Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2001-286)
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Regulations are current to 2021-02-15 and last amended on 2020-02-19. Previous Versions
PART 1Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases (continued)
Special Cases (continued)
Excepted Quantities Exemption
1.17.1 (1) A quantity of dangerous goods, other than explosives, is an excepted quantity if
(a) the dangerous goods are in an inner means of containment and an outer means of containment that are designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety;
(b) any of the dangerous goods in the inner means of containment,
(i) if solids, have a mass that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 1 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in grams,
(ii) if liquids, have a volume that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 1 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres, or
(iii) if gases, including a gas in a liquefied form, are contained in one or more means of containment each of which has a capacity less than or equal to the number shown in column 1 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres; and
(c) any of the dangerous goods in the outer means of containment,
(i) if solids, have a mass that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 2 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in grams,
(ii) if liquids, have a volume that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 2 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres, or
(iii) if gases, including a gas in a liquefied form, are contained in one or more means of containment each of which has a capacity less than or equal to the number shown in column 2 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres.
(2) When dangerous goods in excepted quantities for which different alphanumeric codes are assigned are together in an outer means of containment, the total quantity of dangerous goods must not exceed the lowest maximum net quantity per outer means of containment that is set out in column 2 of the table to this subsection for any of the dangerous goods.
TABLE
Excepted Quantities
Column 1 Column 2 Alphanumeric Code Maximum net quantity per inner means of containment (in g for solids and mL for liquids and gases) Maximum net quantity per outer means of containment (in g for solids and mL for liquids and gases, or sum of g and mL in the case of mixed packing) E0 Not permitted as Excepted Quantity E1 30 1 000 E2 30 500 E3 30 300 E4 1 500 E5 1 300 (3) Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks), Part 5 (Means of Containment), Part 6 (Training), Part 7 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan) and Part 8 (Reporting Requirements) do not apply to the handling, offering for transport or transporting of dangerous goods in excepted quantities if each means of containment is marked on one side, other than a side on which it is intended to rest or to be stacked during transport, with the excepted quantities mark illustrated below.
Excepted Quantities Mark
Black or red: Hatching around edge of square and symbol White (or a colour that contrasts, as applicable, with black or red): Background Size: Square, and each side must be at least 100 mm The symbol is a stylized capital E enclosed in a circle and all three cross bars of the letter E must touch the perimeter of the circle Replace * with the primary class Replace ** with the name of the consignor or the consignee (4) When dangerous goods in excepted quantities are in a means of containment that is inside an overpack, the following information must be displayed on the overpack, unless that information is on the means of containment and is visible through the overpack:
(5) The number of outer means of containment containing dangerous goods in excepted quantities on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or an intermodal container must not exceed 1 000.
(6) When dangerous goods in excepted quantities are in an inner means of containment that is inside an outer means of containment, the inner means of containment is not required to be marked in accordance with subsection (3) if
(7) If a shipping document or any other document accompanies dangerous goods in excepted quantities, the document must include the words “dangerous goods in excepted quantities” or “marchandises dangereuses en quantités exceptées” and must indicate the number of outer means of containment.
(8) 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 dangerous goods in excepted quantities that are assigned to alphanumeric codes E1, E2, E4 and E5 in column 6(b) of Schedule 1 if
- SOR/2003-273, s. 1
- SOR/2008-34, s. 8
- SOR/2014-159, s. 6
- SOR/2014-306, s. 8
- SOR/2016-95, ss. 6(F), 41
Medical Device or Article
1.18 These Regulations do not apply to the transport on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a vessel on a domestic voyage of
(a) a medical device, wheelchair or medical article if
(b) a radio-pharmaceutical that has been injected in or ingested by an individual or an animal.
- SOR/2002-306, s. 7
- SOR/2008-34, s. 9
- SOR/2012-245, s. 9
- SOR/2017-253, s. 52
Samples for Inspection or Investigation Exemption
1.19 These Regulations do not apply to samples of goods, including forensic samples, that are reasonably believed to be dangerous goods if, for the purposes of inspection or investigation duties under an Act of Parliament or of a provincial legislature, the samples are
(a) in transport under the direct supervision of a federal, provincial or municipal government employee acting in the course of employment; and
(b) in one or more means of containment designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety.
- SOR/2003-273, s. 2
- SOR/2008-34, s. 10
- SOR/2017-253, s. 5
Samples Classifying, Analysing or Testing Exemption
1.19.1 Part 2 (Classification), Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks), Part 5 (Means of Containment), Part 6 (Training) and Part 7 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan) do not apply to samples of goods that the consignor reasonably believes to be dangerous goods, but the classification or the exact chemical composition of the goods is unknown and cannot be readily determined if
(a) in the case of
(i) samples that are reasonably believed to be a gas, including a gas in a liquefied form, they are in one or more means of containment in compliance with the requirements for transporting gases in Part 5 (Means of Containment), or
(ii) samples that are reasonably believed not to be a gas, they are in one or more means of containment designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety;
(b) the samples are in transport for the purposes of classifying, analysing or testing;
(c) the samples are believed not to contain explosives, infectious substances or radioactive materials;
(d) the dangerous goods are contained in one or more means of containment each of which has a gross mass less than or equal to 10 kg;
(e) the samples are accompanied by a document that includes the name and address of the consignor and the words “test samples” or “échantillons d’épreuve”; and
(f) each means of containment has marked on it the words “test samples” or “échantillons d’épreuve” and the words are legible and displayed on a contrasting background.
- SOR/2008-34, s. 10
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