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Today I highlight one of our free courses – The New Updated WHMIS!
On January 4, 2023, Health Canada published amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) with a 3-year transition period, ending on December 14, 2025. During the 3-year transition period, regulated parties can choose to comply with either the former Hazardous Products Regulations or the amended Hazardous Products Regulations, but not a combination of both.
Key changes resulting from the amendments include:
- Improved clarity and precision for certain provisions
- New information elements required on safety data sheets and labels
- Adoption of a new physical hazard class: Chemicals Under Pressure
- A change in name of the physical hazard class “Flammable Aerosols” to “Aerosols”
- A new hazard category for non-flammable aerosols (Aerosols – Category 3)
- Subcategorization of Flammable Gases – Category 1 into 1A and 1B (with the inclusion of pyrophoric gases and chemically unstable gases in subcategory 1A).
Workhub’s newest WHMIS course reflects the amended legislation and helps to satisfy the education requirements for hazardous products.
Topics in this course include:
- An introduction to WHMIS including legislation, education and training,
- Hazard classification
- WHMIS labels
- Supplier Label Elements
- Communicating both Physical and Health hazards
- And Safety Data Sheets
Following this approximately one-hour course, you will be able to:
- Recognize your duties and those of your employer
- Identify what is indicated by hazard classes and categories
- Indicate the type of hazards represented by the pictograms
- Interpret hazard information on WHMIS labels
- And locate information in a safety data sheet
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