Employer
Obligations
WHMIS is implemented through coordinated federal, provincial
and territorial legislation. Supplier labelling and MSDS
requirements are set out under the Hazardous Products
Act (HPA) and associated Controlled Products Regulations
administered by Health Canada. Each of the thirteen provincial,
territorial and federal agencies responsible for occupational
safety and health have established employer WHMIS requirements
within their respective jurisdiction. These requirements
place an onus on employers to ensure that controlled products
used, stored, handled or disposed of in the workplace
are properly labelled, MSDSs are made available to workers,
and workers receive education and training to ensure the
safe storage, handling and use of controlled products
in the workplace.
To promote national consistency in the application of
WHMIS in Canada's workplaces, the government of each province
and territory, as well as [the Labour Program at] Human
Resources Development Canada, which is responsible for
workplaces under federal jurisdiction, established their
respective employer requirements based on "Model
[WHMIS] OSH Regulations". This model was prepared
by the Occupational Health and Safety Committee of the
Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation.
At the outset of the program (which came into effect on
October 31, 1988), all governments agreed to undertake
consultations on any proposed changes to their respective
WHMIS legislation and regulations with the objective of
maintaining consistency with developments in the national
consensus on WHMIS. The Intergovernmental WHMIS Coordinating
Committee, serves as the forum for this consultation. |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this section is of a general
nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for
any specific fact or situation. For particular questions,
users are invited to contact their lawyer and/or the occupational
safety and health authority having jurisdiction for their
workplace.
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