WHMIS Roles and Responsibilities 3

Question 1

A company manufactures a controlled product for export only. Under WHMIS, are they required to comply with Canadian labeling requirements?

Accepted Answer

No, export-only products are exempt from WHMIS labeling

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Yes, all products manufactured in Canada must carry WHMIS labels regardless of destination

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Only if the destination country requests WHMIS compliance

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Only if the product is also sold domestically

Question 2

Who is responsible for updating an SDS when new hazard information about a product becomes available?

Accepted Answer

The supplier or manufacturer of the product

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The employer who uses the product

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The joint health and safety committee

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The provincial government

Question 3

Under WHMIS, if a product is produced and used entirely within one workplace (an in-house product), who is responsible for creating the required label and SDS?

Accepted Answer

The employer who produces and uses the product

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The federal government

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The supplier who provided the raw materials

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No label or SDS is required for in-house products

Question 4

Which WHMIS obligation falls specifically on importers of hazardous products?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring the product meets supplier labeling and SDS requirements

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Training workers at the point of manufacture

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Registering each imported product with Health Canada

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Paying a WHMIS compliance fee to the province

Question 5

A new worker starts a job that involves handling solvents. Before the worker begins using the solvents, the employer must:

Accepted Answer

Ensure the worker has received WHMIS education and site-specific training

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Have the worker sign a liability waiver

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Provide the worker with only the SDS and allow self-directed learning

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Wait until the worker's 90-day probation period is complete

Question 6

Health and safety representatives in smaller workplaces (without a full JHSC) have what WHMIS-related role?

Accepted Answer

Performing the same advisory and hazard identification functions as a JHSC would

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Issuing fines to employers who violate WHMIS

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Taking over employer obligations for training

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None — only JHSCs have WHMIS roles

Question 7

Under WHMIS, employers are required to make SDSs accessible to workers:

Accepted Answer

At all times during the work shift when the controlled product is in use

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Only during regular business hours in the HR office

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Only when a worker specifically requests one

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Once per year during the annual safety review