Orientation to the
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
(WHMIS)
Department of
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Security
(EHSS)
Please review BEFORE going to the quiz.
Reference Materials
What YOU must Know and Understand
Passing Score
Time Limit
Attempts
Certificate
Password
Record
Reference Materials
Presentation -- Orientation to the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Overview of WHMIS
- Responsibilities under WHMIS (Slide 11)
- WHMIS Classes & Symbols (Slide 16)
- Supplier Labels (Slide 33)
- Workplace Labels (Slide 39)
- Material Safety Data Sheets (Slide 48)
- WHMIS and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) -- A Comparison (Slide 68)
- Chemical Hazards (Slide 77)
- Health Effects of Toxic Substances (Slide 82)
- Protective Measures (Slide 106)
- WHMIS in Laboratories (Slide 134)
- WHMIS at Ryerson (Slide 144)
- Summary (Slide 151)
Quick Reference Materials From the Ministry of Labour (MOL)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- WHMIS Classes and Hazard Symbols
- WHMIS Supplier Label
- WHMIS MSDS
- Employer Compliance Checklist
- Ontario MOL WHMIS Reference Material - html (official site)
- Ontario MOL WHMIS Reference Material - pdf (official material)
- WHMIS Legislation
- Consumer Symbols Sheet
- Ontario MOL -- What is a Wokplace Hazard?
What YOU must Know and Understand
- Your rights and responsibilities
- WHMIS symbols and their meaning
- Information provided on supplier labels and workplace labels
- Information provided on Material Safety Data Sheets (eg. hazards and preventive measures)
- Basic measures to protect yourself when working with hazardous materials
- Finding additional information on hazardous materials
Passing Score
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You must obtain 80% on the quiz in order to receive your certificate
Time Limit
- You have 90 minutes to submit your answers
- You may submit your answers anytime during that 90 minutes
- Your results will be automatically submitted after 90 minutes
Attempts
- You may make multiple attempts
- Only COMPLETED quiz results will be kept as a record
Certificate
- You can print your certificate upon completion -- if the printing feature fails, then please request a certificate by sending an email to cehsmadm@ryerson.ca
- Your certificate is valid for 2 years
Password
- No password is required if you have a Ryerson account
- To access many of Ryerson's online resources, you must first activate your Ryerson online identity by completing a series of web forms available via http://www.ryerson.ca/accounts
Guests/Visitors -- A staff or faculty member must fill out a form on your behalf.
Steps to be done by the Ryerson Sponsor (Supervisor):
- Log in to: my.ryerson.ca (Ryerson's portal system)
- Find the box titled: "Manage My Online Resources"
- Click on: "Manage My Online Resources: Self-serve password change and resource requests".
- Click on: "Guest User ID Request Form"
- Fill in the required information on the Guest, the Sponsor/contact and the Dean, Chair or Director (Approver).
- Submit the information
Record
- The EHS&S maintains a record of results for 3 years
- Keep your email notification of passing -- this is your record
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Last Page Update: 05 February 2012 by CMD
| Environmental Health & Safety Officer: |
| Catherine Drum, BASc (OHS), CHSC, CRSP |
| Email: cdrum@ryerson.ca |
| Phone: 416-979-5000 x 7086 |
| Fax: 416-979-5205 |
| Office: 380 Victoria Street, Jorgenson Hall, JOR-1119 |