Has Your Firepot Been Recalled?
By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email Many portable fire pots available for sale on the Canadian market have been subjected to Health Canada’s regulatory enforcement. These products must [...]
WHMIS 2015 GHS Symbols and Pictograms – If my product is hazardous, why do I not have a symbol?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When I send a Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Safety Data Sheet (SDS) draft to my clients, I often have questions surrounding the GHS Symbols [...]
TDG Exemptions – Why not use them?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Dangerous Goods in Canada are required to be shipped in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods – otherwise known to most of us [...]
TDG Shipping of Flammable Sanitizing Wipes
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Understanding the shipping regulations and requirements is one thing I stress with my clients. It is important to know what you are shipping [...]
Transportation – Different Countries, Different Rules
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email One of the things I stress when working with my clients is the need to understand the transportation rules for the country you want to ship [...]
NFPA 30, Brewing, Alcoholic Beverages, Flash Point and Sustained Combustion: Do You Need Explosion-Proof Equipment ?
By: Katherine Hatherley, Lab Technician, email Alcohol flavorings or alcohol essence flavors are used to enhance or change the taste of beverages like beer or spirits. A flavoring that contains [...]
Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers are Considered Dangerous Goods: Important Shipping Information
By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email If your business is manufacturing or importing alcohol-based hand sanitizers for sale or for free distribution in Canada to assist with the COVID-19 [...]
Flash Point Testing Methods ASTM D56 and ASTM D93
By: Dana Mladin, Sr. Laboratory Technician & Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email What Products: Consumer chemicals such as glass cleaners, hand sanitizers or surface cleaners containing [...]
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