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Large Municipality Chemical Hazards Audit Case Study

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

4 November 2021

Municipalities use large numbers of chemical products as part of their daily operations. Think about the tasks their workers perform … water/waste water treatment, recreational facilities care, fleet maintenance, road maintenance, police services, first responders’ equipment, long term care homes, etc. In fact, a large municipality would use over 1500 chemical products. This case study describes the findings of a chemical audit completed using the WHMIS safety data sheets for a large municipality located in Ontario, Canada.

Hospital Chemical Hazards Audit Case Study

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

15 August 2021

Hospitals have significant challenges when it comes to chemicals management. With a focus of patient outcomes, many chemicals are used throughout the organization to properly maintain facilities; prevent pathogen transmission, support patient services, and assist staff with daily tasks. To provide insight into the types of chemical-associated hazards in hospitals, Rillea Technologies used SDS RiskAssist data analysis technology to conduct an audit on the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Safety Data Sheet (SDS) documents for a 150-bed hospital with approximately 320 employees, located in Ontario, Canada.

Loyalist College Case Study

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

2 June 2021

Loyalist College is located close to the beautiful Bay of Quinte in Belleville, Ontario and covers a 200 acre property. There are over 3500 students enrolled in the College programs. Upon the first meeting with Rillea Technologies in 2017, College staff was managing over 1000 WHMIS-regulated chemical products with paper binders. Learn how they eliminated they used SDS RiskAssist to reduce their collection, gain control over their SDS Management and improve chemical safety.

City of Quinte West Case Study

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

1 June 2021

The City of Quinte West is located on the shores of the beautiful Bay of Quinte, at the mouth of the Trent Severn waterway in Ontario, Canada. It is home to more than 40,000 people, thousands of businesses and one of Canada’s largest airforce bases, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. The City employs hundreds of workers who use hundreds of chemicals across the City in their daily tasks. When RilleaTech’s team first met Richard Anderson, Health and Safety Officer for the City of Quinte West, he was struggling to maintain control over the use of chemicals in the City. While Richard understood the critical need for chemicals, he also understood the hazards that worried him.

Queen’s University DBMS Case Study

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

21 March 2021

Queen’s University is a world renowned higher learning institution located on the shores of Lake Ontario in the beautiful historic city Kingston, Ontario. Queen’s is known both for its traditions and innovation and Rillea Technologies has been very lucky to benefit from its innovation programs. So it was fitting that the university has been able to benefit from SDS RiskAssist™.

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