Controlled Products Standard
Updated April 26, 2011
PURPOSE
To establish minimum standards for the use, storage and handling of controlled products at the University of Manitoba. To establish minimum design standards for facilities to be newly constructed or renovations to rooms where controlled products will be stored, handled or used.
The Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHSO) should be consulted prior to the purchase, installation, or alteration of fume hoods, Biological Safety Cabinets, eyewashes or safety showers.
CONTROLLED PRODUCTS include any materials or chemicals that are regulated by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, Canadian Nuclear Safety Regulations, Explosives Act, Pest Control Products Act and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System such as:
-Explosive Materials -Unsealed Radioactive Materials
-Pesticides -Dangerously Reactive Materials
-Compressed Gases -Flammable or Combustible Materials
-Oxidizing Materials -Poisonous or Infectious Materials
-Corrosive Materials -Biological Materials
NEW! Effective July 1, 2011, in addition to the Controlled Product Form, a completed "Interim Additional Requirements as per GD-52" must be completed by all designers for all new build construction and all major renovations where Controlled Products will be used or stored.
Part A: Guidelines for the Design and Commissioning of Use Areas (read only, pdf)
Part A: Guidelines for the Design and Commissioning of Use Areas (word doc)
Part B: Guidelines for the Use, Storage and Handling of Controlled Products (without appendixes) (read only, pdf)
CPS Appendixes:
B: Flammable Liquid Storage Policy (update 2003)
C: Dispensing of Flammable and Combustible Liquids
D: Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids in Laboratories
E: Guidelines for Storage of Laboratory Chemicals
