Subject Guides: Mechanical Engineering: OHS / MSDS / Environmental

National Pollutant Release Inventory

MSDS plus CHEMINFO This link opens in a new window Also known as: |CHEMINFO| For users who need safety data on specific chemical products used in their workplaces. The MSDS database provides current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) directly from suppliers and manufacturers. CHEMINFO contains detailed profiles of important workplace chemicals, including health, fire and reactivity hazards and safe work practices.
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Canada

Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)
Canada Labour Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. L-2)
See Part II for Occupational Health and Safety
Workplace Health and Safety (Canada Labour Program) Links to information on workplace safety, prevention, compliance policy, workers' compensation, etc.
CCOHS Academic Support Program The CCOHS Academic Support Program (ASP) is offered exclusively to universities and colleges as both a tool to educate students about environmental and occupational health and safety and as a guide to assist Universities and Colleges in their efforts to achieve a safe and healthy working environment. This program includes MSDS, FTSS, CHEMINFO, RTECS®, Canadiana,CISILO, HSELINE, OSHLINE® with NIOSHTIC®/NIOSHTIC-2, and as well as several free resources.
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Canada's hazard communication standard, came into effect on October 31, 1988. The key elements of the system are hazard classification, cautionary labelling of containers, the provision of (material) safety data sheets ((M)SDSs), and worker education programs.
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Transport Canada)

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Patty's Toxicology, 6 Volume Set by Eula Bingham (Editor); Barbara Cohrssen (Editor) Featuring the improved format used in the 5th edition, this updated set presents, in logical groupings, comprehensive toxicological data for industrial compounds, including CAS numbers, physical and chemical properties, exposure limits, and biological tolerance values for occupational exposures, making it essential for toxicologists and industrial hygienists. This edition has about 40% new authors who have brought a new and international perspective to interpreting industrial toxicology, and discusses new subjects such as nanotechnology, flavorings and the food industry, reactive chemical control to comprehensive chemical policy, metalworking fluids, and pharmaceuticals.
ISBN: 9780470410813
Publication Date: 2012-07-31
Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens by Richard P. Pohanish
ISBN: 9781437778700
Publication Date: 2011-09-23

Alberta

Canada