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Caribbean Community ≠ EDICT OF GOVERNMENT ± In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to know and speak the laws that govern them. CRS 37 (2011) (English): Labelling of Retail Packages of Aerosol Insecticides CARICOM REGIONAL STANDARD Specification for labelling of retail packages of aerosol insecticides CRS 37: 2011 Caribbean Community CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) 2nd Floor Nicholas House 29 & 30 Broad Street Bridgetown, St Michael Barbados T: 246.622.7670 | F: 246.622.7678 Website: http://www.crosq.org  CROSQ 2011 – All rights reserved Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission. CARICOM REGIONAL STANDARD Specification for labelling of retail packages of aerosol insecticides CRS 37: 2011 CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) 2nd Floor, Nicholas House 29 & 30 Broad Street Bridgetown, St. Michael Barbados T: 246.622.7670 | F: 246.622.7678 Website: http://www.crosq.org  CROSQ 2011 – All rights reserved. No part of this publication is to be reproduced without the prior written consent of CROSQ. ISBN 978-976-8234-28-5 ICS 13.300 CRS 37:2011 AMENDMENTS ISSUED SINCE PUBLICATION AMENDMENT NO. DATE OF ISSUE TEXT AFFECTED ii CRS 37:2011 ATTACHMENT PAGE FOR CRS AMENDMENT SHEETS iii CRS 37:2011 Committee representation This CARICOM Regional Standard was prepared under the supervision of the Regional Technical Committee (RTC1) for Labelling (hosted by the CARICOM member state Jamaica) which at the time comprised the following members: Members Representing Mr. Wayne Stewart (Chairperson) Dunlop Corbin Communications Ltd. Mr. Roy Banarsee Summit Marketing Ltd. Ms. Lehonie Francis GraceKennedy Ltd. Mr. Pash Fuller Consumer Affairs Commission Ms. Yvonne Haynes Red Stripe Ltd. Ms. Ingrid Hyman HD Hopwood & Company Ltd. Mr. Boswell Ivey Mona School of Business, The University of the West Indies, Mona Ms. Roxanne Miller DunnCox Attorneys-At-Law Ms. Audrey Morris Caribbean Food & Nutrition Institute Mr. Rolando Parkes Bureau of Standards Jamaica Mr. Ryan Strachan Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association Mrs. Vonetta Nurse Thompson (Technical Secretary) Bureau of Standards Jamaica iv CRS 37:2011 Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................. 2 3 Labelling ..................................................................................................................................... 4 3.1 General....................................................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Terms to be avoided .................................................................................................................. 5 3.3 Presentation of information ........................................................................................................ 5 3.4 Warning marks and warning phrases ........................................................................................ 5 Annex A (normative) Standardized warning phrases ............................................................................ 8 List of tables Table 1 — Approved warning marks ....................................................................................................... 6 Table 2 — Colour codes applicable to aerosol insecticides of hazard classes II, III, IV ......................... 7 List of figures Figure 1 — Warning mark for flammable gas ......................................................................................... 6 Figure 2 — Warning mark for harmful or irritant ..................................................................................... 6 Figure 3 — Minimum dimensions for warning marks .............................................................................. 6 v CRS 37:2011 (This page was intentionally left blank) vi