Hazardous Materials and Fire Protection

Question 1

What does WHMIS stand for?

Answer 1

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.

Question 2

What is the WHMIS program designed to do?

Answer 2

To ensure you have all the information you need to work safely with hazardous materials that are used, stored or manufactured at your workplace.

Question 3

Who is responsible for WHMIS?

Answer 3

Suppliers, employers and workers.

Question 4

What are the supplier’s responsibilities under WHMIS?

Answer 4

• Ensure that the hazardous products are appropriately classified as per the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR).
• Label the product or container with a Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) supplier label.
• Provide a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to the customer.
• Update the SDS whenever there is new information or change to a product.

Question 5

What are the employer’s responsibilities under WHMIS?

Answer 5

• Educate and train workers on the hazards and safe use of products.
• Provide all of the information available for hazardous products.
  
  • Ensure that hazardous products are
    properly labelled.
  • Prepare workplace labels as needed.
  • Prepare SDS as needed (for example, if an
    employer manufactures a hazardous
    product that is used on-site).
  • Ensure appropriate control measures are
    in place to protect the health and safety
    of workers.

Question 6

What are the worker’s responsibilities under WHMIS?

Answer 6

• Participate in WHMIS and site-specific education and training programs.
• Participate in identifying and controlling hazards.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) and other worksite controls to protect themselves and others.

Question 7

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 7

Explosion or Reactivity Hazard.

Question 8

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 8

Flammable Hazard.

Question 9

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 9

Oxidizing hazard.

Question 10

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 10

Compressed Gas Hazard.

Question 11

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 11

Corrosive Hazard.

Question 12

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 12

Toxic or Fatal Hazard.

Question 13

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 13

Health Hazard.

Question 14

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 14

Harmful.

Question 15

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 15

Biohazardous/Infectious Material.

Question 16

What does this WHMIS pictogram stand for?

Answer 16

Environmental Hazard.

Question 17

What are the three key elements of WHMIS?

Answer 17

1. Worker education.
2. Product labelling.
3. Safety data sheets (SDS).

Question 18

What is the employer responsible for when training employees?

Answer 18

1. job specific training about labels, SDS and other identifiers.
2. training in work procedures related to WHMIS materials.
3. To test your knowledge.

Question 19

What are workers responsible for?

Answer 19

1. Participating in training.
2. Using information obtained to protect themselves and others.
3. Applying workplace labels where and when required.

Question 20

When are workplace labels created and used?

Answer 20

1. The hazardous product is transferred to a new container from the supplier container.
2. The supplier label is missing or unreadable and a supplier replacement label is not available.
3. A product is made and used onsite.

Question 21

What information is required on a workplace label?

Answer 21

1. Product name matching the name on the SDS of the product.
2. Safe handling precautions which may include pictograms or other supplier information.
3. Reference to the SDS (if available).

Question 22

Who is responsible for keeping safety data sheets (SDS) up to date?

Answer 22

Suppliers and employers.

Question 23

How should bulk fuel tanks and stands should be grounded?

Answer 23

By a cable to a ground rod driven into the earth at the base of the tank.

Question 24

Which testing organizations approve portable fuel storage containers?

Answer 24

1. Underwriters Laboratory of Canada (ULC).
2. Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

Question 25

What colour are containers used to store or transport gasoline?

Answer 25

Usually red.

Question 26

What colour are containers used to store or transport diesel?

Answer 26

Yellow.

Question 27

In what way must gas cylinders used for welding or accumulator charging be stored?

Answer 27

Upright and secured.

Question 28

What are small, condensed particles of metal or other substance that vaporize during work processes such as welding or brazing?

Answer 28

Fumes.

Question 29

What is it called when air is pumped into the enclosed work area, passes through the area and is vented outdoors through ductwork, doors and windows?

Answer 29

Mechanical general ventilation.

Question 30

What is a general rule proving adequate ventillation?

Answer 30

If the visible fume clears in about thirty seconds.

Question 31

What type of ventilation uses exhaust fans capture fumes at their source and exhausts them outdoors?

Answer 31

Local ventilation or source extraction.

Question 32

What type of equipment draws in air and fumes, to filter and exhaust them so the air can be recirculated?

Answer 32

Portable smoke eaters.

Question 33

What is an enclosed or partially enclosed space having restricted access and egress (a way out).

Answer 33

Confined space.

Question 34

Prior to entering a confined space what device is used to ensure that the area has an acceptable level of oxygen and does not contain any dangerous gases?

Answer 34

Gas detector.

Question 35

What are the essential elements needed to start a fire?

Answer 35

1. Fuel. 2. Air. 3. Ignition.

Question 36

What class of fire burns materials such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber, packing materials and many plastics?

Answer 36

Class A: Ordinary Combustibles.

Question 37

What class of fire burns flammable gases, such as acetylene, propane and natural gas, and flammable liquids such as gasoline and diesel fuel?

Answer 37

Class B: Flammable Liquids and Gases.

Question 38

What class of fire involves fires with energized or live electrical equipment?

Answer 38

Class C: Electrical.

Question 39

What class of fire burns materials such magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium and potassium?

Answer 39

Class D: Combustible Metals.

Question 40

What class of fire burns combustible cooking media such as cooking oils and fats?

Answer 40

Class K: Combustible Oil or Grease.

Question 41

Chart for choosing correct fire extinguisher.

Answer 41

Chart.

Question 42

What is the proper way to use a portable fire extinquisher?

Answer 42

The PASS method: 1. Pull the pin. 2. Aim the extinguisher nozzle at the base of the flames. 3. Squeeze the handle while holding the extinguisher upright. 4. Sweep the extinguisher nozzle from side to side (right to left), covering the fire with the extinguishing agent.

Question 43

What are the principle causes of fires?

Answer 43

1. Welding and burning. 2. Electrical. 3. Friction.

Question 44

Fire extinguisher ratings.

Answer 44

Chart.