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You are Using Too Many Chemicals in Your Workplace

Author: Rob Hallsworth

10 February 2020

Our first client proudly provided us with the documentation for the chemicals they used in their manufacturing facility – 255 items. Today they use 91 different chemicals. And they are not alone. Across the board, in over 100 workplaces, we have seen organizations use more chemicals then they need to! This creates: Unnecessary safety and …

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#OHSMatters March 2020 Newsletter

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

26 March 2020

The Coronavirus - Need Help to Ensure You Are Using Effective Disinfectants? The coronavirus has left many businesses reeling while other organizations are expending heroic effort in disinfect surfaces to prevent its spread. The disinfecting efforts present two challenges: ensuring the correct use of disinfectants that meet established criteria for use against the coronavirus and protecting workers …

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RilleaTech Releases SDS RiskAssist V3.0

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

19 August 2019

Rillea Technologies is very excited to announce the release of SDS RiskAssist V3.0! New features available in SDS RiskAssist V3.0 include the following: Auto-tags - administrators can now develop custom directives that can be assigned to chemicals, based on hazards, at the click of a mouse. This enables clients to get valuable and consistent chemical …

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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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Case Study: Municipalities Management of Chemicals

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

16 October 2018

Municipalities use hundreds of chemicals in their day to day operations for cleaning, maintenance, water treatment, waste water treatment, swimming pools, arenas, etc. Managing employee occupational health and safety and the regulatory requirements for these chemicals can be challenging at best. SDS RiskAssist works with the municipalities' WHMIS documents. It reads the safety data sheets, compares …

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Why RilleaTech Does Not Offer Ongoing SDS Updates!

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

3 July 2019

During the last few months of “Trade Show Season”, a common question we were asked was “Once my safety data sheets are updated will you monitor them and replace them with a new SDS on an ongoing basis?” The answer is No and here is why: You Know What You Use You Can Do It …

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