The Right to Know
你有权了解……

The OH&S Act says your employer must tell you about all known hazards in the workplace. This includes any type of work or any material which might hurt you. It is against the law for your employer to not tell you this.

职业健康安全条例声明你的雇主必须告诉你工作场所中已知的有关危害健康与安全的情况。如果你的雇主不告诉你这些便是触犯了法律。

WHMIS
工作场所有害物质管理系统

Thousands of chemical products are used in Ontario workplaces. It would be hard for anyone to know the health effects of all of them. To help you understand these chemicals, there is an information system. The system is called WHMIS, the Workplace Hazardous Materials information System. Under the law, products which have certain dangerous properties are known as hazardous products. Suppliers and users of these products must then follow what the WHMIS law requires.

安省的工作场所使用着几千种化学产品。任何人都很难真正了解所有这些化学产品对人体健康的影响程度。为了帮助大家了解这些化学产品，有关机构设立了一个管理系统叫WHMIS。WHMIS是工作场所有害物品管理系统的缩写。根据法律，一些会有一定程度危害特性的产品称为有害产品。制造或使用有害产品的人都必须遵守WHMIS的法律规章制度。

There are three parts to WHMIS
WHMIS包括下列3个部分：

l.Labels/标签
These tell you about the danger of the material and explain how to use it safely;

这部分说明这种材料的危害性并解释如何安全使用。

2.Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDS
材料安全数据单或缩写为MSDS
These give you even more details about the ingredients, health effects and decontamination procedures of the material.

这部分是对这种材料的组成元素做更为详尽的说明，包括它们对健康的影响程度及这类物质的消毒方法。

3.Worker Education/工人培训
Training to help you understand the dangers of materials and how to use them safely.

培训你了解材料的危害性以及如何安全使用这种材料。(续二)