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Vol. 141, No. 44 — November 3, 2007
Glass Doors and Enclosures Regulations
Statutory authority
Hazardous Products Act
Sponsoring department
Department of Health
REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT
For the Regulatory Impact Analysis, see the Order Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Glass Doors and Enclosures).
PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT
Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to section 5 (see footnote a) of the Hazardous Products Act, proposes to make the annexed Glass Doors and Enclosures Regulations.
Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Shannon Whittle, Project Officer, Consumer Product Safety Bureau, Product Safety Programme, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health, Postal Locator: 3504D, MacDonald Building, 123 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 (fax: 613-952-9138; e-mail: shannon_ whittle@hc-sc.gc.ca).
Ottawa, October 25, 2007
MARY PICHETTE
Acting Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council
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GLASS DOORS AND ENCLOSURES REGULATIONS |
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INTERPRETATION |
| Definitions |
1. The following definitions apply in these
Regulations. |
"Act"
« Loi » |
"Act" means the Hazardous Products Act. |
"glass door or enclosure"
« portes et enceintes
contenant
du verre » |
"glass door or enclosure" means the following products when they are for household use:
(a) a bathtub or shower door or enclosure that is made of glass or that contains a pane of glass;
(b) a storm door that is made of glass or that contains a pane of glass; and
(c) an exterior door, other than a storm door, that contains a pane of glass that has an area greater than 0.5 m2 and whose lowest edge is less than 900 mm from the bottom edge of the door. |
"laminated glass"
« verre
feuilleté » |
"laminated glass" means glass that is formed when two or more sheets of glass are bonded to an
intervening layer or layers of plastic material. |
"person responsible"
« responsable » |
"person responsible", in respect of a glass door or enclosure, means
(a) if the product is manufactured in Canada, the manufacturer who sells or advertises it; and
(b) if the product is imported, the importer. |
"safety glass"
« verre de sécurité » |
"safety glass" means laminated, tempered or wired glass. |
"safety glass standard"
" norme sur
le verre de sécurité » |
"safety glass standard" means the standard CAN/CGSB-12.1-M90, entitled Tempered or Laminated Safety Glass, published in November 1990 by the Canadian General Standards Board. |
"tempered glass"
« verre
trempé » |
"tempered glass" means glass that has been treated chemically or thermally so that, on fracture, it disintegrates into many small granular pieces. |
"wired glass"
« verre armé » |
"wired glass" means glass into which a wire mesh has been embedded. |
" wired safety glass standard"
« norme sur
le verre de sécurité armé » |
"wired safety glass standard" means the standard CAN/CGSB-12.11-M90, entitled Wired Safety Glass, published in November 1990 by the Canadian General Standards Board. |
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AUTHORIZATION |
| Advertise, sell or import |
2. A glass door or enclosure may be advertised, sold or imported if the glass contained in it is safety glass that meets the requirements of these Regulations. |
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SAFETY GLASS REQUIREMENTS |
| Requirements |
3. Safety glass that is set out in column 1 of the table to this section, when tested in accordance with the applicable tests set out in column 2, must meet the requirements set out in column 3. |
Item |
Column 1
Safety glass |
Column 2
Test |
Column 3
Requirement |
| 1. |
Laminated glass |
(1) Boiling water test in paragraph 7.2.2 of the safety glass standard |
(1) No bubbles or other defects develop beyond 12 mm from the outer edge of the glass or from any crack that develops. |
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(2) Impact test in paragraph 7.2.3 of the safety glass standard |
(2) No opening occurs that would permit free passage of a 75 mm diameter steel sphere. |
| 2. |
Tempered glass |
Impact test in
paragraph 7.2.3 of the safety glass standard |
If breakage occurs,
the total mass of the
10 largest particles does not exceed the mass of
6 500 mm2 of the original test specimen. |
| 3. |
Wired glass |
Impact test in
paragraph 8.2.2 of the wired safety glass standard |
(a) No opening occurs that would permit free passage of a 75 mm diameter steel sphere.
(b) The glass adjacent to each crack extending from the impact area is held in place by the reinforcing material.
(c) Small fragments of glass from both sides of the test specimen at or immediately around the point of impact may become detached, but no piece loosens or detaches from any other part of the glass. |
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RECORDS |
| Retention period |
4. (1) The person responsible must keep records that show that a glass door or enclosure meets the requirements of these Regulations, for a period of at least four years after the date of manufacture in Canada or the date of importation of the glass door or enclosure, as the case may be. |
| Inspection |
(2) The person responsible must provide an inspector with any records that the inspector requests in writing, within 15 days after receipt of the
request. |
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REPEAL |
| Safety Glass Regulations |
5. The Safety Glass Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed. |
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COMING INTO FORCE |
| Registration |
6. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. |
[44-1-o]
Footnote a
S.C. 2004, c. 9, s. 2
Footnote 1
C.R.C., c. 933
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