WHMIS SAFETY QUIZ

1. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

Flammable and Combustible - Class A

Oxidizing - Class E

Compressed Gas - Class A

Explosively Reactive - Class E

2. For a controlled product, the greater the evaporation rate,the more quickly it will create a vapour hazard.

True

False

3. MSDSs must be prepared for all hazardous products and must be updated every three (3) years

True

False

4. A controlled product may fall under more than one hazard classes and therefore the supplier label for that product will have more than one hazard symbol on it.

True

False

5. An MSDS is available in the workplace to:

Assist the purchasing department in buying chemicals

Describe to you the nature of the processes in the workplace

Provide detailed hazard and safety information about the material

None of the options listed

6. The purpose of WHMIS is to provide information on…

Transporting workplace hazardous materials

Storing workplace hazardous materials

Handling workplace hazardous materials

All of the options listed

7. A complete list of all hazardous materials controlled under WHMIS is available from the Government of Canada.

True

False

8. The larger the LD50, the more lethal the substance.

True

False

9. Oxidizers and Flammable materials are incompatible and should not be stored together.

True

False

10. What does WHMIS stand for?

Working Hazardous Metals Investigation System

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Workplace Hazardous Minerals Innovation System

Worker Hazardous Materials Information System

11. How are Health effects of Toxic Substances measured?

Pound

5% Kg

Human Testing

LD50 (Lethal Dose @50%)

12. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

Poisonous and Infectious - Class F

Flammable and Combustible - Class B

Dangerously Explosive - Class F

Oxidizing Material - Class C

13. How often do MSDS sheets need to be updated ?

5 years

3 years

2 years

1 year

14. Hazardous materials include…

Materials which are toxic, corrosive or dangerously reactive

Materials which are flammable or combustible

Compressed gasses

All of the options listed

15. What is the class and description of this symbol?

Dangerously Explosive Material - Class E

Dangerously Reactive Material - Class D

Poisonous and Infectious Material Biohazard Infectious Material - Class D 3

Oxidizing Material - Class B

16. What is the Class and description of this Symbol ?

Dangerously Reactive and Corrosive Material - Class E

Poisonous and Infectious Materials - Class D

Dangerously Reactive and Explosive - Class E

Corrosive Material - Class E

17. Employers must supply WHMIS training only to those workers who are exposed to hazardous materials on a daily basis.

True

False

18. Who is responsible for enforcing WHMIS provincially?

Ministry of Labour officials

The Fire Marshal

The Disease Control Institute

The employer

19. What is the definition of Toxicity

The reaction of one chemical with another to cause harm in the organs.

The reaction to the brain when exposed to toxins

None of the options listed

20. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

Flammable and Combustible - Class B

Flammable and Dangerously Reactive - Class C

Oxidizing Material - Class B

Flammable and Explosive - Class E

21. If a worker finds a controlled product with a torn or illegible label, or if it has no label, he or she must…

Report it to the supervisor

Call the supplier immediately

Consider the product to be safe to use

Call 911 and leave the building

22. What is NOT a Material Safety Data Sheet Requirement

Product/Material Information

Hazardous IngredientHazardous Ingredient

The Name and address of company employee is working for

Fire Explosive Data

23. WHMIS workplace labels are required when…

A product is poured from its original container into a new one

A bulk shipment arrives without a supplier label

A hazardous material is produced on site and placed in a container

All of the options listed

24. What is the Class and description of this Symbol?

Dangerously Reactive Material - Class F

Reactive and Explosive Material - Class E

Dangerously Reactive and Explosive Material - Class E

None of the options listed

25. What is the purpose of WHMIS?

To provide information about Hazardous Materials used in the workplace

To facilitate the process of Hazard Identification in the workplace

To ensure consistency of Hazard Information in the workplace

All of the options displayed here

26. Who is responsible for WHMIS in the workplace?

Supplier, Employer, Employee

Distributor, Employer, Employee

Employer, Customer, Employee

None of the options listed

27. What is the class and description of this symbol?

Biohazard and Infectious Material - Class D

Poisonous and Infectious Material - Class E

None of the options listed

28. What should Supplier Labels Consist of ?

Suppliers name and address

Symbols as indicated by the products classification

Precautionary Measures and First Aid Measures

All of the options listed

29. WHMIS labels must be applied on:

Tobacco or products made of tobacco

Consumer products

Transported products

Controlled products

30. Which is NOT an Engineering Control?

Isolation

Ventilation

Absorption

Location

31. The acronym MSDS stands for:

Material Safety Data Sheets

Manufacturers Safety Data Sheets

Materials Safety Diagnostic Sheets

Mines Safety Direction Sheets

32. An MSDS should be consulted:

Only by safety professionals

Only in emergency situations

Before you use a controlled product

Occasionally to review hazard and precautionary information

33. Two types of WHMIS labels are:

Pesticide and Explosive Labels

Supplier and Transportation Labels

Workplace and Consumer Labels

Supplier and Workplace Labels

34. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

Poisonous Material - Class E

Poisonous and Infectious Material - Class D

Poisonous and other toxic effects - Class E

Poisonous and Acute - Class D

35. The three elements of WHMIS are:

Supplier Information, Product Labels and Emergency InformationSupplier Information, Product Labels and Emergency InformationSupplier Information, Product Labels and Emergency Information

MSDS, Transportation Documentation and Emergency Information

Product Labels, MSDS and Worker Education

Answer option 4

36. A hazardous material classified under Class D, Division 1, Material Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects:

Refers to an organism or its toxins that may cause serious infectious disease

Will cause harmful effects including death within a short period of time after exposure

Will cause harmful effects after days, month or years after one or more exposures

All of the options listed

37. For flammable materials,the lower the flash point,the greater the fire hazard.

True

False

38. Who regulates the disposal of hazardous chemicals?

Ministry of Labour

WSIB

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act

Ontario Environmental Legislation

39. Which of the following are the three main elements of WHMIS?

MSDSs, controlled products and labels

Training, labels and MSDSs

Hazard symbols, MSDSs and training

40. A container into which you transferred a hazardous product from the original supplier container requires:

A Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)label

No label because the original container has a supplier label

A workplace label

A supplier label

None of the options listed

41. Which one of the following is an 'employee' responsibility under WHMIS?

Where required Protective Equipment

Know how to draw labels

Hold meetings with Supervisors

None of the options stated here

42. WHMIS applies to the following classes of hazardous materials:

Consumer Controlled Products

Drugs

Flammable and combustible material

All of the options listed

43. WHMIS supplier labels…

Act to warn workers of the dangers of hazardous products

Have a distinctive cross-hatched border

Must be in both English and French

All of the options listed

44. Employer responsibilities under WHMIS include ensuring…

That the Joint Health and Safety Committee or Health and Safety Representative be consulted concerning the WHMIS training program

That all controlled products have an MSDS available for employee review

That products are properly labelled and that workers are trained in their safe use

All of the options listed

45. The three pieces of information required on a Workplace label are:

Supplier identifier, Product Identifier, and Reference to the MSDS

Product Identifier, Emergency telephone number, and Hazard Symbol

Product Identifier, Safe Handling Information, and Reference to the MSDS

None of the options listed

WHMIS Safety Quiz

1. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. For a controlled product, the greater the evaporation rate,the more quickly it will create a vapour hazard.

3. MSDSs must be prepared for all hazardous products and must be updated every three (3) years

4. A controlled product may fall under more than one hazard classes and therefore the supplier label for that product will have more than one hazard symbol on it.

5. An MSDS is available in the workplace to:

6. The purpose of WHMIS is to provide information on…

7. A complete list of all hazardous materials controlled under WHMIS is available from the Government of Canada.

8. The larger the LD50, the more lethal the substance.

9. Oxidizers and Flammable materials are incompatible and should not be stored together.

10. What does WHMIS stand for?

11. How are Health effects of Toxic Substances measured?

12. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

13. How often do MSDS sheets need to be updated ?

14. Hazardous materials include…

15. What is the class and description of this symbol?

16. What is the Class and description of this Symbol ?

17. Employers must supply WHMIS training only to those workers who are exposed to hazardous materials on a daily basis.

18. Who is responsible for enforcing WHMIS provincially?

19. What is the definition of Toxicity

20. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

21. If a worker finds a controlled product with a torn or illegible label, or if it has no label, he or she must…

22. What is NOT a Material Safety Data Sheet Requirement

23. WHMIS workplace labels are required when…

24. What is the Class and description of this Symbol?

25. What is the purpose of WHMIS?

26. Who is responsible for WHMIS in the workplace?

27. What is the class and description of this symbol?

28. What should Supplier Labels Consist of ?

29. WHMIS labels must be applied on:

30. Which is NOT an Engineering Control?

31. The acronym MSDS stands for:

32. An MSDS should be consulted:

33. Two types of WHMIS labels are:

34. What is the Class and description of this symbol?

35. The three elements of WHMIS are:

36. A hazardous material classified under Class D, Division 1, Material Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects:

37. For flammable materials,the lower the flash point,the greater the fire hazard.

38. Who regulates the disposal of hazardous chemicals?

39. Which of the following are the three main elements of WHMIS?

40. A container into which you transferred a hazardous product from the original supplier container requires:

41. Which one of the following is an 'employee' responsibility under WHMIS?

42. WHMIS applies to the following classes of hazardous materials:

43. WHMIS supplier labels…

44. Employer responsibilities under WHMIS include ensuring…

45. The three pieces of information required on a Workplace label are: