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2006 November Report of the Auditor General of Canada
November 2006 Report—Chapter 8
Exhibit 8.4—Examples of regulatory activities considered by Product Safety program managers to be insufficient
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Regulatory activities |
Product Safety |
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Consumer Product Safety |
Cosmetics |
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems |
Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection |
New Substances Assessment and Control |
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Protecting public from hazardous products and substances |
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Enforcing and ensuring compliance with acts and regulations |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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Conducting regular surveys, research, and surveillance |
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– |
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Responding to emergencies or product complaints |
– |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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Issuing timely and accurate health warnings to the general public |
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– |
n/a |
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n/a |
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Conducting appropriate risk assessments (for example, new products) |
– |
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n/a |
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– Not raised as a concern by Health Canada n/a Not applicable Sources: Health Canada's internal study, resource allocation documents, and interviews |