form):
   
   
   • 2.   Name, model and details on identification of Device.
   • 3.   Name, address and numbers (phone, fax, email) of manufacturer and of distributor.
   • 4.   Device certification (claim) ANSI/NSF Standard (see attached for list of applicable standards) OR any other standard.
   • 5.   Name, address and numbers of Certification Organization [e.g., NSF International or Underwriters Laboratory (ULi)].
   • 6.   Performance claims for Device [e.g., removes lead, improves taste, cures baldness].
   
   
2. Headquarters Tasks: HQ staff will be responsible to respond to any questions concerning the data collection or Devices themselves. Following the collection of all data, staff will summarize the data, verify the certification or non-certification of all Devices and prepare a brief technical report on the results of the survey. The report will be provided to the Drinking Water Materials Safety Act Coordinator for use in her work respecting proposed legislation and copies will be shared with all Regions.
3. Timing: The entire project should only take 4 months. One to two months of data collection (target month for survey is September 1999) and form completion (Regions) followed by one to two months for data verification and report preparation (HQ).

Project description prepared by David G. Green, June 24, 1999. Revised July 16, 1999.