Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

  • 11 topics | 28m 48s
  • Up to 30 languages
  • Transcripts
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, or WHMIS, is a comprehensive system for providing health and safety information on the safe use of hazardous products in Canadian workplaces.In this course, you will learn about WHMIS, including the roles and responsibilities of suppliers, employers and employees; physical and health hazards encountered in the workplace; required elements and standards of WHMIS-compliant labels and safety data sheets; and controls for eliminating or minimizing exposure to hazardous materials in the workplace.This course was developed with subject matter support provided by Pinchin Ltd., an environmental, health and safety consulting firm with offices across Canada. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
  • identify the basic roles and responsibilities of suppliers, employers and employees under WHMIS
  • Knowledge Check: Introduction to WHMIS
  • differentiate between health hazards and physical hazards
  • recognize the four routes of entry by which a person may be exposed to hazardous materials
  • Knowledge Check: Hazardous Materials in the Workplace
  • recognize the required elements of a hazardous material warning label
  • Knowledge Check: Labels
  • recognize how to locate specific information in a safety data sheet
  • Knowledge Check: Safety Data Sheets
  • recognize the types of controls used to eliminate or minimize exposure to hazards in the workplace
  • Knowledge Check: Workplace Controls

IN THIS COURSE

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
    1m
  • Introduction to WHMIS
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Introduction to WHMIS
    1m
  • Hazardous Materials in the Workplace
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Hazardous Materials in the Workplace
    2m
  • Labels
    4m
  • Knowledge Check: Labels
    1m
  • Safety Data Sheets
    6m
  • Knowledge Check: Safety Data Sheets
    1m
  • Workplace Controls
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Workplace Controls
    1m

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