COURSE SUMMARY

The purpose of a WHMIS 2015 program is to:

• Strengthen workplace safety culture by elevating the profile and importance of preventing exposure to chemicals in the workplace
• Provide workers who may be exposed to the chemicals with adequate knowledge about general safety practices, where to find additional information (SDS) and how to work with those products in a safe manner
• Provide workers who use chemicals with sufficient knowledge about its purpose and use in the workplace
• Reduce the number of exposures to chemical incidents, injuries, and fatalities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, participants will have the knowledge and understanding of:

• What is WHMIS and GHS
• How to use personal protective equipment
• Safe storage practices
• WHMIS 2015 classes and symbols
• How to read an SDS
• How to protect yourself
• What to do in case of an emergency spill
• What hazards are associated with what products

TARGET AUDIENCE

Managers, Supervisors, lead hands, and all employees require WHMIS 2015 Training.