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WHMIS Awareness Course 2026

This course is for workers in Canada, including security guards and site staff, who may come across hazardous products at work. It explains how WHMIS works: hazard groups, pictograms, labels, safety data sheets and who does what. It is general background only and does not replace the workplace-specific WHMIS training your employer must give you.

  • Formation
  • Canada
  • 25 questions
  • Vérifié le 13 octobre 2026

En bref

Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 30 minutes de leçons et un test de 25 questions. Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 13 octobre 2026.

Commencez par les leçonsWHMIS Awareness Course: Lessons : environ 30 minutes de lecture. Chaque question du test est traitée dans les leçons.

Ce que vous allez apprendre

  • Explain what WHMIS is and which laws and agencies set its rules
  • Describe the duties of suppliers, employers and workers
  • Recognize the WHMIS pictograms and what they warn about
  • Read a supplier label and know when a workplace label is needed
  • Find key information in the 16 sections of a safety data sheet
  • Explain the difference between WHMIS education and workplace training

Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.

  1. Question 1 sur 25

    In the name WHMIS, what do the letters "HM" stand for?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Hazardous Materials

    WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.

  2. Question 2 sur 25

    WHMIS uses hazard rules that match which worldwide system?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. The Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

    WHMIS has been aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

  3. Question 3 sur 25

    Which federal laws set the WHMIS rules for companies that sell or import hazardous products?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Hazardous Products Act and its regulations

    The Hazardous Products Act and the Hazardous Products Regulations set the supplier rules. Health Canada oversees them.

  4. Question 4 sur 25

    In a provincial workplace, who enforces WHMIS?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. The provincial or territorial OHS regulator

    Provincial and territorial occupational health and safety agencies enforce WHMIS in workplaces. The federal Labour Program does so for federally regulated workplaces.

  5. Question 5 sur 25

    Under WHMIS, which group has the main duty to create supplier labels and SDSs?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Suppliers, such as manufacturers and importers

    Suppliers classify hazardous products and provide the labels and safety data sheets.

  6. Question 6 sur 25

    Your employer brings a new hazardous product into the workplace. What must the employer make sure of?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. That it is labelled and its SDS is available

    Employers must make sure hazardous products are labelled and that up-to-date SDSs are available to workers.

  7. Question 7 sur 25

    You find a bottle in the shop with no label at all. What should you do?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Do not use it and tell your supervisor

    Workers should not use a product that has no label or an unreadable label, and should ask a supervisor for help.

  8. Question 8 sur 25

    WHMIS training should help you answer four questions about each product. Which is one of them?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. How do I protect myself?

    Workers should know the hazards, how to protect themselves, what to do in an emergency and where to get more information.

  9. Question 9 sur 25

    A cleaning product sold in stores for home use is labelled under which law instead of WHMIS?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

    Consumer products are covered by the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, not WHMIS labelling rules. Employers must still train workers to use them safely.

  10. Question 10 sur 25

    Flammability and being corrosive to metals belong to which WHMIS hazard group?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Physical hazards

    Physical hazards are based on physical or chemical properties such as flammability, reactivity or corrosivity to metals.

  11. Question 11 sur 25

    A product is in Category 1 of a hazard class. What does that tell you?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. It is the most hazardous level in that class

    In WHMIS, Category 1 is always the greatest level of hazard within its class.

  12. Question 12 sur 25

    Which pictogram tells you a product is a gas stored under pressure?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Gas cylinder

    The gas cylinder pictogram is used for gases under pressure.

  13. Question 13 sur 25

    Which kind of product carries this pictogram?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Oxidizing gases, liquids and solids

    The flame over circle pictogram is used for oxidizing gases, oxidizing liquids and oxidizing solids.

  14. Question 14 sur 25

    A label says a product may cause cancer. Which pictogram would you expect to see on it?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Health hazard

    The health hazard pictogram covers carcinogenicity, along with other serious health effects such as respiratory sensitizers and organ toxicity.

  15. Question 15 sur 25

    A label shows the skull and crossbones. Which hazard does it point to?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Acute toxicity that can be fatal or toxic

    Skull and crossbones is used for acute toxicity Categories 1 to 3 (oral, skin or inhalation).

  16. Question 16 sur 25

    Which hazard can the exclamation mark pictogram show?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Skin or eye irritation

    The exclamation mark covers skin and eye irritation, skin sensitizers, less severe acute toxicity and some single-exposure organ effects.

  17. Question 17 sur 25

    What do the signal words on a WHMIS label tell you?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. How serious the hazard is

    "Danger" is used for higher-risk hazards and "Warning" for less severe hazards.

  18. Question 18 sur 25

    What are precautionary statements on a supplier label?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Standard phrases on preventing or reducing harm

    Precautionary statements are standard phrases on how to prevent or reduce harm, including response (first aid), storage and disposal.

  19. Question 19 sur 25

    You pour degreaser into a smaller container that other workers will also use. What does it need?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. A workplace label

    A product decanted into another container needs a workplace label. The only exceptions are a product used right away, or one used only by the person who poured it during one shift.

  20. Question 20 sur 25

    Which set of information does a workplace label generally show?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Product name, safe handling steps and an SDS reference

    A workplace label shows the product name, safe handling precautions and a reference to the SDS if one is available.

  21. Question 21 sur 25

    Which SDS section should you read to learn a product's hazards?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Section 2, Hazard identification

    Section 2 lists the hazard classes and categories and the label elements such as pictograms and signal word.

  22. Question 22 sur 25

    Before using a product, how do you check that you have the right SDS?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Match the product name on the container with Section 1

    Match the product name on the container to the product identifier in Section 1 of the SDS.

  23. Question 23 sur 25

    Your workplace keeps its SDSs on a computer. Which condition must be met?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Workers know how to use it and can ask for a paper copy

    Electronic SDSs are allowed if all workers can access them and are trained to use the system, the devices work, and a paper copy is given on request.

  24. Question 24 sur 25

    What kind of WHMIS training can only your own employer give you?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Site-specific training on your job's products

    General WHMIS education applies everywhere, but employers must give training specific to their own workplace, products and procedures.

  25. Question 25 sur 25

    Which of these products is excluded from WHMIS labelling rules because another law covers it?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. A pest control product

    Pest control products are covered by the Pest Control Products Act and are excluded from WHMIS label and SDS rules.

À savoir avant l’examen

  • WHMIS first became law in 1988 and is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).
  • The federal Hazardous Products Act and Hazardous Products Regulations set the rules for suppliers; provinces and territories regulate WHMIS in workplaces.
  • Supplier labels must be in English and French and use the signal word "Danger" or "Warning".
  • Every WHMIS safety data sheet has 16 sections in a set order.
  • Employers must give workers training that is specific to their own workplace, even if the worker already knows WHMIS.

Questions fréquentes

Does this course count as my WHMIS training?

No. By law, your employer must educate and train you on the hazardous products and procedures at your own workplace. This course is general background knowledge only.

What is the difference between WHMIS education and training?

Education is general information that applies anywhere, such as how labels and SDSs work. Training is specific to your workplace, your job and the products you use.

What should I do if a container has no label?

Do not use it. Tell your supervisor so the product can be identified and properly labelled.

Are household cleaners covered by WHMIS?

Consumer products sold for home use are labelled under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act instead. Your employer must still train you to use and store them safely.

L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?

Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.

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