Brady BBP 37 - Whmis

Application Label Types
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35/37 User’s Manual 170 Rev A
WHMIS
WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. It is a comprehensive
plan for providing information on the safe use of hazardous materials used in Canadian
workplaces. Information is provided by means of product labels, material safety data sheets
(MSDS) and worker education programs.
A WHMIS label can be a mark, sign, stamp, sticker, seal , ticket, tag or wrapper. It can be
attached, imprinted, stencilled or embossed on the controlled product or its container.
However, there are two different types that are used most often: the supplier label and the
workplace label.
A WHMIS label is a source of information on a controlled product designed to alert employers
and employees, in an easily understood way, to the hazards of the product and the precautions
to be taken when working with or near the product. The WHMIS label is the first hazard
warning employees will see.
To create a WHMIS label:
1. From the Home Page, touch More Label Types .
2. In the list of Label Types, touch WHMIS.
3. On the Select Template screen, under Category, touch the desired template category to use
for the WHMIS label.