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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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Author: Lisa Hallsworth
19 November 2018
Universities use tens of thousands of chemicals on their campuses. Some are used for cleaning and maintenance but many more are used and produced in the research laboratories that universities are so well known for. This important work and education brings with it many challenges when it comes to chemicals. The largest challenge is that …
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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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Author: Lisa Hallsworth
2 July 2019
Rillea Technologies is an Ontario-based company providing cloud solutions for organizations interested in proactive chemicals management. Its platform, SDS RiskAssist, digitizes WHMIS 2015 safety data sheets and reorganizes the data the way chemical safety experts would. The platform instantly prioritizes chemical hazards so that busy safety managers can assess and build clear one-page summaries for managing …
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Author: Rob Hallsworth
25 April 2018
The bystander effect is a well documented social phenomenon that explains why, when confronted with an emergency, people do not act. In simple terms it states that the more people there are in the area when an emergency occurs the less likely an individual is to help. Two factors lead to this effect. The first …
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Author: Rob Hallsworth
9 September 2020
Originally Posted January 29, 2019 I was very fortunate to spend 22 years working in leadership roles with ExxonMobil where I learned a business can improve its overall performance by improving its chemical safety performance. Key Concepts to Improve Safety Performance: Understand people's needs. This is at the heart of an effective safety program. Pay …
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