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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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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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Your SDS collection as Your Safety Keystone!
- Lisa Hallsworth
- 27 December 2016
- 1:37 pm
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