Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 — 34
Sub-categories — substance of special concern 34 (1) A chemical product that contains a substance of special concern set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection in a concentration set out in column 2 must, when introduced through a route of exposure set out in column 3, be classified in the sub-category set out in column 4. TABLE TO SUBSECTION 34(1) Sub-Categories — Substance of Special Concern Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Item Substance of special concern * Concentration Route of exposure Sub-category 1 Carbon tetrachloride Any concentration Oral, inhalation or aspiration Very Toxic 2 Diethylene glycol 5% or more Oral Harmful 3 Ethyl acetate 5% or more Oral Harmful 4 Ethylene glycol (a) 5% or more but less than 10% Oral Harmful (b) 10% or more Oral Toxic 5 Hydrocyanic acid or its salts Any concentration Oral, dermal or inhalation Very Toxic 6 Methyl alcohol 1% or more and a total quantity of 5 mL or more Oral or inhalation Toxic 7 Nitrobenzene 5 mg/kg or more Oral, dermal or inhalation Very Toxic 8 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane Any concentration Oral, dermal or inhalation Very Toxic 9 1,2-dichloroethane (a) 5% or more but less than 10% Oral or inhalation Harmful (b) 10% or more Oral or inhalation Toxic 10 1,1,1-trichloroethane 5% or more Oral or inhalation Harmful * These substances are of special concern because standard animal tests may not reflect the actual hazard they pose to humans. Sub-categories — oral exposure (2) A chemical product that poses a risk to a consumer through an oral route and has an LD 50 set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection must be classified in the sub-category set out in column 2. TABLE TO SUBSECTION 34(2) Sub-Categories — Oral Exposure Column 1 Column 2 Item LD 50 Sub-category 1 not more than 50 mg/kg Very Toxic 2 more than 50 mg/kg but not more than 500 mg/kg Toxic 3 more than 500 mg/kg but not more than 2 000 mg/kg Harmful Sub-categories — dermal exposure (3) A chemical product that poses a risk to a consumer through a dermal route and has an LD 50 set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection must be classified in the sub-category set out in column 2. TABLE TO SUBSECTION 34(3) Sub-Categories — Dermal Exposure Column 1 Column 2 Item LD 50 Sub-category 1 not more than 200 mg/kg Very Toxic 2 more than 200 mg/kg but not more than 1 000 mg/kg Toxic 3 more than 1 000 mg/kg but not more than 2 000 mg/kg Harmful Sub-categories — inhalation exposure (4) A chemical product that poses a risk to a consumer through inhalation, is in the state set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection and has a 4-hour LC 50 set out in column 2 must be classified in the sub-category set out in column 3. TABLE TO SUBSECTION 34(4) Sub-Categories — Inhalation Exposure Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item State of the chemical product 4-hour LC 50 Sub-category 1 Gas (a) not more than 2 500 mL/m 3 Very Toxic (b) more than 2 500 mL/m 3 but not more than 5 000 mL/m 3 Harmful 2 Vapour (a) not more than 1 500 mL/m 3 Very Toxic (b) more than 1 500 mL/m 3 but not more than 2 500 mL/m 3 Toxic (c) more than 2 500 mL/m 3 but not more than 10 000 mL/m 3 Harmful 3 Dust, mist or fume (a) not more than 0.5 mg/L Very Toxic (b) more than 0.5 mg/L but not more than 2.5 mg/L Toxic (c) more than 2.5 mg/L but not more than 5.0 mg/L Harmful Sub-category — aspiration hazard (5) A chemical product must be classified in the sub-category “toxic” if it has a viscosity of 14 mm 2 /s or less at 40°C and 10% or more of the product is composed of hazardous ingredients that pose an aspiration hazard, including, in particular, any of the following substances: (a) an n-primary alcohol with a composition of at least 3 carbon atoms but not more than 13; (b) an isobutyl alcohol; (c) a terpene alcohol; (d) a ketone with a composition of at least 3 carbon atoms but not more than 13; (e) a hydrocarbon with a composition of at least 3 carbon atoms but not more than 13; or (f) a substance that has been determined to be an aspiration ha