Safety Flashcards
WHMIS stands for?
Workplace hazardous materials information system
Suppliers and employers must provide?
Workplace labels
MSDS (material safety data sheet)
Education
What must be done whenever a controlled product is switched from its original container?
A workplace label must be made for the new container
WHMIS classifications see image
Class A:
Compressed gas
- explosion hazard
- take off a great speeds
- can explode if heated in fire
- explode if dropped
class B
Flammable and combustible material
Class C
Oxidizing materials
- do not usually burn themselves but they either help the fire by providing oxygen or cause materials that normally would not burn to spontaneously combust or suddenly start to burn
Class D division 1
Poisonous or infectious materials
(Causing immediate serious toxic effects)
Class D division 2
Poisonous and infectious material
Materials causing other toxic effects(chronic toxicity)
Class D division 3
Poisonous or infectious materials
(Bio hazardous infectious material)
- bacteria
- fungi
- viruses
- parasites
Are all included in this section
Class E
Corrosive material
Damage is often permanent and irreversible
Class F
Dangerously reactive materials
Key elements of WHMIS
Worker education
Product labeling
Material safety data sheet
Why is static electricity dangerous when transporting flammable liquids?
Presence is not known until spark occurs
TDGR stands for
Transporting dangerous good regulations