Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2001-286)
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Regulations are current to 2024-08-18 and last amended on 2023-10-25. Previous Versions
APPENDIXIllustration of Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
Labels and Placards
Class 1, Explosives
Black: Symbol, numbers, letter and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Orange: Background |
The symbol is an exploding bomb. |
** place for division – to be left blank if explosive is a subsidiary class |
* place for the Compatibility Group Letter – to be left blank if explosive is a subsidiary class |
Label and Placard | ||
Black: Numbers, letter and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard | ||
Orange: Background | ||
* place for the Compatibility Group Letter |
Class 2, Gases
Black or White: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Red: Background |
The symbol is a flame. |
Black or White: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Green: Background |
The symbol is a gas cylinder. |
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
White: Background |
The symbol is a skull and crossbones. |
Black: Number, symbol and line 12.5 mm inside the edge |
White: Background |
The symbol is a gas cylinder. |
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Yellow: Background |
The symbol is a flame over a circle (Flaming “O”). |
Class 3, Flammable Liquids
Black or white: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Red: Background |
The symbol is a flame. |
Class 4, Flammable Solids, Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion and Substances That on Contact with Water Emit Flammable Gases (Water-reactive Substances)
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Red: 7 red stripes resulting in 13 equally spaced vertical stripes |
White: Background |
The symbol is a flame. |
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Red: Lower half |
White: Upper half |
The symbol is a flame. |
Black or White: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Blue: Background |
The symbol is a flame. |
Class 5, Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Yellow: Background |
The symbol is a flame over a circle (Flaming “O”). |
Black: Number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Black or White: Symbol |
Yellow: Lower half of the background |
Red: Upper half of the background |
The symbol is a flame. |
Class 6, Toxic and Infectious Substances
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard | |
White: Background | |
The symbol is a skull and crossbones. |
Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge | |
White: Background | |
The symbol is three crescents superimposed on a circle. | |
The text is: | |
Black: Symbol, number and line 12.5 mm inside the edge |
White: Background |
The symbol is three crescents superimposed on a circle. |
Class 7, Radioactive Materials
Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Red: One vertical bar following the word “RADIOACTIVE” |
White: Background |
The symbol is a trefoil. |
The additional text under the word “RADIOACTIVE” is: CONTENTSCONTENU ACTIVITYACTIVITÉ |
Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Red: Two vertical bars following the word “RADIOACTIVE” |
Yellow: Upper half of background excluding the border |
White: Lower half of background and the border |
The symbol is a trefoil. |
The additional text under the word “RADIOACTIVE” is: CONTENTSCONTENU ACTIVITYACTIVITÉ INDICE DE TRANSPORT INDEX |
Black: Symbol, number, text and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
Red: Three vertical bars following the word “RADIOACTIVE” |
Yellow: Upper half of background excluding the border |
White: Lower half of background and the border |
The symbol is a trefoil. |
The additional text under the word “RADIOACTIVE” is: CONTENTSCONTENU ACTIVITYACTIVITÉ INDICE DE TRANSPORT INDEX |
Black: Symbol, number, text and line 12.5 mm inside the edge |
Yellow: Upper half of background excluding the border |
White: Lower half of background and the border |
The symbol is a trefoil. |
The word “RADIOACTIVE” is optional. |
Black: Number, text, outline of the box in lower half and line through the centre of the label |
White: Background |
Class 8, Corrosives
White: The number 8, upper half of background and the border |
Black: Lower half of the background, except for the border and the number, and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
The symbol is liquid spilling from two glass vessels and attacking a hand and a metal bar. |
Class 9, Miscellaneous Products, Substances or Organisms and Lithium Batteries
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge for a label and 12.5 mm inside the edge for a placard |
White: Background |
Symbol: 7 black stripes resulting in 13 equally spaced vertical stripes in the upper half |
The number “9” underlined in bottom corner |
Black: Symbol, number and line 5 mm inside the edge |
White: Background |
Symbol: 7 black stripes resulting in 13 equally spaced vertical stripes in the upper half; battery group, one broken and emitting flame in lower half |
The number “9” underlined in bottom corner |
Other Placards
Black: Text |
White: Centre horizontal band forming the background for the word “DANGER” |
Red: Background except for the centre band |
The symbol is the word DANGER, with each letter at least 50 mm high and at least 10 mm wide. |
Signs
Red: Symbol and border |
White: Background |
Size: Equilateral triangle with sides of at least 250 mm in length |
The symbol is a thermometer. |
Black: Symbol and text |
White: Background |
Size: Rectangle, at least 400 mm wide and 300 mm high with an outer line that is at least 2 mm wide |
Symbol: The word “DANGER” centered on top of skull and crossbones |
The lettering must be at least 25 mm high |
The additional text under the symbol is: THIS UNIT IS UNDER FUMIGATION WITH * APPLIED ON ** *** VENTILATED ON **** DO NOT ENTER * Replace with name of fumigant ** Replace with date *** Replace with time of fumigation **** Replace with date of ventilation |
Marks
Black: Symbol |
White: Background |
Size: For small means of containment, a square on point with each side at least 100 mm in length. For large means of containment, a square on point with each side at least 250 mm in length. |
The symbol is a fish and a tree. |
Black: Letters and numbers at least 6 mm high and line at least 2 mm wide |
White: Background, except that the background may be the colour of the means of containment if it contrasts with the letters, numbers and line |
Size: Square on point with each side at least 50 mm in length |
Black: Symbol |
White: Background |
Red: Border hatching, at least 5 mm wide |
Size: Rectangle, at least 120 mm wide x 110 mm high |
Symbol: A group of batteries, one damaged and emitting flame, above the UN number for lithium ion or lithium metal batteries or cells |
Panels
Black: Numbers and border |
Orange: Background |
Size: Rectangle, at least 120 mm high and 300 mm wide with a border 10 mm wide. |
Replace * with the four digits of the UN number which must be at least 65 mm high. |
- SOR/2008-34, ss. 58 to 61
- SOR/2014-159, ss. 27 to 30 (s. 29 Erratum, Vol. 148, No. 15, page 2161)
- SOR/2017-137, ss. 35 to 37
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