WHMIS

WHMIS is Canada’s requirements for workplace chemicals that incorporates the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

GHS is a system that defines and classifies the hazards of chemical products, and communicates health and safety information on labels and material safety data sheets (called safety data sheets, or SDSs, in GHS). The goal is that the same set of rules for classifying hazards, and the same format and content for labels and SDSs, will be adopted and used around the world. An international team of hazard communication experts developed GHS.

Countries around the world have either already adopted GHS or are in the process of adopting it into their hazard classification and communication requirements for workplace and other products. GHS style labels and SDSs are used in workplaces across Saskatchewan. Part III of The Saskatchewan Employment Act and The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 are in accordance with federal legislation and regulations.

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