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MSDS Technology Made Simple
As if it weren't hard enough to keep a business flowing smoothly and clients and employees safe and happy, you must also keep up with the lastest technology. While it may not be important to have the latest and greatest computer system, technology aimed at making your business run more efficiently could save you money, and thus deserves a look. Many companies have turned to computer ...
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Regulations that Chemical Retailers must know being the Responsible Party to provide SDS
According to 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(6), the responsibilities of chemical retailers are to ensure that distributors are provided with an appropriate material safety data sheet with their initial shipment and with the first shipment after a data sheet is updated. The standard does not compel manufacturers to supply material safety data sheets with each product shipped or to reimburse distributors of ...
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Another New Year and another Regulatory Deadline - How is your GHS Transition Plan?
Now that we are well on our way into the New Year, we are fast approaching the June 1 deadline to comply with the GHS in the United States. Have you begun implementation of new Safety Data Sheets, labels and training requirements? Where to Start? The first phase of the transition required employees to be trained on Safety Data Sheets and labels by December 1, 2013. The purpose of this training ...
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Understanding Safety Data Sheets
In the last couple of decades, regulations concerning chemicals or other dangerous substances have been rapidly developing around the globe. Regulations prescribe several different obligations and requirements for the safe handling of chemicals. One of such obligations is a requirement for safety data sheets. While there are some differences between different regions and markets, it is an almost ...
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Eusheet: Material Safety Data Sheets in accordance with the safety regulations
Material Safety Data Sheets in accordance with the safety regulations. EUSHEET Plus GHS/CLP is software that can create Safety Data Sheets that fully comply with safety and environmental protection regulations in all European Union countries. It’s an indispensable tool for any production company that wishes to operate in the European Union. The Safety Data Sheet consist of 16 sections ...
By Selerant srl
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Managing compliant MSDSs and labels
Chemical regulatory compliance is growing in complexity as product sourcing and formulations proliferate and organizations expand into new markets on a global scale. Staying current with the requirements of international regulatory initiatives such as the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals ...
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An Overview of Material Safety Data Sheet
MSDSs are specified by section 1910.1200(g) of the HCS (enclosed). The MSDS lists the hazardous substances of a product along with its physical and chemical characteristics and its effect on human health. It also provides detailed information on the chemicals with which it can adversely react, how to handle them, its precautionary measures, methods to prevent a spill and first aid procedures. ...
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Internet a valuable resource
New Innovations in MSDS Management For MSDS compliance, like many other tasks that involve information management, the Internet is considered by some to be the 'killer app.' However, acquiring and maintaining MSDSs via the Internet is no small job. Can your company actually use the Internet to better manage its MSDS needs? When used properly, the Internet can be a cost effective and ...
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7 Tips for Using Safety Data Sheets Online
Have you ever had an incident with chemicals before? One incident is enough to see the dangerous consequences of handling chemicals. One of the main issues working with chemicals is safety. Hazardous chemicals often can present a considerable risk for people and the environment. That is why Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are so important. They help personnel handling the chemicals know about the ...
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Providing the most comprehensive services
US company 3E Co., based in the state of California, is seeking to. strengthen its position as the leading global provider of environ'ment, health and safety, 01' EH&S, information and complianceservices through M&A activity. '1'0 this end, it bought out last yeartwo local companies involved in the material safety data sheets, orMSDS, business. Robert Christie, president of 3E, commented ...
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Ampacet Case Study - Migrating 20 years of data into a 100% automated solution
Ampacet Corporation is the world's leading volume provider of color and additive masterbatch solutions. Their products and services are in virtually every corner of the world. With nine global manufacturing sites, 19,000 active products and 70,000 total products, global regulatory compliance is critical to Ampacet’s operations. For more than 20 years, Ampacet controlled the authoring, managing ...
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Reducing risk exposure case study
Challenge: With the objective of minimizing environmental risk and maximizing marketplace opportunity, Antea Group provides support to a major integrated oil client through environmental program management of key real estate projects throughout the United States and Europe, South America and China. Solution: As part of this program, Antea Group performed due diligence and baseline assessments, ...
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Bridging the gap between EH&S and technology
“IT Insight” is a new bimonthly column that will look at the wide world of information technology, with a focus on emerging tools and technologies for managing environmental, health, and safety data. Today’s environmental professional is faced with the challenge of sustaining an efficient and cost-effectiveenvironmental, health, and safety (EH&S) management process in an economy dominated by ...
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Top 5 Questions about Geoplast Formworks
Which standards does the system meet? Geoplast Formwork Systems were developed within an ISO9001 certified organization, and performance is rated according to the relevant European standards: DIN 18218:2008: Pressure of fresh concrete on vertical formwork; EN 206-1 Concrete – Part 1: Specification, performance, production, and conformity; DIN 1045: Guideline Concrete, reinforced and ...
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Florida hospital makes MSDSs easier to understand for employees
With more than 4,000 chemical-specific Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) on file, Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., began looking for a way to more efficiently manage its hazardous chemicals. The facility had traditionally archived the MSDSs in 28 binders. The content of the sheets was far too technical for the facility's 2,000 employees to understand quickly in the event of a chemical spill ...
By Incora
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Survey says: Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
A good system for chemical management begins with a complete inventory of the laboratory's chemicals and a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) collection for those materials. A little more than 18 months ago, an entirely preventable tragedy occurred when a UCLA research assistant was burned over 43 percent of her body and died 18 days later in a hospital burn unit. While using a plastic syringe to ...
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My Business is working with hazardous materials: What Do I need to know about WHMIS?
Almost all Canadian jurisdictions have updated from WHMIS 1988 to WHMIS 2015 and incorporated elements of the Globally Harmonized System, or GHS. WHMIS requirements place the responsibility on employers to ensure the health and safety of workers who may be exposed to WHMIS controlled products. Employers must ensure that workers are educated about the hazards of controlled products through ...
By SafetyNow
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Halliburton Case Study - Halliburton overcomes mission critical hazardous document distribution challenges
Halliburton, one on the world’s largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries relies heavily on effective hazardous communications to process approximately 50,000 service orders a day in more than 100 countries. Global access to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) is mission critical to Halliburton’s operations. Each service vehicle, before leaving for a work ...
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The Wercs added to FedResults GSA IT 70 schedule contract
FedResults, Inc., the premier provider of Government business development services, and The Wercs, Ltd., experts in Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) software, green chemistry analysis and hazard communications documents, today announced that The Wercs MSDS software solutions are now accessible for government procurement under the FedResults' IT 70 GSA schedule. The Wercs provides automated ...
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Seeking Guidance on TSCA Section 8C
Challenge A manufacturer of wood treatment chemicals became concerned with potential adverse chemical reactions to pressure treated wood. Although no formal letters or reports of such reactions had been reported to the EPA, the client became worried about how such reactions could impact business. Solution In response to the client’s request, Antea Group reviewed TSCA Section 8(c) ...
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