WHMIS TEST
1.
What does WHMIS stand for?
2.
Identify each of the following symbols commonly found on supplier labels:
For each of the following questions circle the most appropriate answer.
3.
A complete list of all hazardous materials controlled under WHMIS is available from the Government of Canada.
a.
4.
Drugs
c.
Flammable and combustible material
Supplier Information, Product Labels and Emergency Information
MSDS, Transportation Documentation and Emergency Information
Product Labels, MSDS and Worker Education
Refers to an organism or its toxins that may cause serious infectious disease
Will cause harmful effects including death within a short period of time after exposure
Will cause harmful effects after days, month or years after one or more exposures
All of the above
Pesticide and Explosive Labels
Supplier and Transportation Labels
Workplace and Consumer Labels
Supplier and Workplace Labels
WHMIS labels must be applied on:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
b.
Two types of WHMIS labels are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
8.
Consumer Products
A hazardous material classified under Class D, Division 1, Material Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects:
a.
b.
c.
d.
7.
False
The three elements of WHMIS are:
a.
b.
c.
6.
b.
WHMIS applies to the following classes of hazardous materials:
a.
5.
True
Tobacco or products made of tobacco
Consumer products
Transported products
Controlled products
None of the above
The three pieces of information required on a Workplace label are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Supplier identifier, Product Identifier, and Reference to the MSDS
Product Identifier, Emergency telephone number, and Hazard Symbol
Product Identifier, Safe Handling Information, and Reference to the MSDS
None of the above
10.
A controlled product may fall under more than one hazard classes and therefore the supplier label for that product will
have more than one hazard symbol on it.
a.
11.
True
b.
False
True
b.
False
True
b.
False
True
b.
False
If the vapour of a flammable substance with a flash point of 4 °C kept in a room at 23 °C comes into contact with a flame,
a.
b.
c.
21.
Only by safety professionals
Only in emergency situations
Before you use a controlled product
Occasionally to review hazard and precautionary information
a and d
c and d
For flammable materials, the lower the flash point, the greater is the fire hazard.
a.
20.
False
Oxidizers and Flammable materials are incompatible and should not be stored together.
a.
19.
b.
The larger the LD50, the more lethal the substance.
a.
18.
True
The LC50 and the LD50 of a material gives an indication of lethality.
a.
17.
Assist the purchasing department in buying chemicals
Describe to you the nature of the processes in the work place
Provide detailed hazard and safety information about the material
None of the above
An MSDS should be consulted:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
16.
Manufacturers Safety Data Sheets
Materials Safety Diagnostic Sheets
Mines Safety Direction Sheets
Material Safety Data Sheets
None of the above
For a controlled product, the greater the evaporation rate, the more quickly it will create a vapour hazard.
a.
15.
A Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) label
No label because the original container has a supplier label
A workplace label
A supplier label
None of the above
An MSDS is available in the work place to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
14.
False
The acronym MSDS stands for:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
13.
b.
A container into which you transferred a hazardous product from the original supplier container requires:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
12.
True
The vapour will ignite and cause an explosion
The vapour will not ignite because the flash point is lower than 20 °C
The vapour will ignite if its concentration in air is within the specific upper and lower flammability limits
An odour threshold above the exposure limit means:
a.
b.
c.
If you cannot smell the material, you are not at risk of exposure
There is no danger of exposure and you can work with the material
If you can smell the material, you will be overexposed to the chemical