Hazardous Materials and Fire Protection

Question 1

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 1

Class A - Compressed Gas

Question 2

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 2

Class B - Flammable & Combustable Material

Question 3

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 3

Class C - Oxidizing Material

Question 4

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 4

Class D - Division 1 - Poisonous & Infectious Material: Immediate & Serious toxic effects

Question 5

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 5

Class D - Division 2 - Poisonous & Infectious Material: Other toxic effects

Question 6

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 6

Class D - Division 3 - Poisonous & Infectious Material: Biohazardous infectious material

Question 7

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 7

Class E - Corrosive Material

Question 8

What symbol does this stand for?

Answer 8

Class F - Dangerously Reactive Material

Question 9

Who is responsible for providing workers with WHMIS training?

Answer 9

The employer must provide the training.

Question 10

Employers are responsibe to:

Answer 10

Provide a MSDS for each controlled product used in the workplace, inform all workers about chemical hazards at the work site, train workers about labels, MSDS and other identifiers.

Question 11

Suppliers of controller products are responsible to:

Answer 11

Provide MSDS for any controlled product they sell or import.

Question 12

Employees are responsible to:

Answer 12

Apply workplace lables where and when required.

Question 13

The key elements of WHMIS are:

Answer 13

Employee education, MSDS and product labelling.

Question 14

The goal of WHMIS is to:

Answer 14

Protect the worker by providing information on hazardous materials.

Question 15

An MSDS must be provided for each controlled product because they:

Answer 15

Provide more detailed information that can be provided on a label.

Question 16

The supplier label is attached to the:

Answer 16

Container in which the product is shipped.

Question 17

What section of the MSDS would include information on personal protective equipment?

Answer 17

Section 7 - Preventative Measures

Question 18

What type of fire extinguisher is versatile in fighting different types of fires?

Answer 18

Multi-purpose Dry Chemical

Question 19

When should you not fight a fire for personal safety reasons?

Answer 19

When the fire could block your safety route.

Question 20

What are the four steps of proper portable fire extinguisher use?

Answer 20

Pull the pin, aim the extinguisher, squeeze the handle, sweep the extinguisher from side to side.

Question 21

What portable fire extinguishers should be used to fight a small fire burning in a pile of discarded oily rags?

Answer 21

Classes A, B, and C

Question 22

A Class C fire involves:

Answer 22

Electrical equipment.

Question 23

What type of fires can you put out with a Class A extinguisher?

Answer 23

Ordinary Combustibles such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber materials, and many plastics.

Question 24

What type of fires can you put out with a Class B extinguisher?

Answer 24

Flammable Liquids and Gases such as acetylene, propane and natural gases, and flammable liquids (like gasoline and diesel fuel).

Question 25

What types of fires can you put out with a Class C extinguisher?

Answer 25

Electrical

Question 26

What types of fires can you put out with a Class D extinguisher?

Answer 26

Combustible materials such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium, and potassium.

Question 27

What types of fires can you put out with a Class K extinguisher?

Answer 27

Combustible Oil or Grease such as cookin oils and fats (animal or vegetable).