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Work Place Safety Flashcards

1
Q

What does WHMIS stand for?

A

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

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2
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What is WHMIS?

In 3 points

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1) A national hazard communication system that applies to all worksites that use hazardous materials.
2) It provides info to employers and workers about how to work safely in order to prevent harmful exposure to hazardous products
3) Ensures that suppliers provide consistent and accurate product info

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Who does WHMIS affect?

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All people at worksites.

  • Suppliers
  • Importers
  • Distributers
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What is a supplier and what is their WHMIS role?

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Any person/company that produces, sells or imports hazardous products.

  • Classify product (type of hazard)
  • Label to meet WHMIS requirements
  • Provide a MSDS or SDS
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5
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What is a MSDS?

A

Materials Safety Data Sheet

It is prepared by the supplier, it explains the products hazards, how to use the product safely, provides warnings, instructions if an accident occurs and provides info about over-exposure (symptoms and procedure).

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What is a SDS?

A

Safety Data Sheet

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7
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What are the roles of the employer?

A
  • Ensure product label meets WHMIS requirements
  • Keep hazardous products labelled
  • Obtain MSDS or SDS from supplier
  • Provide workers with:
    - training (safety education reviewed annually)
    - access to labels
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WHMIS worker roles?

A

1) Complete and understand education (Supplier label, workplace label, MSDS/SDS)
2) Follow safe procedures
3) Ensure products are labelled correctly
4) Inform employer about missing or damaged/illegible labels

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9
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What is the difference between WHMIS 1988 and 2015?

A
  • 1988 has 6 classes (A-F) where B and D have subdivisions, MSDS sheets are used
  • 2015 has 9 divisions, SDS sheets are used (more items on list of SDS)
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What is Class A?

A

Compressed gas (gas under pressure in a container or cylinder).

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What are the potential risks of Class A?

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  • Explosive

- Frostbite

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12
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What is an example of a Class A product?

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Oxygen

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What is Class B? What are the risks?

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Flammable/Combustable materials

Fire or explosion when vapors combine with air.

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14
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What is Flashpoint?

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Flammable scale, lower FP = more flammable

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15
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Example of Class B product?

A

Gasoline

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16
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What is class C?

A

Oxidizing materials

17
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Risks of Class C?

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  • Cause or contribute to combustion
  • Fire risk (flammable, combustable)
  • Serious injury if contact with skin/eyes
18
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Example of class C product?

A

Hydrogen Peroxide Solution

19
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What is Class D?

A

Poisonous and Infectious Material

20
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How many Subdivisions are there in class D, what are they?

A

3

D1, D2, D3

21
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What is D1?

A

Immediate and serious Toxic effect

22
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What are the risks of D1?

A
  • Deadly
  • Caused by sudden exposure in large amounts
  • Mild irritant leads to cancer
23
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Example of D1 product?

A

Chloroform

Sulphuric acid

24
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What is D2?

A

Other Toxic Effects

25
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What are the properties/risks of D2 products?

A
  • Effects can be immediate but not serious
  • Effects can be serious but not immediate
  • Results from low level exposure over a long time or a single exposure with a long latency period
26
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Example of D2 product?

A

Acetone

27
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What is D3?

A

Biohazardous Infectious Materials

28
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Risks of D3?

A
  • Organisms causing disease, illness or death
29
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Example of D3 product?

A

Blood borne pathogens

30
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Class E?

A

Corrosive Materials

31
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Risks of Class E?

A
  • Damage to skin and Eyes

- Can react with metal to yield toxic fumes

32
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Example of Class E product?

A

Hydrochloric acid

33
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Class F?

A

Dangerously Reactive Materials

Unstable products

34
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Risks of class F?

A

Release energy in the form of heat or toxic/flammable vapours.

35
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What things can Class F products react to?

A
  • Light
  • Air
  • Water
  • Temperature
  • Pressure
36
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Example of Class F product?

A

Picric acid

37
Q

What products do we need to be aware of in the sonography department?

A

Transvaginal cleaning solutions

Sani-wipes

Iodine solutions for procedures

38
Q

Draw the Symbols for all the WHMIS 1988 Classes

A

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