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2. (1)In these Regulations,
"Act" means the Hazardous Products Act; (Loi)
"CAS registry number" means the identification number assigned to a chemical substance by the Chemical Abstracts Service Division of the American Chemical Society; (numéro d'enregistrement CAS)
"complex mixture" means a mixture that is a combination of many chemicals, has a commonly known generic name and is
"hazard information" means information on the proper and safe storage, handling and use of a controlled product and includes information relating to its toxicological properties; (renseignements sur les dangers)
"LC50" means the concentration of a substance in air that, when administered by means of inhalation over a specified length of time in an animal assay, is expected to cause the death of 50 per cent of a defined animal population; (CL50)
"LD50" means the single dose of a substance that, when administered by a defined route in an animal assay, is expected to cause the death of 50 per cent of a defined animal population; (DL50)
"laboratory sample" means, in respect of a controlled product, a sample of the controlled product that is intended solely to be tested in a laboratory but does not include a controlled product that is to be used
"mixture" means a combination of two or more products, materials or substances that do not undergo a chemical change as a result of interaction between them; (mélange) [SOR/97-543; s.13]
"nurse" means a registered nurse registered or licensed under the laws of a province; (infirmier ou infirmière)
"product identification number" means the number and letters, if any, specified in column II of an item of List II in Schedule II to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations that correspond to the product specified in column I of an item of that List; (numéro d'identification du produit)
"product identifier" means, in respect of a controlled product, the brand name, code name or code number specified by a supplier or the chemical name, common name, generic name or trade name; (identificateur du produit)
"research and development" means systematic investigation or search carried out in a field of science or technology by means of experiment or analysis, other than investigation or search in respect of market research, sales promotion, quality control or routine testing of controlled products, and includes
"risk phrase" means, in respect of a controlled product or a class, division or subdivision of controlled products, a statement identifying a hazard that may arise from the nature of the controlled product or the class, division or subdivision of controlled products; (mention de risque)
"supplier identifier" means, in respect of a controlled product, the name of the supplier of the controlled product. (identificateur du fournisseur)
(2) For the purposes of Part II of the Act,
"bulk shipment" means a shipment of a controlled product that is contained, without intermediate containment or intermediate packaging, in
"hazardous waste" means a controlled product that is intended for disposal or is sold for recycling or recovery; (résidu dangereux)
"work place" means a place where a person works for remuneration. (lieu de travail)
bulk shipment: Ingots of controlled products shipped without wrapping (of any sort) are eligible for the label exemptions detailed in section 15 of the CPR. This policy was agreed upon to avoid having to provide a separate supplier label for each individual ingot of the same controlled product; {ref.: PIS No. 68}.
product identification number: The "product identification number" must be disclosed, if available, for the product as a whole and not for individual ingredients of the controlled product. (Note: PINs have been replaced by "UN Number" in the Clear Language version of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations and it is anticipated that the definition for "product identification number" in the CPR will be replaced with "UN number" has the meaning assigned to that term by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (numéro UN)".
risk phrase: For information regarding the "qualifying" of risk phrases, refer to the interpretation of section 25 of the CPR.
work place: Farms are considered to fall within the definition of "work place". Therefore, suppliers of controlled products to farms, (which are otherwise not exempt from WHMIS supplier requirements by virtue of section 12 of the HPA), must comply with the WHMIS requirements of the HPA; {ref.: PIS No. 18}.