WHMIS (Health Care) Education, Training, and Safety Precautions Quiz

General WHMIS Training:

It is not necessary to follow the steps contained within an MSDS for the safe handling and use of hazardous materials because employers are the ones responsible for making sure that you’re safe.

Smoking cigarettes is acceptable while working with Class B materials since a full flame is required to ignite a flammable product. The burning ember on a cigarette is insufficient for this.

Select the container in which compressed gas is most likely stored.

Workplace Specific WHMIS Training:

The most effective safety measure on the hierarchy of safe guarding controls is:

If you don’t understand how to protect yourself while working with a hazardous product, you should:

If you don’t understand information contained on an SDS or label, or what measures you need to take to protect yourself, ask your supervisor:

The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is optional when working with hazardous chemicals.

If a Safety Data Sheet indicates that chemical resistant gloves are required during handling of the hazardous material, it is OK to substitute with regular leather palmed gloves for a short time until the correct gloves can be obtained.