Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 (SOR/2001-269)
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Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2012-03-30. Previous Versions
Child-resistant Containers
Marginal note:Sub-categories “very corrosive” and “corrosive”
47. Subject to section 14, a corrosive product must be in a child-resistant container that complies with sections 9 to 13 if the product has been classified in accordance with section 41
(a) in the sub-category “very corrosive” and is listed in the table to section 45; or
(b) in the sub-category “corrosive”.
PART 3
FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS
Classification of Flammable Products
Marginal note:Data sources and tests
48. (1) The person responsible for a flammable product must determine the appropriate sub-category for the product in accordance with section 49 using human experience data or the results of tests conducted in accordance with the test methods set out in sections 50 to 52 and Schedule 1.
Marginal note:Exemption
(2) A flammable product that is classified in the sub-category “combustible” is exempt from the requirements of this Part if it
(a) is composed of 50% or more of water and 50% or less of water-miscible solvent; and
(b) does not sustain combustion when tested in accordance with Test L.2.
Marginal note:Sub-categories of hazard category “Category 3, flammable products”
49. (1) A flammable product described in column 1 of the table to this subsection must be classified in the sub-category set out in column 2.
TABLE TO SUBSECTION 49(1)
SUB-CATEGORIES OF HAZARD CATEGORY “CATEGORY 3, FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS”
Column 1 Column 2 Item Product Description Sub-category 1. A product that spontaneously combusts under reasonably foreseeable conditions of use Spontaneously Combustible 2. A product that heats spontaneously on contact with air to the point that it begins to burn Spontaneously Combustible 3. A liquid, other than a liquid in a spray container, that has a flash point, determined in accordance with one of the standards set out in section 50, of (a) less than -18.0°C;
Very Flammable (b) -18.0°C or more but not more than 37.8°C; or
Flammable (c) more than 37.8°C but not more than 60.0°C
Combustible 4. A solid, paste or gel that emits a vapour that has a flash point, determined in accordance with the standard set out in section 51, of (a) less than -18.0°C;
Very Flammable (b) -18.0°C or more but not more than 37.8°C; or
Flammable (c) more than 37.8°C but not more than 60.0°C
Combustible 5. A gas, other than a gas in a spray container, that forms a flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 13% or less by volume at normal atmospheric pressure Flammable 6. A gas, other than a gas in a spray container, that forms a flammable mixture with air over a concentration range of 12% or more by volume at normal atmospheric pressure Flammable 7. A liquid or gas in a spray container that, when tested in accordance with the procedure set out in Schedule 1, (a) has a flame projection of 100 cm or more;
Very Flammable (b) has a flame projection of 15 cm or more but less than 100 cm; or
Flammable (c) exhibits a flashback
Very Flammable Marginal note:Flammable liquid in a refillable spray container
(2) In the case of a liquid flammable product in a refillable spray container, the person responsible must
(a) determine both the product’s flash point, in accordance with section 50, and its flame projection and flashback, in accordance with section 52; and
(b) classify the product in the most flammable sub-category of the applicable sub-categories as determined under items 3 and 7 of the table to subsection (1).
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