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Canada: WHMIS 2015 (classroom portion)

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for workers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 12 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain WHMIS, who is responsible for what, and workers' rights
  • Video
  • Tabs
  • Quiz

  • Identify hazard classes and the WHMIS pictograms
  • Flashcards
  • Matching quiz
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Read supplier labels, workplace labels and the 16 sections of an SDS
  • Tabs
  • Step-by-step
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Apply controls and safe handling procedures for products in your work area
  • Process
  • Step-by-step
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Find SDSs and site procedures and know who to ask
  • Tabs
  • Quiz

  • Respond to spills, exposures and fires correctly
  • Process
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Which is one of your three WHMIS rights?

 

Your three rights are to know, to participate and to refuse unsafe work. How the right to refuse works depends on the law that applies to your workplace.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which hazard class was added in the 2023 amendments?

 

Chemicals under pressure is a new hazard class. Other changes cover aerosols and flammable gases.

Lesson 2, Know the hazard, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Where do you find the personal protective equipment for a product?

 

Section 8 covers exposure controls and PPE. Always check it before first use.

Lesson 3, Labels & SDS, teaches this. See the outline

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Completed on12 October 2026
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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 8 min

    Explain WHMIS, who is responsible for what, and workers' rights.

  • Lesson 2: Know the hazard · 8 min

    Identify hazard classes and the WHMIS pictograms.

  • Lesson 3: Labels & SDS · 6 min

    Read supplier labels, workplace labels and the 16 sections of an SDS.

  • Lesson 4: Hierarchy of controls & safe procedure · 5 min

    Apply controls and safe handling procedures for products in your work area.

  • Lesson 5: Your workplace · 3 min

    Find SDSs and site procedures and know who to ask.

  • Lesson 6: When things go wrong · 5 min

    Respond to spills, exposures and fires correctly.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: Hazardous Products Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. H-3) and Hazardous Products Regulations (SOR/2015-17), amended SOR/2022-272 (ali…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check Hazardous Products Act or ask your own counsel.

At hire / before working with hazardous products + when new products or hazard information arrive; review at least annually (required in some jurisdictions, e.g. Ontario Reg. 860 s.7, BC 5.2 - verify).

Workers in Canada who work with or near hazardous products (labs, manufacturing, cleaning, construction, auto shops, health care).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in Hazardous Products Act.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Which OHS law applies
  • Hazardous product inventory
  • SDS location
  • PPE requirements
  • Spill kit location
  • First aid contact
  • Jhsc contact
  • Site specific procedures
  • LMS or record system
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