WHMIS Flashcards
What does WHMIS stand for
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
What are the reasons for WHMIS (2)
- Identifies controlled (hazardous) products
- provides information for the safety of those using controlled products
What are the components of the WHMIS (4)
- Supplier label
- Workplace label
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
- Employee training
What does MSDS stand for?
Material Safety Data Sheets
How many WHMIS Classes are there?
6
What is Class A
Compressed Gasses
What is Class B
Flammable & Combustible material
What is Class C
Oxidizing Material
What is Class D
Poisonous & Infectious Material
What is Class E
Corrosive Material
What is Class F
Dangerously Reactive Material
What does Class A: Compressed Gases include
Any products under pressure including compressed gas, dissolved gas or gas liquefied by compression or refrigeration
Class A - Compressed Gasses
Class B - Combustible & Flammable Material
Class C - Oxidizing Material
Class D Div 1 - Poisonous & Infectious Material: Materials Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects (Acute)
Class D Div 2 - Poisonous & Infectious Material: Materials Cuasing Other Toxic Effects (Chronic Toxicity)
Class D Div 3 - Biohazards
Class E - Corrosive Material
Class F - Dangerously Reactive Material
What does Class A comprise?
Compressed Gases
Any products under pressure, including: compressed gas, dissolved gas or gas liquefied by compression or refrigeration.
How many subclasses / divisions does Class D: Poisonous & Infections Material have
3
Div 1 - Materials Cousing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects (Acute)
Div 2 - Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects (Chronic Toxicity)
Div 3 - Biohazards
What does Class B comprise?
Combustible & Flammable Material
- flammable liquids, solids or gases.
What does Class D, Div 1 comprise?
Poisonous & Infection Material
Division 1 - Materials Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects (Acute)
- potentially fatal poisonous substances
- May be fatal or cause permanent damage after one exposure
What does Class D, Div 2 comprise?
Poisonous & Infection Material
Division 2 - Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects (Chronic Toxicity)
- Poisonous substances not immediately dangerous to helath
- May cause death or permanent damage as a reslut of repeated exposure over time.
What does Class C comprise?
Class C: Oxidizing Material
- cause or contribute to the combustion of another product
- yielding oxygen or other oxidizing substances, where or not the material is itself combustible.
What does Class D, Div 3 comprise?
Biohazards
Division 3 - may include the following:
- Organisms causing serious illness or death in humans or animals.
- The toxins of such organisms
What does Class E comprise?
Corrosive Material
- May cause severe eye and skin irritation on contact
- May cause respiratory irritation or damage if inhaled
- May cause sever tissue damage with prolonged contact
- Can corred steel and non-clad aluminum
What does Class F comprise?
Dangerously Reactive Material
- Products that can go boom under conditions of pressure or shock
- Products that on contact with water react by releasing a poisonous gas
- Incompatibility between a product and water
What are the characteristics of a supplier label (2)?
- a condition of sale or importation
- prepared by the manufacturer / supplier
What are the parts of a supplier label? (9)
1) Distinctive crosshatched border
2) Product identifier (name, code or brand name)
3) Supplier identifier (name, address)
4) A statement that an MSDS is available
5) One or more WHMIS symbol
6) Applicable risk phrases
7) Precautionary statements
8) First aid measures
9) Producer information
What are the elements of a workplace label? (2)
- Used when decanting (transferring) product from a large container to one that will be used in the workplace.
- Not required if product is decanted for immediate use by one individual.
What are the 3 parts of a workplace label?
- product identifier
- basic risk phrases
- statement that an MSDS is available
What are the four organizations that suggest MSDS headings?
- the International Labour Office (ILO)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- European Economic Community (EEC)
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
How many headings are there on an MSDS?
16
How many parts / sections are there on a MSDS form, and what are they?
9
1. Product and supplier identification
2. Hazardous ingredients
3. Physical data of the product
4. Fire and explosion data
5. Reactivity data
6. Toxicological data
7. Preventative measures
8. First aid measures
9. MSDS preparation information
Chemical Safety Data Sheets ILO
Safety Data Sheet for Chemical Products - Content and Order of Sections (ISO)
Safety Data Sheet (91/155/EEC)
