WHMIS Participant Workbook Updated

Provide your workers with the education they need to understand WHMIS.

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WHMIS Participant Workbook
Introduction to WHMIS
Components of the Hazard Classification And Labelling System
Hazard Review

Hazards by Pictogram Summary
Exploding bomb Pictogram
Flame Pictogram
Flame over circle Pictogram
Gas cylinder Pictogram
Corrosion Pictogram
Skull and Crossbones Pictogram
Health Hazard Pictogram
Exclamation Mark Pictogram
Environment Pictogram
Biohazardous Infectious Materials Pictogram
Hazard Class Summary
Physical Hazards - Aerosols
Physical Hazards - Gases under pressure
Physical Hazards - Flammable liquids
Physical Hazards - Oxidizing liquids
Physical Hazards - Corrosive to metals
Health Hazards - Acute toxicity
Health Hazards - Skin corrosion/irritation
Health Hazards - Serious eye damage/eye irritation
Health Hazards - Carcinogenicity

Workplace-specific Training

Appendix A: Canadian Government Departments Responsible for Occupational Health and Safety

Appendix B: Sample SDS for Group Activity

SDS for Super Cleans SUPER Great

Appendix C: WHMIS Crossword

Appendix D: Final Assessment

Multiple Choice
Circle the proper response (True) or (False)

Tables

Table 1: Hazard Groups and Classes

Table 2: Pictograms – Names and Descriptions

Table 3: Elements of a label used to indicate the level of hazard

Table 4: Information on an SDS

Table 5: Hazard pictograms and the Hazard Classes that use that pictogram

Table 8: Aerosols

Table 10: Gases under pressure

Table 11: Flammable liquids

Table 14: Oxidizing liquids

Table 21: Corrosive to metals

Table 26: Acute toxicity

Table 27: Skin corrosion/irritation

Table 28: Serious eye damage/eye irritation

Table 32: Carcinogenicity

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Format:: Print

Language:: English | French

Description

As a companion to the WHMIS Instructor's Toolkit, this 114-page Participant Workbook serves as part of the education that introduces workers to WHMIS and how it aligns with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The workbook provides background about WHMIS, with a focus on hazard classes, labels, and safety data sheets.

The focus of the training is to emphasize important information that workers need to know to work safely with hazardous products, with review questions, activities, and a final assessment to help determine workers' understanding of the material.

This Participant Workbook is strongly recommended for each worker in the course. An included worksheet encourages participants to answer and record important WHMIS and health and safety information that is specific to their workplace.

Objectives

The goal is to help workers understand WHMIS, and to help them interpret and use the information to keep themselves and co-workers safe. By the end of the course, workers should be able to answer these questions:

What are the hazards of the product?
How are you protected from those hazards?
What do you do in case of an emergency?
Where can you get further information?

Scope

This course content includes:

An overview of WHMIS
The main components of the WHMIS system

Labels
Safety data sheets
Hazard classes and categories, including pictograms

Summary of characteristics of hazardous products described by

Pictogram
Hazard class (selected classes only)

Guidance for workplace-specific training requirements
Participant activities
Assessment tools including quizzes and a final assessment for documentation of learning

Target Audience

The WHMIS Instructor's Toolkit and Participant Workbook provide an introduction to WHMIS for workers and provide trainers with tools and guidance for this task. This course is intended for all organizations that need to educate their workforce about WHMIS, placing emphasis on the common hazard classes and workplace scenarios that are likely to be encountered by most organizations.

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