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Safety and Security

Safety Requirements, Security Requirements, Safety Standards and Safety Marks

5
No person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport any dangerous goods unless
(a)
the person complies with all safety requirements and security requirements that apply under the regulations;
(b)
the goods are accompanied by all documents that are required under the regulations;
(c)
a means of containment is used for the goods that is required or permitted under the regulations; and
(d)
the means of containment and means of transport comply with all safety standards that apply under the regulations and display all applicable safety marks in accordance with the regulations.
5.1
No person shall design, manufacture, repair, test or equip a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods unless the person complies with all safety requirements that apply under the regulations.

Compliance Marks and Dangerous Goods Marks

6
No person shall affix or display on a means of containment a compliance mark that is required or permitted under the regulations — or another mark that is likely to be mistaken for such a mark — in respect of the manufacture, repair or testing of the means of containment, unless the manufacture, repair or testing was done in compliance with all safety requirements and safety standards applicable to that compliance mark.
6.1
No person shall affix or display on dangerous goods, a means of containment or a means of transport a dangerous goods mark that is required or permitted under the regulations — or another mark that is likely to be mistaken for such a mark — if the mark is misleading as to the presence of danger or the nature of any danger.