Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to WHMIS 2015 & the GHS

    • Welcome to WHMIS 2015 & the GHS

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    What is WHMIS?

    • What is WHMIS?
  • 3

    Chapter 2: Rights and Responsibilities

    • Federal WHMIS Legislation

    • Ontario's WHMIS legislation

    • WHMIS and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods

    • The Employer's Responsibilities

    • WHMIS Duties of the Employer

    • Knowledge Check

    • The Supervisor's Responsibilities

    • WHMIS for Construction projects

    • The Worker's Responsibilities

    • Knowledge Check

    • Suppliers

    • OHSA Fines & Penalties

    • Enforcement

    • Knowledge Check
  • 4

    Chapter 3: WHMIS at Work

    • How to Use WHMIS at Work

    • WHMIS Programs

    • Educating Workers

    • WHMIS Program Reviews

    • Working with Sand, Gravel & Limestone

    • Let's Recap: WHMIS Responsibilities
  • 5

    Chapter 4: Symbols

    • GHS Hazard groups

    • GHS Pictograms

    • Exploding Bomb Pictogram

    • The Flame Pictogram

    • Flame Over Circle

    • ​Compressed Gasses

    • Corrosive Pictogram

    • Toxic Pictogram

    • Harmful Irritant Pictogram

    • Health Hazard Pictogram

    • Harmful to the Environment

    • Biohazard Symbol

    • Knowledge Check

  • 6

    Chapter 5: Labels

    • Labels

    • Shipping Labels & Containers

    • GHS Label Elements

    • Workplace Labels

    • When to Use Workplace Labels

    • Knowledge Check

    • Best Practices
  • 7

    Chapter 6: Safety Data Sheets

    • What is a Safety Data Sheet

    • SDS Safety Information

    • Employer’s Responsibilities for SDSs

    • Required SDS Information

    • EQ_SDS PL Premium

    • SDS Knowledge Check

  • 8

    Chapter 7: Exempt Products

    • What are Exempt Products?

    • Consumer Products

    • Case study: Toxic Chemicals in cleaning products
  • 9

    Chapter 8: Routes of Entry

    • How Chemicals Enter our Bodies

    • Inhalation

    • Absorption

    • Skin Contact

    • Eye Contact

    • Ingestion

    • Injection
  • 10

    Chapter 9: Safety Solutions

    • Spill Kits

    • How to Contain a Spill

    • Disposal

    • Personal Protective Equipment

    • Eyewash Stations
  • 11

    Chapter 10: Final Quiz

    • Course Summary

    • Final Quiz