Table of Contents
- 1 What does WHMIS include to ensure safe handling?
- 2 What are the 3 requirements of WHMIS at the workplace?
- 3 How does WHMIS provide information?
- 4 What four key questions should you ask before handling any hazardous material?
- 5 Whose responsibility is it to ensure workplace hazards are identified?
- 6 What are the five key things an SDS tells you?
- 7 What are my responsibilities as a worker under WHMIS?
- 8 What is a hazardous product under WHMIS 2015?
What does WHMIS include to ensure safe handling?
The main components of WHMIS are hazard identification and product classification, labelling, safety data sheets, and worker education and training.
What are the 3 requirements of WHMIS at the workplace?
There are three key components to WHMIS:
- Worker Education and Training. Worker education programs provide instruction on the hazards of hazardous materials in the workplace and training inunderstanding and using WHMIS information.
- Labels.
- Material Safety Data Sheets.
What 3 things are required on a workplace label?
In general, a workplace label will require the following information:
- Product name (matching the SDS product name).
- Safe handling precautions, may include pictograms or other supplier label information.
- A reference to the SDS (if available).
What are the four questions all workers must be able to answer after site specific training?
At the end of the education and training program, a worker should have the ability to answer four general questions:
- Where can I get hazard information?
- What are the hazards of the controlled product?
- How am I protected from those hazards?
- What do I do in the case of an emergency?
How does WHMIS provide information?
Under WHMIS information on hazardous products must be delivered in three ways: labels on the containers of hazardous products. safety data sheets, in addition to the label, with detailed hazard and precautionary information. worker education programs.
What four key questions should you ask before handling any hazardous material?
Are they chemical, physical, biological, mechanical, electrical, radiation, noise, stress, or high/low pressure….When conducting experiments with hazards or potential hazards, ask yourself these four questions:
- What are the hazards?
- What are the worst possible things that could go wrong?
- How will I deal with them?
How do WHMIS labels and safety data sheets help you to work safely?
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are summary documents that provide information about the hazards of a product and advice about safety precautions. Use this information to identify the hazards of the products you use and to protect yourself from those hazards, including safe handling and emergency measures.
Why is WHMIS important in the workplace?
WHMIS was designed to ensure the safety of employers and employees while at the workplace. In particular, the system was designed to keep workers and employers informed of the dangers and hazards associated with the chemicals and substances that they may come into contact with while on the job.
Whose responsibility is it to ensure workplace hazards are identified?
Owners must ensure that any hazard identified by the owner is communicated to all parties at the work site. Owners must cooperate with any person exercising a duty under the OHS legislation.
What are the five key things an SDS tells you?
It provides information on:
- Identification: for the product and supplier.
- Hazards: physical (fire and reactivity) and health.
- Prevention: steps you can take to work safely, reduce or prevent exposure, or in an emergency.
- Response: appropriate responses in various situations (e.g., first-aid, fire, accidental release).
How do you manage hazards in the workplace?
Fix the problem
- 1 Eliminate the hazard. Remove it completely from your workplace.
- 2 Substitute the hazard. Replace it with a safer alternative.
- 3 Isolate the hazard. Keep it away from workers as much as possible.
- 4 Use engineering controls.
- 5 Use administrative controls.
- 6 Use personal protective equipment (PPE)
What is WHMIS Certification training?
WHMIS certification training is meant to ensure that workers receive a minimum standard of knowledge of the hazardous products used in the workplace. The law says that every employee who works in an environment that exposes or provides a risk of exposure to hazardous products must have training.
What are my responsibilities as a worker under WHMIS?
As a worker, your responsibilities may include to: Participate in the WHMIS education and training. Follow instructions and safe work procedures. Be familiar with all hazardous products you are handling or to which you may be exposed (such as during a spill or fire).
What is a hazardous product under WHMIS 2015?
Under WHMIS 2015 a hazardous product is any product that falls under a category or sub-category in one or more of the hazard classes described in the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). WHMIS 2015 applies to hazardous products that are sold in or imported into Canada by suppliers, importers and distributors.
What is the WHMIS workplace label requirement?
窶｢ WHMIS legislation requires that a workplace label be applied to all controlled products used on site. This includes : 窶｢ samples that will NOT be used within one shift and/or that will be used by more than one person. 窶｢ on or near piping or tanks.