Rights and Responsibilities (The rights and responsibilities have stayed the same) under WHMIS 1988 and WHMIS 2015)
Health and Safety must come first when working with hazardous
materials…How is this ensured? Well, a good place to start would be,
everyone in the workplace knows what their role is and what to expect of others. WHMIS legislation clearly outlines the responsibilities of each individual. Also, it lists workers’ rights involved with hazardous materials. We will discuss the responsibilities of Workplace parties in the next few lessons.
Suppliers:
These are the people who manufacture or import hazardous material for sale in Canada.
Responsibilities include:
• Issue a supplier label for every hazardous product they import or
manufacture. These supplier labels are placed on the outside of the
container or package in the supplier’s plant or shipped with the
product and put on when they are received at the purchaser’s
workplace.
• Provide a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for every hazardous product they
import or manufacture. The MSDS contains all relevant and technical
information required about the hazardous product.
• Update the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) if there is any change in the
information available about the hazardous product.