Roles and Responsibilities Flashcards
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Under WHMIS, which level of government is primarily responsible for regulating hazardous products sold in Canadian workplaces (the 'product' side)?
Answer: The federal government
The federal government regulates the product side of WHMIS — labeling and SDS requirements for suppliers — through the Hazardous Products Act and Hazardous Products Regulations.
Which level of government is responsible for enforcing WHMIS requirements in most workplaces (the 'workplace' side)?
Answer: Provincial and territorial governments
Provinces and territories enforce WHMIS in most workplaces through their occupational health and safety legislation, except for federally regulated industries.
An employer delegates WHMIS training to a supervisor. Who remains ultimately legally responsible for ensuring that training was adequate?
Answer: The employer
Employers can delegate training tasks but retain ultimate legal responsibility for ensuring workers receive adequate WHMIS training.
A worker discovers that the SDS for a chemical they use daily is three years old and has not been reviewed. What should the worker do?
Answer: Report the outdated SDS to the supervisor or employer so it can be updated
Workers should report concerns about outdated or inadequate safety information to their supervisor or employer, who has the obligation to obtain current SDSs.
Under WHMIS, what must an employer do if a worker's WHMIS training is found to be inadequate after a workplace incident?
Answer: Retrain the affected worker and review the training program for all workers handling similar products
Following an incident revealing training gaps, employers must retrain affected workers and review their overall WHMIS program to prevent recurrence.
Which of the following is a responsibility that WHMIS places on supervisors specifically?
Answer: Ensuring workers under their direction follow safe work procedures for controlled products
Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that workers under their supervision follow safe work procedures and use proper controls when working with controlled products.
Under WHMIS, if a supplier's product formulation changes significantly, how quickly must the supplier update the SDS?
Answer: Within 90 days of becoming aware of significant new hazard information
Under the Hazardous Products Regulations, suppliers must update SDSs within 90 days of becoming aware of significant new hazard information.