Transport
Canada
Safety and Security
Transports
Canada
Sécurité et sûreté
Transport Dangerous
Goods Directorate
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N5
Direction générale du transport
des marchandises dangereuses
330, rue Sparks
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
Equivalency Certificate
Certificate No.:
SU 11521 (Ren. 1)
Certificate Holder:
Stericycle, ULC
Mode of Transport:
Road, Rail, Marine
Issue Date:
October 24, 2014
Expiry Date:
November 30, 2016
CONDITIONS
This Equivalency Certificate authorizes Stericycle, ULC, to handle, offer for transport or
transport, and authorizes any person to handle or transport on behalf of the certificate holder,
by road or railway vehicle, or by ship on a domestic voyage, dangerous goods that are
INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING HUMANS, Class 6.2, UN2814, Category A, in a
manner that does not comply with subsection 5.1(1) and section 5.16 of the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations, under the following conditions:
(a) the dangerous goods are intended for disposal;
(b) the dangerous goods referred to as “sharps”, such as broken glass or needles, are
contained in a single-use, leakproof and puncture proof container meeting the requirements
of a Type 1C sharps container;
(c) the dangerous goods, including the securely closed sharps container, are contained in:
(i) a securely closed plastic bag meeting the requirements of Table 4 of the National
Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.125-99 “Packaging of Infectious Substances,
Diagnostic Specimens, Biological Products and Biomedical Waste for Transport”, May
1999, cited in the rest of this certificate as CAN/CGSB-43.125-99;
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(ii) the securely closed plastic bag referred to in condition (c)(i) of this certificate is
contained in a second securely closed plastic bag meeting the requirements of Table 4
of CAN/CGSB-43.125-99;
(iii) the securely closed plastic bags described in condition (c)(ii) of this certificate are
contained in a securely closed fiberboard box meeting the requirements of Table 5A or
Table 5B of CAN/CGSB-43.125-99. The fiberboard box contains sufficient absorbent
material to absorb any free liquid visible in the plastic bags.
(iv) the securely closed fiberboard box described in condition (c)(iii) of this certificate is
contained in another securely closed plastic bag meeting the requirements of Table 4
of CAN/CGSB-43.125-99;
(v) the securely closed plastic bag described in condition (c)(iv) of this certificate is
finally placed in a securely closed fiberboard box meeting the requirements of Table 5A
or Table 5B of CAN/CGSB-43.125-99. This final fiberboard box is fitted with a plastic
film liner securely closed for transport;
(d) despite condition (c) of this certificate, the dangerous goods, including the securely
closed sharps container, may also be contained in:
(i) a securely closed plastic bag meeting the requirements of Table 4 of the National
Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.125-99 “Packaging of Infectious Substances,
Diagnostic Specimens, Biological Products and Biomedical Waste for Transport”, May
1999, cited in the rest of this certificate as CAN/CGSB-43.125-99;
(ii) the securely closed plastic bag referred to in condition (d)(i) of this certificate is
contained in a second securely closed plastic bag meeting the requirements of Table 4
of CAN/CGSB-43.125-99;
(iii) the securely closed plastic bags described in conditions (d)(ii) of this certificate are
contained in a securely closed UN standardized plastic drum meeting the requirements
of Table 2 of CAN/CGSB-43.125-99. The drum contains sufficient absorbent material
to absorb any free liquid visible in the plastic bags;
(iv) the UN standardized plastic drum described in condition (d)(iii) of this certificate is
disinfected prior to loading in the means of transport;
(e) the means of containment are transported in a closed means of transport;
(f) the dangerous goods are transported to the closest appropriate disposal facility available
at the time the dangerous goods are offered for transport;
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(g) in addition to the requirements of Part 6 (Training) of the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Regulations, the certificate holder ensures that the personnel handling, offering for
transport or transporting the dangerous goods is trained in regards to the conditions of this
Equivalency Certificate;
(h) the requirements of Part 2 (Classification), Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4 (Dangerous
Goods Safety Marks), Part 6 (Training), Part 7 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan) and
Part 8 (Accidental Release and Imminent Accidental Release Report Requirements) of the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations are complied with;
(i) a paper or electronic copy of this Equivalency Certificate accompanies the dangerous
goods;
(j) the shipping document includes the following information legibly and indelibly printed:
“Equivalency Certificate No. SU 11521 (Ren. 1)”
Note: The issuance of this Equivalency Certificate in no way reduces the certificate
holder's responsibility to comply with any other requirements of the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Regulations, the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transportation
of Dangerous Goods by Air, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and
the Canadian Aviation Regulations not specifically addressed in this certificate.
Signature of Issuing Authority
___________________________
David Lamarche, P. Eng., ing.
Chief
Permits and Approvals Division
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(The following is for information purposes only and is not part of the certificate.)
Contact Person:
Jean-Pierre Pépin
Director
Environment, Safety and Health
Stericycle, ULC
19 Armthorpe Road
Brampton ON L6T 5M4
Telephone:
Facsimile:
E-mail:
819-246-4516
866-872-5026
jppepin@stericycle.com
Explanatory Note
This Equivalency Certificate authorizes the transportation of dangerous goods that are
biomedical wastes contaminated with the virus Ebola. The dangerous goods classified as
INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING HUMANS, Class 6.2, UN2814, Category A, are
transported in a manner that does not comply with Part 5 (Means of Containment) of the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Legend for Certificate Number
SH - Road, SR - Rail, SA - Air, SM - Marine
SU - More than one Mode of Transport
Ren. - Renewal
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