Summary: Joint Health Canada and United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Guidance

From Health Canada

Overview

This guidance is intended to communicate information related to both Canada and the United States (U.S.) labelling requirements for hazardous products under the Canadian Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) and the U.S. Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) 2012.

Who this guide is for

• Industries who sell or import hazardous chemicals

In this guide

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Purpose
• 3. Scope
• 4. Policy Objectives
• 5. Definitions
• 6. Joint Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Health Canada Guidance on Regulatory Processes for Hazardous Products in the Workplace
  • 6.1 Comparison of United States (U.S.) and Canada's Regulatory Process for Hazardous Products in the Workplace
• 7. Joint Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Health Canada Comparison of Labelling Requirements for Hazardous Products
  • 7.1 Label Comparison for Shipped Containers
• 8. Joint Occupational Safety and Health Administration/Health Canada Guidance on Labelling Pictogram for Hazards Not Otherwise Classified, Physical Hazards Not Otherwise Classified and Health Hazards Not Otherwise Classified
  • 8.1 Labelling Pictogram for Hazards Not Otherwise Classified, Physical Hazards Not Otherwise Classified and Health Hazards Not Otherwise Classified
• Appendix A - Glossary
• Appendix B - References

Details and history

Published: 2019/07/31

For assistance

Contact us:

Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau
Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Health Canada
269 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9
E-mail: hc.whmis-simdut.sc@canada.ca