scope:

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.

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.

Testing

This Standard describes the minimum level of physical tests used ensure that subsequent production lots conform to this Standard.

Nonreclosable Child-Resistant Packages

This Standard does not apply to nonreclosable packages or features.

Note: This will be covered by CSA Standard Z76.2.

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.