SDSpro Advisor Newsletter
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...
Trucking Giant Trimac Sued by Ex-Workers Claiming Years of Toxic Chemical Exposure Injuries
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...
FDA: More than half of sampled alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico found to be poisonous
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...
Consumer Product Labeling Requirements – Canada
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...
Hair Salon Employee Hospitalized After Chemical Mixture Prompts Hazmat Response
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...
Chemical Safety Board release investigation report into fatal 2017 Midland Resource Recovery explosions
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...
Consumer Product Labeling Requirements – Mexico
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...