This WHMIS for Office Staff online training course explores the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). WHMIS is aligned with the worldwide standard, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (or GHS). We will describe this system’s rules and formats for managing hazardous products.  The systems described in this training are required federally and enforced in each province or territory by jurisdictional government departments or agencies responsible for occupational health and safety.

Course Learning Objectives

 By taking this online WHMIS for Office Staff course, the user will learn:

• The responsibilities of the suppliers, employers and employees under WHMIS
• WHMIS hazard classes and categories
• To recognize the WHMIS pictograms and the danger associated
• The information required on the supplier and workplace labels and Safety Data Sheets

Course Outline

This online WHMIS for Office Staff course is made up of the following sections:

1. Responsibilities under WHMIS
2. WHMIS Divisions, Hazard Classes and Hazard Categories
3. WHMIS Pictograms
4. Supplier and Workplace Labels
5. Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
6. Working With Hazardous Materials

Course Audience

This WHMIS for Office Staff online training course was designed for office employees who are or may be exposed to hazardous materials at work.

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