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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. However, nothing in the regulations prevents an employer from using the WHMIS requirements for designing supplier labels when prepare workplace labels.
You must use a workplace label on the container. There are two special cases when a workplace label is not necessary. When a controlled material is poured into a container and it is going to be used immediately, no label is required. Also, if the material is "under the control of the person who decanted it" which means if the person who poured it will be the only one using it and if the material is all used during one shift, just the product identifier name is required.
However, if the material is not used right away or if more than one person will be in control of the material, a workplace label is required. Your company may have special rules about labelling containers so you should ask about labelling policies. Material that is shipped in bulk also follows special rules. The tank or container that the bulk material is transferred into must be labelled with either a supplier label or a workplace label.
Download the free OSH Answers app. Search all fact sheets:. Note that WHMIS is also regulated in the workplace by the provinces, territories and federal for federally regulated workplaces governments under their occupational health and safety legislation.
Suppliers and employers must use and follow the WHMIS requirements for labels and safety data sheets SDSs for hazardous products sold, distributed, or imported into Canada. In Canada, WHMIS legislation requires that products used in the workplace that meet the criteria to be classified as hazardous products must be labelled.
Labels are the first alert to the user about the major hazards associated with that product, and outline the basic precautions or safety steps that should be taken. In most cases, suppliers are responsible for labelling the hazardous products that they provide to customers. Note: Labels should be affixed to, printed or written on, or attached to the hazardous product or the container and remain legible.
Providing a WHMIS label along with the shipping papers would not be considered to be in compliance. Employers are responsible for making sure that hazardous products that come into the workplace are labelled and to prepare and apply a workplace label when appropriate.
Suppliers of hazardous products are required to apply a label that meets the requirements of the Hazardous Products Regulations. If the hazardous product is always used in the container with the supplier label, no other label is required. If the product is not used right away or if more than one person will be in control of the product, a full workplace label is required.
Note that a company may have specific rules about labelling containers that are above or exceed the WHMIS requirements.
NOTE that requirements for workplace labels are regulated by your local provincial or territorial jurisdiction. Check with your jurisdiction for more information. Supplier labels must be in both official languages of Canada English and French. They may be bilingual as one label , or available as two labels one each in English and French. Providing a supplier label in just English or French would not be considered to be in compliance.
A signal word is a prompt that alerts you about the degree or level of hazard of the product. There are only two signal words used: " Danger " or " Warning ".
If a signal word is assigned to a hazard class and category, it must be shown on the label, and listed in section 2 Hazards Identification of the Safety Data Sheet SDS. Each hazard class and category has an assigned "hazard statement". Hazard statements are brief, standardized sentences that tell you more about the exact hazard of the product. The statements are short but they describe the most significant hazards of the product. The wording of the hazard statement helps to describe the degree of the hazard.
For example: "May cause cancer" is more hazardous than "Suspected of causing cancer". Precautionary statements provide advice on how to minimize or prevent adverse effects resulting from exposure to a hazardous product or resulting from improper storage or handling of a hazardous product. These statements can include instructions about storage, handling, first aid, personal protective equipment and emergency measures.
Like the hazard statements, the wording of precautionary statements is standardized and harmonized. Precautionary statements will be consistent with the degree of the hazard associated with the product. So, for example, this statement could appear as:.
There is no set format for a supplier label. As mentioned, labels must be in English and French.
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