Health Canada Publishes Proposed Amendments to Hazardous Products Regulations to Align with GHS Revision 7
01/19/2021
On December 19, 2020, the Government of Canada published Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 51 containing Health… Read more
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Health Canada’s Interim Policy for Cleaning Products During COVID-19
05/05/2020
Last week, Health Canada issued an interim enforcement policy for workplaces covered under Canada’s Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). The… Read more
HazCom & WHMIS Updates: U.S. and Canada Publish RCC Work Plans for 2019-2020
03/12/2020
On March 10, 2020 the U.S.–Canadian Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) published its 2019-2020 work plans. These work plans introduce the specific… Read more
SCHC Fall 2019 Meeting Covers Latest Updates on OSHA HazCom, WHMIS, GHS & TSCA
09/25/2019
VelocityEHS was in attendance Tuesday morning at the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication's Fall 2019 Meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Representatives from OSHA… Read more
WHMIS 2015 Updates: Health Canada Publishes Guidance Documents for Canadian Hazardous Products Suppliers
09/20/2019
Earlier this summer, Health Canada published a number of formal guidance documents and other resources intended to help Canadian hazardous products suppliers… Read more
OSHA and Health Canada Issue Joint Guidance Documents
08/01/2019
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Health Canada have issued three new joint guidance documents to support implementation of the Globally… Read more
Canada’s WHMIS 2015 Deadline for Federally Regulated Employers is Almost Here!
05/23/2019
After nearly four years, Canada’s implementation of GHS and WHMIS 2015 is approaching completion. The final deadline for federally regulated workplaces… Read more
Canada’s Adoption of GHS & WHMIS 2015: What to Expect in 2019
03/19/2019
Canada’s adoption of GHS — the UN’s Globally Harmonized System for Classification & Labeling of Products — has introduced the most significant… Read more
Canada’s WHMIS 2015 Hazard Communication Standard is Here! Is Your Workplace Ready?
11/30/2018
The day has finally arrived! The deadline for employer compliance with Canada’s Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015) is Saturday December… Read more
VelocityEHS Webinar Helps Canadian Hazardous Product Suppliers and Employers with WHMIS 2015 Compliance
10/29/2018
If you manufacture, import or distribute hazardous products in Canada, or if you’re a Canadian employer who uses hazardous products in the… Read more