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#OHSMatters Newsletter: Get Educated, Get Equipped, Be Confident with Chemicals

Author: Claire Hallsworth

27 May 2020

Get Educated, Get Equipped, Be Confident:Returning to the Workplace Amidst Coronavirus Many businesses are preparing to reopen to the public as the number of coronavirus restrictions in Canada are reduced. This leaves organizations with the crucial task of creating a plan for cleaning and disinfecting their workplaces to get their staff feeling confident and their …

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Spring Newsletter

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

17 April 2019

SDS RiskAssist Nominated for COS Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award – Help us win! For the second year in a row, SDS RiskAssist has been nominated for the Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award in the SDS Management Solutions category (Question 45). Last year we were one of 3 winners. This year, we aim to …

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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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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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The Challenge With Managing Designated Substances

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

8 October 2020

Originally posted 28 October 2018 One of the most frequent and erroneous statements we hear from clients is that they do not have designated substances in their chemical collections. I thought the same about products used in my own home until I looked a bit closer at some of the ingredients contained in some infrequently …

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What are Designated Substances in Ontario?

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

8 March 2017

Updated: December 28th, 2020 In Ontario, the Designated Substances are defined in Table 1 of Ontario Regulation 490/09. This regulation consolidates eleven of the twelve stand-alone regulations for designated substances being used, handled or stored in Ontario and it came into effect on July 1st, 2010. The only regulation that was not consolidated was O. …

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