This course teaches participants to identify hazardous materials and their negative health effects. It covers the pictograms, labels and safety data sheets used by the Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS 2015), and describes how to stay protected from hazardous products in the workplace. After completion, participants will be able to:
- Explain your rights and responsibilities under WHMIS 2015
- Identify the nine hazard pictograms and the hazards they represent
- Describe the different routes of entry that hazardous chemicals can take into your body
- Describe personal protective equipment you can use to protect yourself
- List the components of a supplier label and a workplace label
- Use a safety data sheet to locate information about a hazardous chemical