Hamilton, ON (May 6, 2011) – Jennifer Dipper, technical specialist, on behalf of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), will be presenting GHS SDSs: It’s More Than Just Dropping the ‘M’ at this year’s American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce), on Monday, May 16, 2011. The session is part of a podium of speakers entitled Management and Training Issues: Communication.
In her presentation, Ms. Dipper will outline some key tips about how suppliers can manage the transition to the recommended Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheet (SDS) format. CCOHS specialists have reviewed the new requirements and will present their evaluation of how MSDS data may move into an SDS. The transition will not be as simple as dropping the "M" from MSDS, as there are some new and modified data fields which require specific attention and expertise. These tips will help both (M)SDS authors and users to be better informed about the changes that are coming.
Event:
The American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) 2011
Presentation:
GHS SDSs: It’s More Than Just Dropping the ‘M’
Date:
Monday, May 16, 2011
Time:
2 – 5 p.m. for the podium
2:40 – 3 p.m. for the session
Location:
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR
97232
- 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.
