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Suppliers' Guide to WHMIS: Preparing compliant material safety data sheets and labels
The Suppliers' Guide to WHMIS is a step-by-step guide and reference book to help suppliers and employers to classify products and to review and prepare supplier labels and MSDSs to meet all applicable WHMIS legislation.
Full document (PDF 3.86MB)
The Suppliers’ Guide to WHMIS is also available as a series of smaller PDF files for printing and downloading:
| Cover, title page, CCIP data, acknowledgments, table of contents, acronyms, introduction, overview of legislation | Introduction (PDF 660kb) |
| Step 1: Classify the Product | Chapter 1 (PDF 378kb) |
| Step 2: Review Hazardous Ingredients | Chapter 2 (PDF 259kb) |
| Step 3: Prepare the MSDS | Chapter 3 (PDF 713kb) |
| Step 4: Prepare the Supplier Label | Chapter 4 (PDF 465kb) |
| A Supplier-Blended Product: MSDS and Supplier Label | Chapter 5 (PDF 343kb) |
| Summary | Chapter 6 (PDF 213kb) |
| References and Resources | Chapter 7 (PDF 627kb) |
| Blank forms for photocopying: WHMIS Classification Checklist, Supplier Label Checklist, Material Safety Data Sheet 9 Sections, MSDS Checklist (9-section), Material Safety Data Sheet 16 Sections, MSDS Checklist (16-section) |
Forms (PDF 727kb) |
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