Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Test Student Name: __________________________________ 1.

WHMIS is a three-part system which includes: A) B) C) D) Signs, worker training and hazard symbols Labels, MSDSs and worker training Placards, emergency plans and safe storage Labels, MSDSs and signs Date: _________________________ 7. The circulatory system, central nervous system, lungs and skin are organs particularly sensitive to hazardous materials. A) True B) False 8. Long term effects from exposure are called Acute A) True B) False 9. If a Supplier Label has been removed from a container of hazardous material, a Workplace Label can be used to replace it A) True B) False 10. Hazardous materials may be in the form of: A) B) C) D) Liquids and gas only Fumes and/or mists Solids All of the above

2. WHMIS legislation is implemented through which government? A) Municipal governments B) Provincial governments C) Federal governments D) A combination of both provincial and federal governments 3. MSDS stands for: A) B) C) D) Material Safety Data Sheets Material Safety Data System Material Sheet Data Safety None of the above

4. Which of the following groups have responsibilities under WHMIS: A) B) C) D) Employees Suppliers Employers All of the above

11. Workplace labels must always contain which of the following: A) Product name, Supplier name, First Aid measures B) Risk phrases, First Aid measures, reference to the MSDS C) Product name, information for safe handling, reference to the MSDS D) Product name and Supplier name 12. Under some specific conditions, some containers do NOT need workplace labels. A) True B) False Please turn over

5. Exemptions from the WHMIS requirements indicate that a product is safe. A) True B) False 6. Chemicals can pass into the bloodstream through: A) B) C) D) Inhalation and absorption Ingestion and injection All of the above None of the above

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Test Student Name: __________________________________ 13. On a Supplier Label, what must the information be enclosed in? A) B) C) D) A crosshatched border A solid red border A border of any colour A dotted black border Date: _________________________ 19. Absorption as a route of entry means: A) B) C) D) Entering the body through the skin/eyes Accidental skin puncture Swallowed through contaminated food Breathing it in

14. MSDSs provide ___ categories of information: A) B) C) D) 5 9 10 23

20. A MSDS reference statement is only required on Supplier labels A) True B) False

15. An MSDS must be reviewed and revised every _____. A) B) C) D) 2 years 1 year 5 years 3 years

16. Employees are responsible for reading and understanding MSDSs before working with a controlled product. A) True B) False 17. MSDSs must be located close to and be accessible to workers at all times. A) True B) False 18. Oxidizing materials cause frostbite on contact. A) True B) False