what are the 2 main types of whmis labels?
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Yes. There are two main types of WHMIS labels: supplier labels, and workplace labels. Suppliers of hazardous products are required to apply a label that meets the requirements of the Hazardous Products Regulations.
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['CLASSES. SYMBOLS. SUBCLASSES. Class I - ... ', 'Class II - Clothing, Individual. Equipment, ... ', 'Class III - Petroleum, Oils, Lubricants. ... ', 'W - POL for Surface. Vehicles. P - Packaged POL.', 'Class IV - Construction. Materials. A - Construction.', 'B - Barrier. Class V - Ammunition. ... ', 'Class VI - Personal. Demand. ... ', 'Class VIII - Medical. Materials.']
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WHMIS is a short form for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. It is a comprehensive plan for providing information on the safe use of hazardous materials used in Canadian workplaces. Information is provided by means of product labels, material safety data sheets (MSDS) and worker education programs.
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The major categories are heat, smoke, and flame detectors. Within each category are numerous additional specific types. The discussion here will be limited to those most commonly used for building fire detection and alarm activation.
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['Section 1, Identification includes product identifier; manufacturer or distributor name, address, phone number; emergency phone number; recommended use; restrictions on use.', 'Section 2, Hazard(s) identification includes all hazards regarding the chemical; required label elements.']
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WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. WHMIS was designed to ensure the safety of employers and employees while at the workplace.
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['Type 1: Process Indicators.', 'Type 2: Specific-Use Indicators.', 'Type 3: Single-Variable Indicators.', 'Type 4: Multi-Variable indicators.', 'Type 5: Integrating Indicators (Integrators)', 'Type 6: Emulating Indicators (Cycle Verification Indicators)']
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Education and training under WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) can be thought of as two separate parts. Education refers to the instruction of workers in general information such as how WHMIS works and the hazards of controlled products.
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WHMIS symbols are meant to act as visual, easy-to-understand tools for helping workers to immediately identify the types of hazards present in various hazardous products, and to handle the products according to prescribed safety measures.
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['General risk assessments;', 'COSHH assessments;', 'Display Screen equipment workstation assessments;', 'Fire risk assessments;', 'Manual Handling operations;', 'Machinery / equipment;', 'Lifting equipment and lifting operations;', 'Fieldwork risk assessments;']
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Ontario's WHMIS legislation applies to all workplaces except farms. Under WHMIS information on hazardous products must be delivered in three ways: labels on the containers of hazardous products.
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Chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to provide a label that includes a harmonized signal word, pictogram, and hazard statement for each hazard class and category. Precautionary statements must also be provided.
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['Hazard communication – 1910.1200(e)', 'Lockout/tagout (energy control procedures)- 1910.147(c)(4)', 'Respiratory protection – 1910.134(c)(1)', 'Process safety management – 1910.119(d),(e)(1),(f)(1),(j)(1),(l)(1),(m)(4),(o)(3)', 'Personal protective equipment (hazard assessment) – 1910.132(d)', 'Bloodborne pathogens – 1910.1030(c)']
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Hazardous materials not covered under WHMIS are: consumer restricted products such as those products sold to people in regular stores in consumer-sized packaging, and that are already labelled (following the rules of the Hazardous Products Act) ... pest control products such as pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, etc.
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['Red Label.', 'Black Label.', 'Double Black.', 'Green Label.', 'Gold Label Reserve.', 'Platinum Label.', 'Blue Label.']
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WHMIS 2015 applies to two major groups of hazards: physical, and health. Each hazard group includes hazard classes that have specific hazardous properties. Physical hazards group: based on the physical or chemical properties of the product – such as flammability, reactivity, or corrosivity to metals.
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['Flammable gases.', 'Flammable aerosols.', 'Oxidizing gases.', 'Gases under pressure.', 'Flammable liquids.', 'Flammable solids.', 'Self-reactive substances and mixtures.', 'Pyrophoric liquids.']