Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

10.35 (1) Subject to sections 10.37 to 10.39, each hazardous product, other than a hazardous product referred to in paragraph 10.31(1)(c), in a work place and each container in which the hazardous product is contained in a work place shall, if the hazardous product or the container is received from a supplier,

• (a) in the case where the hazardous product is in a bulk shipment, be accompanied by a supplier label;

• (b) in the case where the employer has undertaken in writing to apply a label to the inner container of the hazardous product, have applied to it a supplier label as soon as possible after the hazardous product is received from the supplier; and

• (c) in any other case, have applied to it a supplier label.

(2) Subject to sections 10.37 to 10.39 and 10.42, if a hazardous product, other than a hazardous product referred to in paragraph 10.31(1)(c), is received from a supplier and an employer places the hazardous product in the work place in a container other than the container in which it was received from the supplier, the employer shall 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 available in the work place.

(3) Subject to sections 10.41 and 10.42, no person shall remove, deface, modify or alter the supplier label applied to

• (a) a hazardous product that is in the work place; or

• (b) the container of a hazardous product that is in the work place.