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Why You Should Pay Attention to Your SDS Database
While all companies should periodically review, revise, and update their safety data sheet database, most don’t – that is, until a workplace incident is documented and OSHA takes the time to also review their HazCom paperwork. But by then, it’s too late. Changes should, of course, be made to SDS databases as necessary as new…read more.
ECHA Releases New Format for Poison Center Notifications
The Backstory Under Article 45 of Regulation EC 1272/2008 (Classification, Labelling and Packaging), manufacturers and importers placing certain hazardous mixtures on the market in a Member State (MS) of the European Economic Area (EEA) must provide information to the appointed body of that MS. This information is ultimately used by poison centers to advise consumers…read more.
OSHA Requirements When Using Propane in Your Forklift Fleet
Is your forklift fleet going to be working with propane? Excellent! However, the substance is one that is extremely volatile and can be extraordinarily dangerous if not handled properly. Have no fear, there are steps you can take to enhance safety and assure all using this material do so in an appropriate manner. OSHA, or…read more.
Prescribed Concentration Ranges are back in Canada
The Backstory As we reported in October 2017, the use of prescribed concentration ranges, as required under the previous WHMIS 1988 regulation, were back on the docket, and open for public comment until November 2017. As you’ll recall, Health Canada once required that ingredient concentrations be declared using specified or “prescribed” ranges, which were required…read more.
Hazardous Compliance Explained: Shippers & Offerors
OSHA places the responsibility for communicating hazards with the entity that is responsible for the product – manufacturer, distributor or importer – essentially, whoever is identified on the SDS. The EPA then states that whoever generates the waste is responsible for its proper disposal. And the Department of Transportation is the presiding agency for the…read more.
Safety in 10 Webinar Series
Introducing our Safety in 10 mini-webinar series. Why a 10-minute webinar? First, we know that most safety managers and product stewards have many demands on their time. Who has time for a 30, 45 or even 1-hour webinar? Second, we also realize that a big part of safety is getting critical information quickly. That is…read more.
ECHA RAC Proposes New Limit Values
The Backstory Historically, many genotoxic carcinogens, such as benzene and nickel compounds, were thought to have linear dose-response curves, meaning that nearly any dosage level—even infinitesimally small doses of the substance—would produce some toxic effect. Although threshold limit values were assigned by certain European Union Members States, and even at the EU-level in some cases…read more.
Is Cloud-Based SDS Management Right For My Company?
This is a question that is often asked by companies – and the short answer to the question is a resounding ‘YES!’ There are, however, conditions that must be met. For electronic workplace SDS compliance, OSHA requires that the availability and accessibility of electronic SDSs be included in your organization’s Hazard Communication Plan. An OSHA-defined…read more.
Hazardous Compliance Explained: Environmental vs. Transportation
Hopefully, the previous post in this series gave you a better understanding of responsibility for safety data sheets and chemical labeling. Whenever questions arise about a product’s chemistry, instinct tells us to examine its SDS. However, as discussed previously, there is an inherent problem in the reliability of some of the information found on SDS…read more.