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The following transcript accompanies the CANWrite Flash Promo located at http://www.ccohs.ca/flash/canwrite/

Speaker Audio/Voice-over On-screen Display
Silent Are you still writing Safety Data Sheets or SDSs with word processing software? Displays: a photo of a person at a computer holding their head in their hands, looking very tired and frustrated.
Announcer Are you unhappy with the high cost or poor performance of your current SDS authoring software? Displays: a photo of a person holding their fists against their head in frustration.
Announcer If so, CANWrite™ is the SDS authoring software for you! Displays: a screenshot of the CANWrite launch window followed by landing screen showing the "Create a new" and "Open" dialog boxes.
Announcer CANWrite, available exclusively from CCOHS, helps you write WHMIS- and OSHA-GHS compliant SDSs quickly and easily! Displays: a photo of Cleans Super Great SDS. The WHMIS logo drops in from the top of the screen followed by the OSHA logo and GHS purple book.
Announcer CANWrite supports compliance with... Displays: a photo representing industry in the background with a stack of books with a gavel sitting on top in the foreground.
Announcer CANWrite supports compliance with... Displays: a photo representing industry in the backround with a stack of books with a gavel sitting on top in the foreground.
Announcer > detailed worksheets that guide you to a complete and accurate product classification; Displays: a screenshot of the WHMIS Classifications page with a cursor clicking on "WHMIS Classifications" and revealing a sample record from the WHMIS Classifications database.
  auto-checking for content in WHMIS and OSHA-GHS required fields with detailed Audit Reports. Displays: a close-up photo of a persons face with a magnifying glass displaying a dropdown menu with the "WHMIS Audit" function highlighted. A cursor appears and clicks on "WHMIS" after which a WHMIS Audit Report appears on screen along with an OSHA-GHS Audit Report.
Announcer > on-the-fly French translations for standard CANWrite words and phrases. Spanish translation is also available. Displays: a screen shot of a phrase building window appears followed by a close up of a dropdown menu with "French" highlighted. A cursor appears and clicks on French and the same phrase window appears in French.
Announcer CANWrite also supports SDS accuracy and consistency with... Displays: a photo of a dartboard with three darts in the bull's eye illustrating accuracy and consistency.
Announcer > integrated, seamless access to data and tools, including critical authoritative databases and resources, Displays: a screen shot of a Toxicological Information window.
Announcer > key regulatory information, Displays: a screen shot of a Regulatory Information window. A red ellipse appears highlighting DSL, CEPA-NPRI and TSCA tabs. The magnified content of each tab then slides across the screen.
Announcer > easy access to your own ingredient information, and Displays: a screen shot of the Toxicological Information window appears followed by a red ellipse that highlights the Ingredient Info button. A cursor appears and clicks on the Ingredient Info button revealing an Ingredient Info window that slides by displaying the detailed ingredient information
Announcer built-in logic that links your product's hazards to appropriate hazard controls and emergency response measures. Displays: a screen shot of the Regulatory Information window with a red ellipse highlighting a chosen hazard class followed by another red ellipse showing a selected Hazard Assessment item. The above actions are then repeated using a different pair of examples for emphasis. A "Handling" window appears that shows the results of the previous selections.
Announcer CANWrite saves you time and money by streamlining your SDS authoring process! Displays: a photo of a clock appears in the background with another photo of a piggy bank fading in over top emphasizing the concepts of "time" and "money".
Announcer Everything you need to author accurate, understandable SDSs is at your fingertips, including. many useful features, tools and resources. Displays: A pair of hands (finger tips) typing on a keyboard appear on screen along with the heading "Features" followed by the subheading "Customize your SDSs with your own:" Company logo; Phrases and tanslations, and; Occupational Exposure limits. The next Features subheading "Consistent Authoring" appears followed by: Label text derived from OSHA-GHS classification, and;
Ingredient CAS Registry Numbers auto-link to chemical-specific resources. The Features heading is then replaced by a Tools heading followed by Notes feature Toxicology calculations; and Simple GHS label in PDF. The Tools heading is replaced with "plus…" followed by Annual support packages; Software updates; and Webinar-based training for authors.
Announcer CANWrite is easy to use! Displays: a photo of a person in the background with a "thumbs up" gesture is overlaid with a menu of SDS Sections followed by labels that illustrate the key groupings of an SDS: Basic Product Identification; Hazard Assessment; and Hazard Control and Emergency Response.
Announcer The logical authoring order guides you in collecting key product and ingredient information... Displays: A close up screen shot of the Basic Product and Hazard Identification section of the SDS Sections menu demonstrates the "logical authoring order" concept.
Announcer > determining product hazards, Displays: A close up screen shot of the Hazard Assessment section of the menu reinforces the concept as well.
Announcer > providing appropriate hazard control and emergency response advice, Displays: A close up screenshot of the Hazard Control and Emergency Response section of the menu completes the concept presentation.
Announcer ...all helping you to produce clear, understandable SDSs. Displays: a photographic collage of a person at a computer with an industrial setting in the background fades out to reveal the many pages and sections of a completed SDS.
Announcer So, if you need to author SDSs that are compliant, consistent, accurate and understandable, get CANWrite working for you! Displays: A photo showing all the pages and sections of an SDS fades out as small circular photos appear one by one reinforcing the concepts presented earlier: a gavel for compliance, a magnifying glass for consistency, a dartboard for accuracy, and a "thumbs up" gesture for understandable. The CANWrite logo appears below the circular images.
Announcer Contact CCOHS today to arrange for a demonstration. Displays: the CCOHS logo along with the phone number (1-800-668-4284) and the email address (canwrite@ccohs.ca) to contact for further information.