WHMIS after GHS. Risk Management Services

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1 WHMIS after GHS Risk Management Services

2 Purpose This course is intended for those that already have WHMIS training After completion of this course, you should be familiar with the new WHMIS symbols, labels and Safety Data Sheets After completing this section, there is a short quiz (70% needed to pass)

3 June 2015 Canada began implementing the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of hazardous materials identification and hazard communication Old WHMIS symbols will disappear slowly from products

4 Main Changes 1. Labels on Hazardous Materials 2. Classification Changes 3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to change to Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

5 Main Changes 1. Labels on hazardous materials New pictograms Signal words Modified supplier labels

6 General Pictogram Changes Circle around symbol has been replaced with a red diamond Pictogram to be accompanied with a hazard phrase

7 Pictogram Changes Class A: Compressed Gases Gases Under Pressure

8 Pictogram Changes Class B: Flammable and Combustible Materials Flammable: flammables, pyrophorics, self-heating substances and mixtures, substances and mixtures that emit flammable gases when in contact with water

9 Pictogram Changes Class C: Oxidizing Materials Oxidizing Materials: oxidizing gases category 1, oxidizing liquids categories 1,2,3 oxidizing solids categories 1,2,3

10 Pictogram Changes Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials Division 2: Materials causing other toxic effects Toxic: acute toxicity category 1,2,3

11 Pictogram Changes Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials Division 2: Materials causing other toxic effects Health Hazard: Respiratory sensitization, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, specific organ toxicity, aspiration hazard

12 Pictogram Changes Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials Division 2: Materials causing other toxic effects Irritant: Acute toxicity, eye irritation, skin sensitization, specific organ target toxicity Respiratory tract irritation Narcotic effects

13 Pictogram Changes Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials Division 3: Biohazardous infectious materials Biohazardous infectious materials

14 Pictogram Changes Class E: Corrosive Materials Corrosive: Skin corrosion categories 1A, 1B, 1C Serious eye damages category 1 Corrosive damage to metals category 1

15 Pictogram Changes Class D: Poisonous & Infectious Materials Division 1: Immediate and toxic effects No direct translation to new system

16 Pictogram Changes Class F: Dangerously Reactive Materials No direct translation from previous system Self reactive substances and mixtures (types A and B) Organic peroxides (type A and B)

17 GHS Symbols Not Adopted in Canada Environmentally Damaging Toxic to the aquatic environment

18 Main Changes 1. Labels on hazardous materials New pictograms Signal words Modified supplier labels

19 Signal Words Danger For more severe hazard categories (categories 1 and 2) Warning For less severe hazard categories (See p )

20 Main Changes 1. Labels on hazardous materials New pictograms Signal words Modified supplier labels

21 Supplier Labels

22 Supplier Labels 1. Product Identifier 2. Hazard Pictograms 3. Signal Word (NEW) 4. Hazard Statements 5. Precautionary Statements 6. Supplier Identification

23 3. Classification Changes Main Changes Definitions of hazard groups and classes changed to match international standards Physical & Health Hazards Within hazards classes: Categories 1, 2, 3 Types a, b, c, d, e, f, g

24 Physical Hazard Classes Combustible Dusts Corrosive to Metals Flammable Aerosols Flammable Gases Flammable Solids Gases under pressure Organic peroxides Oxidizing Liquids Oxidizing Gases Oxidizing Solids Pyrophoric Gases Pyrophoric Liquids Pyrophoric Solids Self Heating Substances and Mixtures Self Reactive Substances and Mixtures Simple Asphyxiates Substances and Mixtures Which, in Contact with Water, Emit Flammable Gases Physical hazards not otherwise classified

25 Health Hazard Classes Acute Toxicity Aspiration Hazard Biohazardous Infectious Materials Carcinogenicity Germ Cell Mutagenicity Reproductive Toxicity Respiratory or Skin Sensitization Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation Skin Corrosion/Irritation Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Repeated Exposure Specific Target Organ Toxicity - Single Exposure Health Hazards Not Otherwise Classified

26 Hazard Classes Not Incorporated in Canada Explosives Hazardous to the aquatic environment Hazardous to the ozone layer

27 Main Changes 3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to change to Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

28 Changes to MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) changed to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) SDS will have 16 sections in a consistent ordering to replace the existing 9 sections Removal of 3 year update requirement

29 MSDS Sections 1. Hazardous Ingredients 2. Preparation Information 3. Product information 4. Physical Data 5. Fire or explosion hazard 6. Reactivity Data 7. Toxicological Properties 8. Preventative Measures 9. First Aid Measures

30 SDS Sections SDS Section 1 Product Identification 2 Hazard Identification 3 Composition/Information on Ingredients 4 First-aid Measures 5 Fire-fighting Measures 6 Accidental Release Measures 7 Handling and Storage 8 Exposure Control/Personal Protection 9 Physical and Chemical Properties 10 Stability and Reactivity 11 Toxicological Information

31 SDS Sections SDS Section 12 Ecological Information* 13 Disposal Considerations * 14 Transport Information * 15 Regulatory Information * 16 Other Information * Sections 12 to 15 require the headings to be present. The supplier has the option to not provide information in these sections

32 1. Product and Company Information Product identifier, recommended use and restrictions on use, supplier contact information, emergency phone number. 2. Hazard Identification SDS Sections Classification, label elements including hazard pictogram, signal word, hazard statement and precautionary statements, and other hazards 3. Composition / Information on Ingredients Identities of Ingredients, including impurities and stabilizing additives where classified, concentrations of ingredients of mixtures

33 4. First Aid Measures First aid measures by route of exposure as well as important symptoms/effects 5. Fire-fighting Measures SDS Sections Suitable (and unsuitable) extinguishing media, specific hazards, special equipment and precautions for fire fighters 6. Accidental Release Measures Protective equipment, emergency procedures, environmental precautions, methods and materials for containment and clean up

34 7. Handling & Storage SDS Sections Precautions for safe handling, conditions for storage including any incompatibilities 8. Exposure Controls / Personal Protection Exposure limits, engineering control, personal protective equipment 9. Physical & Chemical Properties Appearance, odour, odour threshold, ph, melting/freezing point, boiling point and range, flashpoint, upper and lower flammable or explosive limits

35 10. Stability and Reactivity Chemical stability, possible hazardous reactions, conditions to avoid, incompatible materials, hazardous decomposition products 11. Exposure Controls / Personal Protection Description of various toxic effects by route of entry, including the effects of acute or chronic exposure, carcinogenicity, reproductive effects, respiratory sensitization 12. Ecological Information SDS Sections Aquatic and terrestrial toxicity, persistence and degradability, bioaccumulative potential, soil mobility

36 13. Disposal Considerations Safe handling and methods of disposal including waste packaging 14. Transport Information UN number and proper shipping name, hazard class and packing group 15. Regulatory Information Safety, health and environmental regulations specific to the product 16. Other Information SDS Sections Other information including date of preparation of the latest revision of the SDS

37 3 Year Update Requirement MSDS s were previously required to be updated every 3 years. This requirement has been eliminated. New regulation requires SDS s to be updated within certain timelines of receiving significant new data

38 Review Canada has adopted the Globally Harmonized System within WHMIS, creating 3 major changes to the WHMIS system: Pictograms: image, color & shape Labels: content SDS: from 9 to 16 sections

39 Questions? Carolyn Hedge Risk Management Services

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