WHMIS Education and Training 2

Question 1

Under WHMIS, who bears primary responsibility for providing hazard communication training to workers?

Accepted Answer

The employer

Answer

Employers are legally required under WHMIS to provide education and training so workers can protect their health and safety.

Question 2

Which key skill must WHMIS training ensure workers develop?

Accepted Answer

Reading and interpreting SDS and labels

Answer

WHMIS training must enable workers to read, interpret, and apply information found on labels and Safety Data Sheets.

Question 3

When must WHMIS training be completed relative to a worker's exposure to hazardous products?

Accepted Answer

Before the worker handles or works near hazardous products

Answer

Workers must be trained before exposure — training after the fact does not protect them from hazards they may have already encountered.

Question 4

What does 'site-specific' training mean under WHMIS?

Accepted Answer

Training covering the actual hazardous products present at the worker's specific workplace

Answer

Site-specific training goes beyond generic WHMIS principles to address the actual products, hazards, and procedures at the worker's own workplace.

Question 5

What is the primary goal of WHMIS education and training programs?

Accepted Answer

To enable workers to protect their own health and safety when working with hazardous products

Answer

The overarching purpose of WHMIS training is to give workers the knowledge and skills needed to work safely with hazardous products.

(WHMIS) Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Practice Test