CCOHS to present Writing Quality Material Safety Data Sheets at OHAO Fall Symposium
Hamilton, ON (October 21, 2010) – Cathy Dumschat, senior technical specialist, on behalf of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), will be presenting Writing Quality Material Safety Data Sheets at the Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario Fall Symposium on Thursday, October 28.
Attendees with learn about MSDS authoring good practices and key strategies, as well as common errors found in MSDSs and how to avoid them. Credible information resources for authoring MSDSs will be reviewed and insights into GHS Safety Data Sheet requirements will be provided. CANWrite™ – CCOHS' MSDS authoring software developed by hygienists and toxicologists – will be featured.
Event:
Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario Fall Symposium
Presentation:
Good Practices for Authoring MDSDs (featuring CANWrite™)
Date:
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Time:
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Location:
Toronto Congress Centre
650 Dixon Road
Toronto, Ontario
- 30 -
For further information, please contact:
Eleanor Westwood, Manager - Communications
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4408, E-mail: eleanorw@ccohs.ca
www.ccohs.ca
Wendy Stewart, Communications Officer
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4443, E-mail: wendy.stewart@ccohs.ca
www.ccohs.ca
About CCOHS The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), a Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario is Canada's national resource for the advancement of workplace health and safety. CCOHS promotes the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions that support health and safety programs and the prevention of injury and illness. CCOHS partners and collaborates with agencies and organizations from Canada and around the world to improve the quality and quantity of resources and programs, as well as expand the breadth of usage of occupational health information to many different segments of society.
