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workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS)
federal-provincial program designed to reduce the potential for and the consequences
of workers being exposed to hazardous materials
WHMIS federal requirements
deal with the importation and sale of controlled products; "hazardous products act" and
"controlled products regulations"
WHMIS provincial requirements
address the storage, handling, disposal, and use of controlled products in the
workplace; deals specifically with employers, employees, and chemical suppliers
protocols and requirements for the safe handling and storage of chemicals
controlled product
a substance or material that meets or exceeds the criteria for inclusion in one or more of
the WHMIS classes and categories
exempt controlled products
must be identified at workplaces where they're produced, and workers must be trained
in their safe handling procedures
chemical properties
flammability, corrosivity, solubiltity
physical properties
volatility, density
physical state
solid, liquid, gas, aerosol
toxicity
carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity
risk from hazards is influenced by:
dose (amount of exposure), duration of exposure, routes of entry, interactions with other
materials, the manner in which the material was handled, susceptibility of individual
exposed
suppliers must (WHMIS)
determine if their products are hazardous based on the descriptions provided in the new
hazards classifications; develop or obtain info about their hazardous products; provide
labelling and SDSs based on the new formats
WHMIS 2015 changes
new hazard classes, SDSs with a standardized format; new hazard pictograms; new
labelling requirements
employers must (WHMIS)
educate and train employees on the safe use of hazardous products as part of a
WHMIS program; ensure the products in use are properly labelled; provide current
SDSs to employees and institute control measures to protect employees
employees must (WHMIS)
, participate in the WHMIS program by completing education and training; use control
measures and assist in the identification and control of hazards
hazardous products classified into 2 groups
health hazards, physical hazards
health hazard grouping, hazard classes include
acute toxicity, skin corrosion/irritation, serious eye damage, respiratory or skin
sensitization, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, specific
target organ toxicity (single exposure), specific organ toxicity (repeated exposure),
aspiration hazard, biohazardous infectious materials
physical hazard grouping, hazard classes include
explosives, flammable gases, aerosols, oxidizing gases, gases under pressure,
flammable liquids, flammable solids, self-reactive materials and mixtures, pyrophoric
liquids, pyrophoric solids, self-heating materials and mixtures, materials and mixtures
which in water emit flammable gases, oxidizing liquids, oxidizing solids, organic
peroxides, corrosive to metals
required elements of a WHMIS program
labels, SDSs, training
2 types of labels
supplier labels, workplace labels
supplier labels
english and french, product identifier (brand name, chemical name), pictogram, signal
word ("danger" or "warning" or not required), hazard statements (brief description of the
types of hazards), precautionary statements (general precautions, prevention actions,
exposure control, storage, disposal), supplier info
workplace labels
required to display product name, safe handling precautions, and a reference to the
SDS
safety data sheet (SDS)
identification, hazards identification, composition/info on ingredients, first aid measures,
firefighting measures, accidental release measures, handling and storage, exposure
controls/personal protection, physical and chemical properties, stability and reactivity,
toxicological info, ecological info (NM), disposal considerations (NM), transport info
(NM), regulatory info (NM), other info
training requirements (WHMIS)
all employees who may directly or indirectly come into contact with a hazardous
product; awareness training, site-specific training
exploding bomb (pictogram)
for explosion or reactivity hazards
flame (pictogram)
for fire hazards
flame over circle (pictogram)
for oxidizing hazards
gas cylinder (pictogram)
for gases under pressure
corrosion (pictogram)
for corrosive damage to metals, skin, eyes
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workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS)
federal-provincial program designed to reduce the potential for and the consequences
of workers being exposed to hazardous materials
WHMIS federal requirements
deal with the importation and sale of controlled products; "hazardous products act" and
"controlled products regulations"
WHMIS provincial requirements
address the storage, handling, disposal, and use of controlled products in the
workplace; deals specifically with employers, employees, and chemical suppliers
protocols and requirements for the safe handling and storage of chemicals
controlled product
a substance or material that meets or exceeds the criteria for inclusion in one or more of
the WHMIS classes and categories
exempt controlled products
must be identified at workplaces where they're produced, and workers must be trained
in their safe handling procedures
chemical properties
flammability, corrosivity, solubiltity
physical properties
volatility, density
physical state
solid, liquid, gas, aerosol
toxicity
carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity
risk from hazards is influenced by:
dose (amount of exposure), duration of exposure, routes of entry, interactions with other
materials, the manner in which the material was handled, susceptibility of individual
exposed
suppliers must (WHMIS)
determine if their products are hazardous based on the descriptions provided in the new
hazards classifications; develop or obtain info about their hazardous products; provide
labelling and SDSs based on the new formats
WHMIS 2015 changes
new hazard classes, SDSs with a standardized format; new hazard pictograms; new
labelling requirements
employers must (WHMIS)
educate and train employees on the safe use of hazardous products as part of a
WHMIS program; ensure the products in use are properly labelled; provide current
SDSs to employees and institute control measures to protect employees
employees must (WHMIS)
, participate in the WHMIS program by completing education and training; use control
measures and assist in the identification and control of hazards
hazardous products classified into 2 groups
health hazards, physical hazards
health hazard grouping, hazard classes include
acute toxicity, skin corrosion/irritation, serious eye damage, respiratory or skin
sensitization, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, specific
target organ toxicity (single exposure), specific organ toxicity (repeated exposure),
aspiration hazard, biohazardous infectious materials
physical hazard grouping, hazard classes include
explosives, flammable gases, aerosols, oxidizing gases, gases under pressure,
flammable liquids, flammable solids, self-reactive materials and mixtures, pyrophoric
liquids, pyrophoric solids, self-heating materials and mixtures, materials and mixtures
which in water emit flammable gases, oxidizing liquids, oxidizing solids, organic
peroxides, corrosive to metals
required elements of a WHMIS program
labels, SDSs, training
2 types of labels
supplier labels, workplace labels
supplier labels
english and french, product identifier (brand name, chemical name), pictogram, signal
word ("danger" or "warning" or not required), hazard statements (brief description of the
types of hazards), precautionary statements (general precautions, prevention actions,
exposure control, storage, disposal), supplier info
workplace labels
required to display product name, safe handling precautions, and a reference to the
SDS
safety data sheet (SDS)
identification, hazards identification, composition/info on ingredients, first aid measures,
firefighting measures, accidental release measures, handling and storage, exposure
controls/personal protection, physical and chemical properties, stability and reactivity,
toxicological info, ecological info (NM), disposal considerations (NM), transport info
(NM), regulatory info (NM), other info
training requirements (WHMIS)
all employees who may directly or indirectly come into contact with a hazardous
product; awareness training, site-specific training
exploding bomb (pictogram)
for explosion or reactivity hazards
flame (pictogram)
for fire hazards
flame over circle (pictogram)
for oxidizing hazards
gas cylinder (pictogram)
for gases under pressure
corrosion (pictogram)
for corrosive damage to metals, skin, eyes
