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What does WHMIS stand for?
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
What is the purpose of WHMIS?
The purpose is to ensure that employers have the right knowledge to teach thier employees about the materials they are working with.
What are the three components of WHMIS?
- cautionary
labels
on containers of controlled products
- the provision of an
MSDS
for each controlled product
- a
worker education
program
What does MSDS stand for?
Material Safety Data Sheet
What is the purpose of MSDS?
It contains all the products information and all the dangerous and hazardous effect of it and also what to do when something wrong happen.
Identify the image:
A - Compressed Gas
B- FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
c - Oxidizing material
d1 - POISONOUS AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL
d2 - Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects
d3 - Biohazardous Infectious Material
e - CORROSIVE MATERIAL
f - DANGEROUSLY REACTIVE MATERIAL
Author
mcortes
ID
65933
Card Set
WHMIS
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Updated
2011-02-13T00:42:07Z
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