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Imagine the number of different labels required for this product let alone how
you accurately communicate the hazards associated with this product to workers
who might use it.
Basically…
Suppliers who sell or import hazardous products must
classify hazardous products.
Oxidizing Hazards
Health Hazard
Corrosive
Oxidizing Hazards
Health Hazard
WHMIS 1988 WHMIS 2015
A supplier label must: A supplier label must:
appear on all controlled products received at appear on all hazardous products received at
workplaces in Canada workplaces in Canada
contain the following information:
contain the following information: name of product/product identifier
name of product/product identifier name of supplier
name of supplier a statement that a SDS is available
a statement that an MSDS is available pictogram: with a red diamond shape
hazard symbols signal word: a single word to alert reader of
risk phrases hazard and it’s severity (ie. Danger)
precautionary measures hazard statement: describing the nature of
first aid measures the hazard
have all text in English and French precautionary statement: measures taken
have the WHMIS hatched border.
place to prevent adverse event
supplemental label information
Information of distributer if the hazardous
product is imported and distributed
Have all text in English and French
Name of product
Pictogram
Signal word
Hazard Statement
Precautionary Statement
Supplemental Label
Information
Name of Supplier
WHMIS 1988 WHMIS 2015
A workplace label must: A workplace label must:
appear on all controlled products produced in appear on all hazardous products produced
a workplace or transferred to other in a workplace or transferred to other
containers by the employer containers by the employer
Replace a lost or illegible supplier label
have the following information: have the following information:
product identifier (product name) Product name (matching the SDS product
information for the safe handling of the name).
product Safe handling precautions, may include
statement that the MSDS is available pictograms or other supplier label
may contain the WHMIS hazard symbols
information.
or other pictograms. a reference to the SDS
*If the hazardous product is always used in the container with the supplier label, no other
label is required.
MSDS have 9 information points: SDS have 16 information points:
1. Identification
1. Product Information: product identifier 2. Hazard(s) identification
(name), manufacturer and suppliers 3. Composition/information on
names, addresses, and emergency ingredients
phone numbers 4. First-aid measures
2. Hazardous Ingredients
5. Fire-fighting measures
3. Physical Data
6. Accidental release measures
4. Fire or Explosion Hazard Data
7. Handling and Storage
5. Reactivity Data: information on the
8. Exposure controls/personal protection
chemical instability of a product and the
substances it may react with 9. Physical and chemical properties
6. Toxicological Properties: health effects 10. Stability and reactivity
7. Preventive Measures 11. Toxicological information
8. First Aid Measures 12. Ecological information
9. Preparation Information: who is 13. Disposal considerations
responsible for preparation and date of 14. Transport information
preparation of MSDS 15. Regulatory information
16. Other information
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how to use hazardous
products
Review MSDS/SDS->
They are on the
homepage on the
intranet…
MSDS Online
www.msdsonline.com