WHMIS TRAIN-THE-TRAINER EXEMPTION QUIZ
FEBRUARY, 2015
Pass-mark = 80%
The exemption quiz is intended for the WHMIS trainers/representatives. Please
complete this quiz if you have previously taken the WHMIS-Train-The-Trainer course,
and feel that your knowledge of WHMIS will ensure that your department, unit, facility
follows the WHMIS regulations required by law. The quiz may be emailed to
inderj@cdha.nshealth.ca or cindy.myatt@cdha.nshealth.ca or printed and faxed to
461-8073. If a pass-mark of 80% is not achieved, your Manager will be contacted, and
you will be required to attend the WHMIS-Train-The-Trainer course.
Employee Name:
Department:
Location:
Phone #:
Manager Name/Location/Phone#:
Instructions: Multiple-choice questions require only one answer. Place an “X”
beside the correct answer. Value = 3 points per question.
1. Why do we need WHMIS?
home safety
insurance purposes
workplace safety
2. Name the section of the MSDS that tells you about the product’s color and
odor?
3. MSDS stands for:
Manufacturer Safety Data Sheet
Material Safety Data Sheet
Medical Safety Data Sheet
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Name:
Site:
4. Which of these items is not the responsibility of the supplier?
Provide product inventory
Supply MSDS
Label controlled products
5. Name the section of the MSDS that tells you if the material is stable?
Instructions: Indicate if the following questions are True or False. Value = 3
points each.
6. True
False
Chemicals that are misused may cause severe injury.
7. True
False
A supplier label and a workplace label are exactly the
same.
8. True
False
The supplier is required to list the hazardous
ingredients on the supplier label.
9. True
False
The employer must have a MSDS for all WHMIS
regulated hazardous materials used in the workplace.
10. True
False
Work-specific WHMIS training must be delivered in
the workplace.
11. True
False
There are 9 hazard classifications in WHMIS.
12. True
False
The WHMIS system is backed by law under federal
and provincial legislation.
13. True
False
Gasoline is a flammable substance.
14. True
False
Safety Programs department co-ordinates the WHMIS
program.
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Name:
Site:
Instructions: On the line below the symbol provide the name for the type of
hazard the following symbols represent: Value = 4 points for each symbol.
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Name:
Site:
WHMIS WORKPLACE LABEL
Instructions: Draw a line from the 5 items listed on the right to the
appropriate information on the workplace label. Value = 3 points per item.
WORKPLACE LABEL
Acetone
Flammability - 3
1)
Reference to a MSDS
2)
Hazard Information
3)
Personal Protective
Equipment
4)
Product Identifier
5)
NFPA risk index
ratings
Health – 1
Reactivity - 0
Toxic
Flammable
Safe Handling/Personal Protection
gloves
goggles
- apron
- coat
(National Fire Protection Association)
See Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Value = 1 point for each item.
What 3 items of information must be on a workplace label as required by law?
Identify each item of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Value = 2 points each.