Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System [WHMIS]

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the purpose and importance of a hazard communication program in the workplace
• Recognize the physical and health hazards inherent with hazardous chemicals.
• Identify the purpose of a Safety Data Sheet, and its components.
• Identify chemicals and their hazards, through labeling and warning practices.
• Recognize the information and training related to hazardous chemicals that should be supplied by an employer