Chemical safety & SDS management blog

Stay ahead of the curve with expert insights on Canadian chemical safety and SDS management. We translate complex regulatory changes—from WHMIS 2022 to the latest CEPA amendments—into actionable strategies that protect your people, ensure occupational health and safety (OHS) compliance, and advance your commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals..

Rillea Technologies Wins Innovation Guelph Exceptional Startup of the Year Award!

Lisa Hallsworth
2 July 2019
12:34 am
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Rillea Technologies is an Ontario-based company providing cloud solutions for organizations interested in proactive chemicals management. Its platform, SDS RiskAssist, digitizes WHMIS 2015 safety data sheets and reorganizes the data the way chemical safety experts would. The platform instantly prioritizes chemical hazards so that busy safety managers can assess and build clear one-page summaries for managing […]

Quinte West Making Strides in Reducing Chemical Use

Lisa Hallsworth
18 June 2019
11:59 pm
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Article describes how the City of Quinte West used SDS RiskAssist™ to significantly reduce their chemical use & conduct risk assessments on remaining hazardous chemicals.

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ON CAMPUS: Loyalist Advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Lisa Hallsworth
3 May 2019
11:47 pm
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Article describes the global occupational disease problem and how Rillea Technologies engineers are using decades of experience managing hazardous chemicals together with technology to tackle it.

Protecting Workers from Skin Hazards

Rob Hallsworth
10 April 2019
3:38 pm
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Dermal or skin hazards can be managed by providing gloves, protective clothing and easy access to safety showers Information on Skin Hazards WHMIS 2015 contains 8 Hazard Statements which indicate the potential to cause skin damage: What the Regulations Say In Ontario the specific regulations for your organization will identify what you need to do […]

Case Study: Universities and Chemicals Management

Lisa Hallsworth
19 November 2018
3:41 pm
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This case study provides an example of challenges that universities face with safe chemical management and how SDS RiskAssist can help.

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Case Study: Municipalities Management of Chemicals

Lisa Hallsworth
16 October 2018
11:53 am
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Municipalities use hundreds of chemicals in their day to day operations for cleaning, maintenance, water treatment, waste water treatment, swimming pools, arenas, etc. Managing employee occupational health and safety and the regulatory requirements for these chemicals can be challenging at best. SDS RiskAssist™ works with the municipalities' WHMIS documents. It reads the safety data sheets, compares […]