三、工人培训/Worker Education
WHMIS条例中一个很重要的但往往会被忽视的一个环节就是工人培训。雇主必须制定一个工人培训计划专门处理其工作场所里使用的有害物质。必须向实际操作或在有害物质附近操作的工人解释材料标签上信息资料的重要性和MSDS的内容。并培训安全使用、储存、操作以及处理这些物质材料的具体方法。
An important but often ignored part of the WHMIS law is worker education. Employer must develop a worker education program which deals specifically with the hazardous materials used at that workplace. Workers who work with or near a hazardous material must have the meaning and importance of the information on the material’s label or MSDS explained to them. They must also be taught the procedure for safe use, storage, handling and disposal of the material.
该项法律规定雇主必须每年审查其工人培训计划。此计划必须能够使工人具备使用WHMIS的能力以达到保护他们健康和安全的目的。
The law requires that the employer review the worker education program every year. The program must be able to give workers the ability to use the WHMIS information to protect their health and safety.(续六)