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GSM Talks Growing Technology Business in Tampa

Julie MacGregor-Peralta CEO of GSM joins founding partner of Synapse Marc Blumenthal on Bay News 9 as they talk entrepreneurship and growing technology companies in Tampa. Learn about the moment she realized the importance of safety data sheets and how she used that knowledge to begin a technology company to solve an important…
Alex Milan
06/19/18
Compliance & Regulatory NewsEnvironmental Health & SafetyHazardous Compliance ExplainedOSHA

Hazardous Compliance Explained: Shippers & Offerors

OSHA places the responsibility for communicating hazards with the entity that is responsible for the product – manufacturer, distributor or importer – essentially, whoever is identified on the SDS. The EPA then states that whoever generates the waste is responsible for its proper disposal. And the Department of Transportation is…
Alex Milan
04/25/18
Compliance & Regulatory NewsGHS

ECHA RAC Proposes New Limit Values

The Backstory Historically, many genotoxic carcinogens, such as benzene and nickel compounds, were thought to have linear dose-response curves, meaning that nearly any dosage level—even infinitesimally small doses of the substance—would produce some toxic effect. Although threshold limit values were assigned by certain European Union Members States, and even at…
Alex Milan
04/19/18
Compliance & Regulatory News

REACH Deadline Extension?

The Backstory Those manufacturing and importing phase-in chemical substances to the European Economic Area (EEA) in annual quantities of 1-100 tonnes have until May 31, 2018 to register these substances with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which represents the third and final phase-in deadline since initial phase-in registration began in…
Alex Milan
03/12/18
Environmental Health & Safety

Protecting Workers From a Poor Prognosis

Asbestos is a durable mineral with an infamous history, but it’s also an often overlooked indoor health hazard. Prior to 1980, it was very common for buildings and homes to be built with asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) up until it’s dangerous health effects were discovered. Not only can exposure lead to…
Alex Milan
03/06/18