Global Harmonization and WHMIS
A report from the workers health & safety centerThis report is in response to an information request about the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and its impact on our current Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). What is GHS?GHS is an international initiative to standardize chemical hazard classification and communication globally. WHMIS is our national hazard communication system. According to the Office of WHMIS,