Whmis participant handbook

The Toolkit is not intended to teach trainers or workers how to classify hazardous products or how to write safety data sheets.

They provide an introduction to WHMIS for workers and provide trainers with tools and guidance for this task, placing emphasis on the common hazard classes and workplace scenarios that are likely to be encountered by most business.

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Home Products and Services Publications. Login Your Cart. Format: PDF. Language: English French. Objectives The goal is to help workers understand what new information is being provided to them, and to help them interpret and use that information to keep themselves and co-workers safe. By the end of the course, workers should be able to answer these questions: What are the hazards of the product?

How are you protected from those hazards? What do you do in case of an emergency? While WHMIS was updated in , responsibilities for employers, workers, and others remain unchanged.

Each hazardous product must have a label and data sheet. Labels identify the product's hazards and precautionary measures. Data sheets provide more detailed information. If the product is not classified as a hazardous product, the employer must still provide training, supervision, and safe work procedures. Under WHMIS , the roles and responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers remain the same. This video explains the primary changes to WHMIS new hazard classes, new labelling requirements, and a revised safety data sheet format.

It also describes your responsibilities as an employer This video helps workers understand the primary changes to WHMIS — new hazard classes, new labelling requirements, and a revised safety data sheet format — as well as the responsibilities