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►TOYS ►CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS ►CHEMICAL ►ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ►HARDLINES ►SOFTLINES ►REGULATIONS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES	Surface Coating Material Regulations – Canada The Surface Coating Material Regulations came into force on April 19, 2005 and were published in Canada Gazette, Part II on May 4, 2005. Consequential amendments to Items 2, 9 and 18 of Part I of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act and Item 31 of Part II of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act were published in the accompanying Order Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Surface Coating Materials). The Surface Coating Material Regulations set new, lower acceptable levels for lead and mercury in surface coating materials advertised, sold, or imported into Canada. The new lead level also applies to furniture, toys and other articles that are intended for children and that have a surface coating material applied to them, as well as pencils and artists' brushes that have a surface coating material applied to them. The limits for lead and mercury contents are listed below: Limit Total Lead Content 600 mg/kg Total Mercury Content 10 mg/kg Children’s Jewelry – Lead Content – Surface coating and Non-coating materials The materials (surface coating and non-coating materials) of children’s jewelry should comply with the following requirements Limit Total Lead Content 600 mg/kg Soluble Lead Content 90 mg/kg Canadian Regulations – Mechanical and Electrical Hazards The Mechanical and Electrical Hazards Division endeavours to protect the Canadian public from potential safety hazards that may be associated with a variety of children's products, household products, and recreational and sports products. Children's products include children's furniture, child care equipment, toys and related products, as well as children's clothing and accessories. Furniture, gardening equipment, and blind and curtain cords fall under the scope of household products. The category of recreational and sports products includes, but is not limited to, playground equipment, bicycles, and swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas. Most home electrical appliances are controlled by provincial electrical codes that reference Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (ULC) standards. Potential product-related safety hazards include choking, strangulation, suffocation, puncture, entanglement, entrapment, and fire hazards. Regulations Carbonated Beverage Glass Containers Regulations Carriage and Stroller Regulations Cribs and Cradles Regulations Hazardous Products (Booster Cushions) Regulations Hazardous Products (Child Restraint Systems) Regulations Hazardous Products (Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures) Regulations Hazardous Products (Pacifiers) Regulations Hazardous Products (Toys) Regulations Playpens Regulations Safety Glass Regulations Canadian Regulations – Chemical Hazards Consumer products are assessed for the hazards that they may pose during foreseeable use. In general, the hazards are from short-term exposure but there are also some long-term exposure hazards. While some hazards are easily identified by the use of hazard symbols and bilingual precautionary warnings printed on a label, other hazards are less obvious, such as children's jewellery containing lead. Other products that are assessed for chemical hazards include, but are not limited to, kettles, glazed ceramics and glassware, and ozone generators. Chemical Labelling and Packaging Consumer Chemicals and Container Regulations, 2001 Lead and Other Toxic Elements Lead Risk Reduction Strategy Proposed Candle Regulations Proposed Regulations Amending the Hazardous Products (Glazed Ceramics and Glassware) Regulations Children's Jewellery Regulations Hazardous Products (Kettles) Regulations Pencils and Artists' Brushes Surface Coating Material Regulations Asbestos Prohibitions Hazardous Products (Crocidolite Asbestos) Regulations Other Chemical Hazards Chemicals in Toys Nitrosamines in Pacifiers and Baby Bottle Nipples Ozone Generators Science Education Sets Regulations Canadian Regulations – Flammability Hazards Consumer products are assessed for the flammability hazards that they may pose during foreseeable use. These hazards may be the result of the product being a source of ignition or of a product that may readily ignite. Products that are assessed for these hazards include, but are not limited to, lighters, matches and cellulose insulation as well as textile products such as children's sleepwear, clothing, tents, bedding, and rnattresses. Sources of ignition Candles Prohibition on Relite Candles Proposed Candle Regulations Lighters Hazardous Products (Lighters) Regulations Update on proposed Lighters Regulations Matches Hazardous Products (Matches) Regulations Products that may ignite Carpets Hazardous Products (Carpet) Regulations Charcoal Hazardous Products (Charcoal) Regulations Cellulose Insulation Hazardous Products (Cellulose Insulation) Regulations Children's Sleepwear Prohibitions Hazardous Products (Children's Sleepwear) Regulations Children's Sleepwear: Flammability Requirement Guidelines Information to Dealers of Second-Hand Children's Products General Textiles Industry Guide: Flammability of Textile Products in Canada Mattresses and Futons Hazardous Products (Mattresses) Regulations Industry Guide to Futon Flammability Requirements in Canada Tents Hazardous Products (Tents) Regulations © 2005, 2010 Professional Testing & Consulting Ltd. All rights reserved.

Canadian Regulations – Flammability Hazards

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