WHMIS is a Canada wide hazard communication system which provides information about hazardous products used in the workplace. Any employees exposed to hazardous products must understand the basics of WHMIS.
WHMIS stands for the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. It is a comprehensive system for providing health and safety information on hazardous products intended for use, handling, or storage in Canadian workplaces.
Course Details
WHMIS is a Canada wide hazard communication system which provides information about hazardous products used in the workplace. Any employees exposed to hazardous products must understand the basics of WHMIS.
FSN’s program includes an overview of WHMIS regulations and content for both current legislation and the transfer to WHMIS 2015.
Prerequisites
None
Validity
3 Years (Recommended)
Regulatory References
Occupational Health & Safety Act
Ontario Regulation 860
Note:
Employers are responsible for reviewing their WHMIS policies and procedures annually.
Course Content
WHMIS Legislation
Health Hazards
Worker Protection
Hazard Groups
Classes and Categories
Pictograms
Supplier and Workplace Labels
Safety Data Sheets (SDS Sheets)
Worker Education
Controlling Hazardous Materials
Emergency Planning
Since 1995, FSN Safety Training has been providing customers with exceptional services that give people the tools to identify workplace hazards, be competent and do their job safely. Offering a wide range of safety programs, we give our customers the benefit of learning on-site in their environment.
Hazard assessments and controls help build safe and healthy workplaces. They are at the core of every organization’s occupational health and safety management system. The hazard assessment and control process provides a consistent approach for employers and workers to identify and control hazard...
This is an introductory level course designed to enable students to identify dangerous goods incidents and properly perform isolation and evacuation procedures.
Our WHMIS course contains both WHMIS 1988 and GHS WHMIS 2015, which employers are required to still teach in the workplace until December 2018.
Under the current Occupational Health and Safety Code of Alberta, employers are required to ensure that there is a system in place that identifies both real and/ or potential hazards that are present in our work environments.
This course is designed to introduce the employee, (Manager, Health and Safety Professional, Supervisor) to hazardous energy control, and the principles of lock out tag out of equipment in the work place.
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