Canadian SDS to use Prescribed Concentration Ranges—Again?
The Backstory As many of you know, Canada once required that ingredient concentrations be declared using specified ranges, under the now-defunct Canadian Controlled Products Regulations (CPR); these prescribed ranges were required to be used anytime a product’s concentration of an ingredient varied, or if the manufacturer/importer wished to obfuscate the…
A Pest Management Approach to Chemical Compliance
Over the last few decades, there has been a growing emphasis on the importance of safety in the American workplace. For the pest management industry, there is not only a responsibility to protect employees, but the public. In fact, government regulations and industry programs are in place to help ensure…
Don’t Scare Your Employees Away with Safety Training
While making your safety training programs adapt to new technologies or regulations is required in order to stay ahead of any potential hazards, making it fun and engaging is not. But it should be. We all learn better when we’re engaged and interested, so why not take time to make…
OSHA, EPA Mull Changes to GHS
The backstory The Global Harmonization System (GHS) was implemented in the United States through the introduction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard 2012 (OSHA HCS 2012), which entered into force in 2015. Since then, it has become clear that this so-called “harmonization” scheme isn’t so harmonized…
Are You at Risk of Being Targeted by OSHA?
Categories of Inspections Does OSHA target specific industries? The answer is yes and no. Inspections fall into two categories: Programmed and Unprogrammed. Programmed inspections are done in high risk industries (like chemical processing) or when they want to focus on specific hazards like combustible dust. But, as a percent of…
Common Workplace Chemical Hazards & How To Avoid Them
When people think of chemicals, it often evokes images of scientists in white coats toiling away in laboratories but in reality, chemicals are also found in many of the products we use at home and at work. And while they have a variety of beneficial uses, chemicals can also be…
