WHMIS Training

WHMIS Training Calgary

WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. Ontario Ministry of Labour requires that all employers have their employees trained on the GHS WHMIS system. This is the global system that was created to make it universally available. Employers must train their workers when they are exposed to chemicals or substances that could be hazardous. This system is designed to protect employees from hazardous chemicals.

The WHMIS courses will help employees understand the meanings of symbols from both the old (1988) and the new (2015) systems. They will be able to safely use, transport, and dispose of substances.

They will be able to comprehend and read the MSDS Material Safety Data sheets in an emergency. Training and certification in WHMIS are crucial to ensure that employees are safe and look out for others. Proper WHMIS training can not only be important, but it can also help to create a safe workplace environment.

Workplace injuries can be avoided and prevented with proper WHMIS training. We offer the best formal and in-class training which is most widely recognized.

What will be covered in WHMIS Training Course?

How can updating WHMIS through adoption of GHS standards improve workplace safety and health?

Since its inception in 1988, WHMIS training Canada has remained virtually unchanged. It provides a system that allows for the sharing of information about hazardous workplace chemicals. Adopting the GHS standards has safety and health benefits.
The new criterion for classifying chemicals is more detailed and comprehensive than those used in WHMIS 1988. Suppliers will be able to easily indicate the severity of hazards.
Training in WHMIS 2015 addresses hazardous properties of chemicals not covered by WHMIS 1988 (e.g., Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure and aspiration hazards
Training in WHMIS 2015 provides a standardized language for labels and safety data sheets. This ensures that workers and employers receive the same information about a product regardless of its supplier and enhances their understanding.
Information is easier to find thanks to the standard format of safety data sheets. All safety data sheets are consistent in their presentation of information, regardless of the supplier. Additionally, emergency responders and workers need the most information first.
Safety data sheets require more information. Both workers and employers will have easier access to hazard information, and it will be easier to train workers.

Pictograms with new symbols are easier to understand than older symbols. This will make it easier for workers with difficulty reading to communicate hazards.