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What does WHMIS stand for?

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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

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What is WHMIS?

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A program designed to ensure you have all the information you need to work safely with hazardous materials that are used, stored or manufactured at your workplace.

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What 3 categories of individuals play a part of responsibility in the WHMIS path?

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Supplier, Employer, Worker

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Define what a supplier is

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Organizations that sell or import hazardous products.

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What are the supplier’s responsibilities?

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  1. Ensure that hazardous products are appropriately classified as per the Hazardous Products Regulations. (HPR)
  2. Label the product or container with a WHMIS supplier label.
  3. Provide a safety data sheet SDS) to the customer.
  4. Update the SDS whenever there is new information or change to a product.
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What are the employer’s responsibilities?

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  1. Educate and train workers on the hazards and safe use of products.
  2. Provide all information available for hazardous products
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What information must employer’s provide about hazardous materials?

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  1. Ensure that hazardous products are properly labeled.
  2. Prepare workplace labels as needed.
  3. Prepare SDS as needed (such as for a hazardous product manufactured on site.
  4. Ensure appropriate control measure are in place to protect the health and safety of workers.
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What information should workers know about hazardous products they work with?

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  1. What are the hazards of this product?
  2. How do I protect myslef from these hazards?
  3. What do I do incase of an emergency?
  4. Where can I get further information?
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Why are the 2 major Hazard geoups according to WHMIS 2015

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Physical hazard groups

Health hazard groups

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What is a physical hazard group?

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Products that are dangerous because they can cause damage due to fire or explosion.

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What is a health hazard group?

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Hazardous products that are hazardous because they can cause health effects from mild irritants to toxicity causing death.

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Can a product belong to more than one hazard group?

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Yes

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Name the 3 categories how hazards are divided.

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Group
Class
Category

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Name 3 key precautions for all hazard groups.

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  1. Understand all hazards prior to use
  2. Understand and practice emergency procedures
  3. Know if PPE is required and have correct training, fir matinance and use
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What are the 3 key elements of WHMIS?
1. Worker education 2. Product labeling 3. Safety data sheets
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What information is your employer responsible for regarding lables, SDS, and other identifiers?
``` Content and meaning of the lable Content and meaning of the SDS Purpose of identification Significance of identification Location and modes of identification ```
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After training about lables SDS and identifiers what should you know?
Where do I find information about hazardous products? What are the hazards of the controlled product? How can I protect myself from those hazards? What do I do incase of an emergency?
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What is GHS?
Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling of chemicals.
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Whatis the required information on a supplier label ?
``` Product identifier Pictograms Signal word Hazard statment Precautionary statment Initial supplier identifier ```
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What is a product identifier?
The name of the product
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What is a pictogram?
The graphic that representa the hazard class.
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What is a signal word?
A prompt to alert the worker to the severity or level of the hazard such as Danger or Warning
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Which signal word is more severe | Danger or Warning
Danger
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What is a hazard Statment?
A standardized statment that describes the nature of the hazard.
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What are some Hazard Sttments?
Combustible Liquid Highly flamable liquid or vapor Contains gas nder pressuer; may explode if heated Causes eye irritation
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What is a precautionary statment?
A standardized phrase that describes direct measures to be taken to minimize or prevent the adverse effects from exposure to the hazardous product
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What are the 5 types of precautionary statments?
1. General 2. Prevention 3. Response 4. Storage 5. Disposal
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When are workplace lables used?
The hazardous product is transferred to a new container from the supplier container The supplier label is missing or unreadable and the supplier replacement lable is not available A product is made and used on site.
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What information is require on a workplace lable?
Product name matching that on the SDS Safe handling precautions Reference to the SDS
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When is static discharge a concern?
Refulling machinery Filling bulk fule tanks Filling portable fule containers Refueling passanger viechles
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Gas cylinders used for welding or accumulator charge must be stores how?
In an upright position in a way that prevents them from falli g over.
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Gas cylander must have a what cover when not connected?
Valve cover
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Where saftet ventilation systems required?
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Whatvis mechanical general ventilation?
When air is pumped into the enclosedwork area, passes through the areaand is vented outdoors through the ductwork, doors, and windows.
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What is local ventilation?
Exhaust fans capture fumes at their sourceand exhaust them outdoors.
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What is a portable smoke extractor?
Air and fumes are drawn into portable smoke extractors, filtered and exhausted, so the air is recirculated .
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What is a confined space?
An enclosed or partially enclosed space having restricted access and egress (a way out).
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A confined space requires an easy means of escape for you or anyone rescuing a worker. True or false?
True
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What are the 5 classes of fire?
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What is the PASS method for proper use of a portable fire extinguisher?
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When should tou never fight a fire?
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