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WHIMS & TDG: Hazardous Materials Training

Unlock essential Canadian OH&S knowledge and regulations like WHMIS & TDG for a safer, compliant workplace.

Created byNorthline Safety Institute
4.4
(27 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated May 27, 2025
WHIMS & TDG: Hazardous Materials Training

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify workplace hazardous products.
check_circleInterpret WHMIS labels and SDS.
check_circleRecognize TDG rules for dangerous goods.
check_circleDifferentiate WHMIS and TDG application.
check_circleHandle hazardous materials safely.

About This Course

Explore the critical world of hazardous materials safety in Canadian workplaces with our WHMIS & TDG training.

This course provides essential knowledge to manage hazardous products safely, ensuring worker protection and regulatory compliance.

Learn about:

  • The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) regulations, and how they apply to hazardous products during transit, storage, and use.
  • Your rights and responsibilities under Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation, including the right to know, participate, and refuse unsafe work.
  • The roles and duties of employers, supervisors, workers, and health and safety committees within the Internal Responsibility System (IRS).
  • Key legal concepts such as due diligence and legal liability under the Criminal Code (Bill C45).
  • How OHS legislation is structured (Acts, Regulations, etc.), interpreted (wording, punctuation, definitions), and enforced through inspections, investigations, and reporting procedures.
  • Specific reporting requirements for incidents, injuries, and fatalities in different jurisdictions.
  • The importance of effective communication, workplace orientation, hazard identification, and maintaining proper documentation for compliance.
  • Understanding OHS awareness for newcomers to Canada.

Gain the comprehensive understanding needed to navigate hazardous materials requirements and contribute to a safer workplace environment.

Your Instructor

Northline Safety Institute
Northline Safety Institute
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Northline Safety Institute provides continuing education for professionals committed to health and safety in Canadian workplaces. Our programming supports awareness, compliance, and practical risk management across a wide range of industries. With a focus on national standards and emerging safety challenges, we help ensure professionals are equipped to protect both people and operations.

Credit Information

Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.

If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.

What Students Are Saying

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