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 [...]
CCCR Classifications versus GHS Classifications – Combustible Liquids – What are some of the differences?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email As I’ve advised in the past, when determining the label for your product in Canada, you first need to determine where you want to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
WHMIS 1988 Symbols versus GHS Pictograms – Why are we still seeing these on labels and SDSs?
By: Teah Jazey, Regulatory Affairs & Product Safety Associate Some of the most popular questions we receive at Dell Tech relate to product compliance and workplace health and safety for [...]
Vendor SDS Compliance – What does this service entail?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Workplaces in Canada receive Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for the hazardous products that they purchase and bring in for their workers to use. [...]
What is WHMIS?
By: Kim Samela, Client Services Coordinator SDS, GHS, HAZMAT, WHMIS 2015. The regulatory world is full of acronyms and WHMIS is probably one of the most misspelled ones out there. It may also be, [...]
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 [...]
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