OHS Knowledge Areas in Manufacturing

809: Handling and transportation of dangerous goods

The handling and transportation of dangerous goods includes both hazardous items required for human or commercial purposes at, or associated within, a business operation. The OHS professional should be sufficiently familiar with the TDG Act and regulations to be able to determine necessary compliance measures for an organization. The OHS professional in manufacturing should also be highly familiar with and competent in the use of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in a manufacturing setting. It is important that the OHS professional understands the limits of their own knowledge, and recognizes when it is necessary to bring in additional expertise.

In order to act as an effective resource in their workplace, the OHS professional should be familiar with:

– Legislation, regulations, guidelines, and standards that pertain to hazardous material safety
– Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act
– Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
– Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
– The use of hazardous materials in the manufacture of products
– Emergency response to hazardous material spills or leaks

Prerequisite

None

References in Other Frameworks

BCRSP: EPRF8; INSHPO: A5, B6, OHS BoK

Understand and Remember

– Relevant legislation, regulations, guidelines and standards that pertain to hazardous material safety
– WHMIS
– GHS
– Hazardous material
– Classification
– Pictograms
– Labels
– Safety data sheets (SDSs)
– Responsibilities of workers, employers, and suppliers
– How to identify hazardous material safety hazards and risks in a workplace
– Effective controls for hazardous material safety in the workplace

Apply and Analyze

– Identify specific hazardous material safety hazards and risks in a workplace
– Identify opportunities for changes to workplace procedures or controls and make recommendations
– Communicate recommendations and their rationale to workers and managers
– Maintain up-to-date knowledge of new or changing hazardous material safety hazards and risks hazards and risks
– Provide training in safe operating procedures for hazardous material safety

Evaluate and Create

– Conduct a hazard and risk assessment
– Conduct a review of the hazardous material safety management processes in a workplace
– Identify areas of excellence
– Identify areas of (non)compliance
– Identify opportunities for improvement
– Conduct a training needs analysis
– Develop workplace training for safe operating procedures for hazardous material safety
– Develop safety resources for newly introduced hazardous material safety or previously unidentified hazards or risks
– Develop and maintain a hazardous material safety management program

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