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Managing Chemicals With Foresight

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

23 May 2017

I was saddened to read the Toronto Star’s article on workers exposed to toxic chemicals in a Peterborough plant this week and the efforts that Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Kevin Flynn, is making to expedite Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) claims for workers. The effects of chemical exposure in the workplace can be devastating and […]

You are Using Too Many Chemicals in Your Workplace

Author: Rob Hallsworth

10 February 2020

Our first client proudly provided us with the documentation for the chemicals they used in their manufacturing facility – 255 items. Today they use 91 different chemicals. And they are not alone. Across the board, in over 100 workplaces, we have seen organizations use more chemicals then they need to! This creates: Unnecessary safety and […]

Do You Want Your Employees to Read the SDS?

Author: Rob Hallsworth

8 January 2018

Providers of online WHMIS education claim that their program will help employees to: “recognize hazardous materials, gather additional hazard information, and learn how to safely store, use and handle these items” They do it by teaching people to read the Safety Data Sheets or SDS. For a small amount of money and an hour of […]

City of Quinte West Case Study

Author: Lisa Hallsworth

1 June 2021

The City of Quinte West is located on the shores of the beautiful Bay of Quinte, at the mouth of the Trent Severn waterway in Ontario, Canada. It is home to more than 40,000 people, thousands of businesses and one of Canada’s largest airforce bases, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. The City employs hundreds of workers who use hundreds of chemicals across the City in their daily tasks. When RilleaTech’s team first met Richard Anderson, Health and Safety Officer for the City of Quinte West, he was struggling to maintain control over the use of chemicals in the City. While Richard understood the critical need for chemicals, he also understood the hazards that worried him.

Author: Matt Holland

7 July 2020

Download: Click on this link to download the safety data sheet or document associated with the name to any computer or mobile device. Name: What you call the document. This is the same as the name of the PDF file. You can call the PDF anything up to 240 characters. If you click on the name […]

Properly Equipped, But Still Confused…

Author: Matt Holland

3 July 2020

Full disclosure- I can’t say that my chemical knowledge is very extensive. My prior experience includes disinfecting with whatever product was given to me and trusting that my employer had my best interests in mind. Responsibility How to protect myself when using a chemical to clean spray containers that contained pesticides? I started by reading […]

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