SDSpro Advisor Newsletter
USA OSHA Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program REVISED
On January 30, 2023, OSHA released Directive Number CPL 03-00-008. This OSHA Instruction document is intended for workplaces that generate or handle combustible dusts, and contains policies and procedures for workplace inspection and determination of fire, flash fire,...
Latest Update to the TSCA Inventory
The latest Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory is now available on EPA’s website. The TSCA Inventory is a list of all existing chemical substances manufactured, processed or imported in the U.S. This update to the public TSCA Inventory is...
Winter weather presents hazards including slippery roads/surfaces, strong winds and environmental cold.
Winter weather presents hazards including slippery roads/surfaces, strong winds and environmental cold. Employers must prevent illnesses, injuries, or fatalities, by controlling these hazards in workplaces impacted by winter weather. OSHA and National Oceanic and...
How to Access the TSCA Inventory
The non-confidential portion of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory) is updated approximately every six months. It can be searched in multiple ways. This page provides ways to download the non-confidential Inventory and...
US EPA Pollution Prevention Update, and How to List a Chemical on the SCIL
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently updated the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), a living list of chemicals organized by functional-use class that EPA’s Safer Choice program has evaluated and determined meet Safer Choice criteria. The SCIL is...
Australia GHS SDSs MUST Conform to UN GHS Revision 7 as of 01 January 2023 *NO EXCEPTIONS*
Australia has transitioned to the 7th Revised Edition of the United Nations GHS. The two-year period to transition Australia GHS SDSs written under UN GHS Revision 3 to Revision 7 ended on 31 December 2022. As of 01 January 2023, manufacturers and importers of...
Canada Gazette Publishes Amendment to the Hazardous Products Regulation (HPR) WHMIS 2015
The long-awaited update to Canada’s Hazardous Products Regulation, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015) was published in the Canadian Gazette on January 4, 2023. This amendment includes (65) updates to the previous HPR publication, including...
ATTENTION MANUFACTURERS! AVOID THE COSTS OF NON-COMPLIANCE – UPDATE YOUR EU GHS SDSs to REACH ANNEX II TODAY
As of 31 December 2022, manufacturers and chemical importers that market and sell chemical products into the European Union MUST provide Safety Data Sheets that conform to Annex II of the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. We recently have been informed that ports in...
EPCRA Tier II Reminder
Pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) section 312, facilities must submit Tier II inventory information by March 1st every year. The owner or operator or the officially designated representative of the owner or operator must submit...
Winter Weather Hazard Precautions
In addition to cold stress, there are other winter weather related hazards that workers may be exposed to when performing tasks such as driving in the snow, removing snow from rooftops, and working near downed or damaged power lines. Winter Driving Although employers...
Adoption of 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for TRI Reporting
Rule Summary EPA has finalized a rule to update the list of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes subject to reporting under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) to reflect the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2022 NAICS code revision. OMB...
EPA Registers Air Sanitizer for Residential and Commercial Use Against Influenza and Coronavirus
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered Lysol Air Sanitizer, a new pesticide product that can be used in the air against bacteria and viruses such as influenza and coronaviruses. This is the first antimicrobial product registered that is effective...
Workplace Stress
Stress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, feeling sad and anxious, where these feelings are...
Hurricanes: know your risk, get prepared, stay informed!
Hurricanes are a form of tropical cyclones that are capable of causing devastating damage to communities. Hurricanes are storm systems with circulating air and sustained wind speeds of 74 miles per hour or higher. The strongest hurricanes can have wind speeds...
Confirm your DOT Category with SDSpro’s Dangerous Goods Transportation Consulting Services
As USA OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 2012 (HCS 2012) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) are two completely different sets of regulations, a straightforward conversion/reference for equivalences between GHS hazard classification and DOT hazard...
REMINDER – ALL EU GHS SDSs Must Meet Annex II Requirements by 31 December 2022
Are you a manufacturer or chemical importer that markets and sells chemical products into the European Union? On 01 January 2021, Annex II of the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 came into effect. Annex II revised the mandatory format and content for all EU GHS...
CA Proposition 65 – Notice of Proposed Amendment of NSRL for Antimony Trioxide
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is proposing to adopt Proposition 65 No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for Antimony Trioxide by amending Title 27, California Code of Regulations, Section 25705. The proposed NSRL for antimony trioxide is...
EPA Finalizes Hazard Communication Requirements to Protect Workers’ Health
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...
Shipping Your Products into the European Union? Update your EU SDSs Today to Comply with REACH Annex II
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....
Manufacturer Obligations under the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (SB 258)
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...