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PART 4 DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY MARKS TABLE OF CONTENTS Background Definitions Background Dangerous goods safety marks are required to be displayed on a means of containment containing dangerous goods in transport. Dangerous goods safety marks include labels, placards, orange panels, signs, marine pollutant marks, numbers, letters, abbreviations and words used to identify dangerous goods and to show the nature of the danger they pose. Dangerous goods safety marks give a quick identification of dangerous goods in the event of an emergency situation such as an accident or an accidental release of dangerous goods from a means of containment. Dangerous goods safety marks are also an awareness tool for people involved in transportation, including truck drivers, train crews, loading dock workers, reception personnel at a lab or a hospital and aircraft loading personnel. Generally, labels are displayed on small means of containment and placards are displayed on large means of containment. The term "home-trade voyage, Class I" is used in this Part and is not defined in Part 1, Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases, but it is defined in regulations made under the "Canada Shipping Act". DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY MARKS Definitions Definitions for the following terms, used in this Part, are provided in Part 1, Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases:
4.1 Requirements for Dangerous Goods Safety Marks (1) A person must not offer for transport, transport or import a means of containment that contains dangerous goods unless each dangerous goods safety mark required by this Part and illustrated in the appendix to this Part, or illustrated in Chapter 5.2 or 5.3 of the UN Recommendations, is displayed on it in accordance with this Part. SOR/2003-273 Despite subsection (1), a person may, before August 15, 2005, offer for transport, transport or import a small means of containment that contains dangerous goods if each dangerous goods safety mark required by the "Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations" in force on August 14, 2002 has, in accordance with those Regulations, been displayed on it since that date. SOR/2003-273 4.2 Misleading Dangerous Goods Safety Marks As provided for in section 6 of the Act, a person must not display a prescribed safety mark on a means of containment or means of transport or at a facility if the mark is misleading as to the presence of danger or the nature of any danger. 4.3 Display of Dangerous Goods Safety Marks Before Loading or Packing a Large Means of Containment A person must not load or pack dangerous goods into a large means of containment for transport unless, immediately before the loading or packing, the large means of containment has displayed on it the dangerous goods safety marks that will be required when the loading or packing is complete. 4.4 Consignor Responsibilities (1) Before importing dangerous goods or allowing a carrier in Canada to take possession of dangerous goods for transport, the consignor must
(2) The consignor is not required to provide the dangerous goods safety marks referred to in paragraph (1)(c) if they
(1) The carrier of dangerous goods must
(2) When the DANGER placard is required to be displayed on a large means of containment, the carrier may continue to display that placard until the large means of containment no longer contains any of the dangerous goods that required the display of that placard. 4.6 Visibility, Legibility and Colour Dangerous goods safety marks must be
4.7 Labels and Placards: Size and Orientation (1) Labels and placards must be displayed on a means of containment as they are illustrated in the appendix to this Part, that is, a square on a point. (2) Each side of a label must be at least 100 mm in length with a line running 5 mm inside the edge. However, except for dangerous goods included in Class 7, Radioactive Materials, if that size label, together with the shipping name, technical name and UN number, cannot be displayed because of the irregular shape or size of the small means of containment, each side of the label may be reduced in length by the same amount to the point where the label, together with the shipping name, technical name and UN number, will fit that small means of containment, but must not be reduced to less than 30 mm. If 30 mm will not fit, subsection 4.10(4) allows the label to be displayed on a tag attached to the means of containment. (3) Each side of a placard must be at least 250 mm in length and, except for the DANGER placard, have a line running 12.5 mm inside the edge. However, except for dangerous goods included in Class 7, Radioactive Materials, if that size placard cannot be displayed because of the irregular shape or size of the large means of containment, each side of the placard may be reduced in length by the same amount to the point where the placard will fit that large means of containment, but must not be reduced to less than 100 mm. (4) If the size of a label or a placard is reduced, every symbol, letter and number required on that label or placard must be reduced proportionately. (5) If a large means of containment contains dangerous goods included in Class 7, Radioactive Materials, and a placard is required to be displayed in accordance with this Part, the means of containment must have displayed on it the placard required for the dangerous goods or the appropriate optional placard illustrated in the appendix to this Part. 4.8 Ways to Display a UN Number (1) A UN number that is required by this Part to be displayed on a small means of containment or on a tag attached to it must be displayed in one of the following ways:
The illustration showing the UN number to the right of the placard is an example only and does not indicate a mandatory position. For example, a wrap-around label may be used on a cylinder. (2) A UN number that is required by this Part to be displayed on a large means of containment must be displayed in one of the following ways:
4.9 Removal of Dangerous Goods Safety Marks (1) Dangerous goods safety marks must remain displayed on a means of containment until its contents have been neutralized or the means of containment has been unloaded, unpacked, cleaned or purged so that there is no longer a danger present in the means of containment. (2) The person who neutralizes the contents of the means of containment or who unloads, unpacks, cleans or purges it must cover or remove the dangerous goods safety marks when there is no longer a danger present in the means of containment. 4.10 Dangerous Goods Safety Marks on a Small Means of Containment: Labels (1) One label must be displayed on a small means of containment for the primary class and one for each subsidiary class set out in column 3 of Schedule 1 for each of the dangerous goods in transport in the small means of containment, except that
(2) For the subsidiary class of Class 1, the label to be displayed is the label for Class 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 illustrated in the appendix to this Part. The dangerous goods that have a subsidiary class of Class 1 are listed in paragraph 2.8(1)(a) in Part 2, Classification, and have "(1)" shown in column 3 of Schedule 1. (3) When a label is required to be displayed, it must be displayed
(4) Despite subsection (3), a label with sides that are reduced to 30 mm in length in accordance with subsection 4.7(2) may be displayed on a tag that is securely attached to a small means of containment. 4.11 Shipping Name and Technical Name on a Small Means of Containment or on a Tag (1) When dangerous goods in transport are in a small means of containment on which the primary class label for the dangerous goods is displayed, the shipping name of the dangerous goods must be displayed next to the primary class label. (2) When dangerous goods in transport are subject to special provision 16 in Schedule 2 and are in a small means of containment on which the shipping name is displayed, the technical name of the most dangerous substance related to the primary class of the dangerous goods must be displayed, in parentheses, following the shipping name. (3) When the primary class label for dangerous goods in transport is displayed on a tag in accordance with subsection 4.10(4), the shipping name and, when required by subsection (2), the technical name of the dangerous goods must also be displayed on the tag. 4.12 UN Numbers on a Small Means of Containment or on a Tag (1) When dangerous goods in transport are in a small means of containment on which the primary class label for the dangerous goods is displayed, the UN number for the dangerous goods must be displayed on or next to the primary class label. (2) When the primary class label for dangerous goods in transport is displayed on a tag in accordance with subsection 4.10(4), the UN number must also be displayed on the tag on or next to the primary class label. When dangerous goods included in Class 3, Flammable Liquids, are to be transported by a ship other than a short-run ferry and are in a small means of containment, the flash point or the flash point range for the dangerous goods must be displayed on the small means of containment next to the shipping name of the dangerous goods or, if there is a technical name, next to the technical name. 4.14 Name or Symbol of Radionuclide, Activity and Transport Index For dangerous goods included in Class 7, Radioactive Materials, the name or symbol of the radionuclide or, if there is a mixture of radionuclides, the most restrictive of the radionuclides in the mixture, the activity and the transport index of the dangerous goods, determined in accordance with the "Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations", must be displayed on the primary class label for the dangerous goods. 4.15 Dangerous Goods Safety Marks on a Large Means of Containment: Placards and UN Numbers (1) A placard and UN number must be displayed in accordance with the following table on a large means of containment, other than a ship or an aircraft, containing dangerous goods if
have a total gross mass greater than 500 kg; or
Table Placards and UN Numbers
Note: ERAP - Emergency Response Assistance Plan, see Part 7. (2) The placard must be displayed on each side and each end of a large means of containment except that the placard may be displayed on
(3) A subsidiary class placard, without the class number in the bottom corner, must be displayed on each side and each end of a large means of containment for dangerous goods for which an emergency response assistance plan is required and that have a subsidiary class of
4.16 General Options for Placards and UN Numbers Despite the requirement for the display of primary class placards in section 4.15, when two dangerous goods have different UN numbers but are identified by the same primary class placard, that placard needs to be displayed only once on each side and each end of a large means of containment. 4.17 Options for Class 1, Explosives (1) Despite section 4.15, a placard is not required to be displayed for explosives that are included in
(2) Despite section 4.15, only the placard for the explosives with the lowest division number is required to be displayed for explosives that are included in more than one division and are in a large means of containment, except in the following cases:
(3) Despite the requirement in section 4.15 for the display of a UN number, a UN number is not required to be displayed for Class 1, Explosives. (1) When more than one primary class placard or more than one UN number is required by section 4.15 to be displayed for dangerous goods included in Class 2, Gases, that are to be transported by road vehicle solely on land, they may be replaced by the DANGER placard and the primary class placard and the UN number for the most dangerous gas, according to the following decreasing order of danger:
(2) In addition to the requirements for placards and UN numbers in section 4.15, when one of the gases on a road vehicle or railway vehicle that is to be transported by ship is included in Class 2.1, Flammable Gas, the flammable gas placard illustrated in the appendix to this Part must be displayed. When dangerous goods included in Class 2, Gases, are oxidizing gases, the oxidizing gas placard illustrated in the appendix to this Part must be displayed for the following dangerous goods instead of the placards required by section 4.15: SOR/2002-306
(4) If an emergency response assistance plan is required for any of the dangerous goods referred to in subsections (1) to (3), the UN number for those dangerous goods must be displayed. 4.19 Dangerous Goods Safety Marks on a Compartmentalized Large Means of Containment (1) When dangerous goods included in different primary classes are transported in different compartments of a compartmentalized large means of containment,
(2) When all compartments in a compartmentalized large means of containment contain dangerous goods included in the same primary class,
4.20 Elevated Temperature Sign In addition to the requirements for placards and UN numbers in section 4.15, the elevated temperature sign must be displayed for dangerous goods that are in transport in a large means of containment and that are UN3256, ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, N.O.S., Class 3, UN3257, ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, N.O.S., Class 9, or UN3258, ELEVATED TEMPERATURE SOLID, N.O.S., Class 9. The elevated temperature sign must be displayed on each side and each end of the large means of containment next to each primary class placard for the dangerous goods or, if there is a subsidiary class placard, next to the subsidiary class placard. If fumigation of a large means of containment is done using dangerous goods and the fumigant is the only dangerous goods in transport in the large means of containment, the fumigation sign must be displayed next to or at each entryway into the large means of containment through which a person can enter. The consignor must ensure that the fumigation sign is displayed by the person in charge of the fumigation process and the sign must have displayed on it the name of the fumigant and the date and time the fumigant was applied. (1) In addition to the requirements for placards and UN numbers in section 4.15, the marine pollutant mark must be displayed in the following locations, for dangerous goods that are marine pollutants in transport by ship:
(2) The marine pollutant mark is not required to be displayed when marine pollutants are
ILLUSTRATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY MARKS Each class of dangerous goods has assigned to it a label, a placard or both. The labels and placards are illustrated below. Also illustrated is the DANGER placard, the oxidizing gas label and placard, the elevated temperature sign, the fumigation sign, the marine pollutant mark and the orange panel. The size requirements for the signs, the marine pollutant mark and the orange panel are also provided. LABELS AND PLACARDS CLASS 1, EXPLOSIVES Class 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Label and Placard Black: Symbol, numbers, letter and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Orange: Background The symbol is an exploding bomb. ** place for division - to be left blank if explosive is a subsidiary class * place for the Compatibility Group Letter - to be left blank if explosive is a subsidiary class
Label and Placard Black: Numbers, letter and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Orange: Background * place for the Compatibility Group Letter CLASS 2, GASES Class 2.1, Flammable Gases
Label and Placard Black or White: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Red: Background The symbol is a flame. Class 2.2, Non-flammable and Non-toxic Gases
Label and Placard Black or White: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Green: Background The symbol is a gas cylinder. Class 2.3, Toxic Gases Oxidizing Gases CLASS 3, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS Class 3, Flammable Liquids
Label and Placard Black or White: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Red: Background The symbol is a flame. CLASS 4, FLAMMABLE SOLIDS, SUBSTANCES LIABLE TO SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION AND SUBSTANCES THAT ON CONTACT WITH WATER EMIT FLAMMABLE GASES (WATER REACTIVE SUBSTANCES) Class 4.1, Flammable Solids
Label and Placard Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Red: 7 red stripes resulting in 13 equally spaced vertical stripes White: Background The symbol is a flame. Class 4.2, Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion
Label and Placard Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Red: Lower half White: Upper half The symbol is a flame. Class 4.3, Water Reactive Substances
Label and Placard Black or White: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Blue: Background The symbol is a flame. CLASS 5, OXIDIZING SUBSTANCES AND ORGANIC PEROXIDES Class 5.1, Oxidizing Substances
Label and Placard Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Yellow: Background The symbol is a flame over a circle (Flaming "O"). Class 5.2, Organic Peroxides
Label and Placard Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Yellow: Background The symbol is a flame over a circle (Flaming "O"). CLASS 6, TOXIC AND INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES Class 6.1, Toxic Substances
Label and Placard Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard White: Background The symbol is a skull and crossbones. Class 6.2, Infectious Substances
Label Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge White: Background The symbol is three crescents superimposed on a circle. The text is:
Class 6.2, Infectious Substances
Placard Black: Symbol, number and line 12.5 mm inside the edge White: Background The symbol is three crescents superimposed on a circle. CLASS 7, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS Class 7, Radioactive Materials Category I - White
Label and Optional Placard Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Red: One vertical bar following the word "RADIOACTIVE" White: Background The symbol is a trefoil. The additional text under the word "RADIOACTIVE" is: CONTENTS ................... CONTENU ACTIVITY ................... ACTIVITÉ Class 7, Radioactive Materials Category II - Yellow
Label and Optional Placard Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Red: Two vertical bars following the word "RADIOACTIVE" Yellow: Upper half of background excluding the border White: Lower half of background and the border The symbol is a trefoil. The additional text under the word "RADIOACTIVE" is: CONTENTS ................... CONTENU ACTIVITY ................... ACTIVITÉ INDICE DE TRANSPORT INDEX
Class 7, Radioactive Materials Category III - Yellow
Label and Optional Placard Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard Red: Three vertical bars following the word "RADIOACTIVE" Yellow: Upper half of background excluding the border White: Lower half of background and the border The symbol is a trefoil. The additional text under the word "RADIOACTIVE" is: CONTENTS ................... CONTENU ACTIVITY ................... ACTIVITÉ INDICE DE TRANSPORT INDEX
Class 7, Radioactive Materials
Placard Black: Symbol, number, text and line 12.5 mm inside the edge Yellow: Upper half of background excluding the border White: Lower half of background and the border The symbol is a trefoil. The word "RADIOACTIVE" is optional. CLASS 8, CORROSIVES Class 8, Corrosives
Label and Placard White: The number 8, upper half of background and the border Black: Lower half of the background, except for the border and the number, and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard The symbol is liquid spilling from two glass vessels and attacking a hand and a metal bar. CLASS 9, MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS, SUBSTANCES OR ORGANISMS Class 9, Miscellaneous Products, Substances or Organisms
Label and Placard Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard White: Background The symbol is 7 black stripes resulting in 13 equally spaced vertical stripes in the upper half. OTHER PLACARDS DANGER PLACARD
Placard Black: Text White: Centre horizontal band forming the background for the word "DANGER" Red: Background except for the centre band The symbol is the word DANGER, with each letter at least 50 mm high and at least 10 mm wide. SIGNS ELEVATED TEMPERATURE SIGN
Red: Symbol and border White: Background Size: Equilateral triangle with sides of at least 250 mm in length The symbol is a thermometer. This sign may be displayed on a standard-sized white placard. FUMIGATION SIGN
Black: Symbol and text White: Background Size: Rectangle, at least 300 mm wide and 250 mm high The symbol is the word DANGER centered between two skulls and crossbones.
MARKS MARINE POLLUTANT MARK
Black: Symbol and text White: Background Size: For small means of containment, an isoceles triangle with each side at least 100 mm in length. For large means of containment, each side must be at least 250 mm in length. The symbol is a fish with X on top. The text is "MARINE POLLUTANT" or "POLLUANT MARIN". PANELS ORANGE PANEL
Black: Numbers and border Orange: Background Size: Rectangle, at least 120 mm high and 300 mm wide with a border 10 mm wide. Replace * with the four digits of the UN number which must be at least 65 mm high. |
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