Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001

Marginal note:Sub-categories of hazard category “Category 3, flammable products”

• 49 (1) A flammable product described in column 1 of the table to this subsection must be classified in the sub-category set out in column 2.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Product Description	Sub-category
  1	A product that spontaneously combusts under reasonably foreseeable conditions of use	Spontaneously Combustible
  2	A product that heats spontaneously on contact with air to the point that it begins to burn	Spontaneously Combustible
  3	A liquid, other than a liquid in a spray container, that has a flash point, determined in accordance with one of the standards set out in section 50, of
  	(a) less than -18.0°C;	Very Flammable
  	(b) -18.0°C or more but not more than 37.8°C; or	Flammable
  	(c) more than 37.8°C but not more than 60.0°C	Combustible
  4	A solid, paste or gel that emits a vapour that has a flash point, determined in accordance with the standard set out in section 51, of
  	(a) less than -18.0°C;	Very Flammable
  	(b) -18.0°C or more but not more than 37.8°C; or	Flammable
  	(c) more than 37.8°C but not more than 60.0°C	Combustible
  5	A gas, other than a gas in a spray container, that forms a flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 13% or less by volume at normal atmospheric pressure	Flammable
  6	A gas, other than a gas in a spray container, that forms a flammable mixture with air over a concentration range of 12% or more by volume at normal atmospheric pressure	Flammable
  7	A liquid or gas in a spray container that, when tested in accordance with the procedure set out in Schedule 1,
  	(a) has a flame projection of 100 cm or more;	Very Flammable
  	(b) has a flame projection of 15 cm or more but less than 100 cm; or	Flammable
  	(c) exhibits a flashback	Very Flammable

• Marginal note:Flammable liquid in a refillable spray container

  (2) In the case of a liquid flammable product in a refillable spray container, the responsible person must

  • (a) determine both the product’s flash point, in accordance with section 50, and its flame projection and flashback, in accordance with section 52; and

  • (b) classify the product in the most flammable sub-category of the applicable sub-categories as determined under items 3 and 7 of the table to subsection (1).