CAN/CSA-Z76.1-99 (R2003)

Scope

1.1 General
This Standard applies to packages for drugs and other substances, in either liquid or solid form, that incorporate a reclosable child-resistant feature(s) that restricts children in their ability to gain access to the contents of the package.

1.2 Requirements
This Standard includes requirements for the construction, performance, child-resistant effectiveness, younger-adult use effectiveness, senior-adult use effectiveness, and marking of child-resistant packages, and the instructions to be provided with such packages.

1.3 Testing
This Standard describes the physical tests that shall be used as a minimum to ensure that subsequent production lots conform to this Standard.

1.4 Nonreclosable Child-Resistant Packages
This Standard does not apply to nonreclosable packages or features.
Note: This will be covered by CSA Standard Z76.2.

1.5 Terminology
In this Standard, shall indicates a mandatory requirement; should indicates a recommendation, or that which is advised but not mandatory. Notes accompanying clauses do not include mandatory or alternative requirements. The purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material that is not properly a part of the Standard. Notes to figures and tables are considered to be part of the figure or table and are written as mandatory requirements.