Course # 12 WHMIS

Course 12 WHMIS

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System training is required by law for all workers.
Participants receive their WHMIS after they complete the course.
This course is applicable to workers across Canada.
This is a generic course, and it continues to be the responsibility of the employer
............to ensure workers have knowledge of site specific hazards.
This also includes proper training to work with or near any hazard the worker may be subjected to on site.

Duration: This course has a 5 hour duration period.

Content includes:
1-Legislative Requirements
2-Responsibilities of Workplace Parties
3-Information Delivery
4-Worker Education and Training
5-Occupational Health
6-Recognition, Assessment, and Control Options

Please note: You may be required to review and update your WHMIS training every year.

"WHMIS REVIEW TEST"
W.H.M.I.S / S.I.M.D.U.T.
and review test for those who already took a full WHMIS training course.

What is WHMIS?

Duration: This course has a 5 hour duration period.

Fee: $80.00 per person / maximum of 20 per class.

WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) is a Canada-wide system designed to give employers and workers information about hazardous materials used in the workplace.
Under WHMIS, there are three ways in which information on hazardous materials is to be provided:
1. labels on the containers of hazardous materials;
2. material safety data sheets to supplement the label with detailed hazard and precautionary information; and
3. worker education programs.

Why was WHMIS developped?
The purpose of WHMIS is to give all working Canadians a uniform and appropriate quantity and quality of information about hazardous materials used in the workplace.

Does WHMIS apply to my workplace?
Yes, WHMIS applies to all workplaces covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and to all federal government workplaces.

Welcome to the WHMIS Review test. Just a reminder that this is the WHMIS review course only,
and you must have taken a full WHMIS training course to qualify for this review.

QUESTIONS:
Answer YES or NO for numbers 1 to 4
1. Workplace labels must identify the product, give safe handling instructions
and remind workers that an MSDS is available for the product.

2. MSDSs must be prepared for all hazardous products and must be updated every 3 years.

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

4. The worker is responsible for attaching supplier labels to products.

CIRCLE ONE ANSWER
5. WHMIS workplace labels are required when:
a) The product is poured from its original container into a new one.
b) When a bulk shipment arrives without a supplier label
c) If a material is produced on site
d) All of the above

6. Who is responsible for enforcing WHMIS provincially?
a) Workplace Safety and Health Inspectors
b) The Fire Marshall
c) The Disease Control Institute
d) The employer

7. If a worker finds a product with a torn or illegible label or of it has no label, he or she must:
a) Report it to the supervisor
b) Call the supplier immediately
c) Consider the product safe to use
d) Call 9-1-1 and leave the building

8. Hazardous materials include:
a) Materials which are toxic corrosive or dangerously reactive
b) Materials which are flammable or combustible
c) Compressed gases
d) All of the above

9. Which of the following are the three main elements of WHMIS?
a) MSDS, controlled products and labels
b) Training, labels and MSDS
c) Hazards symbols, MSDSs and training
d) All of the above

10. WHMIS supplier labels
a) Act to warn worker about the hazards of hazardous materials
b) Have a distinctive slashed border
c) Must be in both English and French
d) All of the above

11. Employer responsibilities under WHMIS include ensuring
a) That the Joint Health and Safety Committee or H & S Representative
be consulted concerning the WHMIS training program
b) That all controlled products have an MSDS available for employee review
c) That products are properly labeled and that workers are trained in their safe use
d) All of the above

12. Which of the following would not be found on an MSDS?
a) Required PPE
b) Clean-up procedures
c) Emergency first-aid measure
d) Substitute products

13. Where should MSDS's be stored at your worksites?
a) In or near your work area
b) Boss's office
c) At the manufacturer's

14. When can a workplace label contain only the name of the controlled product?
a) When you decant (pour out) a product for use by you or a co-worker for a single shift.
b) When you decant a product and use it yourself and for only one shift.
c) When you decant a product and use it immediately, but for a few shifts.
d) When you decant a product for a co-worker.

CIRCLE ONE ANSWER
15. A substance is a controlled product if it could cause:
a) Chemical related injuries
b) Eye strain
c) Health problems
d) Back strain

16. What are the two most common ways for harmful substances to enter the body?
a) Breathing
b) Open wounds
c) Skin contact
d) Drinking

17. Which of the following pieces of information must be contained on a WHMIS supplier label
a) The identity of the product
b) The date the product was shipped
c) Hazard symbols
d) Supplier/manufacturer name, address
e) A list of those workers who may use the product safely
f) First aid directions
g) Precautions and storage instructions
h) A statement absolving the manufacturer of responsibility for accidents resulting from use of the product
i) Reference to an MSDS

18. Which of the following are classes of hazardous products?
a) Flammable and combustible material
b) Poisonous and infectious material
c) Perfectly safe to use material
d) Oxidizing material
e) Corrosive material
f) Always fatal material
g) Dangerously reactive material
h) Compressed gas
i) Biohazardous material

19. Which of these is not the responsibility of the supplier of a controlled product?
a) Provide training
b) Supply MSDS's
c) Label controlled products
d) These are all a suppliers responsibility

20. Which of these is your responsibility when working with controlled products?
a) Understand WHIMS symbols
b) Report unsafe situations
c) Inform other workers of potential dangers
d) Provide supplier labels


USING THE MSDS FOR SUPERIOR PROPANE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
21. Which of the following best describes the storage requirements?
a) Secure cylinders upright in a ventilated space valves closed and equipped with a protective cap or guard
b) Secure cylinders horizontally in a closed storage shed, valves closed and equipped with a protective cap or guard
c) Secure cylinders upright in a ventilate space, valves closed and next to any oxidizing agents in storage.


22. What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required to use the product described in the MSDS?
a) Hard hat, respirator with organic cartridge, insulated gloves
b) Safety glasses, insulated gloves, and a self contained breathing apparatus
if the product is likely to bring the oxygen content of air to below 18%
c) Safety goggle, safety boots, dust/mist respirator


23. Which of the following best describes the effect of the product on the eyes and the skin?
a) The gas causes reddening and tearing of the eyes;
skin contact with the liquid causes an effect similar to sunburn
b) The gas causes severe irritation of the eyes accompanied
by watery discharge; skin contact with the liquid has little effect but may cause drying
c) Exposure to vapourizing liquid may cause frostbite (cold burns) and Permanent eye damage


24. What are the chronic (long-term) effects of exposure to the product in the attached MSDS?
a) Long-term low-level exposure can cause congestion of the lungs & can ultimately lead to lung cancer
b) There are no reported effects from long-term low-level exposure
c) Long-term low-level exposure can cause breathing difficultly and allergic skin reactions


25. What materials should you avoid when using the product in the attached MSDS?
a) Corrosive materials
b) Oxidizing agents
c) Biohazardous

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