Canada Road & Rail Transport - Dangerous Goods Safety Marks

Dangerous goods safety marks are required to be displayed on any means of containment for dangerous goods before these goods are imported, transported, or offered for transport. Safety marks include the following:

• Labels
• Placards
• Orange panels
• Signs
• Marine pollutant marks
• Numbers
• Letters
• Abbreviations
• Words used to identify dangerous goods and to show the nature of the danger they pose

Safety marks serve as an awareness tool for people involved in transportation. They also serve to identify dangerous goods in the event of an emergency situation, such as an accidental release of dangerous goods from a means of containment.

To learn more about Transporting Dangerous Goods in Canada visit our Transporting Dangerous Good by Road & Rail Online Training web page.