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August 15, 2019
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

Safety Data Sheet Authoring: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

The most important part of building a compliant Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is appropriately assessing the hazards associated with the substances within the product mixture. A solid scientific background and experience in ...
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December 11, 2018
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Global Regulations,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

A Glimpse of Things to Come: OSHA’s Soon to Be Updated Hazard Communication Standard

In the Trump Administration’s Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Regulatory Agenda) issued on October 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.......
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April 12, 2018
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

Chemical Hazard Communication - Why Do I Need GHS Labels?

The Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) recently aligned with a global system to simplify workplace safety. Hazard communication is a procedural standard set forth by the United Nations to standardize the identificatio....
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September 28, 2017
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Emerging Issues,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication,
  • Risk Assessment

Crisis Communications for Product Stewards

The best time to prepare for a crisis is before it happens. “I say this generally – a crisis is self-inflicted. It’s something an organization failed to do or did improperly or overlooked,” says David Henderson.....
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September 10, 2017
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication,
  • Program Management

Get the Full Picture: Approaches to Hazard Assessment for Product Stewards

How well do you know the toxicity of the chemicals your company handles? Do your coworkers and customers have the same information? Are you sure? “I’ve seen instances where information has been reported on an SDS and the sam....
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August 25, 2017
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication,
  • Supply Chain/Value Chain

The Art of Listening, for Product Stewards

An innovative business culture isn’t necessarily a positive when it comes to hazard communications. “You don’t need creative and unique ways to talk about a basic safety message in the marketplace,” says Sandra Wollschlager, manager of regu.....
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June 1, 2017
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

Try a Pragmatic Approach to GHS Requirements

In a perfect world, companies would use a uniform Safety Data Sheet and label for a product no matter where in the world it’s sold. That was the idea behind the development of the Global Harmonization System (GHS)....
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April 4, 2017
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication,
  • Supply Chain/Value Chain

From Safety Data Sheets to Product Stewardship

Every company that produces or uses chemicals is familiar with Safety Data Sheets, but not every program that uses them has a product stewardship program. Nevertheless, the Hazardous Communication function and the Product Stewardsh...
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September 30, 2016
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

Canada Moves Closer to GHS

Canada continues its progress toward GHS implementation. Amira Sultan, Senior Regulatory & Risk Management Supervisor, Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau at Health Canada, talked about the implementation’s current status.....
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September 23, 2016
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

OSHA Rep Updates Product Stewards on GHS and Beyond

OSHA continues to issue guidance. Maureen Ruskin, Office Director, Office of Chemical Hazards at OSHA, talked about that guidance and shared updates on the agency’s regulatory agenda. Ruskin reminded attendees that they should be labeling.....
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April 22, 2016
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

Risk Communication: What to Say (and Not)

If you followed the news about water quality in Flint, Mich., then you know the need for effective risk communication. “Rather than owning to the fact they screwed up, they disparaged a medical doctor and tried to undermine her....
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March 28, 2016
  • Product Stewardship,
  • Hazard & Risk Communication

It’s Not Just What You Say, But How You Say It

Product stewards might have the technical background necessary to do their jobs, but they often struggle when communicating with non-technical audiences. Whether they’re interacting with consumers, government officials or.....
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