WHMIS Training Course Objectives
Delivery: Classroom training: 2-3 Hours
Refresher training: 1.5 Hours
Ensure proper labeling of hazardous materials
Provide Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on hazardous materials
Provide worker education and training
WHMIS Training Contents Include:
Every worker who works with, or in proximity to, a hazardous product in the workplace
must have Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training.
In February 2015, WHMIS was modified to align with the Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The “new” WHMIS is known as
WHMIS 2015. Employers must also provide workplace-specific WHMIS training and instruction
for each of the hazardous products in the workplace.
Topics include:
Overview of WHMIS
Overview of hazard groups and classes
Labels
Physical hazards
Health hazards
Safety data sheets (SDSs)
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of WHMIS training, participants will be able to:
Understand the essential role WHMIS plays in protecting the health and safety of
workers
Identify the WHMIS responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers
Know the workplace requirements related to the use of supplier labels and
workplace labels, and how to locate and interpret the information found on these
labels
Recognize the WHMIS pictograms and the types of hazard each represents
Recognize the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) as a source of comprehensive
information about a hazardous chemical in the workplace and know how to locate
various types of information when reading an SDS
Identify the WHMIS exemptions for suppliers and importers
Know general safe work practices that should be followed when working with
hazardous products
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