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Workplace Hazardous Materials: WHMIS Explained

Learn about Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), symbols, labels, safety data sheets, and more to stay safe at work.

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Workplace Hazardous Materials: WHMIS Explained

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  2. Choice1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Row 1, Col 1 What is WHMIS? Workplace Hazardous Material Information System

  4. 1,2 What are hazardous materials? Materials that can hurt you on the job.

  5. 1,3 What are the 3 main elements of WHMIS? • Labels, • material safety data sheets • and worker training.

  6. 1,4 What is the symbol for compressed gas?

  7. 2,1 What is the symbol for bio-hazardous infectious materials?

  8. 2,2 What is the symbol for corrosive materials?

  9. 2,3 What are 3 pieces of information on a supplier label? • 1. Hazard symbols • 2. Statement “Refer to the • MSDS” • 3. Supplier name.

  10. 2,4 What is a supplier label?

  11. 3,1 What does MSDS stand for? Material Safety Data Sheet.

  12. 3,2 What section on MSDS gives information on health effects? Toxicological health hazard properties.

  13. 3,3 How long are MSDS valid for? 3 years.

  14. 3,4 Section on MSDS that tells what the material contain? Hazardous Components.

  15. 4,1 What is the minimum amount of information required on an MSDS? 9 sections.

  16. 4,2 Control at the worker? Personal Protective Equipment.

  17. 4,3 What is control at the source? Completely eliminating a hazard.

  18. 4,4 What is a barrier between a hazard and a worker? Control along the path.

  19. 5,1 What are 3 main categories of hazardous materials? Biological, chemical and physical .

  20. 5,2 Routes of entry in the body? Injection Inhalation Absorption Ingestion.

  21. 5,4 Which organ filters harmful toxins from the blood ? Kidney.

  22. 5,3 What is the consumer symbol for poisonous materials?

  23. 5,4 What is the Consumer symbol for Pressurized Container (explosion hazard)?

  24. 5,1 What are the requirements for quick skin-bonding adhesives? Stored in a child-resistant container or enclosed in a child-resistant outer package and do not have a symbol

  25. 5,2 What is a laboratory sample? a sample of a controlled product that is intended solely for testing in the laboratory for the purpose of routine analysis and research and development.

  26. 5,4 When can a laboratory label be used instead of a supplier label? • the sample originates from • a laboratory supply house • the sample is intended for use • in the laboratory • the sample is less than 10 kg.

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