08/13/2014
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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08/08/2014
According to an Aug 9, 2014 email from Health Canada, the agency is seeking “written comments from all interested parties on this… Read more
06/26/2014
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
07/05/2013
A couple of news items out of Canada this last week. First on June 29, 2013, the Department of Health formally… Read more
06/20/2013
According to an OSHA News Release, in a ceremony at the Department of Labor on Wednesday, OSHA and the Healthy Environments… Read more
02/25/2013
Canada is expected to publish a proposal in Canada Gazette I this spring aligning WHMIS with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System… Read more
02/25/2013
All eyes are on Canada this spring, as a proposal to align WHMIS with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System, or GHS… Read more
07/23/2012
In a recent podcast published on WorkSafeBC, Lorraine Davison, Manager of Chemical Services at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety… Read more
09/29/2011
Canada has been moving slowly toward GHS adoption over the last decade and after missing a 2008 goal for implementation, there was… Read more
05/04/2011
GHS, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, is coming. It’s something we’ve known theoretically for many… Read more