Excerpt from:
Workplace Act: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Service Regulation,
B.C. Reg. 258/88
Application
2.(1) This regulation applies to employers
and workers in respect of controlled products used, stored or handled at a
place of employment.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the
provisions of this regulation in respect of a supplier label and a material
safety data sheet do not apply where the controlled product is an
- explosive within the meaning of the
Explosives Act (Canada),
- cosmetic, device, drug or food within the
meaning of the Food and Drug Act (Canada),
- control product within the meaning of the
Pest Control Products Act (Canada),
- prescribed substance within the meaning of
the Atomic Energy Control Act (Canada), or
- product, material or substance packaged as
a consumer product and in quantities normally used by the consuming
public.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1),
this regulation does not apply where the controlled product is
- wood or a product made of wood,
- tobacco or a product made of tobacco,
- a manufactured article, or
- being transported or handled pursuant to
the requirements of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act
(Canada) or the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), this
regulation does not apply to a hazardous waste except that the employer
shall ensure the safe storage and handling of a hazardous waste generated at
that place of employment through the combination of any mode of
identification and worker education. |