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Chemical Smarts: Data-Driven Chemical Management News

Author: Claire Hallsworth

29 July 2020

City of Quinte West Makes Clever Use of SDS RiskAssist During the Pandemic Shutdown "When the pandemic hit our area, the City closed all of its facilities but needed workers to be able to continue to provide a level of service to the area. We looked at our departments to see what we could do …

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Obstacles to Chemical Risk Management

Author: Rob Hallsworth

9 September 2020

Originally Published February 12, 2019 Implementing an effective chemical management system is difficult. Over a 3-year period we spoke with hundreds of people about workplace chemicals and identified 4 obstacles to improving chemical safety. The Bystander Effect The bystander effect says that in a group setting which calls for action to address a problem most …

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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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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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Can a Designated Substance Help You Keep SDSs Up-To-Date?

Author: Rob Hallsworth

28 February 2020

Keeping Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) up to date can take a huge amount of time. Time that most organizations do not have. But not having current information puts workers at risk for both acute and chronic health issues. What The Regulations Say In Canada, the Hazardous Product Act (federal legislation) and the provinces WHMIS legislation …

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Simple, Relevant Messages for End-Users of Hazardous Chemicals

Author: Rob Hallsworth

22 March 2017

The end-users of hazardous chemicals in the workplace are workers, students, clients or contractors. They are typically not the technical experts who understand the chemical properties, potential hazards and exposure control methods for the materials they are using. The Workplace Hazardous Information Management System (WHMIS) attempts to help end-users by requiring the use of Safety …

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