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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OFFICER [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Security
OBS

hazardous material officer; HMO : term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Sécurité
OBS

officier des matières dangereuses; OMD : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

MSDS [material safety data sheet] Compliance is the [Hazardous Materials Information Review] Commission's "scientific arm. "Our scientific evaluators review MSDSs and some labels of products associated with claims for exemption to make sure they provide enough health and safety information to comply with WHMIS [Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System] requirements.... At the conclusion of the MSDS review, a formal statement of decisions and order is forwarded to the claimant. If the MSDS does not meet requirements, the screening officer issues a formal order for its revision and follows up to ensure compliance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
CONT

[…] la Commission d’appel juge que le poids de l’opinion scientifique établie ne justifie pas les ordonnances en appel. En vertu de l’alinéa 23(2)b) de la LCRMD [Loi sur le contrôle des renseignements relatifs aux matières dangereuses], la Commission d’appel a admis l’appel et annulé l’avis de décisions et d’ordre de l’agent de contrôle.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

[The Hazardous Materials Information Review] Commission's] scientific evaluators review MSDSs [material safety data sheets] and some labels of products associated with claims for exemption to make sure they... comply with WHMIS [Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System] requirements.... If the MSDS does not meet requirements, the screening officer issues a formal order for its revision and follows up to ensure compliance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
CONT

[Les] évaluateurs scientifiques [du Conseil de contrôle des renseignements relatifs aux matières dangereuses] analysent les FS [fiches signalétiques] et certaines étiquettes de produits associés à des demandes de dérogation afin de s’assurer qu’elles [répondent] aux exigences du SIMDUT [Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail.] Si la fiche n’est pas conforme, l’agent de contrôle ordonne formellement sa révision et assure le suivi.

Spanish

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