As a worker, you have the right to know about the hazards of chemicals used in your workplace. To support your right to know, laws across Canada require chemical suppliers and your employer to provide you with information about hazardous products and how to protect yourself. WHMIS applies to products specifically for use in workplaces.

Education and Training

If you work with,or may be exposed to,hazardous materials at your workplace, you must be trained. WHMIS training has two aspects:

1. Education -understanding the principles of WHMIS,and the meaning of the information on labels and MSDSs, and
2. Training – workplace–specific training on how to apply this information to materials in actual use at your workplace,including:procedures for storage,handling,disposal,and personal protection.

The employer is responsible to ensure that workers have been appropriately trained.

Labels

Controlled products from Canadian suppliers display a WHMIS label like the one shown below. In addition to the hazard symbols, a WHMIS supplier label identifies the product and lists hazards,precautions, and first aid measures. Additional information is provided on the MSDS.

Workplace labels are required on portable containers in the workplace.

Hazard Classes / Symbols

Hazard symbols appear on product containers as a visual alert. Products are classified by the supplier to identify hazardous properties such as toxicity, flammability and reactivity. A product that has hazardous properties, is called a controlled product, and one or more WHMIS symbols must appear on the product label.These eight symbols alert you immediately to a product’s potential hazards.

A – Compressed Gas

D2 – Other Toxic Effects

B – Flammable / Combustible

D3 – Biohazardous

C – Oxidizing

E – Corrosive

D1 – Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects

F – Dangerously Reactive

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)

Material Safety Data Sheets are provided by the supplier to give users detailed information about the hazards and safe use of products. Before using any product for the first time review the MSDS for information on health effects, fire hazards, handling, storage, and personal protection.

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What is WHMIS – Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS is a short form for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. It is a comprehensive plan for providing information on the safe use of hazardous materials used in Canadian workplaces. Information is provided by means of product labels, material safety data sheets (MSDS) and worker education programs.

Is WHMIS a law?

Yes. WHMIS became law through a series of complementary federal, provincial and territorial legislation that became effective October 31, 1988.

The majority of the “information” requirements (and exemptions) of WHMIS legislation were incorporated into the HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT and the HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT. These apply to all of Canada. Regulations made under these acts include:

• Controlled Products Regulations,
• Ingredient Disclosure List,
• Hazardous Materials Information Review Act Appeal Board Procedures Regulations,
• Hazardous Materials Information Review RegulationsThe occupational health and safety components of WHMIS that apply to federal employees and others covered by the Canada Labour Code (CLC) are specified in the CLC and the Canadian Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (Part X).The following acts and regulations apply to workers and employers covered by the provincial jurisdictions:
  

  British Columbia	Workers’ Compensation Act Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Part 5
  Alberta	Occupational Health and Safety Code Part 29 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Sections 395 to 414
  Saskatchewan	Occupational Health and Safety Act Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, Part XXII
  Manitoba	Workplace Safety and Health Regulation, Man. Reg. 217/2006 Part 35, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems Application
  Ontario	Occupational Health and Safety Act Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Regulation
  Quebec	Act Respecting Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Respecting Information on Controlled Products
  New Brunswick	Occupational Health and Safety Act Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulation
  Nova Scotia	Occupational Health and Safety Act Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Regulations
  Prince Edward Island	Occupational Health and Safety Act Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulations
  Newfoundland	Occupational Health and Safety Act Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Regulations
  Yukon Territories	Occupational Health and Safety Act Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulations
  Northwest Territories & Nunavut	Safety Act Work Site Hazardous Materials Information System Regulations

Who enforces WHMIS?

WHMIS is enforced by the Labour Branch of Human Resources Development Canada for federal workplaces and by the provincial or territorial Goverment agencies responsible for occupational health and safety for most other workplaces.

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Online WHMIS Course is designed to provide instruction for Canadian employees on the requirement by law to provide WHMIS instruction to all employee’s who work in contact with, or in proximity to, any materials defined as “hazardous”. In each work environment there are a wide range of materials and products which can be hazardous to a worker’s health if they are not handled and used properly. WHMIS, short form for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, is a nation wide system that was developed to provide a standardized classification system for the control, safe handling, storage, and disposal procedures of hazardous materials in the workplace. Online WHMIS Course is available in English/French. The course can be completed in stages and takes approximately 2 to 3 hours to complete. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to print a WHMIS Certificate (sp.) — This Certificate must be signed by your employer/designated manager to be considered valid. Self employed persons may sign off on their own.

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