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  • The correct number must precede each of the 16 standardized headings. The 16 standardized headings must be presented verbatim in the order set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 of the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR).
    • For example, for Section 2, the item must be “2” and must precede the heading “Hazard identification” listed in Column 1 of Schedule 1 of the HPR. It must therefore appear as “2 Hazard identification.”
  • Biohazardous Infectious Materials (BIM) safety data sheets (SDSs) must include both the 16 items set out in Schedule 1 and the 9 items set out in Schedule 2 of the HPR.
  • The product identifier and initial supplier identifier presented on the SDS and the label of the product must be identical.
  • Information presented within each section must be consistent with information presented in all other sections of the SDS.
    • For example, Section 6 specific information elements should be consistent with the hazards identified in Section 2; Section 11 should address the applicable hazard classifications disclosed in Section 2.
  • If specific information does not apply to the hazardous product based on available data, the statement “Not applicable” or an indication to that effect must be clearly stated.
    • For example, for gases, relative density must be disclosed as not applicable, or an indication to that effect must be stated.
  • If specific Information cannot be included on the SDS because no data is available, the statement “Not available” or an indication to that effect must be clearly stated.
    • For example, if solubility is not available for a liquid, it must be disclosed as not available or an indication to that effect must be stated.
  • The information on the SDS must be available in both English and French, and must be presented as a single bilingual document or two separate unilingual documents.
  • The required information must not be false, misleading or likely to create an erroneous impression about the hazardous product.
  • If significant new data (SND) becomes available within 90 days prior to sale, the supplier must provide at the time of sale during this period either:
    • An updated SDS with the SND included; or
    • The current SDS without the SND, and provide in writing the SND and the date that it became available.
  • The supplier must keep the SDS for six years after the end of the year to which it relates.
  • References to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC) must be changed to Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (HMIRA).
  • The transition periods to fully comply with the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and the HPR is complete. Suppliers must ensure that the labels and SDSs of hazardous products disclose the required information specified under the current version of the HPA and HPR.
    • For example, section 2 of the SDS must disclose the HPR classifications and pictograms, not the previous Controlled Product Regulations classification and pictograms.