CHEMISTRY LAB WHMIS TEST
WHMIS was designed to address what two main problems in the workplace? - Correct
Answers -1. unlabelled materials in the workplace
2. inadequate/contradictory info given to employers/workers; with regards to
identification, hazardous properties and precautions
The three different parties that developed WHMIS were...? - Correct Answers -1.
government
2. labor
3. industry
Three very important pieces of information found in an SDS are also incorporated in the
NFPA diamond. List each (with appropriate colour). - Correct Answers -blue - health
and toxicity
red - flammability
yellow - self-reactivity
white - additional cautions
Explain the NFPA numbering system. How does it compare to WHMIS? - Correct
Answers -0 = minimal danger
4 = severe
WHMIS is opposite (lower numbers are more dangerous than higher ones)
What are some examples of excluded materials from WHMIS 2015? Name 5. - Correct
Answers -1. explosives
2. cosmetics, drugs, foods
3. pesticides
4. nuclear substances
5. wood products
6. consumer products
7. tobacco products
8. manufactured articles
Two main types of health effects (with examples) are...? - Correct Answers -1. physical
hazard (explosion, fire)
2. health hazard (ingest material)
How many pieces of information would appear on a workplace label? What are they? -
Correct Answers -3 items
WHMIS was designed to address what two main problems in the workplace? - Correct
Answers -1. unlabelled materials in the workplace
2. inadequate/contradictory info given to employers/workers; with regards to
identification, hazardous properties and precautions
The three different parties that developed WHMIS were...? - Correct Answers -1.
government
2. labor
3. industry
Three very important pieces of information found in an SDS are also incorporated in the
NFPA diamond. List each (with appropriate colour). - Correct Answers -blue - health
and toxicity
red - flammability
yellow - self-reactivity
white - additional cautions
Explain the NFPA numbering system. How does it compare to WHMIS? - Correct
Answers -0 = minimal danger
4 = severe
WHMIS is opposite (lower numbers are more dangerous than higher ones)
What are some examples of excluded materials from WHMIS 2015? Name 5. - Correct
Answers -1. explosives
2. cosmetics, drugs, foods
3. pesticides
4. nuclear substances
5. wood products
6. consumer products
7. tobacco products
8. manufactured articles
Two main types of health effects (with examples) are...? - Correct Answers -1. physical
hazard (explosion, fire)
2. health hazard (ingest material)
How many pieces of information would appear on a workplace label? What are they? -
Correct Answers -3 items
