WHMIS and Safety Symbols
Name:____________
What does the acronym WHMIS stand for? Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Why do we have WHMIS? To tell us how to safely handle and dispose of chemicals. To let us know the
proper safety equipment and first aid steps to follow.
Insert the proper symbol next to the description of each Hazard Symbol below:
Compressed Gas
Flammable and Combustible Material
Corrosive Material
Oxidizing Material
Poisonous and Infectious Material Causing
Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects
Poisonous and Infectious Material Causing
Other Toxic Effects
Biohazardous Infectious Material
Dangerously Reactive Material
Did you know that there are new Hazard Symbols coming under the new safety system GHS (Globally
Harmonized System)? Record what each of the symbols below means:
Symbol
Meaning
Health Hazard
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Respiratory System
Cancer Causing
Reproductive Organs
Harmful
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Acute Toxicity
Skin/Eye Irritation
Explosive
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Unstable Explosives
Explosive Substance
Environmental Hazard
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Danger to aquatic environments
Danger environment