WHMIS Essentials
Keys to Canadian Worker Safety Health Canada’s WHMIS or Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System is the Canadian national hazard communications standard. It parallels the United States OSHA’s (Occupational Safety and [...]
WHMIS Update – New Rules for Section 3
Canada continues to hammer out the details of its GHS regulation. As part of this process, Canada has released a new WHMIS update.Under the previous revision, manufacturers were required to display the exact percent concentration [...]
Top 5 Things to Look for When You Choose a SDS Management Software
To meet requirements set by industry best practices (and by government regulations), all companies need an SDS management system. This system must be able to provide up-to-date SDS to all their employees at every facility. [...]
WHMIS 2015 Enforcement Deadlines Delayed
On May 19th, Health Canada announced that they would be extending Phase 1 of the WHMIS 2015 transition. Under the new transition timetable, manufacturers and importers (including many US firms) will have until June 1st, [...]
Options Narrow as Canada GHS Deadline Looms
If you’re not yet in compliance with WHMIS 2015, you may want to hurry. Chemical suppliers have less than 100 days left to comply with the Canadian GHS standard, and only a few options for [...]
GHS in the US and Canada: What are the Differences?
Canada and the US share the world’s longest border, and are each others largest trading partners. The countries share a language and a common law. In recent years, both countries have implemented GHS standards. Despite [...]
Canada and U.S. Standardizing SDSs
In order to further the ideals of the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), Canada and the United States will now be moving forward with a coordination plan to create safety [...]
Canada and US Seek Input on 2016-2017 Work Plan
On March 3, 2016, the Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) will host a consumer and stakeholder input webinar in search of commentary on their 2016-2017 draft work plan for international chemical safety cooperation. This [...]