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Official Technical Guidance on WHMIS 2015: what are its contents?
In June 2016 the first part of the official “Technical Guidance on the Requirements of the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) – WHMIS 2015 Supplier Requirements”.
This guidance is available on request from the official “Health Canada” website, and can be requested by filling out a specific form.
The guidance is divided in two phases, and right now phase 1 has been published.
The first phase includes the following sections:
Section A - Introduction
Section C - Regulatory Requirements
- Part 1 Interpretation;
- Part 2 Classification of a Product, Mixture, Material or Substance;
- Part 3 Labelling;
- Part 4 Safety Data Sheet;
- Part 6 Additional Requirements; and
Appendix A - Confidential Business Information
There are references made in phase 1 of the Technical Guidance to content that will be made available in the Fall of 2016, as part of phase 2.
Technical Guideline Phase 2: What to expect?
The themes that will be in phase 2 of the Technical Guidance are divided as follows:
Section B - Requirements of the Hazardous Products Act;
Section C - Regulatory Requirements
- Part 5 Exceptions;
- Part 7 Physical Hazard Classes (includes chapters for each of the physical hazard classes in the HPR); and
- Part 8 Health Hazard Classes (includes chapters for each of the health hazard classes in the HPR).
To receive the Technical Guidance regarding WHMIS 2015, follow this link:
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