Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)

10.27 Every container of a hazardous substance, other than a controlled product, that is stored, handled, used or disposed of in the work place shall be labelled in a manner that discloses clearly

• (a) the generic name of the substance; and

• (b) the hazard information in respect of the substance.

10.28 Where a material safety data sheet in respect of a hazardous substance, other than a controlled product, that is stored, handled or used in the work place may be obtained from the supplier of the hazardous substance, the employer shall

• (a) obtain a copy of the material safety data sheet; and

• (b) keep a copy of the material safety data sheet readily available in the work place for examination by employees.

10.29 In this Division,

“bulk shipment”

“bulk shipment” means a shipment of a controlled product that is contained, without an intermediate container or intermediate packaging, in

• (a) a tank with a water capacity of more than 454 L,

• (b) a freight container or a portable tank,

• (c) a road vehicle, railway vehicle or ship, or

• (d) a pipeline; (expédition en vrac)

“fugitive emission”

“fugitive emission” means a controlled product in gas, liquid or solid form that escapes from processing equipment, from control emission equipment or from a product; (émission fugitive)

“hazardous waste”

“hazardous waste” means a controlled product that is intended solely for disposal or is sold for recycling or recovery; (résidu dangereux)

“laboratory sample”

“laboratory sample”, in respect of a controlled product, means a sample of the controlled product that is intended solely to be tested in a laboratory, but does not include a controlled product that is to be used

• (a) by the laboratory for testing other products, materials or substances, or

• (b) for educational or demonstration purposes; (échantillon pour laboratoire)

“manufactured article”

“manufactured article” means any article that is formed to a specific shape or design during manufacture, the intended use of which when in that form is dependent in whole or in part on its shape or design, and that, under normal conditions of use, will not release or otherwise cause a person to be exposed to a controlled product; (article manufacturé)

“research and development”

“research and development”, in respect of a controlled product, means systematic investigation or search carried out in a field of science or technology by means of experiment or analysis, other than investigation or search in respect of market research, sales promotion, quality control or routine testing of controlled products, and includes

• (a) applied research, namely, work undertaken for the advancement of scientific knowledge with a specific practical application in view, and

• (b) development, namely, use of the results of applied research for the purpose of creating new, or improving existing, processes or controlled products; (recherche et développement)

“risk phrase”

“risk phrase”, in respect of a controlled product, means a statement identifying a hazard that may arise from the exposure to the controlled product; (mention de risque)

“sale”

“sale” includes offer for sale, expose for sale and distribute; (vente)

“supplier label”

“supplier label”, in respect of a controlled product, means a label prepared by a supplier pursuant to the Hazardous Products Act; (étiquette du fournisseur)

“supplier material safety data sheet”

“supplier material safety data sheet”, in respect of a controlled product, means a material safety data sheet prepared by a supplier pursuant to the Hazardous Products Act; (fiche signalétique du fournisseur)

“work place label”

“work place label”, in respect of a controlled product, means a label prepared by an employer pursuant to this Division; (étiquette du lieu de travail)

“work place material safety data sheet”

“work place material safety data sheet”, in respect of a controlled product, means a material safety data sheet prepared by an employer pursuant to subsection 10.33(1) or (2). (fiche signalétique du lieu de travail)