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SDS RiskAssist SafetySnap provides workers with labelling information not classification.

Workers Must Understand WHMIS Labelling not Classification

By Rob Hallsworth

13 September 2021

Training workers on the classification of chemical hazards misses the value of WHMIS which is the labelling of those hazards

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SDS RiskAssist Earns Top Choice 4 Years Running!

By Lisa Hallsworth

30 June 2021

SDS RiskAssist wins 2021 Readers' Choice Award for SDS Management from Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine for the 4th year in a row!

If you could prevent cancer, would you?

If you could PREVENT cancer, would you?

By Lisa Hallsworth

1 March 2021

Check out this EngTalk that RilleaTech collaborated on with the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE).It talks about work-related cancers, the latest scientific reports on occupational disease, commissioned by Ontario's Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development and Ontario's statistics on occupational disease posted by the Occupational Cancer Research Centre.Get inspired with how engineers can […]

Breast Cancer Prevention

Breast cancer prevention – From fundraising to research to workplace action

By Lisa Hallsworth

20 January 2021

Fundraising - a personal storyIn 1991, after watching one sister-in-law die of breast cancer and another diagnosed, my Mom, Brenda White, decided she needed to do something to raise awareness about the disease. From rural Nova Scotia, as president of the local Catholic Women's League (CWL), she chose to lead with her voice. She invested […]

SDS RiskAssist on a tablet showing the WHMIS summary dashboard including chemical hazards overview

Hazardous Materials – 10 Things You Don’t Know (But You Should)

By Rob Hallsworth

2 December 2020

Using digital technology, I have read more than 50,000 SDSs in over 1000 different workplaces. The technology has allowed me to see the challenges and opportunities that a typical employer faces when using hazardous materials. The following are examples from a typical workplace chemical collection: A typical workplace has 120 chemical products. That is over […]

Real cost of chemicals management may surprise you

Your Real Cost of Chemicals Management Might Surprise You

By Rob Hallsworth

16 February 2021

If you are not a chemical company, your WHMIS SDS Management system is likely completely separate from the way your organization manages chemicals. Chemical use is very likely fragmented across departments and locations and, while essential to your success, a very low priority for supervisors and managers.The result is you are wasting time and money […]

Chemical Safety – It’s like money in the bank

By Rob Hallsworth

19 November 2020

Your system to manage your moneyEvery successful organization (large or small, public or private, charity or for profit) must have an effective system to manage its money. While this work can be completed by a department, an individual or contracted out there are 3 main types of activities required to ensure the organization's success: Bookkeeping […]

Tips for disinfecting and a bit about hypochlorous acid

By Lisa Hallsworth

1 October 2020

Gain a few tips for disinfecting the workplace and learn more about hypochlorous acid-based disinfectants; whether they're effective and safe.

SDS RiskAssist version 4.0 gives you better decision-making tools!

By Lisa Hallsworth

22 September 2020

Learn about SDS RiskAssist version 4.0, which includes the ability to find ingredients of concern across products!

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