Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations — 1.4
1.4 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 . ( Loi ) adsorbed gas means a gas that when packaged for transport is adsorbed onto a solid porous material resulting in an internal receptacle pressure of less than 101.3 kPa at 20°C and less than 300 kPa at 50°C. ( gaz adsorbé ) aerosol container means an article consisting of any non-refillable means of containment that contains a substance under pressure and that is fitted with a self-closing device that allows the contents to be ejected as (a) solid or liquid particles in suspension in a gas; (b) a foam, paste or powder; or (c) a liquid or gas. ( bombe aérosol ) aircraft means any machine capable of deriving support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air, other than a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere from reactions against the earth’s surface of air expelled from the machine, and includes a rocket. ( aéronef ) biological product means a product that is derived from living organisms and that is used to prevent, treat or diagnose disease in humans or animals or for development, experiment or investigation purposes and includes finished or unfinished products, live vaccines or attenuated live vaccines. ( produit biologique ) CANUTEC means the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre of the Department of Transport. ( CANUTEC ) capacity means, for a means of containment used to contain (a) a liquid or a gas, the maximum volume of water, normally expressed in litres, that the means of containment can hold at 15°C and at an absolute pressure of 101.325 kPa; and (b) dangerous goods other than a liquid or a gas, the maximum volume, normally expressed in cubic metres, that the means of containment can hold. ( capacité ) cargo aircraft means an aircraft, other than a passenger carrying aircraft, that is carrying goods or property. ( aéronef cargo ) carrier means a person who, whether or not for hire or reward, has possession of dangerous goods while they are in transport. ( transporteur ) Category A means an infectious substance that is transported in a form such that, when it is released outside of its means of containment and there is physical contact with humans or animals, it is capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease to humans or animals. ( catégorie A ) Category B means an infectious substance that does not meet the criteria for inclusion in Category A. ( catégorie B ) certification safety mark [Repealed, SOR/2023-155, s. 4] class means, when the word “class” is followed by (a) one digit, the class of dangerous goods listed in the schedule to the Act; and (b) two digits separated by a point, the class of dangerous goods listed in the schedule to the Act and its division. ( classe ) classification means, for dangerous goods, as applicable, the shipping name, the primary class, the compatibility group, the subsidiary class, the UN number, the packing group, and the infectious substance category. ( classification ) compatibility group means one of the 13 groups of explosives described in Appendix 2 of Part 2 (Classification). ( groupe de compatibilité ) consignment means a quantity of dangerous goods transported at the same time in one or more means of containment from one consignor at one location to one consignee at another location. ( envoi ) consignor means a person in Canada who (a) is named in a shipping document as the consignor; (b) imports or who will import dangerous goods into Canada; or (c) if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply, has possession of dangerous goods immediately before they are in transport. ( expéditeur ) consolidation bin means a bin that is used in a road vehicle (a) to secure one or more small means of containment so that, under normal conditions of transport, they will not shift in a way that might compromise their integrity; and (b) to allow small means of containment to be added or removed during transport. ( conteneur de group