Canada has aligned the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), resulting in new standardized classification criteria; label requirements; and safety data sheet (SDS) requirements. The product label is...
ExemptionsProducts exempt from WHMIS with respect to supplier label or MSDS requirements are: explosives, pesticides, radioactive material, consumer products, cosmetics, food & drug and hazardous waste.WHMIS requirements do not apply to: wood and wood products; tobacco; manufactured articles; and ...
Suppliers must also meet label requirements for shipping. Depending on how the product is being shipped, theTransportation of Dangerous Goods Actmay require additional labels. Workplace labelsare less detailed than supplier labels. A workplace label provides the following information about a hazardous p...
Older labeling requirements for both shipped containers and workplaces, pre-HazCom 2012, were generallyperformance-based. This means that OSHA’s requirements were not black and white. The contents of the label were subjective, and the primary objective was that the relevant hazard information be ...
Supplier Label Provided by the Supplier 9 requirements: Hatched Border Product identifier Risk phrases Precautionary measures First Aid Supplier identification Hazard Symbols Reference to MSDS Bilingual. In all cases, the Label name and the MSDS name must be identical ...