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WHMIS after GHS
Risk Management Services
Purpose• This course is intended for those that already have
WHMIS training
• After completion of this course, you should be familiar with the new WHMIS symbols, labels and Safety Data Sheets
• After completing this section, there is a short quiz (70% needed to pass)
June 2015
• Canada began implementing the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of hazardous materials identification and hazard communication
• Old WHMIS symbols will disappear slowly from products
1. Labels on Hazardous Materials
2. Classification Changes
3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to change to Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Main Changes
1. Labels on hazardous materials
New pictograms
Signal words
Modified supplier labels
Main Changes
General Pictogram Changes
• Circle around symbol has been replaced with a red diamond
• Pictogram to be accompanied with a hazard phrase
Class A: Compressed Gases
Gases Under Pressure
Pictogram Changes
Class B: Flammable and Combustible Materials
Flammable: flammables,
pyrophorics, self-heating substances and mixtures, substances and mixtures that emit flammable gases when in contact with water
Pictogram Changes
Class C: Oxidizing Materials
Oxidizing Materials: oxidizing gases category 1, oxidizing liquids categories 1,2,3 oxidizing solids categories 1,2,3
Pictogram Changes
Toxic: acute toxicity category 1,2,3
Pictogram Changes
Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials
Division 2: Materials causing other toxic effects
Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials
Division 2: Materials causing other toxic effects
Health Hazard: Respiratory sensitization, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, specific organ toxicity, aspiration hazard
Pictogram Changes
Irritant: Acute toxicity, eye irritation, skin sensitization, specific organ target toxicity
Respiratory tract irritation
Narcotic effects
Pictogram Changes
Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials
Division 2: Materials causing other toxic effects
Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials
Division 3: Biohazardous infectious materials
Biohazardous infectious materials
Pictogram Changes
Corrosive: Skin corrosion categories 1A, 1B, 1C
Serious eye damages category 1
Corrosive damage to metals category 1
Class E: Corrosive Materials
Pictogram Changes
Pictogram Changes
No direct translation to new system
Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials
Division 1: Immediate and toxic effects
Class F: Dangerously Reactive Materials
No direct translation from previous system
Self reactive substances and mixtures (types A and B)
Organic peroxides (type A and B)
Pictogram Changes
GHS Symbols Not Adopted in Canada
Environmentally DamagingToxic to the aquatic environment
Main Changes
1. Labels on hazardous materials
New pictograms
Signal words
Modified supplier labels
Signal Words
• Danger
• For more severe hazard categories (categories
1 and 2)
• Warning
• For less severe hazard categories
(See p. 39-40)
Main Changes
1. Labels on hazardous materials
New pictograms
Signal words
Modified supplier labels
Supplier Labels
Supplier Labels
1. Product Identifier
2. Hazard Pictograms
3. Signal Word (NEW)
4. Hazard Statements
5. Precautionary Statements
6. Supplier Identification
3. Classification Changes Definitions of hazard groups and classes changed to match international standards
Physical & Health Hazards
Within hazards classes:
Categories 1, 2, 3
Types a, b, c, d, e, f, g
Main Changes
Physical Hazard Classes
• Combustible Dusts
• Corrosive to Metals
• Flammable Aerosols
• Flammable Gases
• Flammable Solids
• Gases under pressure
• Organic peroxides
• Oxidizing Liquids
• Oxidizing Gases
• Oxidizing Solids
• Pyrophoric Gases
• Pyrophoric Liquids
• Pyrophoric Solids
• Self Heating Substances and Mixtures
• Self Reactive Substances and Mixtures
• Simple Asphyxiates
• Substances and Mixtures Which, in
Contact with Water, Emit Flammable
Gases
• Physical hazards not otherwise
classified
Health Hazard Classes• Acute Toxicity
• Aspiration Hazard
• Biohazardous Infectious Materials
• Carcinogenicity
• Germ Cell Mutagenicity
• Reproductive Toxicity
• Respiratory or Skin Sensitization
• Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation
• Skin Corrosion/Irritation
• Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Repeated Exposure
• Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Single Exposure
• Health Hazards Not Otherwise Classified
Hazard Classes Not Incorporated in Canada
• Explosives
• Hazardous to the aquatic environment
• Hazardous to the ozone layer
3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to change to Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Main Changes
Changes to MSDS
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) changed to
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• SDS will have 16 sections in a consistent ordering to
replace the existing 9 sections
• Removal of 3 year update requirement
1. Hazardous Ingredients
2. Preparation Information
3. Product information
4. Physical Data
5. Fire or explosion
hazard
6. Reactivity Data
7. Toxicological Properties
8. Preventative Measures
9. First Aid Measures
MSDS Sections
SDS Section
1 Product Identification
2 Hazard Identification
3 Composition/Information on Ingredients
4 First-aid Measures
5 Fire-fighting Measures
6 Accidental Release Measures
7 Handling and Storage
8 Exposure Control/Personal Protection
9 Physical and Chemical Properties
10 Stability and Reactivity
11 Toxicological Information
SDS Sections
SDS Sections SDS Section
12 Ecological Information*
13 Disposal Considerations *
14 Transport Information *
15 Regulatory Information *
16 Other Information
* Sections 12 to 15 require the headings to be present.
The supplier has the option to not provide information in
these sections
1. Product and Company Information
• Product identifier, recommended use and restrictions on use, supplier
contact information, emergency phone number.
2. Hazard Identification
• Classification , label elements including hazard pictogram, signal word,
hazard statement and precautionary statements, and other hazards
3. Composition / Information on Ingredients
• Identities of Ingredients, including impurities and stabilizing additives
where classified, concentrations of ingredients of mixtures
SDS Sections
4. First Aid Measures
• First aid measures by route of exposure as well as important
symptoms/effects
5. Fire-fighting Measures
• Suitable (and unsuitable) extinguishing media, specific hazards, special
equipment and precautions for fire fighters
6. Accidental Release Measures
• Protective equipment, emergency procedures, environmental
precautions, methods and materials for containment and clean up
SDS Sections
7. Handling & Storage
• Precautions for safe handling, conditions for storage including any
incompatibilities
8. Exposure Controls / Personal Protection
• Exposure limits, engineering control, personal protective equipment
9. Physical & Chemical Properties
• Appearance, odour, odour threshold, pH, melting/freezing point, boiling
point and range, flashpoint, upper and lower flammable or explosive
limits
SDS Sections
10. Stability and Reactivity
• Chemical stability, possible hazardous reactions, conditions to avoid,
incompatible materials, hazardous decomposition products
11. Exposure Controls / Personal Protection
• Description of various toxic effects by route of entry, including the effects
of acute or chronic exposure, carcinogenicity, reproductive effects,
respiratory sensitization
12. Ecological Information
• Aquatic and terrestrial toxicity, persistence and degradability,
bioaccumulative potential, soil mobility
SDS Sections
13. Disposal Considerations
• Safe handling and methods of disposal including waste packaging
14. Transport Information
• UN number and proper shipping name, hazard class and packing group
15. Regulatory Information
• Safety, health and environmental regulations specific to the product
16. Other Information
• Other information including date of preparation of the latest revision of
the SDS
SDS Sections
• MSDS’s were previously required to be updated every
3 years. This requirement has been eliminated.
• New regulation requires SDS’s to be updated within
certain timelines of receiving significant new data
3 Year Update Requirement
Review
Canada has adopted the Globally Harmonized System
within WHMIS, creating 3 major changes to the WHMIS
system:
Pictograms: image, color & shape
Labels: content
SDS: from 9 to 16 sections
Questions?
Carolyn HedgeRisk Management Services
604-822-6732
