- No WHMIS controlled products or materials will be allowed to be used, unless there is a valid Material Safety Data Sheet available on-site and there is a supplier or workplace label on the container for any controlled product that is produced, manufactured or used at a Corsafety.ca site.
- Corsafety.ca will ensure the MSDS is obtained from the supplier when receiving a controlled product on each job site.
- Corsafety.ca will ensure that MSDS are filed at the work site where they will be readily accessible to employees. MSDS must be updated every three years if any of the controlled products remain at the job site.
- Corsafety.ca will ensure that MSDS are available and posted near the work site where controlled products are used.
- Managers will ensure that employees are notified if a controlled product is to be used in an open area or where fumes may migrate.
- A Controlled Product Inventory List and Material Safety Data Sheets shall be kept at a main location and will be made available to employees for review.
- If any controlled product that is intended for disposal or is sold for recycling or recovery Corsafety.ca will ensure the safe storage and handling of hazardous waste generated at a work site through a combination of identification of the hazardous waste and employee involvement and training.
Controlled Product Inventory List
- Corsafety.ca maintains a listing of all controlled products used at, or by each facility.
- This controlled product inventory list is updated as necessary and at least annually by the site WHMIS Coordinator or their designee.
- The facility controlled product inventory list must be available for review upon request.
- Storage of Harmful Substances
- All containers, used or handled at a workplace, which by reason of toxicity, flammability or reactivity create risk to the health or safety of employees shall be contained, so far as is reasonably practicable in a suitable container which is clearly labelled to identify the substance, the hazards associated with its use or handling, the workplace uses for which it is intended, and protective measures to be taken by employees before, during and after its use.
- Corsafety.cawill ensure that residue or waste from the substance or materials used for cleaning or wiping it is placed into suitably labelled containers for safe disposal.
- Harmful substances are to be stored in a self contained enclosure, room or building that is isolated from work-related areas and worksites and is adequately ventilated and protected from conditions, including excessive temperature, shock or vibration that could reduce the stability or increase the potential hazard of the substance.
- Prohibition
- Corsafety.ca shall ensure that a controlled product is not used, stored or handled in a workplace, unless all the applicable local regulatory requirements in respect of labels, identifiers, material safety data sheets and employee education are complied with. Corsafety.ca may store a controlled product in a workplace while actively seeking information required by these regulations
