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Hazardous Products Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-3)

Act current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2023-01-14. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE 2(Section 2)Hazard Classes

Physical Hazard Classes

  • 1 
    Explosives
  • 2 
    Flammable gases
  • 3 
    Aerosols
  • 4 
    Oxidizing gases
  • 5 
    Gases under pressure
  • 6 
    Flammable liquids
  • 7 
    Flammable solids
  • 8 
    Self-reactive substances and mixtures
  • 9 
    Pyrophoric liquids
  • 10 
    Pyrophoric solids
  • 11 
    Self-heating substances and mixtures
  • 12 
    Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
  • 13 
    Oxidizing liquids
  • 14 
    Oxidizing solids
  • 15 
    Organic peroxides
  • 16 
    Corrosive to metals
  • 17 
    Combustible dusts
  • 18 
    Simple asphyxiants
  • 19 
    [Repealed, SOR/2022-273, s. 2]
  • 20 
    Physical hazards not otherwise classified
  • 21 
    Chemicals under pressure

Health Hazard Classes

  • 1 
    Acute toxicity
  • 2 
    Skin corrosion/irritation
  • 3 
    Serious eye damage/eye irritation
  • 4 
    Respiratory or skin sensitization
  • 5 
    Germ cell mutagenicity
  • 6 
    Carcinogenicity
  • 7 
    Reproductive toxicity
  • 8 
    Specific target organ toxicity — single exposure
  • 9 
    Specific target organ toxicity — repeated exposure
  • 10 
    Aspiration hazard
  • 11 
    Biohazardous infectious materials
  • 12 
    Health hazards not otherwise classified
 

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