WHMIS QUIZ
NAME:
DATE:
1. What does WHMIS stand for?
a) Worker’s Hazardous Materials Inventory System
b) Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
c) What Hazardous Materials are in Storage
2. WHMIS is Canada wide and applies in every province and territory.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
3. The purpose of WHMIS if to provide information on:
a) Using workplace hazardous materials
b) Storing workplace hazardous materials
c) Handling workplace hazardous materials
d) All of the above
4. WHMIS provides you with information on hazardous materials in the workplace through:
a) Labels on containers
b) MSDS’s
c) Employee education and training
d) All of the above
5. Hazardous materials include:
a) Materials which are toxic, corrosive or dangerously reactive
b) Materials which are flammable or combustible
c) Compressed gases
d) All of the above
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6. All hazardous materials must have labels on them.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
7. Dangerous materials can take three forms. One is solid. Name the other two:
a) Liquids and Gases
b) Plastic and wood
c) Metal and rocks
8. The 2 types of labels are:
a) Supplier and workplace
b) Store and manufacturer
c) Workplace and manufacturer
9. What information is required on a workplace label?
a) Product name only
b) Product name, safe handling information
c) Reference to the MSDS
d) Both b) and c)
10. Dangerous materials can enter your body:
a) Through open doors and windows
b) Through your mouth (ingestion) and through your nose (inhalation)
c) Through perspiration and saliva
d) Through your skin (absorption and injection)
e) Both b) and d)
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11. What does this WHMIS symbol mean?
a) Could give you an infectious disease
b) Could harm you now or years later
c) Can be used without having an MSDS
d) Is flammable
12. Which picture shows a corrosive material?
A
B
13. Which picture shows a flammable and combustible material?
A
B
14. Which picture shows a compressed gas?
A
B
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15. Which picture shows a material causing immediate and serious toxic effect?
A
B
16. If a hazardous material hurts you immediately, it has a chronic effect.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
17. While painting a picnic table, you accidently kick over the can of paint. You should:
a) Immediately hose down the area and wash the paint down the nearest drain
b) Contain the spill on-site and Immediately report the spill to your supervisor
c) Consult the MSDS for proper spill cleaning procedures
d) All of the above
e) b) and c)
18. You are cleaning a toilet and using a toilet bowl cleaner. The supplier label indicates the
product is toxic and corrosive. Which of the following personal protective equipment
would provide the best protection:
a) Cotton gloves
b) Rubber gloves and safety goggles
c) Safety glasses only
d) CSA approved green patch footwear and hard hat
19. What should you do if you see that a label is ripped or missing on a container?
a) Report it to the supervisor
b) Consider the product to be safe to use
c) Put it back on the shelf
d) Smell the product before using it
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20. If you splash a chemical in your eyes, what should you do?
a) Report it to the supervisor
b) Consider using rubber gloves and eye protection
c) Wear safety boots
d) Flush it with running water for at least 20 minuteS
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