GHS in Canada – What is the status?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Last week at the Virtual Fall meeting for the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC), representatives from OSHA updated us on what [...]
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), [...]
Amazon Product Safety and Compliance Requirements
By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email An increasing number of businesses are choosing to sell their products through online channels such as Amazon. But did you know Amazon has strict [...]
Informal Hearing to Discuss Updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard is Tomorrow
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email On May 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, had issued a notice of informal hearing [...]
Informal Hearing to Discuss Updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email On May 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, had issued a notice of informal [...]
Proposed HCS Update to Harmonize with the 7th Revision of the GHS – Deadline EXTENDED
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email I appear to be repeating myself these days. There is yet ANOTHER extension in the regulatory realm. OSHA is extending their comments for [...]
REMINDER: Proposed HCS Update to Harmonize with the 7th Revision of the GHS – Deadline is May 19, 2021
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Back in February, I advised that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) released a statement regarding the US Department of [...]
EPA Updates List of Alternative Test Methods or Strategies (New Approach Methodologies aka NAMs)
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its list of alternative test methods or [...]
OSHA Has Published Their Proposed HCS Update to Harmonize with the 7th Revision of the GHS
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email On February 5, 2021, OSHA released a statement regarding the US Department of Labor’s OSHA issues proposed rule to update the hazard [...]
OSHA GHS. Can we expect changes soon and what will they include?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email At this point in time, SDSs in the US are expected to align with the current Hazcom Standard. Information pertaining to the requirements can [...]
