2022 HMIRA Fee Adjustment
By: Teah Jazey, Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety Associate, email The Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau annually adjusts the fees associated with a claim filed under the Hazardous [...]
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 [...]
Simple Asphyxiant GHS Classification
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email This is a new classification to Canada that came about with the adoption of the GHS in 2015. It is not a category that existed under the old [...]
Full Compliance with the GHS (Globally Harmonized System)
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 [...]
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 [...]
GHS Implementation Throughout the World
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System and as I’ve repeatedly advised, it is anything but harmonized. Over the past year or so I’ve [...]
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Requirements in Ontario, Canada. Are You Required to Update Your SDS?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email This is a question we hear quite often from our Ontario clients – do I need to update my SDS if it’s older than three years? Under the older [...]
SDS Requirements – How do I disclose information in section 3?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Safety Data Sheets are a crucial component for health and safety in a workplace. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are formerly known as Material [...]
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 [...]
GHS SDS Authoring and Trust in your Consultant
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Many companies these days outsource their Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) to a consulting company to help them with their compliance but what are [...]
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