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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...

Technical Translation Versus Canadian Regulatory Requirements

By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Technical translation is the transcription of scientific text from one language to another with close attention paid to both the specialized technical...

TDG Exemptions – Why not use them?

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 – otherwise known to most...

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),...

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