Insight Safety Services

Onsite Training

WHMIS Training

Our Workplace Hazardous Materials Information (WHMIS) training enables operators to follow recognized safe practices, recognize the hazards associated with handling a controlled substances and take steps to control these hazards. According to Ontario’s Health & Safety Act employers, supervisors and workers must be aware of hazards and dangers to workers in the workplace. These hazards often cause injury to personnel, damage to equipment and product as well as reduce the efficiency of the operation. Testing is mandatory under law and a test is conducted at the end of the session. Our WHMIS training is customized based on the client’s specific needs. All employees should have a basic understanding of WHMIS however those workers who deal directly with controlled substances in the workplace should be given more intensive training.

Content

• Review WHMIS background information
• What is controlled and what is not
• What is expected of WHMIS, how soon and to what extent
• Review of WHMIS hazard class symbols
• Labelling requirements
• Preventive measures
• Risk phrases and common hazards
• Protective measures and equipment
• First aid and emergency procedures
• Material safety data sheets
• Routes of entry and toxicity