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Your SDS collection as Your Safety Keystone!

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

27 December 2016

SDS collections are goldmines of information yet we groan when we think about them! Why is that? The average SDS is 10 pages. Thus having 10 hazardous materials in your organization means 100 pages of information! Most of us only need a few nuggets of information at a time and we are overwhelmed by the …

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Do You Want Your Employees to Read the SDS?

Author: Rob Hallsworth

8 January 2018

Providers of online WHMIS education claim that their program will help employees to: “recognize hazardous materials, gather additional hazard information, and learn how to safely store, use and handle these items” They do it by teaching people to read the Safety Data Sheets or SDS. For a small amount of money and an hour of …

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Does Anyone Read the Instruction Manual?

Author: Rob Hallsworth

4 September 2017

Be honest – how many times have you acquired a new product as a gift or a purchase and read the instruction manual? Most of us would view reading the manual as a last resort. In fact, Apple has got rid of the manual and your new iPhone does not come with any written …

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Will My Liability Increase if I Provide Instructions beyond what an SDS Provides?

Author: Rob Hallsworth

20 January 2020

Our short answer is no, your liability won’t increase – Employers are responsible for providing and ensuring workplace specific instructions/procedures are followed. But don’t take our word for it let’s look at what the Occupational Health and Safety Act says in general about responsibilities, what the Ministry of Labour’s (MOL) interpretation of the WHMIS regulations …

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Managing Chemicals With Foresight

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

23 May 2017

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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Rillea Technologies Recognizes Theresa Frechette

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

18 April 2019

Theresa Frechette, owner of Safety Consulting Services in Barrie, Ontario is a huge believer in the value of WHMIS. She has worked hard to ensure client employees understand how to read safety data sheets and what to think about for safe chemical handling. However, when the founders of Rillea Technologies met with Theresa in March …

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