A supplier SDS must have at least 16 sections, presented in a standardized format. Sections must appear with the following headings and corresponding numbers, and must be in the order shown below. See Schedule 1 , of the HPR for the specific information required in each of the 16 sections. For sections , the headings must be shown on the SDS but the supplier can choose whether or not to provide any information subsection 4 2 , HPR.
Where required information is either not available i. All required information must be provided in both English and French. The supplier may provide either a single bilingual SDS , or they may provide a single document with two unilingual parts. Examples include:. Additional information must be added to the SDS when the instructions for using a hazardous product require it to be combined with one or more materials, and doing so creates a new material that presents either new or more severe hazards than already identified on the SDS.
For each new material, the supplier must provide the following, which can appear anywhere on the SDS section 4. A generic SDS may be used for a group of hazardous products with the same hazard classification and similar chemical composition.
For example, a generic SDS can be used for a series of paints where the only difference between products is the pigment used. A generic SDS must include the names of all hazardous products to which it applies. For any one product, if the concentration or concentration range of an ingredient, or other hazard information differs from that of other products in the group, these differences must be disclosed on the SDS see Health Canada, Technical Guidance on the Requirements of the Hazardous Products Act and the Hazardous Products Regulations.
A supplier must ensure that the SDS for a hazardous product is accurate, current and meets requirements in the HPR every time the product is sold. If a supplier becomes aware of significant new data about a hazardous product, the supplier must update the SDS within 90 days subsection 5.
If a hazardous product is sold during the day grace period, without an updated supplier SDS , the supplier must provide the buyer i. A manufactured article is any article that meets all of these conditions section 2, HPR :. The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development advances safe, fair and harmonious workplace practices that are essential to the social and economic well-being of the people of Ontario. Skip to main content. WHMIS and the supplier. General duties A supplier is a person who, in the course of business, sells or imports a hazardous product.
Suppliers have three main duties: To determine which of their products intended for use, handling or storage in a workplace are hazardous products as defined in the HPA. This is the classification step. To label hazardous products as a condition of sale or importation. To provide safety data sheets for hazardous products as a condition of sale or importation. Classes in the Physical Hazards Group are: Flammable gases Flammable aerosols Oxidizing gases Gases under pressure Flammable liquids Flammable solids Self-reactive substances and mixtures Pyrophoric liquids Pyrophoric solids Self-heating substances and mixtures Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases Oxidizing liquids Oxidizing solids Organic peroxides Corrosive to metals Combustible dusts These hazard classes are part of WHMIS but are not part of the GHS.
Determining if a product is a hazardous product To determine if a particular product intended for use in the workplace is a hazardous product, a supplier should: identify the physical and toxicological properties of the product; consult Parts 2, 7 and 8 of the Hazardous Products Regulations HPR , which set out the definitions and classification criteria relevant to each WHMIS hazard class, category and sub-category; compare the properties of the product to the criteria in the HPR.
There are slightly different requirements for what must be on the label depending on who is required to put the label on the product. If a supplier label is not attached to a controlled product you are not to use the material until the supplier gives you an MSDS and a supplier label. Supplier labels for materials from a laboratory supply house that are intended for use in a laboratory in amount less than 10 kg. If the product is always used in the container with the supplier label, no other label is required unless the supplier label falls off or becomes unreadable.
However, sometimes you will want to put some of the material into another container for use in the workplace. These are the minimum requirements for workplace labels. The employer may wish to put more information on the labels but it is not required under the law. Supplier labels must have a hatched border around the information on the label but labels prepared in the workplace do not necessarily have to have hatched borders.
Section 20 of the Controlled Products Regulations prescribes label design requirements for supplier labels and Schedule III has a picture of how the label should look. It is occupational health and safety legislation, not the Controlled Products Regulations, that describe what employer must do when preparing workplace labels. For example, section This section does not require employers to use WHMIS symbols and a hatched border when preparing workplace labels.
When a hazardous product enters a uOttawa workplace, it is usually already labelled by the supplier. In this case, no additional labels are required. Transferring a product into a different container is sometimes necessary for practicality.
In this case, the product user needs to create a new label, known as a workplace label. When all laboratory users have received proper training, fewer workplace labelling requirements apply to analytical standard solutions, solutions prepared for teaching laboratories, products that result from synthesis and products created in the laboratory for research and development simplified labels can be used.
Watch for confirmation, updates, or changes to these requirements when the WHMIS regulations in your jurisdiction are updated. Workplace label requirements fall under your provincial or territorial jurisdiction, or under the Canada Labour Code if you work in a federally regulated workplace. Confirm the exact requirements with your jurisdiction. In specific cases, yes.
It can be attached, imprinted, stencilled or embossed on the hazardous product or its container. Workers must be trained to be able to identify these alternate systems if they are used in the workplace. A fold-out or accordion style label is allowed if there is not enough space on the product to provide a label that meets the legibility requirements of the Hazardous Products Regulations.
Note that:. If a hazardous product is packaged in more than one container, each container e. There are two exemptions that may apply:. Add a badge to your website or intranet so your workers can quickly find answers to their health and safety questions. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy, currency and completeness of the information, CCOHS does not guarantee, warrant, represent or undertake that the information provided is correct, accurate or current. CCOHS is not liable for any loss, claim, or demand arising directly or indirectly from any use or reliance upon the information.
OSH Answers Fact Sheets Easy-to-read, question-and-answer fact sheets covering a wide range of workplace health and safety topics, from hazards to diseases to ergonomics to workplace promotion. Search all fact sheets: Search. Type a word, a phrase, or ask a question. A workplace label is required when: a hazardous product is produced made at the workplace and used in that workplace, a hazardous product is decanted e. There are two situations when a workplace label is not necessary.
When a hazardous product is: poured into a container and it is going to be used immediately, or "under the control of the person who decanted it". For example, when the person who poured the product into another container will be the only person who will use it, and the product will be used during one shift, a full workplace label may not be required. However , the container must still be identified with the product identifier name. The supplier label must include the following information: Product identifier — the brand name, chemical name, common name, generic name or trade name of the hazardous product.
Pictogram s — hazard symbol within a red "square set on one of its points". Signal word — a word used to alert the reader to a potential hazard and to indicate the severity of the hazard. Hazard statement s — standardized phrases which describe the nature of the hazard posed by a hazardous product. Precautionary statement s — standardized phrases that describe measures to be taken to minimize or prevent adverse effects resulting from exposure to a hazardous product or resulting from improper handling or storage of a hazardous product.
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