Canada - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Learning objectives
- Recognize the purpose and importance of a hazard communication program
- Recognize common physical and health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals
- Identify chemicals and their hazards, through labeling, markings, pictograms, and warning practices
- Identify the purpose and components of a Safety Data Sheet
Course overview
This lesson teaches you to recognize and understand the required elements of your company’s written hazard communication program, including how to: protect yourself from hazardous chemicals used or stored in your workplace using the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), recognize and respond to label elements, and understand the contents of Safety Data Sheets.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 17 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- Tier: 2
- Course ID: 22
English, French Canadian, Korean, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Hindi, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Bosnian, Dutch, Spanish (Spain)
Course Outline
- Elements of Hazard Communication
- Recognizing Chemical Hazards
- Identifying Chemical Hazard Information
Regulations
- Hazardous Products Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-3) R.S.C., 1985, c. H-3 n SCHEDULE 2 - Section 2 Hazard Classes R.S.C., 1985, c. H-3 PART II - Hazardous Products. Prohibitions 13 (1)
- Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) SOR/2015-17 PART 2 - Classification of a Product, Mixture, Material or Substance PART 3 - Labelling PART 4 - Safety Data Sheet PART 7 - Physical Hazard Classes PART 8 - Health Hazard Classes
- Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 860: WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHMIS)
- Regulations Amending the Hazardous Products Regulations (GHS, Seventh Revised Edition): SOR/2022-272
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (S.C. 1992, c. 34)