MSDS Management News

A big deadline is approaching in Canada -- Full compliance with WHMIS 2015 is expected by 1 December 2018 across all Canadian jurisdictions. On 28 March 2018, Health Canada emailed two fact sheets addressing compliance with the Hazardous Products Regulations, otherwise known as WHMIS 2015. The fact sheets published by Health Canada are titled “ ...

Apr. 3, 2018

By Verisk 3E

Earlier this year, ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that the available scientific evidence meets the criteria in the CLP Regulation to classify Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) as a carcinogen by inhalation. The RAC’s ...

Nov. 24, 2017

By UL - The WERCS

WHMIS implementation dates have been officially  delayed.  As per Health Canada, “Manufacturers and importers now have until June 1, 2018 to comply with the HPR. The deadline of June 1, 2017 has been delayed by one year to June 1, 2018.” ...

May 25, 2017

By UL - The WERCS

VelocityEHS, the leading cloud environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software provider, today announced it has won two Industrial Safety & Hygiene News (ISHN) 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards. VelocityEHS took top honors in the EHS Management Software category for its environmental management capabilities, while its MSDSonline chemical ...

May 23, 2017

By VelocityEHS

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched its "Safe and Sound Campaign" recently, calling on employers to review their safety and health programs to protect workers, and reduce workplace injuries and deaths. "Workplace safety and health incidents hurt workers ...

Mar. 15, 2017

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement is set to launch a new enforcement campaign focusing on the classification and labeling of mixtures and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). This comes as part of its sixth major coordinated enforcement project under REACH and encompasses three key enforcement priorities for ...

Dec. 17, 2016

By Assent Compliance Inc.

EUROPEAN UNION (EU) Fifteenth Round Of TTIP Negotiations Concluded: The  ...

Dec. 6, 2016

By Acta Group

VelocityEHS, the leading global cloud environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software provider, will highlight recent enhancements to its Ergonomics product at the 2016 National Ergonomics Conference & ErgoExpo in Las Vegas. Musculoskeletal ...

Nov. 8, 2016

By VelocityEHS

If a company has experienced more than one diagnosed repetitive motion injury (RMI) within a 12 month period and the injured employees were conducting “identical” or even “similar” work, Title 8, Section 5110 of  California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) requires specific actions be taken. These actions include:   ...

May 9, 2016

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Employers' names: North Texas Contracting Inc. and K&S Contractors Citations issued: Nov. 19, 2015 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

Nov. 24, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Agilent Technologies today introduced the Agilent 5977B High Efficiency Source (HES) GC/MSD System, a tandem gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer that delivers lower limits of detection than any other instrument in its class. "The 5977B is a major leap forward," ...

Oct. 25, 2015

By Agilent Technologies, Inc.

May 2018 is the final deadline under REACH for registering chemical substances manufactured or imported into the EU. Companies are also obliged by then to gather all available information about the properties of the substances and to update the safety data sheets. ETUC calls on workers' representatives from companies using chemicals to check that the substances their companies use are being ...

Oct. 23, 2015

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

May 2018 is the final deadline under REACH for registering chemical substances manufactured or imported into the EU. Companies are also obliged by then to gather all available information about the properties of the substances and to update the safety data sheets. ETUC calls on workers' representatives from companies using chemicals to check that the substances their companies use are being ...

Oct. 7, 2015

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Dako, an Agilent Technologies company and a worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new companion diagnostic assay that can reveal whether a patient with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is likely to respond to a new form of treatment. The approval of PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx strengthens Dako's portfolio of ...

Oct. 2, 2015

By Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Employers names: Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and CVI Development LLC Citations issued: Sept. 3, 2015 Investigation findings: Hensel Phelps Construction and CVI Development were cited for one willful violation apiece for failing to adequately protect workers at the new central ...

Sep. 2, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) encompass health problems relating to muscles, tendons, the skeleton, cartilage, ligaments, nerves or the peripheral vascular system. They are the leading cause of work-related health problems in the healthcare sector, which accounts for 10 % of the overall workforce in Europe. A new ...

Sep. 1, 2015

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Earlier this month, a catastrophic series of explosions took place at the Chinese port city of Tianjin.  The explosions originated at a warehouse filled with hazardous materials.  Some media reports have stated that there were 700 tons of sodium cyanide being stored in the location, a safety violation.  Managers of the facility have provided limited information to emergency ...

Aug. 19, 2015

By American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced the immediate availability of MSDgen ® 6.56, the latest version of its Safety Data Sheet (SDS) authoring system. The new release includes numerous enhancements aimed at simplifying global hazard communication initiatives, including expanded ...

Aug. 18, 2015

By Verisk 3E

The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement will prepare and execute a fifth coordinated enforcement project (REF-5) focusing on obligations related to extended safety data sheets (e-SDSs), exposure scenarios, risk management measures and operational conditions. Previous enforcement experience indicated that SDSs were often non-compliant. Therefore, the Forum considers it important to ...

Jul. 6, 2015

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has stated that 387,820 musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were reported in 2011, which accounted for 33% of all worker injury and illness cases that year.  This staggering number brings to light the importance of preventing MSDs in the workplace through the science of ergonomics. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration ...

Jun. 30, 2015

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC