WHMIS Certification

WHMIS Certification

Includes WHMIS 1988 & WHMIS 2015 with GHS

Canadian law requires that any person exposed to hazardous materials in the workplace must be trained in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).

WHMIS is Canada’s national hazard communication standard. The key elements of the system are hazard classification, cautionary labeling of containers, the provision of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and worker education and training programs.

Rapid First Aid’s WHMIS Certification program has been developed to meet and exceed the Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. This comprehensive course includes the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling for chemicals (GHS) enacted in 2015, as well as WHMIS legislation introduced in 1988.

It is an employee’s responsibility to participate in WHMIS safety training, take necessary measures to protect themselves and co-workers, and to properly identify and control hazardous materials. The onus is on the employer to ensure that hazardous materials are properly labelled, to have MSDSs available, and to offer education and training about the products in the workplace.

Course Modules

  • WHMIS Introduction
  • WHMIS 1988 Classes, Divisions, & Symbols
  • WHMIS 1988 Personal Protective Equipment
  • WHMIS 1988 Labels & Storage
  • WHMIS 1988 Material Safety Data Sheets
  • WHMIS 2015 Groups, Classes, & Categories
  • WHMIS 2015 Physical Hazard Group
  • WHMIS 2015 Health Hazards Group
  • WHMIS 2015 Labels & Storage
  • WHMIS 2015 Safety Data Sheets

What you will learn

  • How and why WHMIS was formed
  • What GHS is and its use
  • What the HPA and CPR regulates
  • WHMIS 1988 classes, divisions, and symbols
  • How to use personal protective equipment
  • How to read a supplier product label, a consumer product label, and a workplace label
  • Safe storage practices
  • How to read an MSDS
  • WHMIS 2015 classes, divisions, and symbols
  • How to read an SDS
  • Where to get more information on a product
  • What you should do in case of an emergency or spill
  • What hazards are associated with certain products