SDSpro Advisor Newsletter

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized amendments to its requirements for Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) to better protect the health of workers. SNURs can be used to require notice to EPA before chemical substances and mixtures are used in new...

The *NEW* mandatory format and content for EU/CLP GHS Safety Data Sheets came into effect on January 1, 2021. By December 2022, ALL SDSs accompanying product shipments into any European Union member state must meet these new regulations. Known as Regulation (EC) No....

Effective 01 January 2021, manufacturers that sell certain products within the state of California must comply with required online and product label disclosures of the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (SB 258). This Act is applicable to chemical...

Trucking Giant Trimac Sued by Ex-Workers Claiming Years of Toxic Chemical Exposure Injuries The trucking company failed to provide protective gear and deceived workers about the danger they faced from cleaning chemical tankers and railcars, the complaint said. By Greg...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an "import alert" on all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico after the agency found that 84% of sampled products were not in compliance with safety regulations — and more than half were found to contain...

In Canada, a consumer is considered to be anyone from the general public who has access to a product that is advertised, imported or sold in Canada. Products sold via retail to a consumer must comply with Canada consumer label requirements as per CCCR, 2001...

Woman was hospitalized Thursday after mixing drain-cleaning chemicals at a hair salon in Whitman, Massachusetts, prompting a hazardous materials response. The woman, who works at Eugene Hair Salon on Temple Street, said she poured Drano and another brand of drain...

The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released an investigation report into the fatal tank explosions at Midland Resource Recover facility in Philippi. The Chemical Safety Board determined the probable cause for the explosions was reactive and unstable...

All products intended for retail sale in Mexico must be labeled in Spanish prior to being imported into Mexico. Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM) is the name of each of a series of official, compulsory standards and regulations for diverse activities in Mexico. Products...

Manufacturers that make their products available to the general public for purchase at USA retail or online outlets must comply with United States labeling regulations as outlined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), even if the intended use is as an...

(Reuters) - A grand jury in Alaska this week indicted General Electric’s Baker Hughes, two of its subsidiaries and an employee, for 25 felony charges of assault relating to toxic chemical releases at a construction site, according to authorities. The indictment...

SAN DIEGO – The National Safety Council and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2019. Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA directorate of enforcement...

UPTON, N.Y. — As a technician at Brookhaven National Laboratory, one of the nation’s most prestigious science labs, Joseph Marino’s job in the late 1990s and early 2000s was to clean and maintain the supercomputers that have helped researchers unlock some of the...

In July 2017, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added Glyphosate to the Proposition 65 list of carcinogens, based on a finding by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that Glyphosate...

Source: OSHA Gov OSHA Penalties Below are the maximum penalty amounts adjusted for inflation as of Jan. 23, 2019. (See OSHA Memo, Jan 23, 2019). Type of Violation Penalty Serious Other-Than-Serious Posting Requirements $13,260 per violation Failure to Abate $13,260...

Source: QZ.com Updated on March 5, 2019 In the last 30 days, the US Occupational Safety and Health Authority cited a pet food company in Florida for failing to provide protective gear for workers handling corrosive chemicals, a Pennsylvania hair salon for exposing...

Source: NPR.ORG Updated on Feb. 20 at 11:10 a.m. ET For many years, three buckets full of uranium ore sat in a museum building at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Tours often visited the museum collection building, with children on tours sitting next to...

Source: www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Washington — A federal appeals court has struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest attempt to delay the Obama-era Chemical Disaster Rule. In a decision issued Aug. 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...

A blast that occurred due to the leakage of a flammable gas at a plant owned by Hebei Shenghua Chemical Industry, a subsidiary of ChemChina, has claimed the lives of 23 people. The blast took place at a loading area next to the plant located in Zhangjiakou, Hebei...

To kick off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), leaders of President Trump’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children are raising awareness about the health risks associated with exposure to lead, specifically for children....