WHMIS
WHMIS is an online program for employees who work with hazardous products, and the supervisors of those employees, to learn about potentially hazardous materials in their workplace.
This course is eligible for COMPASS funding.
WHMIS
In December 2022, Health Canada published amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations to update Canada’s workplace hazard communication system and align it with the Seventh Edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), along with selected provisions from the Eighth Revised Edition. The changes will better protect workers by requiring more comprehensive and detailed health and safety information on product labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), which will allow them to better protect themselves against hazardous products that they may use at work.
This course reflects the current amended WHMIS legislation.
WHMIS is an online safety course that will teach employees and supervisors/managers how to identify hazards through pictograms, labels, and Safety Data Sheets.
A new module has been added and is specifically for managers and supervisors, Module 6 – Employer Responsibilities.
Who should take this course?
Everyone! While you may have taken WHMIS education and training before, it has been updated with new information as the federal Hazardous Products Regulations were amended under the authority of the Hazardous Products Act in 2022.
WHMIS education and training is required for:
- Workers who are, or may be, exposed to hazardous products by working with, storing, handling, or disposing of them.
- Managers and supervisors who manage workers who may be exposed to, use, store, handle, or dispose of hazardous products.
- Workers who are involved in emergency response.
After completing this course, you will be required to take a final exam. To successfully complete the course, you must pass the final exam with a minimum of 80 percent, at which time you will receive a Certificate of Completion. You are able to take the final exam three (3) times in order to pass, before having to take the course again.
If you do not successfully pass the exam on your third attempt, please email us at sarclearningcentral@sarcan.sk.ca to be enrolled again.
It is recommended that employees and supervisors of those employees take WHMIS every three (3) years to remain current; however, employers may require employees to take refresher WHMIS education and training more often, depending on their own needs, or policies and procedures.
This course is applicable in all Canadian provinces, as WHMIS was created in partnership with federal and provincial/territorial jurisdictions. For more information, please visit www.whmis.org.
Please Note:
This course is considered WHMIS education, which means it contains general aspects of WHMIS and is the first step in your WHMIS instruction. Upon completion of this course, your employer is then required to provide you workplace-specific training on the hazardous products that you will use in your workplace.
This course was created by SARC Learning Central and is based on the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, or CCOHS WHMIS online training, which is recommended and endorsed by WorkSafe Saskatchewan. You can visit the website here. The online WHMIS course meets a variety of learning styles, is narrated, and includes videos.
Modules include:
This module will introduce WHMIS, talk about the legislation that pertains to WHMIS in Canada, outline the responsibilities of both the employer and the employee under WHMIS, and discuss what education and training is required before working with hazardous products.
This module will explain how hazards in WHMIS are organized into groups, classes, categories, and subcategories, the various pictograms used in WHMIS, and what products are excluded from WHMIS.
This module covers the types of labels used in WHMIS, what needs to be on them, and why it is important to have labels on hazardous products.
This module explains the 16-sections of a Safety Data Sheet, including what information is contained in each section.
This module discusses what happens when you are exposed hazardous products and how they can get into your body.
This new module is for managers and supervisors and talks about the employer’s responsibilities under WHMIS.
COMPASS funding is available to SARC Regular and Associate Members, as well as Affiliate Members with CLSD funding.
COMPASS funding will cover the registration fees for an unlimited number of employees to take WHMIS 2015.
In order to receive this funding, organizations must:
- Register employee(s) at your organization for the course.
- Use your COMPASS code at check-out to access this training at no cost.
- Have the employee complete the immediate session evaluation which will be emailed to them.
- Have the employee complete the follow up session evaluation which will be emailed to them.
As a requirement of CLSD COMPASS funding, SARC must report on training satisfaction rates. As a result, we ask that all learners complete individual program evaluations immediately upon finishing any training, as well as within three (3) to four (4) months of completion. Your feedback will also be used to ensure that SARC continues to provide the best training possible.
