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6100 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Train-the-Trainer (1 day)

Description:

This one-day course is designed for the supervisors who are responsible for establishing and maintaining their company's WHMIS program.

Course Objectives:

To provide the participants:

  • Certification to conduct generic WHMIS in-house training
  • Knowledge to develop site-specific programs to fulfill legislative requirements
  • Knowledge to use WHMIS to protect everyone's health and safety on the work site
  • Information to facilitate a self-study program for workers
  • Knowledge to evaluate worker competency through an exam

NOTE: Workers will receive a wallet-sized card proving WHMIS certification from the NCSA.

Course Content:

The course covers:

Warning labels

  • Identifying warning symbols
  • Proper labeling on controlled products

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

  • All MSDS's must be up-to-date
  • All controlled substances must have an MSDS
  • Interpretation

Worker Training -- Trainers are taught:

  • To relay the proper meaning of this information to the worker
  • How workers can use this information to protect their health and safety on the work site

Participants who successfully meet the course requirements will be issued a WHMIS Train-the-Trainer certificate good for a three-year period.

This course can be one of the four core courses required for the Certificate of Recognition Program (COR).

Prerequisites:

None

Cost:

$75.00

Please call the NCSA to confirm course cost as it is subject to change without notice.

Schedule

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Program: Certificate of Recognition (COR) Program

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