Aug 13, 2014
With GHS adoption underway in the United States and Canada, MSDSonline has taken an active role in educating employers about their responsibilities… Read more
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Aug 8, 2014
According to an Aug 9, 2014 email from Health Canada, the agency is seeking “written comments from all interested parties on this… Read more
Jun 26, 2014
Supporters of Canada’s adoption of GHS had reason to celebrate this week as an important piece of legislation, Bill C-31, was given… Read more
Jul 5, 2013
A couple of news items out of Canada this last week. First on June 29, 2013, the Department of Health formally… Read more
Jun 20, 2013
According to an OSHA News Release, in a ceremony at the Department of Labor on Wednesday, OSHA and the Healthy Environments… Read more
Feb 25, 2013
Canada is expected to publish a proposal in Canada Gazette I this spring aligning WHMIS with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System… Read more
Feb 25, 2013
All eyes are on Canada this spring, as a proposal to align WHMIS with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System, or GHS… Read more
Jul 23, 2012
In a recent podcast published on WorkSafeBC, Lorraine Davison, Manager of Chemical Services at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety… Read more
Sep 29, 2011
Canada has been moving slowly toward GHS adoption over the last decade and after missing a 2008 goal for implementation, there was… Read more
May 4, 2011
GHS, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, is coming. It’s something we’ve known theoretically for many… Read more