Rillea Technologies is very excited to announce the release of SDS RiskAssist™ V3.0! New features available in 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 handling directives […]
Safety Data sheets
Why RilleaTech Does Not Offer Ongoing SDS Updates!
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 new SDSs on an ongoing basis?” The answer is No and here is why: You Know What You Use You Can Do It Cheaper […]
Do I Need to Update my Safety Data Sheets?
The first question we are asked about SDSs is around updating the sheets. In fact, most organizations and people are more concerned with how to keep SDSs updated then they are about any health and safety issues when using the product. What the Regulations Say WHMIS 1988 stated the following regarding updating data sheets: When […]
Case Study: Municipalities Management of Chemicals
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, […]
Do You Want Your Employees to Read the SDS?
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 (SDSs). For a small amount of money and an hour of time […]
What Your SDS Won’t Tell You
A typical SDS contains 10-15 pages of information. But don’t assume it will tell you everything you need to know. Do I Need to Wear Gloves ? In WHMIS 2015 there are 3 different hazard statements that are used to highlight dangerous skin or dermal contact. Fatal in contact with skin Toxic in contact with […]