British Columbia
- Telephone:604-276-3100 (Prevention information line)
- Toll-Free in British Columbia and Alberta:1-888-621-7233
- Website:
Description
- WorkSafeBC is dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety for the workers and employers of British Columbia. WorkSafeBC is charged with administering British Columbia's Workers' Compensation Act and enforcing the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
- WHMIS requirements in British Columbia outline employer responsibilities for a WHMIS program which requires labels and SDSs (formerly MSDSs), as well as worker education and training. The current regulations have been in force since 1988. WorkSafeBC prevention officers have also been designated as federal WHMIS officers to enforce the federal WHMIS requirements from the Hazardous Product Act and associated regulations.
WHMIS Status
Current Regulation and Guidelines
- Sections 5.3 to 5.19 of British Columbia's OHS Regulation, the WHMIS Requirements, apply to employers and workers in British Columbia with respect to hazardous products used, stored or handled at a workplace.
- Guidelines G5.3-1 to G5.15, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), provide additional clarification and are intended to assist in the application and interpretation of the Workers' Compensation Act and OHS Regulation.
- Effective August 4, 2015, the regulatory amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to WHMIS 2015 came into effect.
Communications
News:
Resources for British Columbia
Legislation/Guidance
Guidelines G5.3-1 to G5.15, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Source:
- WorkSafeBC
- Type:
- Legislation/Guidance
- WHMIS Status:
- 2015
WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
- Source:
- WorkSafeBC
- Type:
- Legislation/Guidance
- WHMIS Status:
- 2015
WHMIS 2015
- Source:
- WorkSafeBC
- Type:
- Legislation/Guidance
- WHMIS Status:
- 2015
WHMIS 2015 at Work
- Source:
- WorksafeBC
- Type:
- Legislation/Guidance
- WHMIS Status:
- 2015
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Sections 5.3 to 5.19 of OHS Regulation
- Source:
- WorkSafeBC
- Type:
- Legislation/Guidance
- WHMIS Status:
- 2015
Poster/video
WHMIS 2015 for Employers (video)
- Source:
- WorkSafeBC
- Type:
- Poster/video
- WHMIS Status:
- 2015
WHMIS 2015 for Workers (video)
- Source:
- WorkSafeBC
- Type:
- Poster/video
- WHMIS Status:
- 2015