WHMIS 2015 (GHS) Training
What is WHMIS training?
WHMIS 2015 training teaches workers to identify hazardous products, read supplier labels and safety data sheets, and follow safe handling procedures.
Course at a glance
- Delivered by
- Delivered by Syon Safety
- Duration
- 2 to 3 hours
- Format
- In-person or blended
- Certificate validity
- Annual review recommended; no fixed statutory expiry
- Regulation
- Ontario Regulation 860 (WHMIS) under the OHSA
- Legally required
- Yes, for the audience below
- Who needs it
- Any worker who works with or near a hazardous product, and their supervisors
About this course
WHMIS 2015 aligns Canada with the Globally Harmonized System. This program covers the hazard classes, pictograms, supplier and workplace labels, and the sixteen-section safety data sheet, with worked examples from your own inventory where you supply them.
What your team will be able to do
- Recognise all WHMIS 2015 hazard pictograms
- Read and act on a supplier label and workplace label
- Navigate a 16-section safety data sheet
- Apply correct storage, handling and disposal practice
- Respond appropriately to a spill or exposure
Frequently asked questions
Does WHMIS training expire?
WHMIS has no fixed statutory expiry date in Ontario. Employers are required to ensure worker knowledge remains current, and an annual review is the common industry practice.
What is the difference between WHMIS 1988 and WHMIS 2015?
WHMIS 2015 adopts the Globally Harmonized System, replacing the older hazard symbols with GHS pictograms and replacing material safety data sheets with standardised 16-section safety data sheets.
Do supervisors need WHMIS training as well as workers?
Yes. Supervisors need WHMIS competency to direct work safely and to meet their due-diligence obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
WHMIS training by location
We deliver this course on-site in the following areas.
- WHMIS in Toronto
- WHMIS in Mississauga
- WHMIS in Brampton
- WHMIS in Hamilton
- WHMIS in Vaughan
- WHMIS in Markham
- WHMIS in Oakville
- WHMIS in Burlington
- WHMIS in Milton
- WHMIS in Richmond Hill
- WHMIS in Oshawa
- WHMIS in Kitchener
Request a group quote
Most of our clients train a whole team at once. Tell us the group size and we will come back with dates and a per-person price.