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  1. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations - SOR/2001-286 (SCHEDULE 2 : Special Provisions)
    Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

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    4 The net explosives quantity for these dangerous goods is calculated as 50% of the gross mass expressed in kilograms when the true net explosives quantity cannot reasonably be determined.

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    5 The net explosives quantity for these dangerous goods is calculated as 25% of the gross mass expressed in kilograms when the true net explosives quantity cannot reasonably be determined.

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    • 21 (1) This shipping name has the UN number

      • (a) UN2990, if it is a life-saving appliance that is self-inflating and that includes as equipment one or more of the dangerous goods set out in subsection (2); or

      • (b) UN3072, if it is a life saving appliance that is not self-inflating and that includes as equipment one or more of the dangerous goods set out in subsection (2).

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    • 25 (1) These dangerous goods may be offered for transport, handled or transported under this shipping name as component parts of vehicle air bags or seat belt pretensioners if they are tested in accordance with the Series 6 type (c) test in Section 16 of Part I of the Manual of Tests and Criteria and show no explosion of the device, no fragmentation of device casings and no projection danger or thermal effect that could hinder fire fighting or other emergency response efforts. If the air bag inflator unit passes the Series 6 type (c) test, the test does not have to be repeated on the air bag module itself.

    • (2) These Regulations, except for Parts 1 and 2, do not apply to safety devices, electrically initiated, or safety devices, pyrotechnic, installed in road vehicles, vessels or aircraft or in completed components such as steering columns, door panels and seats.

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    33 These Regulations, except for Parts 1 and 2, do not apply to these dangerous goods if the dangerous goods

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    • (b) have been formed to a specific shape such as prills, granules, pellets, pastilles or flakes.

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    • 34 (1) These Regulations, except for Part 1 (Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases) and Part 2 (Classification), do not apply to the handling, offering for transport or transporting of lithium cells and batteries on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a vessel on a domestic voyage if

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      • (h) the cells and batteries are packed in a means of containment capable of withstanding a 1.2 m drop test in any orientation without damage to the cells or batteries contained inside the means of containment, without the contents shifting so as to allow battery-to-battery or cell-to-cell, contact, and without release of contents.

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    • (3) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply to cells and batteries installed in devices that are intentionally active during transport such as radio frequency identification transmitters, watches and sensors, and that are not capable of generating a dangerous evolution of heat.

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    • (5) Despite subsection (4), except for means of containment containing button cell batteries installed in equipment, including circuit boards, or no more than four cells installed in equipment or no more than two batteries installed in equipment, each means of containment may, until December 31, 2018, be marked with the following:

      • (a) “lithium metal”, “lithium métal”, “lithium ion” or “lithium ionique”, as appropriate;

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    • 65 (1) A chemical kit or first aid kit must be included in the packing group that is the most stringent packing group assigned to any one of the dangerous goods in the kit, and the kit must not contain

      • (a) dangerous goods that are not allowed to be transported as limited quantities or that are forbidden for transport in Schedule 1 or Schedule 3;

    • (2) A chemical kit or first aid kit containing dangerous goods in inner packagings that do not exceed the quantity limits for limited quantities applicable to individual substances as specified in column 6(a) of Schedule 1 may be transported in accordance with section 1.17 of Part 1 (Coming into force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases).

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    • 74 (1) If these dangerous goods have a subsidiary class or classes, they must be assigned to Packing Group I, II or III, as appropriate, in accordance with the criteria in Part 2 (Classification) for the subsidiary class that takes precedence.

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    • 93 (1) A vehicle that contains an internal combustion engine must be transported under UN3166, VEHICLE, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED, or UN3166, VEHICLE, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED, as appropriate. This shipping name applies to hybrid electric vehicles that are powered by an internal combustion engine and by wet batteries, sodium batteries, lithium metal batteries or lithium ion batteries and that are transported with the batteries installed.

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    • 99 (1) Mixtures of solids that are not dangerous goods and liquids or solids that are UN3077, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S., or UN3082, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S., may be offered for transport, handled or transported as UN3077 if there is no visible liquid when the dangerous goods are loaded into a means of containment and during transport.

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    • 101 (1) This shipping name applies to fuel cell cartridges, including fuel cell cartridges contained in equipment or packed with equipment. Fuel cell cartridges installed in or integral to a fuel cell system are considered as contained in equipment. Fuel cell cartridges, including fuel cell cartridges contained in equipment, must be designed and constructed to prevent fuel leakage under normal conditions of transport.

    • (2) Fuel cell cartridge design types must pass the following tests:

      • (a) an internal pressure test at a pressure of 100 kPa (gauge) without leakage, if the fuel cell cartridge design type uses liquids as fuels; and

    • (3) When lithium metal or lithium ion batteries are contained in the fuel cell system, the following UN number and shipping name must be assigned, as appropriate:

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    • 110 (1) If these dangerous goods contain at least 90%, by mass, of phlegmatizer, then lactose, glucose or similar substances may be used as a phlegmatizer. The mixture of the dangerous goods and the phlegmatizer may be classified in Class 4.1 in accordance with Test Series 6(c) of Section 16 of Part I of the Manual of Tests and Criteria. The tests in the Test Series 6(c) must be performed on at least three means of containment prepared as if for transport.

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    112 To determine the content of ammonium nitrate in substances that are mixtures and that are transported under UN2067, AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER, all nitrate ions for which a molecular equivalent of ammonium ions is present in the mixture must be calculated as a mass of ammonium nitrate.

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    113 The shipping name UN2067, AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER, must not be used for mixtures containing ammonium nitrate as the main constituent unless the mixtures are within the following limits:

    • (a) at least 90% ammonium nitrate with 0.2% or less of total combustible or organic material calculated as carbon and with material, if any, that is inorganic and inert towards ammonium nitrate;

    • (b) less than 90% but more than 70% ammonium nitrate with other inorganic materials, or more than 80% but less than 90% ammonium nitrate mixed with calcium carbonate, dolomite or mineral calcium sulphate and not more than 0.4% total combustible or organic material calculated as carbon; or

    • (c) nitrogen-type ammonium nitrate based fertilizers containing mixtures of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulphate with more than 45% but less than 70% ammonium nitrate and not more than 0.4% total combustible or organic material calculated as carbon such that the sum of the percentage compositions of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulphate exceeds 70%.

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    • 114 (1) The shipping name UN2071, AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER, and the data in columns 3 to 9 of Schedule 1 must not be used for uniform ammonium nitrate based fertilizer mixtures of the nitrogen, phosphate or potash type unless the mixtures are within the following composition limits:

      • (a) 70% or less of ammonium nitrate and 0.4% or less of total combustible or organic material calculated as carbon; or

    115 Dangerous goods included in Class 6.1 that meet the inhalation toxicity criteria for Packing Group I set out in paragraph 2.29(2)(d) of Part 2 (Classification) must, as applicable, be offered for transport, handled or transported under UN3381, UN3382, UN3383, UN3384, UN3385, UN3386, UN3387, UN3388, UN3389, UN3390, UN3488, UN3489, UN3490 or UN3491.

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    125 These dangerous goods may be handled, offered for transport or transported in accordance with subsections 1.17(2) to (4) of Part 1 (Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases) on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a vessel on a domestic voyage if

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    • (e) the outermeans of containment, as presented for transport, is capable of passing a test in accordance with Test Series 6(d) of Part I of the Manual of Tests and Criteria.

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    • (2) These dangerous goods must be assigned to

      • (a) primary Class 2.1, Flammable Gases, if one of the components, which can be a pure substance or a mixture, is classified as a flammable component under subsection (3); and

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    • (5) Dangerous goods to which special packing provision PP86 or TP7 is assigned in Column 9 and Column 11 of the Dangerous Goods List in Chapter 3.2 of the UN Recommendations, and that therefore require air to be eliminated from the vapour space, must not be transported under this shipping name, but must be transported under their respective shipping names as listed in the Dangerous Goods List of Chapter 3.2 of the UN Recommendations.

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    136 This shipping name applies to safety devices for road vehicles, railway vehicles, vessels or aircraft, such as air bag inflators, air bag modules, seat-belt pretensioners and pyromechanical devices, that are transported as component parts and that, before being presented for transport, have been tested in accordance with the Series 6 type (c) test in Section 16 of Part I of the Manual of Tests and Criteria, with no explosion of the device tested, no fragmentation of the device casing or pressure vessel, and no projection danger or thermal effect that could hinder fire fighting or other emergency response.

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    • (2) Lithium ion cells or batteries and lithium metal cells or batteries that are damaged or defective, include, but are not limited to, cells or batteries that have leaked or vented, or have sustained physical or mechanical damage, and cannot be diagnosed prior to transport, or that have been identified as being defective for safety reasons.

    • (3) Lithium ion cells or batteries and lithium metal cells or batteries that are damaged or defective must be packed in accordance with Packing Instructions P908 or LP904 of the UN Recommendations, as applicable.

    • (4) As applicable, the outer means of containment or the overpack must be marked legibly and visibly on a contrasting background, with the words “Damaged/Defective Lithium Ion Batteries”, “piles au lithium ionique endommagées/défectueuses”, “Damaged/Defective Lithium Metal Batteries” or “piles au lithium métal endommagées/défectueuses”.

    • 138 (1) When transported for disposal or recycling, lithium ion cells or batteries and lithium metal cells or batteries, or equipment containing those cells or batteries,

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      • (b) must be packed in accordance with Packing Instructions P909 or LP904 of the UN Recommendations, as applicable, whether packed with or without non-lithium cells or batteries or equipment containing those cells or batteries;

      • (c) must be in a means of containment or an overpack that is marked legibly and visibly on a contrasting background with the words “Lithium batteries for disposal”, “Piles au lithium destinées à l’élimination”, “Lithium batteries for recycling” or “Piles au lithium destinées au recyclage ”, as appropriate; and

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    140 This shipping name applies to

    • (a) ammonium nitrate with more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance; and

    • (b) ammonium nitrate that contains not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance, and that gives a positive result for acceptance into Class 1, Explosives, when tested in accordance with Test Series 2 of Part 1 of the Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part I.

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    • 141 (1) Any dangerous goods may be transported under any of these shipping names if

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      • (b) the quantities do not exceed the limits that apply to the dangerous goods as determined in accordance with column 6(b) of Schedule 1 and the table to subsection 1.17.1(2).

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    • 143 (1) This shipping name also applies to articles containing a small pressure receptacle with a release device if

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      • (d) each article is manufactured in such a way as to prevent dangerous projections of the pressure receptacle or its parts;

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    • (3) For the purposes of the single package test referred to in paragraph (1)(g), a stimulating mechanism must be used to initiate one article in the middle of the means of containment. There must be no dangerous effects outside the means of containment, such as bursting of the means of containment, or projection of metal fragments or the receptacle itself through the means of containment.

    • (4) The manufacturer must keep technical documentation on the design type and its manufacture, as well as on the tests and their results, and must apply procedures to ensure that articles manufactured in series conform to the design type and meet the conditions set out in subsection (1).

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    • (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), nickel-carbon asymmetric capacitors containing Class 8 alkaline electrolytes must be transported as UN2795, BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ALKALI, electric storage.

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    • (2) Neutron radiation detectors containing non-pressurized boron trifluoride gas transported as individual components must be offered for transport and transported as follows:

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    • (3) Completed neutron radiation detection systems containing detectors that meet the requirements of subsection (1) must be offered for transport and transported as follows:

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    • (3) These Regulations, except for Parts 1 and 2, do not apply to radiation detectors that contain these dangerous goods in non-refillable pressure receptacles, including detectors in radiation detection systems, if the detectors meet the requirements of subsection (1) or (2), as applicable, and the capacity of the receptacles that contain the detectors is less than 50 mL.

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    149 These dangerous goods are forbidden for transport as cargo on a passenger aircraft.

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    • (2) Engines or machinery containing fuels that are included in Class 3, may be imported, offered for transport, handled or transported under UN3528, ENGINE, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED or UN3528, ENGINE, FUEL CELL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED or UN3528, MACHINERY, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED or UN3528, MACHINERY, FUEL CELL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID POWERED, as appropriate.

    • (3) Engines or machinery containing fuels that are included in Class 2.1 and engines or machinery that run on both a flammable gas and a flammable liquid may be imported, offered for transport, handled or transported under UN3529, ENGINE, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED or UN3529, ENGINE, FUEL CELL, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED or UN3529, MACHINERY, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED or UN3529, MACHINERY, FUEL CELL, FLAMMABLE GAS POWERED, as appropriate.

    • (4) Engines or machinery containing liquid fuels that are included in Class 9 but do not meet the classification criteria of any other class, may be imported, offered for transport, handled or transported under UN3530, ENGINE, INTERNAL COMBUSTION or UN3530, MACHINERY, INTERNAL COMBUSTION, as appropriate.

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    • 158 (1) These Regulations, except for Parts 1 and 2, do not apply in respect of anhydrous ammonia that is adsorbed or absorbed on a solid material that is contained in an ammonia dispensing system or in a pressure receptacle that is intended to form part of an ammonia dispensing system if

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      • (c) the pressure receptacle

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        • (ii) is made of a material that, as specified in special provision 379 of the UN Recommendations, is compatible with ammonia,

      • (d) in the case of a pressure receptacle that is contained in an ammonia dispensing system, the pressure receptacle is connected to the system in such a way that the whole system has the same strength as a pressure receptacle that is not contained in an ammonia dispensing system.

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    • 164 (1) Other dangerous goods must not be packed in the same small means of containment as dangerous goods that are Class 6.2, Infectious Substances unless

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    166 Dangerous goods that are included in Class 6.1 due to inhalation toxicity in accordance with paragraph 2.28(c) of Part 2 (Classification) must, as applicable, be offered for transport, handled or transported under UN3381, UN3382, UN3383, UN3384, UN3385, UN3386, UN3387, UN3388, UN3389, UN3390, UN3488, UN3489, UN3490 or UN3491.

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    • 167 (1) This shipping name applies only to an apparatus, piece of equipment or piece of machinery if it contains dangerous goods as an integral element. This shipping name must not be used for an apparatus, piece of equipment or piece of machinery for which a shipping name already exists in Schedule 1.

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    • (3) Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks) and Part 5 (Means of Containment) do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of an apparatus, piece of equipment or piece of machinery under this shipping name if

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      • (b) the apparatus, piece of equipment or piece of machinery is designed to perform a function other than solely to contain the dangerous goods and, once it contains the dangerous goods, is not classified as an explosive in accordance with the Explosives Regulations, 2013; and

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  2. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations - SOR/2001-286 (Section 1.4)
    Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

     The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

    aerosol container

    aerosol container  means an article consisting of any non-refillable means of containment that contains a substance under pressure and that is fitted with a self-closing device that allows the contents to be ejected as

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    classification

    classification  means, for dangerous goods, as applicable, the shipping name, the primary class, the compatibility group, the subsidiary class, the UN number, the packing group, and the infectious substance category. (classification)

    consignor

    consignor  means a person in Canada who

    • (a) is named in a shipping document as the consignor;

    drum

    drum  means a flat-ended or convex-ended cylindrical means of containment made of metal, fibreboard, plastic or other similar material, with a maximum capacity of 450 L, or for a drum made of plywood, a maximum capacity of 250 L. This definition includes means of containment of other shapes such as pail-shaped or round with a tapered neck, but does not include a wood barrel or jerrican (that is, a means of containment of rectangular or polygonal cross-section). (fût)

    infectious substance

    infectious substance  means a substance known or reasonably believed to contain viable micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, parasites, fungi and other agents such as prions that are known or reasonably believed to cause disease in humans or animals and that are listed in Appendix 3 to Part 2 (Classification) or that exhibit characteristics similar to a substance listed in Appendix 3. (matière infectieuse)

    inland voyage

    inland voyage  has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage en eaux internes)

    overpack

    overpack  means an enclosure that is used by a single consignor to consolidate one or more small means of containment for ease of handling but that is not a minimum required means of containment. This definition does not include a large means of containment or a unit load device, as defined in the ICAO Technical Instructions, that is intended for transport by aircraft. (suremballage)

    radiation detection system

    radiation detection system  means an apparatus that contains a radiation detector as a component. (système de détection des rayonnements)

    ro-ro ship

    ro-ro ship  has the same meaning as in section 1.2.1 of the IMDG Code. (navire roulier)

    sheltered waters voyage

    sheltered waters voyage  has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage en eaux abritées)

    train

    train  means

    • (a) a train, as defined in the Canadian Rail Operating Rules, published by The Railway Association of Canada and approved by the Minister under the Railway Safety Act on January 16, 1990, as amended to July 1, 2000; or

    transport index

    transport index  has the same meaning as determined under the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015. (indice de transport)

    watt-hour

    watt-hour or Wh  the electrical energy developed by a power of 1 watt (W) during 1 hour (h) and expressed as watt-hour (Wh). (wattheure ou Wh)

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  3. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations - SOR/2001-286 (Section 1.3.1)
    Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

     The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

    CGSB-43.123

    CGSB-43.123  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.123, Aerosol containers and gas cartridges for transport of dangerous goods, published by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), as amended from time to time. (CGSB-43.123)

    CGSB-43.125

    CGSB-43.125  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.125, Packaging of Category A and Category B infectious substances (Class 6.2) and clinical, (bio) medical or regulated medical waste, published by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), as amended from time to time. (CGSB-43.125)

    CGSB-43.126

    CGSB-43.126  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.126, Reconditioning, remanufacturing and repair of drums for the transportation of dangerous goods, published by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), as amended from time to time. (CGSB-43.126)

    CGSB-43.146

    CGSB-43.146  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.146, Design, manufacture and use of intermediate bulk containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9, published by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), as amended from time to time. (CGSB-43.146)

    CGSB-43.151

    CGSB-43.151  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.151, Packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of Explosives (Class 1), published by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), as amended from time to time. (CGSB-43.151)

    CSA B339

    CSA B339  means the CSA Standard B339, Cylinders, spheres, and tubes for the transportation of dangerous goods, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B339)

    CSA B340

    CSA B340  means the CSA Standard B340, Selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B340)

    CSA B341

    CSA B341  means the CSA Standard B341, UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B341)

    CSA B342

    CSA B342  means the CSA Standard B342, Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles, multiple-element gas containers, and other pressure receptacles for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B342)

    CSA B620

    CSA B620  means the CSA Standard B620, Highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B620)

    CSA B621

    CSA B621  means the CSA Standard B621, Selection and use of highway tanks, TC portable tanks, and other large containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B621)

    CSA B622

    CSA B622  means the CSA Standard B622, Selection and use of highway tanks, TC portable tanks, and ton containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B622)

    CSA B625

    CSA B625  means the CSA Standard B625, Portable tanks for the transport of dangerous goods, published by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), as amended from time to time. (CSA B625)

    49 CFR

    49 CFR  means Parts 171 to 180 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States, as amended from time to time. (49 CFR)

    ICAO Technical Instructions

    ICAO Technical Instructions  means the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), as amended from time to time. (Instructions techniques de l’OACI)

    IMDG Code

    IMDG Code  means Volumes 1 and 2 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as amended from time to time. (Code IMDG)

    Manual of Tests and Criteria

    Manual of Tests and Criteria  means the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Manual of Tests and Criteria, published by the United Nations (UN), as amended from time to time. (Manuel d’épreuves et de critères)

    Supplement to the ICAO Technical Instructions

    Supplement to the ICAO Technical Instructions  means the Supplement to the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), as amended from time to time. (Supplément aux Instructions techniques de l’OACI)

    ULC Standard S504

    ULC Standard S504  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S504-02, Standard for Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers, Second Edition, August 14, 2002, as amended January 2007, August 2007 and April 2009, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada. (ULC-S504)

    ULC Standard S507

    ULC Standard S507  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S507-05, Standard for Water Fire Extinguishers, Fourth Edition, February 28, 2005, as amended January 2007, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada. (ULC-S507)

    ULC Standard S512

    ULC Standard S512  means the National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S512-M87, Standard for Halogenated Agent Hand and Wheeled Fire Extinguishers, April 1987, as amended March 1989, March 1990, April 1993, September 1996, September 1997 and April 1999, and reaffirmed February 2007, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada. (ULC-S512)

    UN Recommendations

    UN Recommendations  means the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, published by the United Nations (UN), as amended from time to time. (Recommandations de l’ONU)

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  4. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations - SOR/2001-286 (SCHEDULE 1 : Classes 1 to 9)
    Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

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    The quantity limit is expressed in kilograms for solids, in litres for liquids and, for gases, as the capacity in litres of the means of containment. For Class 1, the quantity limit is expressed either in kilograms of net explosives quantity or, if the explosives are subject to special provision 85 or 86, in number of articles.

    The quantity is expressed in kilograms for solids, in litres for liquids, and, for gases, as the capacity in litres of the means of containment. For Class 1, Explosives, the quantity is expressed either in kilograms of net explosives quantity or, if the explosives are subject to special provision 85 or 86, number of articles.
    Column 8 Passenger Carrying Vessel Index. This column gives the maximum quantity of dangerous goods that may be transported, per means of containment, on board a passenger carrying vessel. The quantity limit is expressed in kilograms for solids, in litres for liquids, and, for gases, as the capacity in litres of the means of containment. For Class 1, Explosives, the quantity is expressed either in kilograms of net explosives quantity or, if the explosives are subject to special provision 85 or 86, in number of articles. There may be special stowage requirements or restrictions for some of these dangerous goods, and the consignor should contact the marine carrier for more information.
    Column 9 Passenger Carrying Road Vehicle or Passenger Carrying Railway Vehicle Index. This column gives the maximum quantity of dangerous goods that may be transported, per means of containment, on board a passenger carrying road vehicle or a passenger carrying railway vehicle. The quantity limit is expressed in kilograms for solids, in litres for liquids, and, for gases, as the capacity in litres of the means of containment. For Class 1, Explosives, the quantity is expressed either in kilograms of net explosives quantity or, if the explosives are subject to special provision 85 or 86, in number of articles.
    Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 Column 9
    UN Number Shipping Name and Description Class Packing Group/ Category Special Provisions

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    Explosive Limit and Limited Quantity Index

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    Excepted Quantities
    ERAP Index Passenger Carrying Vessel Index Passenger Carrying Road Vehicle or Passenger Carrying Railway Vehicle Index
    UN0027

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    GUNPOWDER granular or as a meal

    1.1D II 76, 90 10 E0 75 10 Forbidden
    UN1139 COATING SOLUTION (includes surface treatments or coatings used for industrial or other purposes such as vehicle undercoating, drum or barrel lining) 3 I 0.5 L E3 Forbidden 1 L
    UN1942 AMMONIUM NITRATE with not more than 0.2% total combustible material, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance 5.1 III 37 5 kg E1 25 kg
    UN2014 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION with not less than 20% but not more than 60% hydrogen peroxide (stabilized as necessary)

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    II 1 L E2 Forbidden Forbidden
    UN2984 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION with not less than 8% but less than 20% hydrogen peroxide (stabilized as necessary) 5.1 III 5 L E1 2.5 L
    UN3072 LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES NOT SELF-INFLATING, containing dangerous goods as equipment 9 21 0 E0

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  5. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations - SOR/2001-286 (SCHEDULE 3 : Alphabetical Index)
    Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

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    Shipping and/or Technical Name Appellation réglementaire et/ou technique Primary Class UN Number Marine Pollutant
    Ammonium hydrosulfide solution (treat as ammonium sulfide solution) Hydrosulfure d’ammonium en solution 8 See UN2683
    Ammonium hydrosulphide solution (treat as ammonium sulphide solution) Hydrosulfure d’ammonium en solution 8 See UN2683
    AMMONIUM NITRATE with not more than 0.2% combustible substances, including any organic substance calculated as carbon, to the exclusion of any other added substance NITRATE D’AMMONIUM contenant au plus 0,2 % de matières combustibles, y compris les matières organiques exprimées en équivalent carbone, à l’exclusion de toute autre matière 5.1 UN1942
    BLACK POWDER granular or as a meal POUDRE NOIRE sous forme de grains ou de pulvérin 1.1D UN0027
    COATING SOLUTION (includes surface treatments or coatings used for industrial or other purposes such as vehicle undercoating, drum or barrel lining) SOLUTION D’ENROBAGE (traitements de surface ou enrobages utilisés dans l’industrie ou à d’autres fins, tels que sous-couche pour carrosserie de véhicule, revêtement pour fûts et tonneaux) 3 UN1139
    GUNPOWDER granular or as a meal POUDRE NOIRE sous forme de grains ou de pulvérin 1.1D UN0027
    HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION with not less than 8% but less than 20% hydrogen peroxide (stabilized as necessary) PEROXYDE D’HYDROGÈNE EN SOLUTION AQUEUSE contenant au minimum 8 % mais moins de 20 % de peroxyde d’hydrogène (stabilisée selon les besoins) 5.1 UN2984
    HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION with not less than 20% but not more than 60% hydrogen peroxide (stabilized as necessary) PEROXYDE D’HYDROGÈNE EN SOLUTION AQUEUSE contenant au moins 20 % mais au maximum 60 % de peroxyde d’hydrogène (stabilisée selon les besoins) 5.1 UN2014
    LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES NOT SELF-INFLATING, containing dangerous goods as equipment ENGINS DE SAUVETAGE NON AUTOGONFLABLES contenant des marchandises dangereuses comme équipement 9 UN3072

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