This course focuses on:

• Understanding the essential role WHMIS plays in protecting the health and safety of Canadian workers

• Identifying the WHMIS responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers

• Knowing the workplace requirements related to the use of supplier labels and workplace labels, and how to locate and interpret the information found on these labels

• Recognizing the WHMIS pictograms and the types of hazard each represents

• Recognizing the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) as a source of comprehensive information about a hazardous chemical in the workplace and know how to locate various types of information when reading an SDS

• Identifying the WHMIS exemptions for suppliers and importers

• Knowing general safe work practices that should be followed when working with hazardous product. This course is to be completed online in your own time.