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Hazardous Products Regulations (SOR/2015-17)

Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2022-12-15. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE 2(Subsection 4(3))

Information Elements on Safety Data Sheet — Biohazardous Infectious Materials

Column 1Column 2
ItemHeadingSpecific Information Elements
1Section I — Infectious Agent

  • (a) name;

  • (b) synonym or cross-reference; and

  • (c) characteristics

2Section II — Hazard Identification

  • (a) pathogenicity/toxicity;

  • (b) epidemiology;

  • (c) host range;

  • (d) infectious dose;

  • (e) mode of transmission;

  • (f) incubation period; and

  • (g) communicability

3Section III — Dissemination

  • (a) reservoir;

  • (b) zoonosis; and

  • (c) vectors

4Section IV — Stability and Viability

  • (a) drug susceptibility/resistance;

  • (b) susceptibility to disinfectants;

  • (c) physical inactivation; and

  • (d) survival outside host

5Section V — First Aid/Medical

  • (a) surveillance;

  • (b) first aid/treatment;

  • (c) immunization; and

  • (d) prophylaxis

6Section VI — Laboratory Hazard

  • (a) laboratory-acquired infections;

  • (b) sources/specimens;

  • (c) primary hazards; and

  • (d) special hazards

7Section VII — Exposure Controls/Personal Protection

  • (a) risk group classification;

  • (b) containment requirements;

  • (c) protective clothing; and

  • (d) other precautions

8Section VIII — Handling and Storage

  • (a) spills;

  • (b) disposal; and

  • (c) storage

9Section IX — Regulatory and Other Information

  • (a) regulatory information;

  • (b) last file update (date); and

  • (c) prepared by (name of author)

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