WHMIS Safe Work Practice
WHMIS safe work practice: a 6-page Microsoft Word document that tells your crew how to do this work safely. It covers Inventory of Hazardous Substances, WHMIS Training and Product Substitution. Not tied to one province, so it fits any Canadian workplace. Add your company name and use it today. $9 CAD, instant download.
- 6 pages, 1,738 words, editable Microsoft Word (.docx)
- 16 sections, written out in full
- Your company name and logo added free after checkout (Brand it)
- Instant download, re-download any time from your account
Prices in Canadian dollars. Tax calculated at checkout.
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Type your company name and pick your logo file. The preview is this document's real page header, with your name and logo where the file prints them.

This is a preview. After checkout, the free Brand it step builds your Word file with your logo in the header and your company name in the header and in place of every COMPANY NAME in the text. A long name wraps onto a second line in the header.
Buy and download - $9The WHMIS file, in numbers
- Pages
- 6
- Words
- 1,738
- Sections
- 16
- File
- Microsoft Word .docx
- Company name
- Replace "COMPANY NAME"
- Price
- $9 CAD
What is the WHMIS safe work practice?
Workers need to know what they are handling. A chemical and WHMIS program covers labels, safety data sheets, storage, safe handling and worker education so hazardous products are used without harm.
A safe work practice is the written "how we do this job safely" for one task or piece of equipment. This one is written for whmis and is ready for your company name, so crews, supervisors and clients all read the same rules.
Who needs it: Every contractor that brings fuels, solvents, cleaners, paints, gases or other hazardous products to site.
What a good whmis safe work practice covers
- Labels and safety data sheets for every hazardous productIn this file: "SDS for Hazardous Products", "SDS Availability", "Supplier Label"
- Worker education on the products they useIn this file: "WHMIS Training"
- Training and competencyIn this file: "WHMIS Training"
Every section of the WHMIS safe work practice
The 16 section headings in the file, in order.
- Inventory of Hazardous Substances
- WHMIS Training
- Product Substitution
- Airborne Hazardous Substances
- Warning and Detection Systems
- SDS for Hazardous Products
- SDS Availability
- Hazard Statements
- Precautionary Statements
- Supplier Label
- Workplace Label
- Hazardous Waste Label
- Use and Care of Labels
- Hazard Class
- List of Hazard Classes
- Pictograms
In use today, in three steps
- Download and open it in WordThe file is ready the moment checkout completes. It opens in any current version of Microsoft Word.
- Make it yoursAdd your logo, replace "COMPANY NAME" with your company name in one find and replace, and fill in the initial issue date and revision #.
- Put it to workRead it through, adjust anything that does not match how your crews work, and sign it off.
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What do I get with the WHMIS safe work practice?
One Microsoft Word document (.docx), 6 pages and 1,738 words, in 16 sections: Inventory of Hazardous Substances, WHMIS Training, Product Substitution, Airborne Hazardous Substances, Warning and Detection Systems and SDS for Hazardous Products. You download it straight after checkout.
Is it written for my province?
Safe work practices describe how a task is done safely, so they are not tied to one province. Use it alongside your provincial safety program, and adjust any step to match your equipment and site rules.
How do I make it mine?
Replace "COMPANY NAME" with your company name, add your logo, and read it through with the crew that does the work. Every word is editable.