WHMIS Hazard Groups and Pictograms Flashcards
WHMIS stands for
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Explode due to reactivity by mixing with other products
Exploding Bomb
May cayse life threatening injuries to face and body
Exploding bomb
Used for self-reactive, pyrophoric, self-heating material, material that emits flammable gases when in contact with water and organic peroxide
Flammable
Used for self-reactive (severe) and organic peroxidee (severe)
Exploding bomb
Promotes fire (oxidizer)
Flame over circle
Gas under pressure
Gas cylinder
corrosive to metals
corrosion
Exploding bomb, flame, flame over circle, gas cylinder, corrosion are all which hazard?
Physcial
Fatal or toxic (Acute toxicity)
Skull & Crossbones
Serious eye damage and skin corrosion
corrosion
Skin or eye irritation
exclamation mark
Aspiration Hazard; may cause death or permananent damage as a result of repeated exposure over time
Health Hazard
Used for skin sensitization, acute toxicity, specific target organ toxicity (single exposure: drowsiness or dizziness or respiratory irritation)
Exclamation Mark
Hazardous to ozone layer
Exclamation Mark
respiratory or skin sensitization, carcinogenicity, specific target organ toxicity single or repeated exposure and aspiration hazards
Health Hazard
Biohazardous infectious materials
biohazardous
Aquatic toxicity (acute or longterm)
Environment
Skull & Crossbones, corrosion, exclamation mark, health hazard and biohazardous are all which hazard?
Health
GHS
Globally Harmonized System
