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“As we begin to re-open our businesses in the wake of the first wave of the pandemic, workers all over the world are spending much of their days using disinfectants to clean countless surfaces. This represents a much higher exposure…”

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Managing Chemicals With Foresight

Lisa Hallsworth
23 May 2017
6:06 pm
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I was saddened to read the Toronto Star’s article on workers exposed to toxic chemicals in a Peterborough plant this week and the efforts that Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Kevin Flynn, is making to expedite Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) claims for workers. The effects of chemical exposure in the workplace can be devastating and …

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Do Students Have the Knowledge They Need to Select Proper Gloves?

Lisa Hallsworth
27 April 2017
2:03 pm
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Rillea recently received a glove inquiry from a candidate for Masters in Physiotherapy, who was required to purchase gloves to work on embalmed cadavers as part of an anatomy lab. When asked about the type of embalming fluid used to preserve the cadavers, the student was unsure. The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) had not been …

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Simple, Relevant Messages for End-Users of Hazardous Chemicals

Rob Hallsworth
22 March 2017
8:00 am
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The end-users of hazardous chemicals in the workplace are workers, students, clients or contractors. They are typically not the technical experts who understand the chemical properties, potential hazards and exposure control methods for the materials they are using. The Workplace Hazardous Information Management System (WHMIS) attempts to help end-users by requiring the use of Safety …

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What are Designated Substances in Ontario?

Lisa Hallsworth
8 March 2017
9:58 pm
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Updated: December 28th, 2020 In Ontario, the Designated Substances are defined in Table 1 of Ontario Regulation 490/09. This regulation consolidates eleven of the twelve stand-alone regulations for designated substances being used, handled or stored in Ontario and it came into effect on July 1st, 2010. The only regulation that was not consolidated was O. …

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Chemicals Hazards Management – Past, Present & Future

Lisa Hallsworth
13 February 2017
9:09 am
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Does Anybody Remember These? I’m not sure why I kept this collection of Collier’s Junior Classics but being born in the 60’s, this was my introduction to the world outside my family and I found it fascinating. Fast forward a few years and I was using Collier’s Encyclopedias together with the school library collection to …

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Your SDS Collection is a Gold Mine

Rob Hallsworth
11 January 2017
11:53 pm
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Going for Gold, Your SDS Collection is Uniquely Valuable A good gold mine produces 2 ounces of gold for every ton of rock mined. That is a lot of effort to get the valuable nuggets from the overwhelming quantity of ore. Likewise, you are challenged to get the nuggets of information you need from your SDS …

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