Product Safety Programme

The Product Safety Programme (PSP) assists in the protection of Canadians by researching, assessing and collaborating in the management of the health risks and safety hazards associated with issues such as:

• children's products
• household products (including household chemical products)
• cosmetics (including personal care products)
• new chemical substances
• products of biotechnology
• workplace chemicals
• radiation-emitting devices
• noise
• Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
• Globally Harmonized System of Classification (GHS)

Bureaus and Offices

• Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection
  • Acoustics
  • Electromagnetics
  • Radiobiology
  • Medical X-Ray and Mammography
  • Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • X-Ray Inspections and Non-Medical X-Rays
• Consumer Product Safety
• Cosmetics
• New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau
• Product Safety Laboratory
• Workplace Hazardous Materials