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WHMIS: RIGHT TO KNOW

COURSE OBJECTIVES

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The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is a Canada-wide system that has been designed to provide employers and workers guidelines to identify and safely manage hazardous workplace materials. It is legislated by both the federal and provincial jurisdictions and it emphasizes the fact that workers have the right to know. Under this system, employers and suppliers can provide information regarding hazardous materials in three ways:

1. Labels on containers of all hazardous materials
2. Materials safety data sheets (MSDS) providing detailed hazard and precautionary information about all materials
3. Worker education programs explaining how to use the hazardous material information.

This course is designed for workers who have to handle hazardous products in workplaces. This course will help workers safely manage hazardous products to ensure their safety and health. It has been designed to meet the minimum requirements of the WHMIS Regulations (Regulation 860/90) and is designed to provide information to employers and employees "those exposed to or likely to be exposed to a hazardous material in the workplace" shall be trained.

All employees who are working with hazardous material must be trained and "likely to be exposed to" could include the presence of hazardous materials in the workplace could impact everyone in the workplace if there was a fire, evacuation, chemical spill leak or emission etc. It is up to employer to determine training requirements in consultation with the "worker health and safety rep or Joint Health and Safety Committee".

All of our Health and Safety courses have been developed by our Strategic Partner - 360 Training

The basics of the legislation including the model of an information system designed to provide information to the workers about the hazards associated with hazardous material and how to protect your self.

The information system will include:

• How to read Labels,
• The MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and Worker Education- including Generic WHMIS and the Employers Duty to provide Workplace Specific Information in relation to the Hazardous Materials in the Workplace

• Legislated Responsibilities for the Supplier, Employer, Supervisor and the Worker.

• Workers Rights - Right to Know, Right to Participate and the Right to Refuse unsafe work
• The Two Types of Labels - Workplace Label and a Supplier Label.
• The Material Safety Data Sheets - The 9 Sections (minimum and 52 Sub-Sections of information detailing specific information of the hazardous material including,

1. what is it,
2. how do I work with it safely,
3. what protection do I need,
4. what could be the harmful affects,
5. (Acute and Chronic) and
6. First Aid Measures and much more.

Regulatory Requirements:

Required Training for all workers "exposed to or likely to be exposed to a hazardous material" for all Federal and Provincial workplace in each province across Canada.

Seat Time:

2 hours

US $40.00

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