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This is an example only!
Title: WHMIS what you could do with each
revision/review is to put a revision number i.e.:
REV 1.0
Date of Issue: The date of origin
Approved by: Owner / management name!
Review / Revise Date: every time you revise/review
you need to put a date here
Location: i.e.: Office / Job Site / Plant / Vehicles/ Warehouse/ Shop
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this procedure is to review the basic principles of hazardous materials and the
principles of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System in the workplace.
LEGISLATION:
WHMIS Regulation 860, OHSA Section IV
SCOPE:
*** This will be the same as the Health and Safety Policy Statement ***
NOTE: As with the other Policies, this is an example ONLY!
You will need to add the specific Roles & Responsibilities for your company! Where
positions are listed i.e. Office Manager, you should make the changes to suit your
company!
STANDARD / PROCEDURES / POLICY:
***YOUR COMPANY*** will comply with the OHSA and WHMIS Regulation to ensure that all
employees are aware of hazardous materials on the jobsite (***list other locations***).
All ***YOUR COMPANY*** employees will be required to complete a workplace hazardous
materials information system (WHMIS) certificate training course annually.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will be obtained with all new shipments from suppliers.
Employees will not work with new products until the MSDS has been reviewed.
Copies of all MSDS sheets will be kept ***location*** for easy access by all employees.
Proper storage facilities will be provided for hazardous materials.
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Proper personal protective equipment will be provided by ***THE COMPANY***, when required
All employees will be notified when any new material or products are delivered to the company
All employees will be made aware of any new material safety data sheets (MSDS)
WHMIS – stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. It is a
Canada-wide system used to provide information about all controlled products
(chemicals and compressed gases as an example) used by employees on the job.
There are three essential parts / information delivery methods to WHMIS:
1. Labels
2. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
3. Education and training
WHMIS is for your protection. It is your right to know what you are working with and
what you might be exposed to.
WHMIS describes the danger of materials you may use on the job and tells you how
to protect yourself from their hazards.
You should know if material has supplier labels and material safety data sheets.
Labels
All controlled products must have a label that identifies the product and includes,
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Name of the product
WHMIS hazard symbol
Classification
Risk factor
Precautions
First Aid instructions
MSDS Referral
The Supplier
Make sure that you can easily identify each product by the label. If labels are missing
or defaced, make sure that a workplace label is applied.
The ***position*** will develop workplace labels. These labels must be used when a
label is missing, product is decanted into non-supplier container or label cannot be
read.
Material Safety Data Sheets:
Gives the following detailed information of a product and its hazards:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Product information
Hazardous ingredients
Physical data
First aid measures
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5. Specific Gravity
6. Fire and explosion data
7. Toxicological properties
8. Reactivity data
9. Preventive measures
10. Preparation date and contact info
You can protect yourself by:
1. Practicing safe work habits
2. Being informed
3. Using personal protective equipment – and the right PPE for the
job
4. Knowing emergency procedures
5. Following first aid practices
In accordance with Ontario WHMIS Regulation 860, ***THE COMPANY*** will do the following:
1
Provide general and specific product training:
a. General – CSAO WHMIS
b. Specific – for products used every week (***if you have a smaller number of
products, you might want to list them here ***)
i.
First Aid
ii.
Emergency Response / Spills/ Fire
iii.
Toxicological properties – health effects
iv.
Personal Protection Equipment
v.
Transportation, storage, handling and use
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***Name the position of person*** will:
a. Locate MSDS for all controlled products
b. Copy MSDS for distribution
c. Distribute MSDS to:
i.
company vehicle MSDS binder
ii.
warehouse
iii.
***other location***
d. Check the dates on MSDS – ensure that no MSDS is dated less than three
(3) years
e. MSDS are sorted alphabetically for insertion into binders
3
General Contractors will provide ***YOUR COMPANY*** with:
a. MSDS for products currently being used in the vicinity that ***YOUR
COMPANY*** employees will be working
b. Any other Information on products likely to be encountered on site
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Employees are reminded that:
1
Workplace labels are to be placed on products where the supplier label has been
removed, illegible, defaced
Workplace labels should include: name, safe handling instructions (wear
goggles) and location of MSDS (in ***location*** binder)
Information on WHMIS is available from the Office Manager
Employees share in the responsibility to be familiar with MSDS for the products
used
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3
4
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
***position*** will arrange training
***position*** will keep the records on file and update the training matrix
The training program will be reviewed on an annual basis with the H & S Rep or JHSC
All employees must attend training
COMMUNICATION:
This Standard and Element will be communicated to all employees via:
***pick the ones that apply to your company or list your own methods ***
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Joint Health and Safety Committee Minutes
Tool Box Talk
Payroll Insert
Employee Kit
Health and Safety Program
Orientation
Safety Bulletin Board(s) located: office, plant, warehouse
TRAINING:
1. *** Those who need to deliver the information i.e.: Orientation need to be trained in
the content. They need to understand the information that they are delivering so that
questions can be answered ****
2. Training will be arranged by ***owner, management, supervisor etcetera ***
3. Employees will review:
a. *** List your methods of communication i.e.: payroll inserts***
4. Employees will:
a. Attend training / Orientation sessions
Training will be done by ***name who conducts training ***
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All employees of ***YOUR COMPANY*** shall take the WMIS course at a registered
facility, an employee qualified to do the training or by an outside professional WHMIS
trainer.
All new employees shall take a WHMIS course as part of their orientation even if they
have a valid WHMIS certificate. Each year, WHMIS will be updated and employees are
expected to attend annual updating.
All new MSDS’s will be posted and discussed at weekly toolbox talks
Records will be kept of all training and will be maintained by ***position*** . Notification
regarding retraining will be given a minimum of one month prior to training taking place.
If training is done internally, the person conducting the training must be qualified to train.
A ‘Train the Trainer’ course is required.
EVALUATION:
****You cannot start this part of the Element without completing the above Steps! ***
1. All parts of the Standard to be reviewed annually for:
a. Suitability / applicability to ***your company***
b. New legislation
c. Best practices
2. Employees will receive a written or verbal quiz on a random basis to confirm their
knowledge / awareness of this Element
3. The quiz will be conducted by ***Supervisor, lead hand etcetera***
4. If employee(s) is missing some information (as indicated by the quiz), ***name
who *** will review the information with the employee
5. Employee will be quizzed again after ***i.e.: 3 months / 6 months ***
Employees will be asked for feedback on the WHMIS training
Employees will be asked to report any incident related to materials that have a physical
effect on the employee
Inspection reports will be monitored for any situation involving hazardous materials
Employees will be asked to comment on the training they received
Employees will be observed for correct handling of controlled products
ACKNOWLEDGE SUCCESS:
Annual Safety Meeting
Year-End party
Summer BBQ
Other event
***You must have documentation of what was said with regard to safety ***
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***You might consider documenting: what was said, by whom, to whom via memo, email***
You might also consider things like:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Tim Horton’s vouchers
Chocolate bars
Gift cards
Safety slogan tool belt apron
T-shirts
Your company logo golf shirts and jackets
Buying pizza or other food items for a team…………..but whatever the item is, keep
receipts!
On the receipt, indicate:
Date
Job name or person
Why they were given the item
Example:
Jan 10, 2008
GVCA job
PPE compliance
***Acknowledgment of Success also includes you, indicating that you have done a good
job in improving safety records at your company***
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:
***What will you do to this topic for the next year? Did your methods of Communication
work properly or not? What changes will you make? ***
FORMS:
Training Records
Copies of Training Certificates and Cards
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
CSAO
OHSA
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WHMIS Reg
Approval signature:
Document to be posted:
Distribution to:
Yes or No
Notes: N/A
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