Pest Control Products Regulations — 3.2
Safety information 3.2 (1) The information set out in subsection (2) and the safety information set out in subsections (3) to (8) must (a) appear in documents that accompany the shipment of the pest control product during transport through Canada and during any short-term storage in Canada; (b) be readily available for use in emergency response to any accidents or incidents involving that product; (c) appear in a manner that is clearly legible and indelible; (d) appear in either English or French; and (e) appear in documents that accompany each load of a shipment, if the shipment is broken into loads that are sent to different destinations. Identification (2) The shipment of the pest control product must be accompanied by documents that contain all of the following information: (a) the name of the product, which may include a distinctive brand or trademark; (b) a declaration of net quantity of the product in the package; (c) the name of the importer and the names of the exporter and owner of the product, if either is different from the importer; (d) the name, postal address, email address and telephone number of a contact person to whom public inquiries may be directed; and (e) the physical form of the product. Hazard identification (3) The shipment of the pest control product must be accompanied by documents that contain information that identifies the nature and degree of hazard inherent in the pest control product by appropriate precautionary symbols and signal words selected from either Schedule 3 or 4. For precautionary symbols and signal words selected from Schedule 4, a hazard statement that indicates the nature of the primary hazard to which the precautionary symbol relates must also be included. Active ingredient (4) The shipment of the pest control product must be accompanied by documents that contain the following information: (a) the common chemical name of the active ingredient of the pest control product or, if it has no common chemical name, its chemical or other name; and (b) the concentration of the active ingredient. First aid measures (5) The shipment of the pest control product must be accompanied by documents that contain the following information: (a) instructions that set out the practical measures to be taken in the event of poisoning, intoxication or injury caused by the pest control product and that include the statement “Take the documents accompanying the shipment or the container label, if it contains the same information, or the product name with you when seeking medical attention.”; and (b) information that is essential to the treatment of persons who are poisoned, intoxicated or injured by the pest control product, including (i) antidotes and remedial measures or, if no specific antidote or remedial measure exists, the statement “Treat symptomatically.”, (ii) a description of the injury or the symptoms of poisoning or intoxication, and (iii) a list of the components of the product that may affect the treatment. Firefighting, handling, transport and storage (6) The shipment of the pest control product must be accompanied by documents that contain information that identifies the appropriate measures to be taken with respect to firefighting, handling, transportation and storage of the pest control product. Accidental release, decontamination and safe disposal (7) The shipment of the pest control product must be accompanied by documents that contain instructions on the procedure to be followed (a) in case of accidental release; (b) for decontamination; and (c) for the safe disposal of the pest control product and its packages. Toxicological and ecological risk reduction (8) The shipment of the pest control product must be accompanied by documents that contain information that identifies any significant risk to health and the environment, and instructions on procedures to reduce that risk. Packaging (9) The packaging of the pest control product must be constructed (a) to contain the product safely un