WHMIS—PRETEST
Name: _________________
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Safety glasses must be worn whenever chemicals are being used.
Never handle chemicals with your bare hands.
Left over chemicals should always be poured down the sink.
If clothing ignites, smother with a fire blanket or roll on to the floor to smother flames
It is acceptable to inhale chemicals if you see someone else doing it.
Chemical spills should be left until you have completed the task before cleaned up
WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Something is hazardous if it harms you right away.
The greatest amount of detailed information about hazardous material is the symbol
MSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheet
For the following WHMIS symbols write a description of what the symbol represents.
Flammable and Combustible (catches fire)
Oxidizing (oxygen fuels the fire)
Poisonous—serious and immediate (inhale, on
skin, swallow = BAD)
Biohazardous—infectious, carries disease
Corrosive—will burn lungs if inhaled, do not
expose to skin
Reactive—do not expose to water, could cause
explosions
Compressed gas—explode if dropped, exposed
to heat