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California Prop 65 Updates

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The California Prop 65 list was updated in March 2021. There were two new chemicals added to the list. Should you be...

GHS – Globally Harmonized System. There’s nothing global about it!

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System and as I’ve advised in the past, it is not AT ALL harmonized globally. Different...

Limited Quantity Exemption: Were you aware there were changes?

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. These regulations CHANGE overtime so...

New York Amends Its Consumer Product VOC Regulation

By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) recently published a final rule adopting new/revised volatile organic compound (VOC)...

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 strategies (New Approach Methodologies...

Canadian Consumer Compliancy: CCCR 2001 – CCCR Symbol Requirements

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email The Canadian Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 (CCCR 2001), contains the regulations that we must follow when classifying a non-registered product...

Congratulations Kirsten Alcock 2021 SCHC Board of Directors

The results of the 2021 SCHC Board of Directors Election are in! Once again, Dell Tech’s own Manager of Product Safety, Kirsten Alcock, has been chosen to serve on the...

Canadian vs. United States Consumer Labels: Differences to Know

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email The answer to the question “Can I use a single label for the United States (US) and Canada?” can be a yes, no,...

You May Be Using This TDG Exemption Without Even Knowing It!

By: Ivy Tang, Product Safety Specialist, email There are a variety of exemptions in the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations. The most common one is Limited Quantity (1.17),...

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Resource Information

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email For those who transport Dangerous Goods, it is always important to have as much information available as possible for your shipping department....

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...

Temporary Certificates for Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) – Expired and Current. Be in the know!

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When Covid first started back in 2020 within Canada, Transport Canada provided some temporary certificates to help facilitate the transport of dangerous...

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