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Legislation

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.

Use the links in the sidebar to access more detailed, workplace-specific information regarding Legislation.

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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,
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  • Databases on CD-ROM

that will be useful to those legislation, transportation of dangerous goods, and other regulatory issues.



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