WHMIS

 
If your workplace has any kind of chemical in it that could cause injury to a worker, you are required to have WHMIS training. Includes an Introduction to the New Global Harmonized System. Legal Requirements OHSA Section 25 (2)(a)(c)(d)(h), 41, 42 Ontario Regulation 860 Section 6, 7
COURSE DURATION: 2-3 Hours
CERTIFICATE VALIDITY: 3 years – WHMIS-GHS Manual
COURSE HANDOUT: WMC WHMIS-GHS Wallet Card
REQUIREMENTS: Must attend training in full and complete written evaluation.

Topics

  • What is WHMIS?
  • Recognizing Hazards Materials
  • WHMIS Hazard Symbols, Hazards, and Divisions
  • Supplier labels
  • Workplace labels
  • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
  • Consumer warning label systems
  • Preventing illness and injury from hazardous materials
  • Chemical safety
  • Legislation
  • An Introduction to the Global Harmonized System
  • Difference between MSDS sheets and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
  • Introduction to new pictograms
  • EMS reporting
  • Documentation