AFM231project
Bottle of Chemical Agent
AFM231 Project
Group Members: Carrie Law, Anson Lee, Marissa Chan, Tian Gan, David Chan
Section 002: 10:00 - 11:30
This picture shows a labelled bottle of chemical agent taken from a chemistry lab at the University of Waterloo. On the label, instructions for handling the chemical are printed, and fortunately, these instructions correctly dictate how to handle the potentially dangerous chemical properly.
The potential tort could lie with the supplier (if this bottle is directly from them) or the university (if they poured the chemical into a new bottle) in the area of product liability. If the label is incorrect (or in some cases non-existence), it could cause someone harm if the proper handling procedures that should be described on the label is not used.
According to Health Canada: "Section 13 of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) places a legal requirement on the Canadian supplier of a WHMIS controlled product "intended for use in a work place in Canada" to apply a label disclosing prescribed information as a condition of sale." (requirements for supplier)
AND
"Provincial requirements place an onus on employers to ensure that controlled products used, stored, handled or disposed of in the workplace are properly labelled, MSDSs are made available to workers, and workers receive education and training to ensure the safe storage, handling and use of controlled products in the workplace." (requirements for employer aka. the university)
The supplier AND the university owe a duty of care to the ones using this chemical product as they are the ones providing this product to the users. The proper labeling of the bottle helps prevent "failure-to-warn" claims from potential students or users of this chemical.
Bottle of Chemical Agent
AFM231 Project
Group Members: Carrie Law, Anson Lee, Marissa Chan, Tian Gan, David Chan
Section 002: 10:00 - 11:30
This picture shows a labelled bottle of chemical agent taken from a chemistry lab at the University of Waterloo. On the label, instructions for handling the chemical are printed, and fortunately, these instructions correctly dictate how to handle the potentially dangerous chemical properly.
The potential tort could lie with the supplier (if this bottle is directly from them) or the university (if they poured the chemical into a new bottle) in the area of product liability. If the label is incorrect (or in some cases non-existence), it could cause someone harm if the proper handling procedures that should be described on the label is not used.
According to Health Canada: "Section 13 of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) places a legal requirement on the Canadian supplier of a WHMIS controlled product "intended for use in a work place in Canada" to apply a label disclosing prescribed information as a condition of sale." (requirements for supplier)
AND
"Provincial requirements place an onus on employers to ensure that controlled products used, stored, handled or disposed of in the workplace are properly labelled, MSDSs are made available to workers, and workers receive education and training to ensure the safe storage, handling and use of controlled products in the workplace." (requirements for employer aka. the university)
The supplier AND the university owe a duty of care to the ones using this chemical product as they are the ones providing this product to the users. The proper labeling of the bottle helps prevent "failure-to-warn" claims from potential students or users of this chemical.