February 2017 - Regulatory updates and launch of Forum
A busy month for regulatory activities. Please signup for our regulatory forum and read the latest news below:
Guidance on Document Retention Requirements for Suppliers of Hazardous Products
Suppliers of hazardous products have an obligation under section 14.3 of the HPA to prepare and maintain documents, including true copies of labels and SDSs as well as sales and purchasing information. These documents must be provided to the Minister of Health or an inspector upon written request and must be stored in Canada and retained for a specified period of time.
The CMP is has a
draft screening assessment for acetic anhydride that is published for a 60-day public comment period ending on March 29, 2017. Click for more details. You can search for this substance in your inventory in msdsBinders under Reports > Find (M)SDS in Binders; search your inventory for CAS No. 108-24-7.
Draft screening assessment for Ethane, Propane, Isobutane, Butane and Butane
The draft screening assessment for Ethane, Propane, Isobutane, Butane and Butane (branched and linear) was published online for a 60-day public comment period ending on March 29, 2017. You can search for these substances in your inventory using msdsBinders under Reports > Find (M)SDS by Regulatory List and select CEPA 2017 Short Chain Alkanes.
Update to Alberta Air Monitoring Site & Opportunity to Review Chapter 9 Draft Reporting Forms
All 9 Chapters of AMD have been re-released with no new requirements and it
can be viewed online. Chapter 1 had the most changes.
Reminder to send in Feedback on the Proposed TDG Regulatory Changes: closes Feb 22, 2017.
Comments need to be submitted by Feb 22, 2017 for proposed regulatory changes for TDG. Public consultation is open until February 28, 2017 for Part 6 (training) of TDG. Changes can be read
on Transport Canada's website.
The Chemscape Regulatory Forum is Now Live
To sign up for the forum visit https://chemscape.vbulletin.net and follow the sign up link on the top right hand corner of the web page. You will receive an email that you need to verify your email address in. Chemscape will send an email to confirm the registration process is complete. Membership is for msdsBinders clients only and it allows you to post, comment and engage in discussion. Please email one of our staff if you have questions.
Deadline for SDS Authoring is May 31
If you supply/manufacture products in Canada and have not transitioned your MSDSs & old WHMIS supplier label to the new SDS and Label format for WHMIS 2015 yet, our consultants at Deerfoot Consulting can help. May 31, 2017 is the deadline for the transition.
Contact us to inquire about authoring services.
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