The Insider’s recent two-part series on WHMIS training, (Vol. 4, Issues 8 & 9) explained the different training requirements across Canada for hazardous substances and for “controlled products” under the OHS laws. We also told you about the six categories that determine whether a worker needs hazardous substance training and/or WHMIS training. These categories covered a lot of ground. So to simplify things for you, we’ve pulled the information about the six categories together into a chart that you can use to determine which of your workers, if any, require WHMIS training and, if so, what kind of training they require.
MB: hazardous substance training
NB, SK and YT: If worker has some sort of direct contact with or works in close proximity to a hazardous substance so that he is exposed to such a substance, he needs hazardous substance training
Fed, AB, BC, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PEI and QC: If worker may be exposed to a hazardous substance or may face the hazards associated with such substances, he needs hazardous substance training
MB: If a hazardous substance is present in the workplace, worker needs hazardous substance training
Rest of Canada: Doesn’t need hazardous substance training but should, at a minimum, probably get trained on the hazardous substances he could be exposed to in an emergency and how to minimize the risk of those hazards
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