Development of a National Voluntary Standard for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Systems Paul Boase, Chair, Transport Canada Jill Collins, CSA Val Todd, CCMTA CARSP Conference June, 2017

Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlocks Drivers convicted under the Criminal Code of Canada may drive while prohibited when: Hard prohibition period expires A provincial/jurisdictional program exists for BAIID Meets jurisdictional criteria Some jurisdictions allow for administrative use of the devices

Background Interlock programs began in 1990 The Alberta or NHTSA 1 Standards were used There was one vendor across the country Transport Canada undertook the development of a national voluntary standard with National Research Council in 2007 Support cross jurisdictional use of devices Requirement to keep the standard current

The Standard Voluntary standard began to be used by jurisdictions A need to formalize the standard and the update process The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) approached the Canadian Standards Council (CSA) to oversee the process

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CSA Z627 Terms of Reference The Committee shall be responsible for developing and maintaining standards related to breath alcohol ignition interlock devices. The Committee shall consider the following in relation to interlocks that use human breath as the medium for the determination of blood alcohol content technical specifications for the interlock device and the interface between the device and the vehicle in which it is mounted; the method by which an alcohol interlock prevents the vehicle from being driven by blocking the engine from being started; performance standards; physical markings; testing requirements; environmental requirements; displays; and documentation

Terms of Reference cont… Does not include: used for evidential purposes by law enforcement authorities; found in commercial establishments such as bars and restaurants; Non-breath based interlock systems; and Development of an OEM based system such as DADSS.

Membership Regulatory Authorities, General Interest, Producer Interest and User Interest

Issues Allowing ignition but blocking movement would allow vehicles to warm up for safety Address issues related to non internal combustion engines Not technically feasible for all engines at this time, but the standard will remain open to this issue in the future CSA Z627 is published on the CSA site