WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System. There are two components to UPEI’s WHMIS training program. 

Component 1 – General WHMIS course

Online WHMIS Training that all UPEI faculty, staff, graduate students, and student employees are required to complete online every two years. 

• Initial course: WHMIS 2015 Orientation
• Course every 2 years after Orientation: WHMIS 2015 Refresher
• Supervisors and managers must also take: WHMIS 2015 for Supervisors 

​Orientation and Refresher Training 
WHMIS Supervisory Training

For WHMIS training login information, please contact Kathryn Harrison by email at kharrison@upei.ca. 

Component 2 – Job-specific training 

This training is to occur after component 1 – General WHMIS Course (online) is completed. This training is provided by individual supervisors to those that report to them and must include the following:

• Procedures for safe, use, handling, storage, and disposal of the hazardous products the employee will be working with or may come into contact with
• Procedures to be followed in an emergency situation

This training should be reviewed any time a new hazardous product is introduced to the job or work area, and also if a change occurs in the procedures related to a hazardous product.

Supervisors are encouraged to document Component 2 training with a brief written summary including the date of training and the employee signature indicating they received training.