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Safety First Training and Support Services is a leading provider for Safety Training / Workplace Health&Safety and Consulting Services for over 25 years.  Safety First Training and Support Services is located in Mississauga Ontario Canada. We provide an array of services to the Transportation and Distribution, Industrial Establishments, Construction and the Medical Sector.

WHMIS is a combination of federal and provincial legislation concerning workplace safety procedures.  Workers have right to know! 

The employer has a duty to train workers so that they understand the information on the labels and Material Safety Data Sheets of the hazardous materials/controlled products to which they may be exposed. The employer must also ensure that a worker comprehends the necessary procedures for the safe handling, storage and disposal of a material and possesses the required knowledge of emergency procedures.

All employees who work with or in proximity to a controlled product must be informed about the hazard information received from the supplier. The employees must be instructed concerning:

Labels and MSDS - their purpose and contents, and the significance of the information contained in these sources.
Procedures for safe use, handling, storage and disposal of hazardous material
Procedures to be followed when fugitive emission are present
Emergency procedures workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

WHMIS Worker Education Requirements

All employees who work with or in proximity to a controlled product must be informed about the hazard information received from the supplier. The employees must be instructed concerning:

  • labels and MSDS - their purpose and contents, and the significance of the information contained in these sources.
  • procedures for safe use, handling, storage and disposal of hazardous material
  • procedures to be followed when fugitive emission are present
  • emergency procedures

Material Safety Data Sheets

The MSDS provide information on the hazardous ingredients, properties and potential hazards of a product. Unexpired MSDS' must be available in the workplace for all hazardous materials used. Nine categories of information are required on a MSDS. The categories are as follows:

1) hazardous ingredients
2) preparation information
3) product information
4) physical data
5) fire or explosion hazard
6) reactivity data
7) toxicological properties
8) preventive measures
9) first aid measures

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Safety First Training and Support Service / www.safetyfirsttraining.ca
6760 Davand Drive, Unit 3
Mississauga Ontario Canada
L5T 2L9
Telephone: (905) 672 3600 or Click Here
Fax : (905) 672 3335
Barrie 705 725 1511    Kitchener 519 696 3976


Office hours from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

 

 

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