WHMIS Instructor's Toolkit Updated

Contents

1. WHMIS Instructor’s Toolkit
• Version
2. Introduction to WHMIS
• Why learn about WHMIS?
3. Components of the Hazard Classification and Labelling System
4. Hazard Review
• Hazards by Pictogram Summary
• Exploding Bomb Pictogram
• Flame Pictogram
• Flame Over Circle Pictogram
• Gas Cylinder Pictogram
• Corrosion Pictogram
• Skull and Crossbones Pictogram
• Health Hazard Pictogram
• Exclamation Mark Pictogram
• Environment Pictogram
• Biohazardous Infectious Materials Pictogram
• Hazard Class Summary
• Physical Hazards - Explosives
• Physical Hazards - Flammable gases
• Physical Hazards - Aerosols
• Physical Hazards - Oxidizing gases
• Physical Hazards - Gases under pressure
• Physical Hazards - Flammable liquids
• Physical Hazards - Flammable solids
• Physical Hazards - Self-reactive substances and mixtures
• Physical Hazards - Oxidizing liquids
• Physical Hazards - Oxidizing solids
• Physical Hazards - Pyrophoric liquids
• Physical Hazards - Pyrophoric solids
• Physical Hazards - Self-heating substances and mixtures
• Physical Hazards - Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
• Physical Hazards – Organic peroxides
• Physical Hazards - Corrosive to metals
• Physical Hazards - Combustible dusts
• Physical Hazards - Simple asphyxiants
• Physical Hazards – Physical Hazards Not Otherwise Classified (PHNOC)
• Physical Hazards – Chemicals under pressure
• Health Hazards - Acute toxicity
• Health Hazards - Skin corrosion/irritation
• Health Hazards - Serious eye damage/eye irritation
• Health Hazards - Respiratory or skin sensitization: respiratory sensitizer
• Health Hazards - Respiratory or skin sensitization: skin sensitizer
• Health Hazards - Germ cell mutagenicity
• Health Hazards - Carcinogenicity
• Health Hazards - Reproductive toxicity
• Health Hazards - Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure (STOT– Single)
• Health Hazards - Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure (STOT – Repeated)
• Health Hazards - Aspiration hazard
• Health Hazards - Biohazardous infectious materials
• Health Hazards - Health Hazards Not Otherwise Classified (HHNOC)
• Environmental Hazards - Hazardous to the aquatic environment - Short-term (acute) (not mandatory)
• Hazardous to the aquatic environment - Long-term (chronic) (not mandatory)
• Environmental Hazards – Hazardous to the ozone layer (not mandatory)
5. Workplace-specific Training
• What to include in workplace-specific training

Appendix A: Canadian Government Departments Responsible for Occupational Health and Safety

Appendix B: Sample SDS for Group Activity

• SDS for Cleans SUPER Great

Appendix C: WHMIS Crossword

Appendix C1: WHMIS Crossword (Answers)

Appendix D: Final Assessment

• Multiple Choice
• Circle the proper response (True) or (False)

Appendix D1: Final Assessment (Answers)

• Multiple Choice (Answers)
• Circle the proper response (True) or (False)(Answers)

Tables

Table 1: Hazard Groups and Classes

Table 2: Pictograms – Names and Descriptions

Table 3: Elements of a label used to indicate the level of hazard

Table 4: Information on an SDS

Table 5: Hazard pictograms and the Hazard Classes that use that pictogram

Table 6: Explosives

Table 7: Flammable gases

Table 8: Aerosols

Table 9: Oxidizing gases

Table 10: Gases under pressure

Table 11: Flammable liquids

Table 12: Flammable solids

Table 13: Self-reactive substances and mixtures

Table 14: Oxidizing liquids

Table 15: Oxidizing solids

Table 16: Pyrophoric liquids

Table 17: Pyrophoric solids

Table 18: Self-heating substances and mixtures

Table 19: Substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases

Table 20: Organic peroxides

Table 21: Corrosive to metals

Table 22: Combustible dusts

Table 23: Simple asphyxiants

Table 24: Physical Hazards Not Otherwise Classified (PHNOC)

Table 25: Chemicals under pressure

Table 26: Acute toxicity

Table 27: Skin corrosion/irritation

Table 28: Serious eye damage/eye irritation

Table 29: Respiratory or skin sensitizers: respiratory sensitizer

Table 30: Respiratory or skin sensitizers: skin sensitizer

Table 31: Germ cell mutagenicity

Table 32: Carcinogenicity

Table 33: Reproductive toxicity

Table 34: STOT - Single

Table 35: STOT - Repeated

Table 36: Aspiration hazard

Table 37: Biohazardous infectious materials

Table 38: Health hazards not otherwise classified

Table 39: Hazardous to the aquatic environment - Short-term (acute)

Table 40: Hazardous to the aquatic environment - Long-term (chronic)

Table 41: Hazardous to the ozone layer