WHMIS Preparation Course 2026

Name: WHMIS Preparation Course 2026
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Learn the requirements and standards associated with WHMIS and safety best practices for the workplace.

Created byAndrew Gonzalez

Last updated 1/2026

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What you'll learn

Understand the essential role WHMIS plays in protecting the health and safety of Canadian workers.
Identify the WHMIS responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers.
Recognize the WHMIS pictograms and the types of hazard each represents.
Identify the WHMIS exemptions for suppliers and importers.
Know general safe work practices that should be followed when working with hazardous products.

Course content

4 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 7m total length

WHMIS 2015 Overall Description4:52
Master WHMIS 2015 by understanding supplier and workplace labels, pictograms, PPE, and safety data sheets. Identify hazards, hazard classes, and categories to stay safe at work.
WHMIS 2015 General Concepts2:32
WHMIS 2015 general concepts integrate with the global harmonized system to standardize hazard classification, labeling, and information for all Canadian workplaces under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
WHMIS 2015 Implementation and Timelines3:59
Explore the WHMIS 2015 implementation timeline, including the transition from WHMIS 1988, Health Canada guidance, and phased compliance through December 1, 2018.
WHMIS 2015 for Employeers5:37
Learn how WHMIS 2015 aligns with GHS, classifies hazardous products into physical and health hazards (environmental hazards not adopted), and updates labeling, pictograms, SDS, and worker training.
WHMIS 2015 for Workers4:11
Learn how WHMIS 2015 helps workers stay safe around hazardous products by identifying hazards, protecting yourself, handling accidents, and accessing safety data sheets and labeling information.

WHMIS Exclusion Elements and Legislation5:06
Explore whmis exclusion elements and legislation, including supplier and employer responsibilities for labels and sds, worker training, and compliance under federal and provincial acts.
Hazard Identification and Classification4:03
Master WHMIS hazard identification and classification by understanding GHS groups, hazard classes, pictograms, labels, and safety data sheets, plus roles, responsibilities, and required worker training.
Hazard Identification and Labels4:01
Learn hazard identification under whmis 2015, including labeling requirements and safety data sheets sections, ghs pictograms, bilingual supplier labels, and how to train workers on ppe, storage, and emergency response.
Personal Protective Equipment at Work3:56
Wear the right PPE for your job and site hazards, including hard hats, safety glasses, ear protection, gloves, and boots, with employer training in Canada.

Introduction: Importance of Pictograms5:48
Learn to read WHMIS pictograms, answer four essential questions, and identify hazards, safety steps, and emergency actions for hazardous products.
General Description of Pictograms and Symbols5:38
Learn to read WHMIS 2015 pictograms and symbols, red square borders, and hazard categories, including gas cylinder, flammable, oxidizing, corrosion, toxic, irritant, health hazards, explosive, biohazardous materials, and environmental hazards.
General Description of Product Labelling and Safety Data Sheets4:52
Learn how WHMIS labels, including supplier labels, workplace labels, and pictograms, convey product hazards and safe handling. Understand safety data sheets, hazard classes and categories, PPE, and first aid steps.
Workplace Labels and Pictograms4:44
Learn to prepare workplace labels with product names matching safety data sheets, and understand the ten hazard pictograms—flame, oxidizer, acute toxicity, exclamation mark—and jurisdictional safety requirements.
Description of Pictograms4:35
Explain the health hazard, corrosion, exploding bomb, gas cylinder, and biohazard pictograms, ppe usage, and their implications for safe handling and storage.
Safety Data Sheets Elements and Conclusions3:35
Explore the 16-section safety data sheets and how they summarize product hazards, handling, storage, and disposal under WHMIS 2015, including bilingual English and French requirements and employer training.

Requirements

No prerequisites for this course. - A computer with internet.

Description

March promotion, the course will be only 25.99 CAD (30% off). COUPON CODE: 06ECE0D46BDADA4EA024

This training course on WHMIS 2015 is designed to cover both the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling for chemicals (GHS) introduced in 2015 and the content from the previous version, WHMIS 1988. It is composed of three chapters and a final exam, and is fully narrated. Participants can pause or resume the training at any time to suit their convenience.

March promotion, the course will be only 25.99 CAD (30% off). COUPON CODE: 06ECE0D46BDADA4EA024

In accordance with Canadian law, it is mandatory for individuals exposed to hazardous materials in the workplace to receive training in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). This comprehensive WHMIS 2015 course not only covers the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling for chemicals (GHS) that was introduced in 2015, but also includes content from the previous WHMIS system (WHMIS 1988). The course comprises of three main chapters and a final exam, and upon passing the exam, participants can obtain their certificates of completion.

The training is fully narrated and can be paused or resumed at any time. Alternative training methods such as book-based distance learning and classroom training are also available.

This online training program is intended to be completed entirely online. However, depending on the duties or workplace hazards, supplementary training for specific hazardous materials, Safety Data Sheets, workplace labeling practices, or other additional considerations may be necessary.

Who this course is for:

This course is suitable for anyone working in the industrial field or have been and need a WHMIS safety refresher.

WHMIS Preparation Course 2026

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Course content

WHMIS Overview5 lectures • 21min

WHMIS Hazard Communication System4 lectures • 17min

WHMIS Pictograms and Safety Sheets6 lectures • 29min

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