HAMILTON, ON (September 28, 2009) - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) in partnership with Health Canada’s National Office of WHMIS, has developed two e-courses to make Canadians aware of how the future implementation of Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) may impact WHMIS requirements.
WHMIS After GHS: An Introduction provides a basic introduction on the expected changes to WHMIS after GHS and the impacts of these changes for chemical suppliers and employers.
WHMIS After GHS: How Suppliers Can Prepare explains in more detail how GHS is likely to impact and change WHMIS requirements for chemical suppliers, including hazard classification, preparing (Material) Safety Data Sheets and labels.
The two free e-courses titled WHMIS After GHS: An Introduction and WHMIS After GHS: How Suppliers Can Prepare will be updated in the future as regulatory changes become known. Registered users will be contacted regarding any new updates.
All e-courses by CCOHS are available in English and French. CCOHS and Health Canada's National Office of WHMIS worked closely with specialists in the field to develop the content of these courses. In addition, the courses were reviewed by representatives from labour, suppliers, employers and governments to ensure the content is unbiased and credible.
More information about the courses and how to register is available on the CCOHS website.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Eleanor Westwood, Manager of Communications
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4408, E-mail: eleanorw@ccohs.ca
Jennifer Miconi-Howse, Communications Officer
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4241, E-mail: jenmh@ccohs.ca
About CCOHS
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), a Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario is Canada's national resource for the advancement of workplace health and safety. CCOHS promotes the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions that support health and safety programs and the prevention of injury and illness. CCOHS partners and collaborates with agencies and organizations from Canada and around the world to improve the quality and quantity of resources and programs, as well as expand the breadth of usage of occupational health information to many different segments of society.
