WHMIS

Question 1

What does WHMIS stand for?

Answer 1

Workplace
Hazardous
Materials
Informtion
System

Question 2

What does the exploding bomb symbol stand for?

Answer 2

Explosion or reactivity hazard

Question 3

What does the gas symbol stand for?

Answer 3

Indicates that there are gases under pressure

Question 4

What does the flame symbol indicate?

Answer 4

The substance is flammable

Question 5

What does the health hazard symbol indicate?

Answer 5

It can cause long term health effects

Question 6

What does the environmental hazard symbol indicate?

Answer 6

Impacts the environment

Question 7

What does the biohazardous infectious material symbol indicate?

Answer 7

The dangerous source is biological and can cause disease in humans and animals

Question 8

What does the flame over circle symbol indicate?

Answer 8

It shows that there is an oxidizing hazard, which can fuel a fire

Question 9

What does the exclamation symbol indicate/mean

Answer 9

This means that the substance is harmful but less severe, like creating a rash upon contact.

Question 10

What does the corrosion symbol mean?

Answer 10

The substance can tear away and damage metals, as well as skin and especially thhe eyes.

Question 11

What does the skull and bones symbol indicate?

Answer 11

It indicates that the substance is toxic and is acute, as in having a sudden reaction time and typically severe.