Textile Floor Coverings Regulations
- Citation
- SOR/2016-176
- Jurisdiction
- CA
- Made by
- Health Canada
- Instrument
- Regulation
- Status
- In force
What it requires (4 obligations)
A textile floor covering intended for indoor use only, or for indoor and outdoor use, that is a carpet tile or has a surface area greater than 2.16 square metres or any linear dimension greater than 1.8 metres, must not reach the cumulative number of specimen failures set out in the last column of Table 1, the Normal Sequential Sampling Plan, of the sampling plans standard when tested as the Regulations prescribe.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Floor coverings, carpets, textiles
- Markets
- CA
This is the only limb of the Regulations that is a performance requirement rather than a disclosure one. The definition at section 1 excludes a one-of-a-kind or Oriental rug, and an underlay, made of textile fibres. Made under section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, which is already in this register. Section 6 of that Act is what makes a breach of these requirements a prohibition rather than a specification.
Drafted from section 2(1), with the size threshold as that subsection states it.
A large textile floor covering intended for outdoor use only, and any textile floor covering with a surface area of 2.16 square metres or less and all linear dimensions of 1.8 metres or less whatever its intended use, may reach the failure threshold, but must then carry a label at the time it is advertised or sold warning that it is flammable and must not be used in locations exposed to open flame or sources of intense heat.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Floor coverings, carpets, textiles
- Markets
- CA
The two warnings differ by one sentence and it matters: the large outdoor-only warning at subsection (2) ends "Do not use indoors", and the small-covering warning at subsection (3) does not, because a small covering that fails may still be sold for indoor use. Both are prescribed in English and French. A small covering may carry either warning. Made under section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, which is already in this register. Section 6 of that Act is what makes a breach of these requirements a prohibition rather than a specification.
Drafted from sections 2(2) and 2(3).
A textile floor covering that has not been treated with a flame retardant is tested on a sample of 48 specimens, in accordance with the Normal Sequential Sampling Plan of the sampling plans standard and the methenamine tablet test standard.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers and importers
- Products
- Floor coverings, carpets, textiles
- Markets
- CA
The standards are named in section 1: the methenamine tablet test is CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.6-2015, the sampling plans standard is CAN/CGSB-4.155-M88 published April 1988 and reaffirmed November 2013, and a separate standard, CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 30.2-M90, governs the removal of non-permanent flame-retardant treatments before a treated covering is tested. None of the four is in this site's standards register. Made under section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, which is already in this register. Section 6 of that Act is what makes a breach of these requirements a prohibition rather than a specification.
Drafted from section 2(4).
A required warning must be clearly and prominently displayed, printed in letters that are easily legible and of equal size and prominence, and set apart from any other information or visual images on the label. Where the covering is packaged, the label must be on the package unless it is affixed to the covering and the packaging leaves the warning clearly visible to the consumer.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Floor coverings, carpets
- Markets
- CA
Section 5 allows an unlabelled covering to be imported solely for resale, provided the importer notifies an inspector on or before the date of importation with their status as importer, the date and place of importation, the nature and quantity of the goods, and the address of the premises where labelling will be done. Made under section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, which is already in this register. Section 6 of that Act is what makes a breach of these requirements a prohibition rather than a specification.
Drafted from sections 3 and 4.
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