Guidance on WHMIS Supplier Requirements Now Available
By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST, email An updated Guidance on the WHMIS supplier requirements is now accessible on the Government of Canada’s website. This document, [...]
SDS Authoring: What You Need to Know About Your Safety Data Sheet Consultant
By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST, email Are you considering outsourcing safety data sheet authoring? Before you proceed, it’s crucial to thoroughly assess any [...]
Concentration Ranges on a Canadian Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – What range are you using?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email One of the biggest non-compliances I continue to see when I receive supplier Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) is section 3 and the [...]
What’s Happening with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) in The United States?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email A more recent update is now available. Last week at the Virtual Fall meeting for the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC), [...]
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Expiry and Risk of Compliance
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email On February 11, 2015, Health Canada published Part II of the Hazardous Products Regulations in the Canadian Gazette, which incorporated the [...]
Did you know Canada has a specific format to their SDS?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Many of my clients would like one safety data sheet (SDS) created for the world. The thought is that the GHS (Globally Harmonized System) [...]
Safety Data Sheet Requirements in Canada – Do I need to update my SDS?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Advising clients when their SDS is three years old is part of our regular routine. We do this so you are reminded that the SDS may need [...]
GHS – Globally Harmonized System. There’s nothing global about it!
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System and as I’ve advised in the past, it is not AT ALL harmonized globally. Different countries have [...]
GHS Moving to Version 7 in Canada – What can we expect?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Earlier this month, Health Canada advised that we will be moving from Version 5 to Version 7 of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) here in [...]
Are European Safety Data Sheets Permitted for Use Within Canada
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Many of my international clients would like one safety data sheet (SDS) created for the world. Unfortunately at this point in time, this is [...]
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