Work Place Safety

Question 1

What does WHMIS stand for?

Answer 1

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Question 2

What is WHMIS?

In 3 points

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Who does WHMIS affect?

Answer 3

All people at worksites.

• Suppliers
• Importers
• Distributers

Question 4

What is a supplier and what is their WHMIS role?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is a MSDS?

Answer 5

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).

Question 6

What is a SDS?

Answer 6

Safety Data Sheet

Question 7

What are the roles of the employer?

Answer 7

• 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

Question 8

WHMIS worker roles?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What is the difference between WHMIS 1988 and 2015?

Answer 9

• 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)

Question 10

What is Class A?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What are the potential risks of Class A?

Answer 11

• Explosive

- Frostbite

Question 12

What is an example of a Class A product?

Answer 12

Oxygen

Question 13

What is Class B? What are the risks?

Answer 13

Flammable/Combustable materials

Fire or explosion when vapors combine with air.

Question 14

What is Flashpoint?

Answer 14

Flammable scale, lower FP = more flammable

Question 15

Example of Class B product?

Answer 15

Gasoline

Question 16

What is class C?

Answer 16

Oxidizing materials

Question 17

Risks of Class C?

Answer 17

• Cause or contribute to combustion
• Fire risk (flammable, combustable)
• Serious injury if contact with skin/eyes

Question 18

Example of class C product?

Answer 18

Hydrogen Peroxide Solution

Question 19

What is Class D?

Answer 19

Poisonous and Infectious Material

Question 20

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

Answer 20

3

D1, D2, D3

Question 21

What is D1?

Answer 21

Immediate and serious Toxic effect

Question 22

What are the risks of D1?

Answer 22

• Deadly
• Caused by sudden exposure in large amounts
• Mild irritant leads to cancer

Question 23

Example of D1 product?

Answer 23

Chloroform

Sulphuric acid

Question 24

What is D2?

Answer 24

Other Toxic Effects

Question 25

What are the properties/risks of D2 products?

Answer 25

- 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

Question 26

Example of D2 product?

Answer 26

Acetone

Question 27

What is D3?

Answer 27

Biohazardous Infectious Materials

Question 28

Risks of D3?

Answer 28

- Organisms causing disease, illness or death

Question 29

Example of D3 product?

Answer 29

Blood borne pathogens

Question 30

Class E?

Answer 30

Corrosive Materials

Question 31

Risks of Class E?

Answer 31

- Damage to skin and Eyes | - Can react with metal to yield toxic fumes

Question 32

Example of Class E product?

Answer 32

Hydrochloric acid

Question 33

Class F?

Answer 33

Dangerously Reactive Materials | Unstable products

Question 34

Risks of class F?

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What things can Class F products react to?

Answer 35

- Light - Air - Water - Temperature - Pressure

Question 36

Example of Class F product?

Answer 36

Picric acid

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Transvaginal cleaning solutions Sani-wipes Iodine solutions for procedures

Question 38

Draw the Symbols for all the WHMIS 1988 Classes

Answer 38

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