Technical Guidance on the Requirements of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) - WHMIS 2015 Supplier Requirements
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Overview
The purpose of this technical document is to provide guidance on the requirements of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) to suppliers of hazardous products destined for Canadian workplaces. This document also provides suppliers with information on the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (HMIRA) and its regulations and the mechanism to protect confidential business information (CBI).
Important notice
Errata, clarification and amendments are periodically published to correct errors, provide clarification, or address amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations, in the Technical Guidance document.
Who this guide is for
Suppliers of hazardous products destined for Canadian workplaces
In this guide
- Section A
- Introduction
- Section B
- Hazardous Products Act
- Section C
- Regulatory Requirements
- Part 1 Interpretation
- Part 2 Classification of a Product, Mixture, Material or Substance
- 2 - General
- 2.1 - Material or Substance
- 2.2 - Mixture
- 2.2 - Classification
- 2.3 - Bridging Principles
- 2.4 - Other Principles
- 2.7 - Product
- 2.8 - Specific Rules
- Part 3 Labelling
- Part 4 Safety Data Sheet
- Appendix 1 - Information Elements on Safety Data Sheet - Schedule 1 of the HPR
- Appendix 2 - Information Elements on Safety Data Sheet - Biohazardous Infectious Materials, Schedule 2 of the HPR
- Appendix 3 - Guidance on the Disclosure of Ingredient Concentrations and Concentration Ranges on Safety Data Sheets
- Appendix 4 - Comparison of Ingredient Concentration Disclosure and CBI Protection Requirements
- Part 5 Exceptions
- Part 6 Additional Requirements
- Part 7 Physical Hazard Classes - Introduction
- Subpart 1 - Explosives
- Subpart 2 - Flammable Gases
- Subpart 3 - Flammable Aerosols
- Subpart 4 - Oxidizing Gases
- Subpart 5 - Gases Under Pressure
- Subpart 6 - Flammable Liquids
- Subpart 7 - Flammable Solids
- Subpart 8 - Self-reactive Substances and Mixtures
- Subpart 9 - Pyrophoric Liquids
- Subpart 10 - Pyrophoric Solids
- Subpart 11 - Self-heating Substances and Mixtures
- Subpart 12 - Substances and Mixtures Which, in Contact with Water, Emit Flammable Gases
- Subpart 13 - Oxidizing Liquids
- Subpart 14 - Oxidizing Solids
- Subpart 15 - Organic Peroxides
- Subpart 16 - Corrosive to Metals
- Subpart 17 - Combustible Dusts
- Subpart 18 - Simple Asphyxiants
- Subpart 19 - Pyrophoric Gases
- Subpart 20 - Physical Hazards Not Otherwise Classified
- Part 8 Health Hazard Classes - Introduction
- Subpart 1 - Acute Toxicity
- Subpart 2 - Skin Corrosion/Irritation
- Subpart 3 - Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation
- Subpart 4 - Respiratory or Skin Sensitization
- Subpart 5 - Germ Cell Mutagenicity
- Subpart 6 - Carcinogenicity
- Subpart 7 - Reproductive Toxicity
- Subpart 8 - Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Single Exposure
- Subpart 9 - Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Repeated Exposure
- Subpart 10 - Aspiration Hazard
- Subpart 11 - Biohazardous Infectious Materials
- Subpart 12 - Health Hazards Not Otherwise Classified
- Appendix A Confidential Business Information
- Appendix A-1: Developing a Generic Chemical Name (GCN)
- Appendix A-2: Guidelines for the Completion of the Claim for Exemption under the HMIRA Application Form
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Details and history
- Published:
- December 2016
For assistance
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