WHMIS ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWER GUIDE
●● What is the purpose of WHMIS?
Answer: To provide us with information about hazardous materials we
may encounter in the workplace
●● What are the 3 components of WHMIS?
Answer: Labels, material safety data sheets (msds), education and
training
●● Do all products have WHIMS labels?
Answer: No because some products fall under other legislation
●● What is MSDS?
Answer: Technical information sheets that provide detailed hazard
information on controlled objects
●● What are 3 things that can be found on MSDS?
Answer: Hazardous ingredients, first aid measures and preparation
information
●● What does HHPS stand for?
, Answer: Hazardous Household Product Symbols
●● What does the frame around the symbol tell us?
Answer: Whether its the contents or the container that poses the hazard
●● What do the two lights at the top of the class mean?
Answer: One means the gas is on and one means the power is on
●● What is the greatest danger in a high school science lab?
Answer: An unprepared student
●● Eye protection
Answer: Must be worn at all times
●● Uncluttered lab bench
Answer: Take away unneeded equipment, no sitting down in the lab
●● Poison warning
Answer: No food, drinks, or gum in the lab
●● Smelling chemicals
Answer: Only when instructed to, waft air over sample to your nose
COMPLETE ANSWER GUIDE
●● What is the purpose of WHMIS?
Answer: To provide us with information about hazardous materials we
may encounter in the workplace
●● What are the 3 components of WHMIS?
Answer: Labels, material safety data sheets (msds), education and
training
●● Do all products have WHIMS labels?
Answer: No because some products fall under other legislation
●● What is MSDS?
Answer: Technical information sheets that provide detailed hazard
information on controlled objects
●● What are 3 things that can be found on MSDS?
Answer: Hazardous ingredients, first aid measures and preparation
information
●● What does HHPS stand for?
, Answer: Hazardous Household Product Symbols
●● What does the frame around the symbol tell us?
Answer: Whether its the contents or the container that poses the hazard
●● What do the two lights at the top of the class mean?
Answer: One means the gas is on and one means the power is on
●● What is the greatest danger in a high school science lab?
Answer: An unprepared student
●● Eye protection
Answer: Must be worn at all times
●● Uncluttered lab bench
Answer: Take away unneeded equipment, no sitting down in the lab
●● Poison warning
Answer: No food, drinks, or gum in the lab
●● Smelling chemicals
Answer: Only when instructed to, waft air over sample to your nose
