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Service by Product. Privacy Policy Sitemap Website designed by Intrigue. In addition, the information that workers and emergency responders need most appears first. Employers and workers will have access to a broader range of hazard information and it will be easier for employers to train their workers.
This will improve hazard communication, particularly to workers who have difficulty reading. Adopting GHS standards for hazardous workplace chemicals will also facilitate international trade in chemicals and enhance the competitiveness of Canadian suppliers.
This has been done for a number of years through annual meetings and regular teleconferences. They were consulted on publicly at that time, before being passed in June There are no substantive changes to the process to claim an exemption from disclosing confidential business information CBI. The claimant will have to indicate this information on the application form. Active claims do not need to be resubmitted.
Product labels and safety data sheets must, however, comply with the Hazardous Products Act and associated regulations. Single publication. Learn more about publications Request sample pages. Training Tools For more information or to purchase access, click on the title. Podcasts For more information or to purchase access, click on the title.
Subscribe on iTunes. The supervisor is required to make sure that all hazardous products have an up-to-date SDS when it enters the workplace. The SDSs must be readily available to the workers who are exposed to the hazardous product. As part of the on-site orientation for new employees the location of the SDSs files must be specified. If you are not sure or you do not remember where SDSs are stored at your workplace, ask your supervisor! Storing of SDSs in the workplace can be done in various ways.
Printed SDSs can be cataloged alphabetically and placed in binders. Storing of SDSs in electronic format must comply with the following requirements:. The supervisor must assess the training needs of a worker at least annually or when granted by changes in the workplace.
It is the responsibility of the supervisor to direct employees to the appropriate course for their job duties. The education and training components of WHMIS have the common objective of teaching a worker how to work safely with hazardous products.
For example, if in the WHMIS course you are learning what are the fields on a workplace label or where to find emergency response information on an SDS, during training your supervisor will show you where the supplies to generate a workplace label are or where the spill kit is located.
Training can also include site-specific Safe Work Procedures for the safe use, handling or disposal of hazardous products.
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