TDG Guide

TDG
GUIDE

Understand and Interpret the Transportation
of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations by ground.



Table of Contents

Caution..............................................................................................................4..
Introduction......................................................................................................5
Law Enforcement.............................................................................................6
Training.............................................................................................................8.
Rights and Responsibilities.............................................................................10

Shipper Responsibilities............................................................................11
Handler Responsibilities...........................................................................1. 2
Carrier Responsibilities.............................................................................1. 2
Summary Table of Responsibilities...........................................................1. 3
Classification.....................................................................................................14
Shipping Name...........................................................................................15
Hazard Class...............................................................................................1..6
Identification Number (UN Number)......................................................1. 8
Packing Group............................................................................................1. 9
Packaging..........................................................................................................2. 0
Small and Large Means of Containment................................................2. 1
Safety Marks.....................................................................................................2. 2
Marking — Labelling........................................................................................23
Documentation................................................................................................2. 4
Placarding Guidelines.....................................................................................2..6
Danger Placard.................................................................................................28
Loading..............................................................................................................29
Accidental Release Reporting........................................................................3. 0
Special Cases....................................................................................................3. 4
Specific Provincial Regulations......................................................................3..7
Annexes.............................................................................................................4. 0

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Caution

This guide is designed to help shippers, handlers and truckers of the
Sani Marc Group to better understand and interpret the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations by ground.
Please note that in this guide, we will only cover the part of the regulation that
concerns road transportation.
Using this guide without adequate training does not meet regulatory
requirements.

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Sani Marc Group manufactures
and distributes hundreds of chemicals

that are shipped across Canada.

Introduction

Every year, thousands of chemicals are transported from our Distribution Centre
(RDC) to our various warehouses.
The purpose of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations is to
protect the public and the environment when dangerous goods are being
handled, offered for transport and transported in Canada.
The regulations set out safety standards and shipping requirements for
thousands of different hazardous products.
It is also this regulation that provides a means of communicating the nature and
level of danger of the goods in transport.
The current regulations came into force in August 2015 and replaced the first
Transportation Regulations dating back to 1980.
This legislation is applicable to all modes of transport (i.e. road, rail, marine
and air) at all time anywhere in Canada.

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Enforcement of the
Act and Regulations

The federal government (Transport Canada) administers
the TDG Regulations and Transport.

Canada inspectors are responsible for enforcing them.

Provincial, local and territorial police officers, as well
as weigh-scale operators are capable of enforcing this
regulation.

You must use all reasonable measures to avoid
committing an offence or allowing an offence.

Non-compliance results in the following penalties:

Fines not exceeding $50,000 for a first offence, and
not exceeding $100,000 for each subsequent offence;

Imprisonment for up to two years for criminal
charges under the law;

Payment of costs related to cleaning up a spill or
accident;

Prohibiting the person for a period of not more than
one year from engaging in any activity regulated
under this Act. This means that a person or company
will not even be able to request the transport of
dangerous goods by telephone (offer of transport).

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An inspector may, within the
framework of its competence proceed,
at any reasonable time, stop any means
of transport, enter and inspect any place,
or any such means of transport and may
require immediate compliance.

Where required, inspectors have the authority to seize,
detain dangerous goods, take samples, reproduce
documents and refuse entry of illegal shipments.

Inspectors generally want to ensure that you and your company comply
with the TDG regulations.

Inspectors check the following:

– The person in possession of the dangerous goods has a valid
TDG training certificate;

– The shipping document is accurate and complete;

– All dangerous goods are marked and labelled correctly;

– Dangerous goods are loaded, handled and securely packaged;

– Appropriate placards are affixed to the vehicle (if applicable).

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Training

A person who handles, offers for transport or transports
dangerous goods must hold a training certificate or
perform those activities under the direct supervision
of a person who holds a training certificate.

You must produce a valid TDG certificate
when asked to do so.

The TDG Regulations make the employer responsible for providing adequate
training to employees. Once the employer is satisfied with the employee’s
training based on their job, they must issue and sign a TDG training certificate,
which remains valid for 3 years.

This certificate is non-transferable. When a trained person leaves their job, their
training certificate is no longer valid.

Regardless of your role in the company, you have responsibilities related to
the transportation of dangerous goods that you need to know and
understand. Please feel free to clarify your role with your supervisor.

Example of a training certificate: Back

Front

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Rights and
Responsibilities

Across Canada, different laws stipulate that
workers have 3 fundamental rights when
they are at work:

The right to know: To protect their health and In the TDG
safety, workers have the right to be well informed regulations, there are
about the real or potential hazards of their
workplaces. two types of
responsibilities:
The right to participate: in health and safety
committees and share their experiences. Shared
responsibilities
The right to refuse: perform hazardous work if they
do not have adequate training and/or protection. and specific
responsibilities.

Shared Responsibilities
Shippers, carriers and handlers must:

– Have adequate training with a certificate (expires every 36 months);
– Insure complete respect of the regulations;
– Forbid handling of non-compliant goods;
– Insure the proper use of safety marks and avoid misleading safety marks;
– Report any actual or anticipated release of dangerous goods;
– Keep all documents for 2 years.

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Specific Responsibilities
Shippers must:

– Classify, package and identify the dangerous goods;

– Prepare and give to the carrier a shipping document;

– Display or ensure the display of the required dangerous goods safety marks
on each small means of containment;

– Display or ensure the display of the required dangerous goods safety marks
on each large means of containment (when applicable);

– Provide placards to handlers or carrier (when applicable);

– Have an approved emergency response assistance plan (ERAP) when required.

The shipper must be a Canadian company,
either a manufacturer or an importer, in order
for Transport Canada to have legal recourse for
violations of the TDG Regulations.

For shipments of dangerous goods imported
into Canada, the company importing the
dangerous goods is considered to be the
shipper.

The shipper is ultimately responsible for the
accuracy of the shipping document and
dangerous goods safety marks (placards and
labels).

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Handlers must:
– Confine the dangerous goods in proper means of containment;
– Ensure that the packages have the proper labelling;
– Load and secure dangerous goods in such a way as to prevent damages;
– Ensure that the shipping document is complete and exact;
– Provide to the carrier the dangerous goods safety marks when needed.

Carriers must:
– Refuse a non-compliant shipment;
– Obtain a printed shipping document before taking possession of the
dangerous goods for transport;
– Ensure the dangerous goods are loaded and secured in such a way as to
prevent damages;
– Give the shipping document upon delivery;
– Provide and display or remove the dangerous goods safety marks when
required.

Drivers may pick up dangerous goods at many places (LTL).

Although placards are not always required for each individual pickup, it is possible
that at any point along the route, placards may be required for “full load”.

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Summary Table of Responsibilities

Responsibilities Shipper Handler Table 1
YES YES
Training YES NO* Carrier
YES YES YES
Classification YES YES NO*
YES YES YES
Shipping Document NO*
YES YES YES
Packaging NO YES
YES NO YES
Safety Marks YES
(Small Means - Labels) YES YES NO*

Safety Marks YES YES YES
(Large Means - Labels)
YES
Loading and Securing
Registered an Emergency
Response Assistance Plan

(ERAP)

Accidental Release
Reporting

Keep all documents
for 2 years

*Must ensure that the shipment is compliant,
therefore verify that the packages are

compliant and that the classification is accurate
and complete on the shipping document.

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Classification

In general, here is the definition of dangerous goods:
“Any material that has the potential to cause harm to life
or the environment.”

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act defines dangerous goods as follows:
“product, substance or organism included by its nature or by the regulations in
any of the classes listed in the schedule.”
Therefore, dangerous goods are chemical products or other substances that may
represent a hazard while in transport.

The manufacturer is responsible for determining the classification of dangerous
goods. That means that certain tests will be required in order to determine that
classification.
WE CANNOT TRANSPORT GOOD WITHOUT KNOWING
ITS CLASSIFICATION.
To differentiate between goods that APPEAR to be dangerous and goods that ARE
dangerous, it is essential to have a classification system applied in the same way
by everyone.
The TDG Regulations use a globally accepted classification system published
by the United Nations.
The complete list is in Annexes 1 and 3 of the Regulations.

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Shipping Name

The shipping name that most precisely describes is listed
in Annexe 1 and 3 in CAPITAL letters.
The descriptive text written in lower case letters
following a shipping name is not part of it.

As for example: AEROSOLS, containing compress
oxygen.
AEROSOLS, is the shipping name but not “containing
compress oxygen”.
Annexe 1 is an annex to the regulation that lists
products in numerical order (UN Number)
See example on page 40.

Annexe 3 is an annex to the Regulation listing the
products in alphabetical order.
See example on page 41.

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Hazard Class

The TDG regulation identifies nine hazard classes based on
the risk they represent for people, properties
or environment.

Each class is represented by a colour,
symbol and number to communicate hazards.

Some dangerous goods present more than one risk and therefore belong to more
than one class. If this is the case, the primary class (highest hazard) appears first
and is followed by all subsidiary classes (lower hazard) in brackets.

Symbol

Colour

Number

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Class Description Symbol Table 2

Class 1 Explosives has six divisions. Therefore, 2.3
there are six labels or placards. 4.3

*Class 2 Gases, has three divisions with three 2.1 2.2 17
Class 3 different labels or placards.
Flammable Liquids includes all liquids
that have a flash point less than or equal
to 60ºC.

*Class 4 Has three divisions and three different 4.1 4.2
*Class 5 labels and placards: 5.1 5.2
*Class 6 Has two divisions and two different labels 6.1 6.2
and placards.
Has two divisions and two different labels
and placards.

Class 7 Are radioactive materials. There are no
divisions for class 7. However, there are
different labels for radioactive materials
that depend on the content and activity
of such materials.

Class 8 Corrosives have no divisions. These
Class 9 substances are known to cause full
destruction of human skin and
corrode metal.
Miscellaneous Products, Substances
or Organisms.

*Class 2 *Class 5
2.1 Flammable Gases 5.1 Oxidizing Substances
2.2 Non-flammable and Non-toxic Gases 5.2 Organic Peroxides
2.3 Toxic Gases
*Class 6
*Class 4 6.1 Toxic Substances
4.1 Flammable Solids 6.2 Infectious Substances
4.2 Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion
4.3 Water-reactive Substances

Identification Number
(UN Number)

Every Shipping name has its own identification
number.

It is a four-digit number that is used to identify the product. That number is preceded
by a two-letter prefix:

“UN” that represents the international list of shipping names prepared by the United
Nation followed by four digits from 0001 à 3999.

Examples:

GASOLINE UN1203
ACETONE UN1090

Packing Group

The Packing Group (PG) is always written in roman numerals.
It is referring to the required specification of the means of containment depending
on the level of risk:

– Packing Group I - High risk In general, the greater the
– Packing Group II - Average risk risk the more resistant
– Packing Group III - Low risk
the means of containment
The packing group also indicates must be to resist to the
the required standardized means conditions of transport.
of containment.

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Classification and Identification

In summary of what we have just seen. Each shipment must have this complete
description:
Shipping Name: the prescribed name used in the list of dangerous goods
(Annexe 1).
Hazard Class: the hazard class assigned to this substance. The primary and
subsidiary class in parenthesis, if present.
Identification Number (UN): a four-digit number preceded by the “UN” prefix that
identifies the dangerous goods and corresponds to a single shipping name.
Packing Group: the hazard level assigned to this substance. Gases do not have
packing groups.

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Packaging

All packages must meet the general
packing requirements:

– Not be too full;
– Not exceed the maximum quantity limit (respect the maximum;

gross weight or density permitted);
– Be compatible with its content (no specification);
– Resist to normal conditions of transport.

All means of containment in transport must be UN standardized.
The packaging must have the certification safety marks (UN code).
Standardized packages (ONU) require performance tests on every aspects and
application of tests to the whole packaging.

u 4G / Y6.0 / S / 03
n USA /+BK0322

Type of Container Container Material Packing Group
X. I, II ou III (all levels
1. Drums A. Steel B. Aluminum of danger)
Y. I ou II (average or low risk)
2. Barrels C. Natural Wood D. Plywood
Z. III (low risk)
3. Jerricans F. Reconstituted Wood G. Fiberboard

4. Boxes H. Plastic L. Textile
M. Paper
5. Bag N. Metal other than Steel or
P. Glass Aluminum
6. Composite Packaging
(i.e. a bag in a box)

* The number (6,0) following the packing group is the maximum gross weight in kilograms or litres.
* The first group of the code may have a number indicating whether a liquid package has a removable “top”.
(1) Not removable (2) removable. Ex: 1H2 for a plastic drum with removable lid.

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Small and Large Means of Containment

VERT-2-GO SANIGEL / 1L BLUE THUNDER / 3L

VERT-2-GO
PRO STRIP + / 4L

Small Means of Containment

A UN standardized small container is a
container with a maximum capacity of 450 L.

The small containers we have are 1 litre (normally packed in boxes
also considered small containers), 3 litres, 4 litres, 20 litres, 25 litres and 205 litres.

AGRO-CHLORE / 20 L CHLOREXTRA SP / 25 L CHLOREXTRA SP / 205 L

Large Means of Containment

Large containers are defined as those with a capacity of more than 450 L. The large
containers we have are 1,000 litres.

Our trucks are also considered large containers of course...

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Safety Marks

Safety Marks must appear on each package, on a background of contrasting
colour, like a square resting on a point, on a surface of the small means of
containment and on the 4 sides of the large means of containment, size and
colour as specified by TDG and be durable and weather resistant.

They must also meet the size requirements:
– Labels: Acceptable dimensions 100 mm x 100 mm (4 in. x 4 in.)
– Placards: Acceptable dimensions 250 mm x 250 mm (10.5 in. x 10.5 in.)

All safety marks must be removed only when:
Small means of containment (empty box, for example) no longer contains any
dangerous goods residue
No small means of containment present in the transport unit (large means of
containment) or tank has been cleaned and purged (purge certificate for
1000 litres).

Important: No person shall affix or display on dangerous goods, a means
of containment or a means of transport a dangerous goods mark that is
required or permitted under the regulations — or another mark that is
likely to be mistaken for such a mark — if the mark is misleading as to the
presence of danger or the nature of any danger.

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Marking - Labelling

We already talked about the four (4) elements of a complete classification of
dangerous goods in the section about the classification and identification of
hazard classes.

On a small means of containment, those four (4) elements have to be present to
comply and be able to offer for transport or transport dangerous goods.

These four elements are:

1. Shipping name
2. Hazard class
3. Identification number
4. Packing group

If these goods are packaged on a pallet and are secured in an overpack, the
regulations require that this “overpack” display on at least one side a standard
TDG label:

– Primary class label;
– Subsidiary;
– Shipping Name;
– UN Number.

A label with the word “Overpack” or « Suremballage »
must also appear on the outside of the overpack. If the
overpack measures more than 1.8 m3 (or 64 cubic feet),
the labelling described above must be displayed on the
opposite sides of the overpack.

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Documentation

Every shipment of dangerous goods must be accompanied by a shipping document
that may be named waybill, bill of lading or manifest.
There is no prescribed format; only the information is prescribed.

The document must be prepared by the consignor and may be an electronic copy
if the carrier agrees. It must be easy to identify, legible, in indelible print and in
English or French.

In case of an
emergency,
the shipping
document must
be readily

available.

The driver must keep the document within his reach.

When the driver is out of his vehicle, he must leave the document in a pocket
mounted on the driver’s door, on the driver’s seat or in a location that is clearly
visible to anyone entering through the driver’s door.

After the cargo unit of a road vehicle containing the dangerous goods has been
disconnected from the power unit and left in a supervised area the carrier must
leave a copy of the shipping document with the person in charge of that area.

If they are left in an unsupervised area, the shipping document must be placed
in a waterproof receptacle that is securely attached to or near the means of
containment containing the dangerous goods, at a readily identifiable and
accessible location.

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The following information must appear:

Who: Name and address of the consignor

When: The date the goods where prepared or shipped

Where can we get emergency information:
An emergency phone number with the words “24-Hour Number”24 hours/7
days without breaking the telephone connection

What: Classification must be in the following order:
– Identification number (with the prefix UN);
– Shipping name;
– Technical name (when applicable);
– Primary class (under the heading “Class” or following the word “Class”);
– Subsidiary class or classes in parentheses;
– Packing group roman numeral (under the heading “PG” orfollowing the letters “PG”).

How much:
– The number of means of containment;
– The quantity (net or gross) in metric unit.

Caution: The shipper’s signature must appear on the document below the
shipper’s declaration.

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Placarding Guidelines

The dangerous goods safety marks for the large means of containment (including
trucks and bulk containers) must be displayed on four (4) sides immediately before
loading or packing the dangerous goods with the safety marks that will be required
when the loading or packing is complete.
Placards and UN number must be displayed on a large means of containment
placed in a bigger container or a means of transport.
However, if the placards displayed on the large means of containment are visible
from outside the means of transport, there is no need to display placards on the
truck itself.
In the case of a large means of containment that is an intermediate bulk container
(IBC) with a capacity greater than 450 L but less than or equal to 3 000 L (like our
1000L totes) a placard and UN number may be displayed on two opposite sides
of the IBC.
The length of time a placard is affixed when no dangerous goods are present
must be minimized. For example, it is illegal to leave placards overnight on an
empty vehicle.
The following diagram will guide you to determine if a load requires placards:

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The following Emergency Primary class

Placarding Guide

will help you Response Plan YES pacard with the

determine if a (ERAP) required UN Number

load requires

placards:

NO YES

Ex. 1760

Is the product
in direct contact

wth the large
means of

containment
(BULK) ?

NO

Does the load of YES Primary class
Dangerous Goods placard for each
dangerous goods
exceed 500kg? in the vehicule

NO Ex.

No placard Table 3
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Danger Placard

The danger placard is used to indicate a mixed
load of dangerous goods.
It is used when a shipment has two (2) different UN numbers
and when there are no other products needing an emergency
response assistance plan. It is also used when a shipment has
two (2) different classes and there are other products needing an

emergency response assistance plan.
Caution: In the following really precise cases, the DANGER placard
cannot replace the required placards:

– Shipment that require subsidiary classes placard;
– Shipment that require an emergency response assistance plan;
– Shipment of dangerous goods in direct contact with the large means

of containment;
– Shipment of explosives.
Once displayed on the large means of containment, the DANGER placard may
remain until the end of the delivery even if there is only one class on board.

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Loading

The loading and securing of dangerous goods in a means of containment
and must load and secure the means of containment on a means of
transport in such a way as to prevent, under normal conditions of
transport, damage to the means of containment or to the means of
transport that could lead to an accidental release of the dangerous goods.

Incompatibilities between products must also be respected
and any loading that could be a danger to persons
handling or transporting these materials must be avoided.
Posters are installed throughout the warehouse to remind
you of possible incompatibilities.

Posters have been placed in
the warehouse to show you the
different incompatibilities.

Available on the eAcademy

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Accidental Release

A person must make an immediate report of any release,
anticipated release or any incident/accident at the airport or aboard
an aircraft involving dangerous goods in excess of the quantity set
out in the following table:

Class Packing Group Quantity
or Category
1 Any quantity
2 II Any quantity
3, 4, 5, 6.1 or 8 Any quantity
Not applicable

I or II

3, 4, 5, 6.1 or 8 III, or without packing group 30 L or 30 kg

6.2 A or B Any quantity

7 Not applicable A level of ionizing radiation greater than the
level established in section 39 of the
Packaging and Transport Nuclear
Substances regulations 2015

9 II or III, or without 30 L or 30 kg
packing group

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Accidental Release / Criteria

If the accidental release meets the following criteria:

Incident

The release or anticipated release:
Exceeds quantity in table AND Endangers, or could endanger,

public safety

Emergency Report to local YES NO Report not required
authorities responsible for
The immediate report must be made to the local
responding to authorities (see table) and to the employer including
emergencies (Section 8.2 all the following information:

of the TDGR)

Refer to Release or - Shipping name or UN number of the dangerous goods
Anticipated Release - Quantity of dangerous goods
Report - Road, Rail or - Description of the means of containment
- Conditions of transport (normal or not)
Marine - Geographic location
- Number of deaths and the number of persons who
sustained injuries (if applicable)
- Estimate of the number of people evacuated

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Accidental Release / Local Authorities

Province Authority

Alberta 911 (or local police) and relevant provincial authorities (1-800-272-9600)
or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-889-8852)

British Columbia 911 (or local police) and Provincial Emergency Program (1-800-663-3456)
or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-889-8852)

Prince Edward Island 911 (or local police) or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-565-1633)

Manitoba 911 (local police or fire department) and Sustainable Development
(1-855-944-4888) or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-889-8852)

New Brunswick 911 (or local police) or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-565-1633)

Nova Scotia 911 (or local police) or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-565-1633)

Ontario 911 (or local police) or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-265-0237)

Quebec 911 (or local police) or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-363-4735)

Saskatchewan Local police, Spill Control Centre (1-800-667-7525)) or Canadian Coast Guard
(1-800-889-8852)

Newfoundland and 911 (or local police) and Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-563-9089)
Labrador

Nunavut Territory 911 (or local police) and relevant authorities (867-667-7244)
or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-889-8852)

Nunavut Territory and arctic

waters (waters north of the Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-265-0237)
Northwest and Yukon

Territories)

Yukon Territory 911 (or local police) and relevant authorities (867-667-7244)
or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-889-8852)

Northwest Territories 911 (or local police) and relevant authorities (867-920-8130)
or Canadian Coast Guard (1-800-889-8852)

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Accidental Release /
Follow-up

If an immediate report is made, you must complete
the 30-Day Follow-up Report within 30 days.
If dangerous goods are stolen, an immediate
report must be made to:

Local Police
The Canadian Transport Emergency Centre
(CANUTEC) at 1-888-CAN-UTEC (226-8832),
(613) 996-6666 or *666 on a cellular phone.

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Special Cases

There are a few exemptions that allow for the transport of
dangerous goods with less constraint.

500 kg Gross Mass Exemption

The 500 kg exemption is intended for carriers of small quantities of dangerous
goods. It is difficult to apply in the case of partial loading (LTL). It is a good
exemption for domestic carriers, service vehicles and representatives.

To take advantage of this exemption, certain conditions apply:

– Shipment is only in ground transport;
– Gross mass less than or equal to 500 kg;
– Each means of containment has a gross mass less than or equal to 30 kg (not applicable

to class 2);
– Packaging standards do not apply (except for Class 2) in accordance with Part 5.

A document including the following information in the following order:

– Primary class of the dangerous goods, following the word “Class”;
– Total number of means of containment following the words “number of means

of containment” (ex. Class 6.1, number of means of containment 5).

Each means of containment has displayed on one side:

– The shipping name, the UN number and the safety mark label; or
– The shipping name of the dangerous goods and a WHMIS label.

There are also restrictions that apply in this exemption:
– The carrier has a valid training certificate.

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Limited Quantities Exemption

Due to the low risk, the “Limited Quantity” exemption is very useful for shipping
small quantities of dangerous goods in good quality combined packages if the
following conditions are met:

Condition 1: Inner means of containment have a mass or a volume that is less
than or equal to the number shown in column 6(a) of Annexe 1.

Condition 2: Each outer means of containment has a gross mass that is less than
or equal to 30 kg.

If you meet these two conditions, you may offer limited quantities of dangerous
goods for transport or transport without:

– Shipping Document;
– Means of Containment;
– Safety Marks;
– Training;
– Emergency Response Assistance Plan;
– Accidental Release Reporting.

To qualify for this exemption, you must also affix
this label to small containers:

When a limited quantity of dangerous goods is in a means of containment that
is inside an overpack, the following information must be displayed on the
overpack unless the marks on the small means of containment are visible
through the overpack:

The word “Overpack” or “Suremballage”;
The mark illustrated above, legibly and visibly marked on a contrasting background.

Note: If the quantity listed in column 6A of Annexe 1 is “0”, there is never an
exemption for this Dangerous Goods.

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Residue in a Drum Exemption
This exemption applies to residue drums being transported for the purpose of
reconditioning or reuse.
The following parts of the Regulation do not apply:

– Classification (part 2);
– Document (part 3);
– Safety Marks (part 4).
The drums are accompanied by a document that includes
the following information:
Primary class of each residue and the words
“Residue Drum(s)”, preceded by the number of drums;
OR
Residue Drum(s) – Content(s) Unknown, preceded
by the number of drums containing the residues.

When more than 10 drums are on the road vehicle, the DANGER placard
must be displayed on each side of the vehicule.

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Specific Provincial Legislation

There are several provincial regulations that must be considered when
transporting Dangerous Goods in Canada.
Level Crossing
Quebec
The driver of a vehicle transporting dangerous goods displaying placards must:

– Stop not less than 5 metres from any level crossing;
– Ensure there are no approaching trains;
– Not change speeds until clear of the level crossing;
– Use bypass route when required.
Unless the following sign indicating an exemption is present:

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Specific Provincial Legislation

Manitoba, Alberta Quebec
and British Columbia
Vehicles carrying Dangerous Goods
Any driver transporting flammable that meet the following criteria may
liquid or flammable gas, whether the not travel in tunnels (see list):
means of containment is full or empty,
must: – Dangerous Goods in quantity
requiring placards ;
– Stop 5 metres from the crossing in
restricted speed zone; – Means of containment exceeding
30L total for class 3 products;
– Stop 15 metres from the crossing
for all other zones; – More than 2 cylinders with a water
capacity exceeding 46L each of
– Look in both direction of the flammable gas and oxidizing gas
railway to ensure there is no train 2.1, 2.3 (2.1), 2.2 (5.1) and 2.3 (5.1)
approaching;
Saskatchewan
– Listen to make sure there is no
indication of a train approaching; All driver of all vehicles displaying
placards must stop at all level crossings,
– Not change speeds until clear of the except if the railway has mechanical
level crossing. control signaling device.

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List of tunnels:
– Louis-Hyppolyte-Lafontaine — Montreal
– Ville-Marie and Viger (including De La
Montagne exit) — Montreal
– Joseph-Samson — Quebec
– Beauharnois (locks) — Melocheville

Moreover, vehicles equipped with a working flame
(i.e. for the operation of a refrigerator in a tent-trailer)
cannot cross these tunnels.
British Columbia
Vehicles carrying Dangerous Goods in quantities requiring
placards may not travel in the following tunnels*:

– Georges Massey;
– Cassiar Connector.

*Note: A special permit issued by the ministry may
exempt carriers from this rule.
The permit or a copy of the permit must always be in
the vehicles.

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Annexe 1: List of Products in Numerical Order (UN Number)

Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Col. 6 Col. 7 Col. 8 Col. 9

UN Shipping Name Class Packing Special 6 (a) 6 (b) ERAP Passenger Passenger Carrying
Number and Description Group/ Provisions Index Carrying Road Vehicle or
Category Explosive Excepted Vessel
Limit and Quantities Passenger Carrying
Limited Index Railway Vehicle Index
Quantity

Index

UN1920 NONANES 3 III 5 L E1 60 L

UN1921 PROPYLENEIMINE, 3 I 155 0L E0 1 000 1L
STABILIZED (6.1)

UN1922 PYRROLIDINE 3 II 1 L E2 1L
(8)

UN1923 CALCIUM 4.2 II 0 E2 3 000 Forbidden 15 kg
DITHIONITE; CAL-
CIUM HYDROSUL-

FITE;
or

CALCIUM
HYDROSULPHITE

UN1928 METHYL 4.3 I 0 E0 1 000 Forbidden Forbidden
MAGNESIUM (3)
BROMIDE IN ETHYL

ETHER

Annexe 3: List of Products in Alphabetical Order

Col. 1A Col. 1B Col. 2 Col. 3
Shipping and/or Technical Name Appellation réglementaire et/ou technique
Primary UN Number Marine
Class pollutant

ACETIC ACID SOLUTION, more than 10% ACIDE ACÉTIQUE EN SOLUTION contenant 8 UN2790
8 UN2790
and less than 50% acid, by mass plus de 10 % et moins de 50 % (masse) d’acide 8 UN2789

ACETIC ACID SOLUTION, not less than ACIDE ACÉTIQUE EN SOLUTION contenant au
50% moins 50 % mais au maximum 80 % (masse)

but not more than 80% acid, by mass d’acide

ACETIC ACID SOLUTION, ACIDE ACÉTIQUE EN SOLUTION contenant
more than 80% acid, by mass plus de 80 % (masse) d’acide

Acetic aldehyde Aldéhyde acétique 3 See UNI1089

ACETIC ANHYDRIDE ANHYDRIDE ACÉTIQUE 8 UNI1715

Acetoin Acétoïne 3 UN2621

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