Hazardous Products Regulations

Marginal note:Specific rule — signal word

• 3.6 (1) If there is a requirement to provide the signal word “Danger” on a label, any requirement to provide the signal word “Warning” does not apply.

• Marginal note:Specific rule — hazard statement

  (2) If there is a requirement to provide the hazard statement “Causes severe skin burns and eye damage” on a label, any requirement to provide the hazard statement “Causes serious eye damage” does not apply.

• Marginal note:Specific rule — symbol

  (3) In the case of the symbols specified below, the following apply:

  • (a) if there is a requirement to provide the “skull and crossbones” symbol on a label, any requirement to provide the “exclamation mark” symbol to indicate acute toxicity does not apply;

  • (b) if there is a requirement to provide the “corrosion” symbol on a label, any requirement to provide the “exclamation mark” symbol to indicate skin or eye irritation does not apply; and

  • (c) if there is a requirement to provide the “health hazard” symbol on a label to indicate respiratory sensitization, any requirement to provide the “exclamation mark” symbol to indicate skin sensitization or skin or eye irritation does not apply.