Transcript WHMIS training - Healthcare Safety Info

WHMIS training
Summary of what you kneed to
know
What is WHMIS ?
 The
Workplace Hazardous Materials
Information System (WHMIS) is
Canada's hazard communication
standard.
What are the main parts of
WHMIS?
The main components of WHMIS are:
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hazard identification and product
classification,
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labelling,
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material safety data sheets, and
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worker training and education.
Why was WHMIS created?
 It
was created in response to the
Canadian workers' right to know about
the safety and health hazards that may
be associated with the materials or
chemicals they use at work.
 Exposure
to hazardous materials can
cause or contribute to many serious
health effects such as effects on the
nervous system, kidney or lung
damage, sterility, cancer, burns and
rashes.
 Some
hazardous materials are safety
hazards and can cause fires or
explosions.
 WHMIS
was created to help stop the
injuries, illnesses, deaths, medical
costs, and fires caused by hazardous
materials.
What are controlled products?
 Controlled
products is the name given
to products, materials, and substances
that are regulated by WHMIS
legislation.
 All
controlled products fall into one or
more of six WHMIS classes.
The 6 WHMIS classes:
1.
Class A: Compressed gas
2.
Class B: Flammable and
Combustible material
3.
Class C: Oxidizing material
4.
Class D: Poisonous and
Infectious materials
 Division
1 (D1) - Materials Causing
Immediate and Serious Toxic
Effects
 Division
2 (D2) - Materials Causing
Other Toxic Effects
 Division
3 (D3) - Biohazardous
Infectious Material
5.
Class E: Corrosive material
6.
Class F: Dangerously Reactive
material
Labeling controlled products
 Under
WHMIS regulations most
controlled products must be labeled.
 Supplier
labels and workplace labels are
the only two types used in WHMIS.
 All
WHMIS labels have to be clear, easy
to read and prominently displayed on
the product container.
Supplier labels
 Display these seven
pieces of information:
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material identification
number or product name this is a designation or
identification of a material,
supplier's name and
address,
reference to the material
safety data sheet (MSDS)
for more information,
WHMIS hazard symbols for
each of the classes to
which the product belongs,
main hazards of the
product including risk
phrases appropriate to
the class of material,
precautionary measures,
first aid measures.
Workplace labels
This label does not need as much
information as the supplier label:
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material identifier or product name,
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reference to a material safety data sheet
(MSDS) for further information,
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information on how to use the product
safely.
Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDSs)
WHMIS MSDSs have nine categories
of information:
 Section 1 - Product Information:
including identification and use
 Section 2 - Hazardous Ingredients: listing of
ingredients considered hazardous as well as each
ingredient's concentration, etc.
 Section 3 - Physical Information: form, odor,
appearance, pH, etc.
 Section 4 - Fire or Explosion Hazard: conditions of
flammability, flash point, etc.
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Section 5 - Reactivity Information: conditions of
instability, reactivity, decomposition, etc.
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Section 6 - Health Hazard Information: route of
entry, effects of exposure, exposure limits, etc.
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Section 7 - Preventive Measures: personal
protective equipment, waste disposal, storage, etc.
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Section 8 - First Aid Measures
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Section 9 - Preparation Information and Update:
person who wrote MSDS, date of preparation
WHMIS is Law
 WHMIS
became law effective October
31, 1988. This applies to all of Canada.
WHMIS legislation includes:
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the HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT and
the HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION
REVIEW ACT.
In Newfoundland:
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Occupation Health and Safety Act
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
(WHMIS) Regulations
What are our duties under
WHMIS?
 Suppliers,
employers and workers all
have specified responsibilities in the
Hazardous Products Act.
A Suppliers duty...
 Canadian
suppliers are those who sell
or import products.
 When this product is considered a
"controlled product" according to the
WHMIS legislation, a supplier must label
the product or container, and they must
provide a material safety data sheet
(MSDS) to their customers.
An Employers duty...
 Employers
are required to establish
education and training programs for
workers exposed to hazardous products
in the workplace.
 Employers must also make sure that the
products are labeled and that an MSDS
is present for each product and that
they are readily available to workers.
A Workers duty...
 Workers
are required to participate in
the training programs and to use this
information to help them work safely
with hazardous materials.
 They may also inform employers when
labels on containers have been
accidentally removed or if the label is
no longer readable.
On-line WHMIS training
http://access.nscc.ns.ca/safety/whmis.htm
Where to find WHMIS symbols:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecssesc/whmis/whmis_symbols.htm
Where to find Hazardous Household
Product Symbols:
http://www.region.peel.on.ca/pw/waste/resident/hhw.htm
Know WHMIS symbols and the
nine MSDS categories
Know the Hazardous Household
Product Symbols