occupational safety and health administration Archives

Posted June 19, 2023

Wildfire Smoke: Health Effects and How to Protect Yourself

By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST As wildfires continue to ravage forests and grasslands across Canada, emergency responders are tirelessly working to contain the fires [...]

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In Product Safety

Posted January 4, 2022

GHS in Canada and the United States – What is the expectation for compliance?

By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email Over the last couple of months, there has been much talk about moving forward to Version 7 of the GHS for the United States and [...]

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In Product Safety, WHMIS

Posted November 11, 2021

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 [...]

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In Regulatory Affairs

Posted March 10, 2021

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 [...]

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In SDS: Safety Data Sheets, WHMIS

Posted January 6, 2021

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 [...]