The manager will ensure that all controlled products used or stored in the facility are properly labelled.
- Damaged labels on incoming containers of controlled products shall not be removed. Damaged labels or labels with incomplete information shall be reported immediately. Corsafety.ca must not remove, deface, modify or alter the supplier label as long as any amount of a controlled product remains in the container in which it was received from the supplier.
- If a label applied to a controlled product or a container of a controlled product becomes illegible or is removed, Corsafety.ca shall replace the label with either a supplier label or a workplace label.
- If Corsafety.ca produces a controlled product in a workplace it shall ensure that the controlled product or the container of the controlled product has a workplace label.
- Employees who are unsure of the contents of any container, vessel or piping must contact their supervisor for information regarding the substance including:
- The name of the substance
- The hazards related to the substance
- The safety precautions required for working with the substance.
- The name of the substance
- Labels, tags or markings on containers shall list as a minimum:
- Words, pictures, symbols or combinations thereof may be used.
- The trade name of the product as listed on the Material Safety Data Sheet.
- Appropriate hazard warnings to help employees protect themselves from the hazards of the substance.
- Labels provided by controlled product manufacturers, distributors, and importers must also list the name and address of the manufacturer, importer, or vendor responsible for the controlled product, and from whom more information about the controlled product can be obtained.
- Words, pictures, symbols or combinations thereof may be used.
- All containers must be labelled. When an employee transfers or decants the contents of one container to another, he must label the new container with all required information. This information can be obtained from the labeling of the original container or from the material's MSDS. Any container of a potentially hazardous material that will not be emptied during one shift must be labelled, without exception.
- Required labels and decanted products required labels do not apply to a controlled product at a work site if the controlled product is contained or transferred in a piping system that includes valves, a reaction vessel, or a tank car, tank truck, ore car, conveyor belt or similar conveyance.
- Personnel in the Shipping and Receiving Departments are responsible for proper labeling of all containers shipped by Corsafety.ca and for the inspection of all incoming materials to ensure correct labeling. Controlled products received from vendors that are not properly labelled must be rejected.
