WHMIS Education
Do you know about the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)? If your workplace has hazardous products—like chemicals—then you will need to complete WHMIS training and education as per the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) 5.6 & 5.7.
WHMIS training and education ensures that workers know are aware of how safe use, handling, storage and disposal of these materials in the workplace is communicated. This course is designed in consideration of WorkSafeBC regulatory requirements for training new members and are relevant to all BC industries.
- The goal of this course is to provide the learner with an overview of the WHMIS system, including legislation, hazards, pictograms, labels, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and WHMIS program requirements.
- The purpose of the WHMIS Education eLearning course is to introduce the basic elements (hazard classification, safety data sheets, labels) of a WHMIS program to workers who are involved with the use, storage, and handling of chemicals in the workplace.
Pre-requisites
Previous health and safety education and/or experience is an asset but not required.
Course Length and Format
This course is offered in two different formats, as an in-person classroom course and as an online eLearning course.
In-Person Classroom Training:
- Instructor-led course
- Can be offered privately or publicly
- Estimated to be approximately 2 hours
- It is helpful if participants have access to a personal or work cellphone that they can connect to Wi-Fi and use to participate in activities
eLearning Course:
- Self-Directed
- Estimated to take approximately 1 hour to complete
- Ideally to be completed in one sitting, but it does track your progress
- This course will require basic computer skills and access (keyboard, mouse, Internet)
Goals and Objectives
By the end of this course, the participant will have knowledge to:
- Identify the purpose and elements of WHMIS
- Recognize roles and responsibilities
- Analyze legislation related to WHMIS
- Distinguish hazard classes and pictograms to determine the severity or nature of hazardous products
- Recognize the required components of supplier and workplace labels
- Identify the 16 sections of the SDS to appraise its importance in ensuring the health and safety of workers
- Identify employer and worker’s roles in the implementation of a WHMIS program
Topics
- What is WHMIS?
- How hazardous products are classified
- Pictograms
- Labels
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- How to put WHMIS into action
Audience
This course is intended to reach a wide audience—both workers and those in leadership roles—including frontline workers, supervisors, and managers in any industry. This course is a requirement for all employers and workers who have hazardous products used, stored, or handled at their workplace as per Occupational Health and Safety Regulation section 5.3.
Ideal for:
- Frontline workers
- Maintenance workers
- Cleaning and sanitation workers
- Warehouse workers
- Any worker at any level who uses or handles hazardous materials – from organizations of any size and in any industry
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Joint Health and Safety Committee members or worker health and safety representatives
Other
Training Resources
- In-Person Classroom Training: WHMIS Education Participant Guide
- eLearning Course: none
Course Support
For course tech support, call 604.795.9595 and press #3 for the Training Department or email [email protected].
Assessment and Completion
In-Person Classroom Training:
- A quiz will be administered at the end of the course for knowledge acquisition and completion purposes.
- Upon successful completion of all course lessons and quiz, learners will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
eLearning Course:
- Students will need to complete all 2 course elements (Learning Component and Quiz) to be able to download their Certificate of Completion.
Funding
Your training costs may be eligible for partial reimbursement through the B.C. Employer Training Grant. Find out here.
Eligible toward the requirements for Joint Health and Safety Committee training for new members or annual training in British Columbia; may be eligible in other jurisdictions as well.Register for virtual or classroom WHMIS Education training online through our Learning Centre.
Register for online WHMIS Education eLearning training online through our Learning Centre. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and accessible from any computer, laptop, tablet with internet access.
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hrs
We can accomodate private training sessions for companies looking for WHMIS Education training for their entire team. Fill out this form below and someone from our team will work with you to schedule a date and format that meets your needs.
