Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

265 (1) Subject to sections 266 to 268, each hazardous product, other than a hazardous product referred to in paragraph 261(c), that is on board a vessel and is intended for use on that vessel and each container in which the hazardous product is contained on board a vessel must, if the hazardous product or the container is received from a supplier, have applied to it a supplier label.

(2) Subject to sections 266 to 268 and 271, if a hazardous product, other than a hazardous product referred to in paragraph 261(c), is received from a supplier and an employer places the hazardous product on board a vessel in a container other than the container in which it was received from the supplier, the employer must apply to the container a supplier label or work place label that discloses the following information:

• (a) the product identifier;

• (b) the hazard information in respect of the hazardous product; and

• (c) a statement indicating that a safety data sheet for the hazardous product is on board the vessel.

(3) Subject to sections 266 to 268, if an employer produces on board a vessel a hazardous product, other than a fugitive emission, and the hazardous product is not in a container, the employer must disclose the following information on a work place label applied to the hazardous product or on a sign posted in a conspicuous place in the work place:

• (a) the product identifier;

• (b) the hazard information in respect of the hazardous product; and

• (c) a statement indicating that a work place safety data sheet for the hazardous product is on board the vessel.

(4) Subject to sections 266 to 268, if an employer produces on board a vessel a hazardous product, other than a fugitive emission, and places the hazardous product in a container, the employer must apply a work place label to the container that discloses the information referred to in paragraphs (3)(a) to (c).

(5) Subject to sections 270 and 271, a person must not remove, deface, modify or alter the supplier label applied to

• (a) a hazardous product that is on board a vessel; or

• (b) the container of a hazardous product that is on board a vessel.