Hazardous Products Act

The Hazardous Products Act. (R.S., 1985, c. H-3) This act prohibits advertising, sale, and import of hazardous products. It requires Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for chemicals. It also allows inspection of facilities for compliance. 

A Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document summarizing the hazards and health and safety information for a chemical. In the United States, the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) requires that chemical manufacturers must make an MSDS available to employees and customers for every chemical manufactured or sold. The Canadian Hazardous Products Act (R.S., 1985, c. H-3) has the same requirement. 

Hazardous ingredient A category of ingredients which, under the Hazardous Products Act, must be iisted in the Hazardous ingredients section of an SDS if it meets the criteria for a... 

Lead in the Canadian diet is regulated under two Federal statutes The F D Act for Pb as a contaminant in various categories of foods, including infant formulae in the Canadian diet, and leachable Pb levels from ceramic ware and food utensils through the Hazardous Products Act. Food health and safety standards are established by Health Canada and enforced by agencies such as the Ministry of National Health and Welfare. 

Lead leaching limits from containers and utensils into food were estabUshed within the Hazardous Products Act through R.S., c. H-3, Part 1 of Schedule 1, Item 2. The limits are similar to those of the U.S. FDA. Lead leaching provisions of the Hazardous Products Act are enforced through Health Canada s Product Safety Bureau. Any glass or cup, including crystal ware, that has an exterior decorative pattern around the rim also comes under the Canadian Product Safety Act. The F D Act was amended by Chapter 42, Statutes of Canada, through Bill C-28, and formally codified in November 25,2005. 

In Canada, the set of provincial and federal regulations, collectively known as Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), stipulates similar requirements. The Provincial Acts and regulations in this area either adopt or provide essentially the same requirements as the Federal Hazardous Products Act and the Controlled Products Regulations under that Act [21, 22]. 

Hazardous Products Act, Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada, Ottawa, Canada KIA 0S9. 

Canada Labour Code (R.S., 1985, c. L-2) http //laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/Statute/L/L-2.pdf http //laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/L-2/index.html Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations http //laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/Regulation/S/SOR-86-304.pdf http //laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/SOR-86-304/index.html Hazardous Products Act (R.S., 1985, c. H-3) http //laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/Statute/H/H-3.pdf http //laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/H-3/index.html Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (1992, c. 34) http //laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/Statute/T/T-19.01.pdf http //laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/T-19.01/index.html Additional important federal links... 

The importance of hydrolysis potential, ie, whether moisture or water is present, is illustrated by the following example. In the normal dermal toxicity test, namely dry product on dry animal skin, sodium borohydride was found to be nontoxic under the classification of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Furthermore, it was not a skin sensitizer. But on moist skin, severe irritation and bums resulted. 

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, part 1500, Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulation, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Washington,... 

The safety policy for the company, although common in most parts with the safety policy for every company, may require being prepared in detail. This would naturally cover any process, hazardous product or procedure specific to the organization. In preparing the policy, it is essential to ensure that parts referred to in Section 2(3) of the 1974 Act are covered, i.e. ... 

To help protect small children, CPSC requires that the concentration of lead in most paints available through normal consumer channels be not more than 0.06%. The Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FHSA) bans children s products containing hazardous amounts of lead. 

However, for the receipt and treatment of information about the status of hazardous productions in general and especially in cases of failure due to terrorist acts, it is necessary to establish the necessary informative ducting in advance. Under informative channel we mean the way information transfer is done, regardless of the facilities, which includes the system of information transfer, system of transport of information and eventual system or systems for reception of information. Directions of information flow can change depending on active jobs. 

Consumer Product Safety Act, enacted in 1972, created the Consumer Product Safety Commission and gives the Commission authority to issue mandatory safety standards, ban hazardous products, investigate safety of products, and use other forms of corrective action. 

Federal Hazardous Substances Act CPSC Household products Risk... 

The requirements in 16 CFR Parts 1000-1799 contain the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act and the Hazardous Substances Act that are designed to ensure consumer safety. Although these regulations primarily concern the final plastic products to customers, colorant and additive formulators are required to ensure these products, when used in the customer s final commercial product, will meet these regulatory requirements. Among these requirements are constituency limits for certain hazardous ingredients (such as toxic metals) and product flammability criteria. 

Consumer Products. The Consumer Product Safety Commission s (CPSC) labeling criteria under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act are based on biological testing. In the absence of specific data, CPSC requires specific cautionary statements for consumer products containing certain types and amounts of sodium siUcates (87). 

US Consumer Product Safety Commission. 2001. Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter C -Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations, 16, Part 1500. 

To carry out its mission, CPSC administers five statutes. They are (1) the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), (2) the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), (3) the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), (4) the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), and (5) the Refrigerator Safety Act (RSA). Toxicological issues arise most frequently under the CPSA, FHSA, and PPPA. CPSC regulations implementing these statutes may be found at Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and are available on the Commission s website. 

US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (1992) Labeling requirements for art materials presenting chronic hazards guidelines for determining chronic toxicity of products subject to the FHSA supplementary definition of toxic under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act final rules. Federal Register 57 46626—46674 (1992). 

SCHC is a professional society of individuals who are engaged in the business of hazard communication. The members have a broad range of occupations - chemistry, industrial hygiene, and toxicology are a few examples. Their jobs are also diverse. Many prepare labels and MSDSs for their employers products. Others train users of hazardous chemicals, act as expert witnesses, or implement government regulations. They work in industry, government, and academia. 

Indeed the principle has been enshrined in many international forums, particularly those that have set the generational goal to achieve the elimination of hazardous substances (Thorpe, 2003). The Nordic countries, in particular, have based many of their chemical policies round the principle of substitution. Most notable is the Swedish Chemicals Products Act of 1985, which puts the onus on anyone handling or importing a chemical to avoid chemical products for which less hazardous substitutes are available (Geiser and Tickner, 2003). 

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