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“The March 2013 TLT featured an article about the global harmonized system (GHS) that included basic information on how the lubricant industry can comply with this regulation, which becomes effective on June 1, 2015. With about six months to go before implementation, there is still concern that the lubricant industry is not moving forward with the steps needed to comply with GHS. This follow-up article is designed to remind industry players that they now have fewer than six months to comply.” Tribology & Lubrication Technology - Dr. Neil Canter / Contributing Editor - December 2014 www.stle.org

HazCom 2012 compliance tasks need not interfere with your core business. With Mg-Help the task of rewriting your company’s MSDS’s to meet the new HC 2012 rules is efficient.  So it’s not expensive or time-consuming. Mg-Help pairs its EHS expertise with experts specifically matched to your product lines. The job is truly outsourced.  You avoid the hand-holding, lengthy explanations and multiple revisions that might otherwise be required.

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GHS is more than just a paper churn switching formats and drum labels. Each hazard now has a required pictogram.  Both hazard and precautionary statements have standard phrases that describe the hazard and state the measures to be taken for use and disposal.  And chemicals can have a new hazard classification that changes handling requirements.  Our approach is to:

• Combine an HS&E expert with specialist for your products and markets.
• Team with an SDS authoring software vendor to access the best available classification information.
• Keep costs low by making our first draft your final solution and handling like products together.
• Get the job done with an assured current MSDS from suppliers with no wait for an SDS for each component.  
• Match your company’s format for a seamless MSDS to SDS transition instead of a dozen plus page computer generated version.
• Work with company purchased SDS authoring software to augment in-house staff.
• Deliver both the SDS and secondary label, if needed, at a fixed price that is: (1) Competitive with authoring software services alone and (2) Reviewed by a product line expert not available with software and (3) Provided with future edits if OSHA makes changes before 1 July 2015.
• Present options to avoid changing product hazard classifications under the new rules.
• Connection to attractively priced cloud based SDS storage and retrieval service providing labels a no added charge.

HazCom 2012 compliance tasks need not interfere with your core business. With Mg-Help the task of rewriting your company’s MSDS’s to meet the new HC 2012 rules is efficient.  So it’s not expensive or time-consuming. Mg-Help pairs its EHS expertise with experts specifically matched to your product lines. The job is truly outsourced.  You avoid the hand-holding, lengthy explanations and multiple revisions that might otherwise be required.  Contact us for a quote: info@mg-help.com – (804) 405-1472  

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Mg-Help clients gain from the fundamental shift in the petroleum additives industry from closely held technology to “help for hire” from professionals who work contingently.  For nearly twenty years our four decade industry insiders have been providing clients access to deeper levels of expertise than feasible to retain in-house.  Our projects are client specific.  Our Blog is intended as a public forum addressing topics with wide interest.  The current topic is the MSDS to SDS changeover.  Our goal is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas, resource links, and experiences. Just click on "comment" to join the conversation.

HazCom 2012 Can Be Good for Your Business

Introduction - Rewriting all of your company’s MSDS’s to meet the new HC 2012 rules need not be expensive or time-consuming thanks to Mg-Help.  Customers, funding sources, insurers and regulators will value early compliance. A competitive edge comes from the early adoption of safety data sheets, shipping, and handling labels.  Experts matched to your business will determine the core sheets for conversion so closely related products can be handled efficiently. If components are newly classified as dangerous, options can be considered early to make products as risk-free as possible.  Mg-Help has been optimizing operations for fuels and lubes industry clients for nearly 20-years.  HazCom 2012 implementation is a perfect fit for our capabilities.

Benefits - Mg-Help keeps HC 2012 compliance tasks from interfering with your business.  We have a number of highly skilled industrial fuels, lubricants and consumer products professionals. Eight Ph.D's and four project managers have specific products experience.  One has devoted much of his career to health and safety.  Experts consider blend  and application data prior to classification.  

Plan  - The Mg-Help team will complete the HC 2012 project work on a schedule that matches your needs considering both regulatory and business requirements.  HC 2012 compliance is more than just a paper churn to switch to a new format.  Interpretation changes may bring new, unexpected hazardous designations.  And early start is important since classification changes can require formulation changes or plant handling, shipping procedure and storage modifications. 

Deliverables – Mg-Help will provide a SDS for each MSDS, hazard pictogram labels for shipping and plant hazard warning labels.   Options will be suggested in the face of any classification changes.  And the team will remain available for ongoing support for training, new products, formulation changes and customer support.

Progress Reports – Reporting format and intervals will be mutually agreed upon to meet client procedures and requirements.

Contact Us – Just fill in the contact form below.  Programs are client specific. We will tell you more about qualifications, options, budgets and process times.Our pricing assures service availablilty on an as needed basis.  Our basic product is the MSDS to SDS conversion.  

Summary – Mg-Help provides a unique resource to implement the OSHA mandated HC 2012.  The company has a nearly 20-year track record completing like client projects.  Mg-Help people have decades of experience managing technical areas then applying that knowledge to meet client needs.