Labels and placards
Class 1, explosives
Class 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
Label and placard| 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
CLASS 2.1, Flammable Gases |
Label and placard| 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 2.2, Non-flammable and Non-toxic Gases  |
Label and placard| 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. |
Class 2.3, Toxic Gases |
Label and placard| 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. |
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Placard for UN1005, Anhydrous Ammonia
SOR/2014-159 |
Label and placard| Black: | Number, symbol and line 12.5 mm inside the edge |
| White: | Background |
| The symbol is a gas cylinder. |
Oxidizing Gases |
Label and placard| 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
Label and placard| 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)
Class 4.1, Flammable Solids |
Label and placard| 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. |
Class 4.2, Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion  |
Label and placard| 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. |
Class 4.3, Water Reactive Substances |
Label and placard| 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
Class 5.1, Oxidizing Substances |
Label and placard| 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 5.2, Organic Peroxides |
Label and placard| 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.
SOR/2014-159 |
Class 6, Toxic and infectious substances
Class 6.1, Toxic Substances  |
Label and placard| 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. |
Class 6.2, Infectious Substances |
Label| 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:
| INFECTIOUS | INFECTIEUX |
| IN CASE OF DAMAGE | EN CAS DE DOMMAGE |
| OR LEAKAGE | OU DE FUITE |
| IMMEDIATELY | COMMUNIQUER |
| NOTIFY | IMMÉDIATEMENT |
| LOCAL AUTHORITIES | AVEC LES AUTORITÉS |
| AND | LOCALES ET |
| CANUTEC |
| 603-996-6666 |
Class 6.2, Infectious Substances |
Placard| 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
Category I – White |
Label and optional placard| 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: |
| CONTENTS ........................ CONTENU |
| ACTIVITY ........................ ACTIVITÉ |
Category II– Yellow |
Label and optional placard| 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: |
| CONTENTS ........................ CONTENU |
| ACTIVITY ....................... ACTIVITÉ |
| INDICE DE TRANSPORT INDEX |
Category III – Yellow |
Label and optional placard| 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: |
| CONTENTS ........................ CONTENU |
| ACTIVITY ........................ ACTIVITÉ |
| INDICE DE TRANSPORT INDEX |
Placard| 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.
Label| Black: | Number, text, outline of the box in lower half and line through the centre of the label |
| White: | Background |
Class 8, Corrosives
Label and placard| 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
Label and placard| 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 |
SOR/2017-137
Class 9, Lithium Batteries
Label| 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 |
SOR/2017-137
Other Placards
Danger Placard |
Placard| 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
Elevated temperature sign |
| Red: | Symbol and border |
| White: | Background |
| Size: | Equilateral triangle with sides of at least 250 mm in length |
| The symbol is a thermometer. |
This sign may be displayed on a standard-sized white placard.
Fumigation sign |
| 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
SOR/2017-137
Marks
Marine pollutant mark |
| 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.
SOR/2014-159 |
Category B mark |
| 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 |
| SOR/2014-159 |
Lithium battery mark |
| * Replace with UN number(s) |
| ** Replace with telephone number for additional information |
| 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 |
| Red: | Border hatching, at least 5 mm wide |
| Size: | Square on point with each side at least 50 mm in length |
| Symbol: | A group of batteries, one damaged and emitting flame, above the UN number for lithium ion or lithium metal batteries or cells |
| SOR/2017-137 |
Panels
Orange panel |
| 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
