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OSHA’S Right to Know Program

OSHA’S Right to Know Program is a program crafted to specifically protect American men and women from the disposition of workplace hazards. OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration, being the federally appointed labour agency, serves as the leading organization in development and maintenance of safety regulations and policies. OSHA’S Right to Know Program works […]

New Prop 65 Safe Harbor Regulations

  California’s Office of Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) have now issued the new regulations for Safe Harbor under Proposition 65.   Taking effect on August 30, 2018, the new regulations aim to provide the consumers with more specific information about the chemicals they are buying in California.   Between now and August 2018, manufacturers will […]

Russia GHS Update

  The National Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products, has now been approved by Russia. Coming into force on July 1, 2016 it will implement the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.   Russia will be required to register new chemicals and information that will include:   –          The […]

REACH 2018 Deadline

The REACH 2018 deadline is rapidly approaching.     May 31, 2018 will be the last registration date for existing chemicals.   Different from the previous deadlines (2010 and 2013), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is expecting up to 60,000 registrants will be prepared to list up to 25,000 substances, which is almost 3 times […]

New Zealand’s EPA

  New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), began a public consultation on three consultation papers regarding changes to the rules in the Hazardous Substances, on September 19, 2016.   The public consultation papers address:      Changes to the labelling, SDSs, classification and packaging of hazardous substances are managed, by updating the proposals.   Information […]

Document Translation Services

In 2015, 5.8 % of all manufacturing jobs in Canada revolved around the industrial chemical(s) sector. 87,500 Canadian workers are employed in 525,000 chemistry related fields, a number that will continue to grow given Canada’s role as the 2nd largest exporter of manufactured chemicals. This 2016 CIAC (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada)-released economic report also emphasizes how chemical […]

GHS Compliant SDSs

GHS compliant SDSs are now legally required for any chemical products containing associated hazard classifications, especially given that HCS 2012 is now in full effect as of June 1st, 2016.  Manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers must ensure the containers of hazardous products have labels that are GHS compliant along with their subsequent (M)SDS, updated such […]

Health Canada’s TTC Approach

  In late September, Health Canada published a document entitled Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) based Approach for Certain Substances.   Out of 1,500 substances that were remaining on the priority substances list, Health Canada identified 237 substances that will be addressed in the third phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). The aim of […]

Health Canada’s TTC Approach

In late September, Health Canada published a document entitled Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) based Approach for Certain Substances.   Out of 1,500 substances that were remaining on the priority substances list, Health Canada identified 237 substances that will be addressed in the third phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). Using the TTC based […]

South Korea’s Biocides Amendment

  The South Korean Environment Ministry is currently moving forward to make amendments to safety and labelling of particular Biocides.   By amending the guidance of products that have a high risk, the Environment Ministry hopes that the new content will set new limits for some substances found within the products.   On October 7, […]