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What is an Exposure Control Plan (ECP)? An Exposure Control Plan (ECP) is a product of an organization’s chemical or health and safety management system that provides direction and expectations to prevent exposures to workers.

Alberta Bill 30 makes a distinction between education and training as does WHMIS 2015. Chemscape breaks down the distinction between both and how you can develop your WHMIS program accordingly.

When Is WHMIS Training Required? WHMIS training should be updated as necessary or when significant information has changed. WHMIS training should be provided by the employer when a new employee is hired during orientation.

What Employees Need WHMIS Training? The answer to who needs training and the extent of WHMIS education and training is something a company needs to consider. Everyone needs the basics.

Banning, Prohibiting, and or Restricting a Chemical or Ingredient Eliminating the chemical or ingredient in the workplace eliminates the health hazards associated with the chemical or ingredient. Elimination can prevent injuries, illness, loss or adverse effects on the environment.

When it comes to Safety Data Sheet (SDS) authoring, it's crucial to be cautious of certain red flags commonly associated with low-cost providers and automated authoring programs.

Does one SDS work for all countries since it is a Globally Harmonized System (GHS)?  Although the GHS has introduced standardized communication for Labels and Safety Data Sheets, SDSs still vary significantly by country.

Do you have Concurrent or Simultaneous Operations in your organization? Could one operator’s tasks be unknowingly generating health hazards for others? Learn how to quickly Identify, Communicate and Control Chemical Hazards and Health Risk at these job sites. Our safety expert John Artym and Industrial Hygienist Mike Phibbs CIH ROH face off.

I have recently taken part in conversations about preventing injuries and occupational illness.  Part of our discussions have raised the issue that the industry must move past deferring to the immediate cause(s) of events/incidents to focus on determining the indirect/root causes of events/incidents to improve how they answer – why events/incidents occur?

Reducing your company’s chemical footprint by reducing the exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace can be achieved by substituting the hazardous chemicals you use each day

For Health and Safety Professionals a risk assessment is a process where you:

Important Update: Health Canada announced a new deadline for suppliers after this article was published. Canadian suppliers had until June 1, 2018 to update their SDSs in Canada. Originally the deadline was May 31, 2017.