Canada officially adopted GHS on February 11, 2015 and implemented a series of phased-in compliance deadlines – the first of which is scheduled to go into effect on June 1, 2018. This session will provide a high level overview of Canada’s adoption plans and will touch on the following:
The GHS adoption timeline
An overview of GHS
A comparison of WHMIS 1988 and WHMIS 2015
An exploration of implementation at federal, territorial and provincial levels
The relationship between Canada and the US
Best practices to ensure compliance