SDSpro Advisor Newsletter

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...