Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 (SOR/2001-269)

Marginal note:Exemption — packaging

• 16 (1) Packaging is exempt from the requirements of paragraph 15(1)(b) if the packaging

  • (a) is transparent and

    • (i) the required information displayed on the container is legible through the packaging, and

    • (ii) the transparent packaging does not obscure any of the required information on the container; or

  • (b) is not transparent and

    • (i) encloses

      • (A) a container and a product that is not subject to these Regulations, or

      • (B) two or more containers that have different information requirements, and

    • (ii) displays the following signal word and primary hazard statement, or a statement to the same effect, in the manner set out in sections 17 to 20 and 23, subsections 24(1) and (3) and sections 25, 26 and 28:

      “CAUTION. CONTAINS PRODUCTS THAT MAY BE HARMFUL. READ WARNINGS ON EACH CONTAINER.”

      “ATTENTION. CONTIENT DES PRODUITS QUI PEUVENT ÊTRE NOCIFS. LIRE LES MISES EN GARDE SUR CHAQUE CONTENANT.”

• Marginal note:Exemption — packaging not customarily displayed

  (2) Packaging that is not customarily displayed to the consumer, such as a shipping carton, is exempt from the requirements of paragraph 15(1)(b).

Presentation of Information — Technical Specifications

Marginal note:Languages, legibility and durability

17 The information required by these Regulations to be displayed on a container must be

• (a) displayed in both official languages; and

• (b) clear and legible and remain so throughout the useful life of the chemical product, or in the case of a refillable container, throughout its useful life, under normal conditions of transportation, storage, sale and use.

Marginal note:Colour contrast

18 The colour contrast between the information and the background must be equivalent to at least a 70% screen of black on white.

Marginal note:Print — general rules

• 19 (1) If the information is set out in words, they must be printed in a standard sans serif type that

  • (a) is not compressed, expanded or decorative; and

  • (b) as illustrated in Schedule 4, has a large “x-Height” relative to the ascender or descender of the type.

• Marginal note:Measurement of height of type

  (2) The height of the type referred to in subsection (1) is determined by measuring an upper-case letter or a lower-case letter that has an ascender or descender, such as “b” or “p”.

Marginal note:Print — upper-case letters

20 The following information must be printed

• (a) in upper-case letters

  • (i) the signal word,

  • (ii) the primary hazard statement, and

  • (iii) the specific hazard statement; and

• (b) in bold-faced, upper-case letters, the titles “FIRST AID TREATMENT” and “PREMIERS SOINS”.

Marginal note:Hazard symbol — reproduction

21 The hazard symbol must be an exact reproduction of the applicable symbol depicted in Schedule 2, except with respect to size and colour.

Marginal note:Hazard symbol — minimum diameter

22 The hazard symbol must, when the main display panel has the area set out in column 1 of the table to this section, have a diameter at least as large as that set out in column 2.

• Return to footnote ^*Alternatively, this diameter may be calculated by multiplying the square root of the area in cm² of the main display panel by 1.95.

Marginal note:Signal word — height

23 The height of the signal word must be at least one quarter of the minimum diameter of a hazard symbol determined in accordance with section 22.

Marginal note:Other information — height and body size

• 24 (1) Subject to subsection (3), when the main display panel has an area set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection, the following information must be in type that is at least the height set out in column 2 and at least the body size set out in column 3:

  • (a) the primary hazard statement;

  • (b) the specific hazard statement;

  • (c) the negative and positive instructions; and

  • (d) the titles “FIRST AID TREATMENT” and “PREMIERS SOINS”.

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
    Item	Area of the main display panel	Minimum height of type	Minimum body size of type
    1	less than 100 cm2	2 mm	6 point
    2	100 cm2 or more but less than 330 cm2	3 mm	8 point
    3	330 cm2 or more	4 mm	12 point

• Marginal note:First aid statement — height and body size

  (2) Subject to subsection (3), the first aid statement, except for the titles “FIRST AID TREATMENT” and “PREMIERS SOINS”, must be in type that has a minimum height of 2 mm and a minimum body size of 6 points.

• Marginal note:Exception — quick skin-bonding adhesive

  (3) In the case of a quick skin-bonding adhesive referred to in Part 4, when the main display panel of the container has an area set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection, the primary hazard statement, the titles “FIRST AID TREATMENT” and “PREMIERS SOINS” and the first aid statement must be in type that is at least the height set out in column 2 and at least the body size set out in column 3.

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
  Item	Area of the main display panel	Minimum height of type	Minimum body size of type
  1	less than 10 cm2	1.5 mm	4.5 point
  2	10 cm2 or more but less than 35 cm2	2 mm	6 point

Location and Order — General Rule

Marginal note:Location and order

• 25 (1) The information required by these Regulations must be displayed on the container at the following locations and in the following order:

  • (a) on the main display panel,

    • (i) a hazard symbol,

    • (ii) the signal word “EXTREME DANGER”, “DANGER” or “CAUTION”, as the case may be, and

    • (iii) the primary hazard statement; and

  • (b) on any part of the display surface,

    • (i) the specific hazard statement,

    • (ii) negative instructions,

    • (iii) positive instructions, and

    • (iv) the first aid statement.

• Marginal note:Exemption — small container

  (2) Despite subsection (1) and subject to Part 4, if the main display panel of a container has an area of

  • (a) less than 35 cm², only the hazard symbol and the signal word need be displayed; or

  • (b) 35 cm² or more but less than 70 cm² and more than one hazard symbol is required, the required negative and positive instructions, other than the positive instructions referred to in subsection 11(2), may be omitted.

Location on Main Display Panel

Marginal note:Location of hazard symbol, signal word and primary hazard statement

• 26 (1) The information referred to in paragraph 25(1)(a) must be located as follows:

  • (a) below the common name or brand name of the chemical product;

  • (b) centred parallel to and near the base of the main display panel; and

  • (c) subject to subsection (3), immediately below one another.

• Marginal note:Base of collapsible tube

  (2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), the base of the main display panel of a collapsible tube is the end from which the chemical product is discharged.

• Marginal note:Exception — short, wide containers

  (3) If the main display panel has a height that is less than 10 cm and a width that is at least twice the height, the signal word may be located immediately beside the hazard symbol instead of below it.

Marginal note:Multiple hazard symbols

27 If more than one hazard symbol is required, the symbols must be grouped immediately beside each other in a row parallel to the base of the container.

Marginal note:Precedence among signal words

28 If these Regulations require that more than one signal word be displayed on a container, only the signal word that discloses the greatest hazard must be displayed on the container.

Location of Other Hazard Information

Marginal note:Location of specific hazard statement, instructions and first aid statement

29 The information referred to in paragraph 25(1)(b) must be

• (a) left justified; and

• (b) enclosed within a border that demarcates the information from other information displayed on the display surface.