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This section will summarize regulatory information from the fourteen jurisdictions in Canada (federal, provincial, and territorial). It will also discuss Canada's "right-to-know" legislation - the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS); duties and responsibilities of employers, supervisors, and workers; work refusals; and due diligence. The "Chemicals and Materials" section has more detailed information on material safety data sheets (MSDSs) required under WHMIS.
In addition, the CCOHS Products & Services - Legislation/ Regulatory web page has links to - Training programs,
- Full-text legislation environmental, occupational health and safety, and workers’ compensation legislation products on CD-ROM (also available with CSA Standards)
- Full-text legislation products on the Internet,
- Substances Lists - DSL/ NDSL, TSCA, RIPP (pesticides), and
- Databases on CD-ROM
that will be useful to those legislation, transportation of dangerous goods, and other regulatory issues. |
