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Regulated Products Under the Hazardous Products Act

Health Canada

Last Verified: 2004-05-06

Act: Hazardous Products Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. H-3
Regulation: Various

To Whom Does This Apply?

Manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and consumers.

Eligible Area

All Canadian provinces and territories.

Eligible Activities

Articles that are federally regulated for import, sale, or advertisement.

Summary

The purpose of the Hazardous Products Act is to protect the health and safety of consumers by prohibiting or regulating the sale, advertising or import of hazardous or potentially hazardous consumer products, and to ensure the protection of Canadian workers from the adverse effects of hazardous materials through the provision of precautionary labelling and material safety data sheets.

The following items are federally regulated for import, sale, or advertisement in Canada:

Product

Item #

Federal Regulations/Web site reference

Regulated Condition(s)

Asbestos

 

(see Crocidolite Asbestos)

 

Baby Gates

 

(see Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures)

 

Booster Cushions

45

SOR-89-446

must meet Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

Carbonated Beverage Glass Containers (more than 1.5 L)

36

SOR/80-831

labelling and performance standards

Carpet

29 or 30

C.R.C., c. 923

flammability requirements

Carriages and Strollers

39

SOR/85-379

labelling and performance standards

Cellulose Insulation

35

SOR/79-732

labelling and performance standards

Ceramics

 

(see Glazed Ceramics and Glassware)

 

Charcoal

24

C.R.C., c. 924

labelling requirements

Child Restraint Systems

41

SOR/88-151

must meet Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

Children's Sleepwear (loose fitting)

40

SOR/87-443

Contact your local Product Safety officer for a copy of: Children's Sleepwear Flammability Requirement Guidelines

flammability requirements

Consumer Chemicals and Containers

1 and 2

P.C. 2001-1343 1 August, 2001

requires labelling and possibly child-resistant container for certain hazard categories and sub-categories

Controlled Products (chemical products used in the workplace [WHMIS])

Schedule II

SOR/88-66

labelling, MSDSs

Cribs and Cradles

25

SOR/86-962

performance and labelling requirements

Crocidolite Asbestos

44

SOR/89-440

labelling

Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures

46

SOR/90-39

labelling and requirements to address mechanical hazards

Glazed Ceramics and Glassware

20.1

SOR/98-176

must not release a prescribed amount of lead and cadmium

Ice Hockey Helmets

43

SOR/89-257

must meet CSA standards

Infant Feeding Bottle Nipples

37

SOR/84-271

must not contain nitrosamines over a prescribed limit

Insulation

 

(see Cellulose Insulation or UFFI)

 

Kettles

28

C.R.C., c. 927

must not release 0.050 ppm or more lead

Lighters

34

SOR/89-514

must meet labelling & performance requirements

Liquid Coating Materials

31

C.R.C., c. 928

labelling for exterior paints, interior paints must not contain more than 5000 ppm lead

Matches

23

C.R.C., c. 929

performance and labelling requirements

Mattresses

32

SOR/80-810

flammability requirements

Pacifiers

27

C.R.C., c. 930

performance, labelling and toxicity requirements

Paints

 

(see Liquid Coating Materials)

 

Playpens (USA may refer to these products as 'play yards')

26

C.R.C., c. 932

performance and labelling requirements

Safety Glass

17

C.R.C., c. 933

must meet the Standard for Glass: Safety, for Building Construction

Science Education Sets

22(1)

C.R.C., c. 934

labelling and toxicity requirements

Sleepwear

 

(see Children's Sleepwear)

 

Strollers

 

(see Carriages and Strollers)

 

Tents

31.1

SOR/90-245

labelling and flammability requirements

Toys

13 to 20

C.R.C., c. 931

Contact your local Product Safety Office if interested in obtaining a copy of one of the following:

- A Guide to Safety Requirements for Toys

- Toys: Age Classification Guidelines

- must meet mechanical specifications;

- requirements to address mechanical, electrical, toxicological and flammability hazards

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Saskatchewan Contact(s):
See National Contact.


National Contact(s):
Ms. Gail Salminen
Head, Information and Education Unit
Health Canada - National Capital
123 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0K9
Telephone: (613) 957-1502
Fax: (613) 941-4376
Toll-free (information): 1-866-225-0709
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-267-1245
E-mail: gail_salminen@hc-sc.gc.ca




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