Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)/ Globally Harmonized System (GHS) provide attendees with information they need to work safely with hazardous materials. WHMIS/GHS is a system for making sure that important information about hazardous materials is passed on to the workers who handle them. This includes students who are using or working in proximity to hazardous materials in the workplace.
The course covers the most current federal legislation – the amended Hazardous Products Act and the new Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR).
Each attendee will receive a certificate once successfully completed the course.
Course Time
4 Hours
Who Should Take This Course
- All employees who are exposed or likely to be exposed to a hazardous material or controlled product at the workplace.
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Safety Committee members
- Safety Coordinators
Course Topics
- Objectives of WHMIS.
- The difference between WHMIS 1988 and WHMIS 2015.
- WHMIS classifications.
- WHMIS pictograms.
- Hazards of controlled product
- Key elements of WHMIS (labelling, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), education and training).
- Required components of supplier labels and workplace labels.
- Review sections of an SDS.
- Explain how to safely handle hazardous products.
- Written Test
